2017 batting leaders

Two rookies polished off historically good years in 2017 amid the usual stalwarts in the league's batting leaders while the batting race saw a dark horse take over down the stretch.

Trea Turner of Poovey Farms and Hopatcong's Gary Sanchez led the league in a number of major categories, including hits, runs scored, triples, at bats, home runs, slugging, intentional walks, and more. Sanchez was your home run champion with 55. Another rookie, Empire City's Jose Peraza, had the league's longest hit streak, coming late in the season, and also had the most stolen bases.

C.J. Cron put on a show in Hillsborough during the season's final weeks to challenge for the crown in various categories, including batting average, runs created per 9, and vaulted himself into the top 3 in on-base, slugging, and OPS. In a 1B platoon for the Hitmen, Cron batted .409/480./727 over the final two weeks of the season, overtaking Vancouver's Josh Reddick, who led most of the year, with a week left. Reddick's .267 average over same period just couldn't keep up.

Here's a quick look at the final statistical league batting leaders for the 2017 season, followed by the runner-up(s). Asterisk denotes a rookie:

Batting avg
.339, C.J. Cron, Hillsborough
.331, Trea Turner*, Poovey Farms
.329, Josh Reddick, Vancouver
On-base %
.392, Josh Reddick, Vancouver
.391, Joey Votto, Hopatcong
.379, Cron
Slugging %
.620, Gary Sanchez*, Hopatcong
.601, Cron
.573, Miguel Cabrera, Hoboken
Hits
234, Turner*
214, Mookie Betts, Hillsborough
209, Jose Altuve, Tucson; Cabrera
Home runs
55, Sanchez*, Hopatcong
48, Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Ridge
46, Jedd Gyorko, Livingston
RBI
126, Manny Machado, Allentown; Cabrera; Encarnacion
121, Robinson Cano, Hopatcong
115, Freddie Freeman, Poovey Farms
Runs
113, Turner*
112, Mike Trout, Allentown
107, Cabrera
Doubles
63, Daniel Murphy, Philly
49, Melky Cabrera, San Francisco
48, Christian Yelich, Sardine City
Triples
16, Turner*
10, Adam Eaton, Philly/Hoboken, Brandon Crawford, Vancouver
9, Josh Harrison, Hillsborough
Stolen Bases
42, Jose Peraza, Empire City*
36, Billy Hamilton, Hopatcong
33, Turner
Stolen Base %
.892 (33-4), Turner
.824 (14-3), Betts; Trout
.818, (36-8), Hamilton
Walks
106, Brandon Belt, San Francisco
101, Josh Donaldson, Poovey Farms
100, Votto
Strikeouts
230, Tyler Naquin*, Blue Ridge
228, Jonathan Villar, Hillsborough
210, Giancarlo Stanton, Allentown
Intentional walks
33, Sanchez*
21, Murphy
16, David Ortiz, Hoboken
Runs created
128.6, Cabrera
133.0, Turner*
125.6, Sanchez*
Runs created/27 outs
8.4, Cron
7.9, Sanchez*
7.6, Reddick
Extra Base Hits
88, Murphy
87, Cano
85, Sanchez*
Total Bases
384, Cabrera
381, Cano
367, Turner*
OPS
.983, Sanchez*
.989, Cron
.928, Cabrera
Total Average
1.014, Sanchez*
.971, Cron
.905, Jackie Bradley, Jr. Blue Ridge
Isolated Power
.342, Sanchez*
.310, Bradley, Jr.
.289, Encarnacion
Secondary Average
.471, Sanchez*
.443, Matt Joyce, Hoboken
.431, Ortiz*
AB per HR
10.4, Sanchez*
12.3, Bradley, Jr., Blue Ridge
12.8, Encarnacio
Longest Hit Streak
20, Peraza*
18, Murphy; Jose Ramirez, Philly; Jean Segura, Poovey Farms; Ben Zobrist, Hoboken
17, Cron