season batting leaders Batting Average
RICHARD LEWIS (left) and Victor Menocal are the only two players in Tech history to record two 100-hit seasons; J.J. THOMAS (right) posted back-to-back 20 home run seasons in 1996 and 1997, and is the only Tech player to accomplish the feat.
(Min. 75 at-bats). . . . . . . . H-AB Avg. Year 1. Tom Angley. . . . . . . . . . . 50-100 .500 1925 2. Bob Lusk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-99 .465 1951 3. Doug Ibele. . . . . . . . . . . 52-112 .464 1979 4. Doug Wycoff. . . . . . . . . . . 43-98 .439 1926 5. Jay Payton. . . . . . . . . . 129-297 .434 1994 6. Mark Teixeira. . . . . . . . 103-241 .4274 2000 7. Nomar Garciaparra. . . . 117-274 .4270 1994 8. Riccardo Ingram. . . . . . 101-237 .4262 1987 9. Jason Varitek . . . . . . . . 106-249 .4257 1994 10. Bobby McCauley. . . . . . . . 35-84 .417 1954 11. Scott Jordan. . . . . . . . . . 94-226 .416 1985 12. Larry Elliott . . . . . . . . . . . 59-143 .413 1971 13. Tommy Thompson. . . . . 52-127 .409 1979 14. Scott Jordan. . . . . . . . . . 84-206 .408 1984 15. Doug Wycoff. . . . . . . . . . . 33-81 .407 1925 16. Jason Varitek . . . . . . . . . 86-212 .406 1992 17. Cam Bonifay. . . . . . . . . . 55-136 .4044 1971 18. Bobby Reeves. . . . . . . . . 44-109 .4037 1926 19. Jason Varitek . . . . . . . . . 92-228 .4035 1993 20. Mark Fischer. . . . . . . . . 104-260 .400 1996
Slugging Percentage
If not for teammate Jay Payton’s impressive play, NOMAR GARCIAPARRA (right) would have set Georgia Tech’s single season records for base hits, doubles, triples and total bases in 1994. He holds the second-best Tech mark in all four categories. ANTHONY MAISANO (left) set the school record for home runs with 25 in 1990.
(Min. 75 at-bats). . . . . . . . TB-AB 1. Tom Angley. . . . . . . . . . . 93-100 2. Bobby Reeves. . . . . . . . . 97-109 3. Doug Wycoff. . . . . . . . . . . 81-98 4. Tom Angley. . . . . . . . . . . . 68-83 5. Tommy Thompson. . . . 103-127 6. Jason Varitek . . . . . . . . 182-228 7. Nomar Garciaparra. . . . 213-274 8. Mark Teixeira. . . . . . . . 186-241 9. Riccardo Ingram. . . . . . 179-237 10. Jay Payton. . . . . . . . . . 224-297 11. Bobby McCauley. . . . . . . . 71-95 12. Jason Varitek . . . . . . . . 182-249 13. Mark Fischer. . . . . . . . . 187-257 14. Anthony Maisano. . . . . 154-214 15. Scott Jordan. . . . . . . . . 147-206 Luke Murton. . . . . . . . . 147-206 17. Andy Bruce. . . . . . . . . . 177-249 18. Tony Plagman . . . . . . . 169-239 19. Ted Tomasovich. . . . . . . 79-113 20. J.J. Thomas. . . . . . . . . . 159-228
Toughest to Strike Out
Pct. Year .930 1926 .890 1926 .827 1926 .819 1925 .811 1979 .798 1993 .777 1994 .772 2000 .755 1987 .754 1994 .747 1955 .731 1994 .728 1997 .720 1990 .714 1984 .714 2009 .711 1991 .707 2010 .699 1968 .697 1996
TEAM RECORDS
(Most at-bats per K) . . . . . AB-K AB/K Year 1. Gary Newsom. . . . . . . . . . 103-2 51.50 1980 2. Frank Turner. . . . . . . . . . . 117-4 29.25 1975 Frank Turner. . . . . . . . . . . 117-4 29.25 1976 4. Carlton Fleming. . . . . . . . 268-14 19.14 1991 5. Greg Woodward. . . . . . . . 133-7 19.00 1982 6. Doug Ibele. . . . . . . . . . . . 113-6 18.83 1977 7. Greg Woodward. . . . . . . . 145-8 18.13 1981 8. Carlton Fleming. . . . . . . . 249-14 17.79 1992 9. Jim Giuliani. . . . . . . . . . . . 123-7 17.57 1976 10. Nomar Garciaparra. . . . . 274-16 17.13 1994 11. Carlton Fleming. . . . . . . . 245-15 16.33 1990 12. Greg Woodward. . . . . . . 163-10 16.30 1983 13. Ken Bonifay, Sr.. . . . . . . . 127-8 15.88 1967 14. Johnny Menger. . . . . . . . . . 93-6 15.50 1957 Jay Payton. . . . . . . . . . . 248-16 15.50 1992 16. Bert Kizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 123-8 15.38 1977 17. Jamie Sims. . . . . . . . . . . 198-13 15.23 1984 18. Donnie Noggle. . . . . . . . . 117-8 14.63 1967 19 Scott Byers. . . . . . . . . . . 262-18 14.56 1996 20. Cam Bonifay. . . . . . . . . . . . 86-6 14.33 1973 JAY PAYTON set Georgia Tech’s single season records for base hits, RBI, doubles, triples, total bases and at bats in 1994. He also holds the school’s career record for triples and has more base hits than any other three-year player in school history.
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