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 1. Tom Angley. . . . . . . . . . 50-100 2. Bob Lusk. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-99 3. Doug Ibele . . . . . . . . . . 52-112 4. Doug Wycoff . . . . . . . . . . 43-98 5. Jay Payton . . . . . . . . . 129-297 6. Mark Teixeira . . . . . . . 103-241 7. Nomar Garciaparra . . . 117-274 8. Riccardo Ingram . . . . . 101-237 9. Jason Varitek . . . . . . . 106-249 10. Bobby McCauley . . . . . . . 35-84 11. Scott Jordan. . . . . . . . . . 94-226 12. Larry Elliott . . . . . . . . . . 59-143 13. Tommy Thompson . . . . 52-127 14. Scott Jordan. . . . . . . . . . 84-206 15. Doug Wycoff . . . . . . . . . . 33-81 16. Jason Varitek . . . . . . . . 86-212 17. Cam Bonifay . . . . . . . . . 55-136 18. Bobby Reeves. . . . . . . . 44-109 19. Jason Varitek . . . . . . . . 92-228 20. Mark Fischer . . . . . . . . 104-260
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
Avg. .500 .465 .464 .439 .434 .4274 .4270 .4262 .4257 .417 .416 .413 .409 .408 .407 .406 .4044 .4037 .4035 .400
Year 1925 1951 1979 1926 1994 2000 1994 1987 1994 1954 1985 1971 1979 1984 1925 1992 1971 1926 1993 1996
Pct. .930 .890 .827 .819 .811 .798 .777 .772 .755 .754 .747 .731 .728 .720 .714 .714 .711 .707 .699 .697
Year 1926 1926 1926 1925 1979 1993 1994 2000 1987 1994 1955 1994 1997 1990 1984 2009 1991 2010 1968 1996
Toughest to Strike Out
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.
RECORD BOOK
(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
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