Article:Top 20 National League Hitters This Season

Hi, This is a list of the Top 20 Hiter of the 2009 season. Feel free to offer advice or agreement. Thank you for reading my article. Hope you enjoy!

1. Albert Pujols - Hands Down Pujols is the best hitter in the league. He leads in HRs with 34, and RBIs with 90 2. Prince Fielder - If Pujols wasn't in the NL Fielder could be a frontrunner for MVP. He has 86 RBIs second to Pujols, and has batted above .300 this year 3. Raul Ibanez - Ibanez has been a surprise this year with 25 HRs, and 68 RBIs, and is also batting above .300. This is the best year in his career 4. Hanley Ramirez - .Ramirez came into this year with high expectations. He is the one holding off Pujols from the Triple crown, because Ramirez is batting .348 5. Chase Utley - Phillies have had plenty of power this year with Ibanez, Werth, Howard, and Utley who has 21 HRs, 66 RBIs, and is also batting above .300 6. Ryan Howard - Howard has always been a power threat with 24 HRs this year, and 69 RBIs, and is also batting .259 7. Adrian Gonzalez - Gonzalez has been the bright part of the Padres this year with 25 HRs, in a pitchers ballpark 8. Ryan Braun - Braun isn't putting up his projected 43 HRs, but he still is very consistant with 18 HRs, 61 RBIs, and is batting above .300 9. Carlos Lee - Lee is a monster he has 14 Grand Slams in his career, and has put very consistant numbers this year 10. Jayson Werth - Jayson Werth has been another power source for the Phillies putting up 21 HRs, and 61 RBIs 11. Mark Reynolds - Reynolds has slugged 25 HRs, and is batting .270 this year 12. Brad Hawpe - Hawpe has been a very good hitter for the Rockies with 61 RBIs, and a .322 AVG, he also has hit 15 HRs 13. Manny Ramirez - even though Manny was out for 50 games while he was playing he has hit 10 Hrs, and is batting .343 14. Matt Kemp Kemp has been a consistant batter for the Dodgers, he has a .323 AVG, 13 HRs, and 55 RBIs, he also has 20 SB 15. Juston Upton - Juston the younger brother of B.J. has put up big numbers for the D-Backs, having 54 RBIs, 16 HRs, and is batting .291 16. Adam Dunn - Dunn is on this list because he has improved his average big time. Last year he had a .236 AVG, this year it is .268. By the way he also hit 24 HRs, and 65 RBIs, Dunn has improved 17. Pablo Sandoval - Sandoval has been a rookie star for the Giants, batting .326, 15 HRs, and 56 RBIs 18. Derrek Lee - Lee started off the season slow but has hit 18 HRs, 59 RBIS, and has hit .280, he has been a bright spot with the Cubs this year  19. Miguel Tejada - Tejada hasn't has the power, hitting only 8 HR, but he is hitting .326, with 53 RBIs 20. Andre Ethier - Ethier has been a power source for the Dodgers hitting 19 HRs, and 58 RBIs