1997 Southern League Leaders
1997 Southern League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1997 Southern League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Neill | Huntsville Stars | .340 | 165 | 486 |
| Luis Raven | Birmingham Barons | .336 | 153 | 456 |
| Ben Grieve | Huntsville Stars | .328 | 122 | 372 |
| Eddie Pearson | Birmingham Barons | .327 | 125 | 382 |
| D. T. Cromer | Huntsville Stars | .323 | 176 | 545 |
| Juan Encarnación | Jacksonville Suns | .323 | 159 | 493 |
| Chris Prieto | Mobile BayBears | .320 | 124 | 388 |
| Angel Ramirez | Knoxville Smokies | .309 | 114 | 369 |
| Justin Towle | Chattanooga Lookouts | .309 | 129 | 418 |
| Mike Coolbaugh | Huntsville Stars | .308 | 172 | 559 |
| Pete Rose | Chattanooga Lookouts | .308 | 137 | 445 |
| Shane Monahan | Memphis Chicks | .302 | 121 | 401 |
| Gabe Alvarez | Mobile BayBears | .300 | 128 | 427 |
| Frank Menechino | Birmingham Barons | .299 | 95 | 318 |
| Dave Roberts | Jacksonville Suns | .296 | 123 | 415 |
| Ben Candelaria | Knoxville Smokies | .294 | 139 | 472 |
| Manny Jimenez | Greenville Braves | .291 | 125 | 430 |
| Randy Jorgensen | Memphis Chicks | .291 | 139 | 477 |
| Kevin Witt | Knoxville Smokies | .289 | 145 | 501 |
| Mike Eaglin | Greenville Braves | .288 | 114 | 396 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. T. Cromer | Huntsville Stars | 176 | 40 | 6 | 15 |
| Mike Coolbaugh | Huntsville Stars | 172 | 37 | 2 | 30 |
| Mike Neill | Huntsville Stars | 165 | 30 | 2 | 14 |
| Juan Encarnación | Jacksonville Suns | 159 | 31 | 4 | 26 |
| Luis Raven | Birmingham Barons | 153 | 30 | 3 | 30 |
| Kevin Witt | Knoxville Smokies | 145 | 27 | 4 | 30 |
| Brian Simmons | Birmingham Barons | 143 | 28 | 12 | 15 |
| Marc Lewis | Greenville Braves | 140 | 17 | 3 | 17 |
| Ben Candelaria | Knoxville Smokies | 139 | 32 | 5 | 15 |
| Randy Jorgensen | Memphis Chicks | 139 | 28 | 3 | 11 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Herbert | Birmingham Barons | 3.64 | 13 | 5 |
| Brian Tollberg | Mobile BayBears | 3.73 | 6 | 3 |
| Scott Eyre | Birmingham Barons | 3.85 | 13 | 5 |
| Ken Cloude | Memphis Chicks | 3.88 | 11 | 7 |
| Earl Byrne | Orlando Rays | 3.95 | 5 | 5 |
| Derrin Ebert | Greenville Braves | 4.11 | 11 | 8 |
| Bill King | Huntsville Stars | 4.19 | 9 | 7 |
| Jason Stevenson | Knoxville Smokies | 4.28 | 12 | 9 |
| Brett Hinchliffe | Memphis Chicks | 4.46 | 10 | 10 |
| Dave Zancanaro | Mobile BayBears | 4.46 | 10 | 8 |
| Brett Walters | Mobile BayBears | 4.47 | 10 | 7 |
| Greg Wooten | Memphis Chicks | 4.47 | 11 | 10 |
| Brandon Reed | Jacksonville Suns | 4.55 | 11 | 9 |
| John Snyder | Birmingham Barons | 4.65 | 7 | 8 |
| Jeff Kelly | Carolina Mudcats | 4.67 | 6 | 11 |
| John Rocker | Greenville Braves | 4.86 | 5 | 6 |
| Jason Olsen | Birmingham Barons | 4.89 | 9 | 14 |
| Seth Greisinger | Jacksonville Suns | 5.20 | 10 | 6 |
| Chris Reed | Chattanooga Lookouts | 5.36 | 6 | 8 |
| Stacy Hollins | Huntsville Stars | 5.37 | 5 | 4 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
