Phillies

Trea Turner Wins the National League Batting Title

By Luke Arcaini

Published: Sep 28th, 2025 · 4:36 PM EDT

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Trea Turner won the National League batting title, finishing the year with a .304 average.

Turner is the first Phillie since Richie Ashburn in 1958 to win the title. He’s the third right-handed hitter in Phillies history to win it, and the 8th overall player in the history of the franchise to take home the award.

Here are a list of Phillies to win the batting title:

• Trea Turner (2025)
• Richie Ashburn (1955 and 1958)
• Harry Walker (1947)
• Chuck Klein (1933)
• Lefty O’Doul (1929)
• Sherry Magee (1910)
• Ed Delahanty (1899)
• Billy Hamilton (1891)

Rob Thomson and Turner committed to a new approach for Trea at the beginning of 2025. The Phillies skipper didn’t want his shortstop to lose all of his power, but he wanted Turner to put more of his focus into contact hitting and using all parts of the field.

It’s not a shock that Turner takes home the batting title in a season of simplicity at the plate.

“This year he used the field a lot better. He controlled the zone a lot better,” said Thomson ahead of Sunday’s matinee. “He had a really good year.”

The Phillies got lucky with Turner’s hamstring injury back in early September. If Turner had the same injury as 2024, he may not have returned for the postseason. But the Phillies will have their shortstop back for Red October, which kicks off on Saturday, October 4th at Citizens Bank Park.

Turner finishes the year with a .304 average, 15 homers, 69 RBIs, 36 stolen bases, and an .812 OPS with 179 hits. It’s his best season yet as a Philadelphia Phillie.