Todd Walker's hitting assault has gotten him over the .300 mark, but it may be too late for him to lead the team in hitting.

        Injured Austin Kearns is sitting on .315. Should Kearns hold on - and it's unlikely he'll play again this season - he would be the first rookie to lead the team in hitting since Grady Hatton (.271) in 1946. It would be the highest batting average by a Reds rookie since Harlin Pool hit .327 in 1934.

        Here's a look at recent Reds' statistical leaders, with the Reds 2002 leader:

        Batting average
        1998 - Dmitri Young, .310
        1999 - Sean Casey, .332
        2000 - Chris Stynes, .334
        2001 - Sean Casey, .310
        2002 - Austin Kearns, .315
        Runs scored
        1998 - Barry Larkin, 93
        1999 - Barry Larkin, 108
        2000 - Ken Griffey Jr., 100
        2001 - Sean Casey, 69
        2002 - Adam Dunn, 79
        Hits
        1998 - Larkin and Young, 166
        1999 - Sean Casey, 197
        2000 - Dmitri Young, 166
        2001 - Sean Casey, 165
        2002 - Todd Walker, 168
        Home runs
        1998 - Bret Boone, 24
        1999 - Greg Vaughn, 45
        2000 - Ken Griffey, 40
        2001 - Ken Griffey, 22
        2002 - Adam Dunn, 25
        Wins
        1998 - Pete Harnisch, 14
        1999 - Pete Harnisch, 16
        2000 - Steve Parris, 12
        2001 - Elmer Dessens, 10
        2002 - Jimmy Haynes, 14
        Saves
        1998 - Jeff Shaw, 23
        1999 - Danny Graves, 27
        2000 - Danny Graves, 30
        2001 - Danny Graves, 32
        2002 - Danny Graves, 39
        Earned run average
        1998 - Pete Harnisch, 3.14
        1999 - Pete Harnisch, 3.68
        2000 - Scott Williamson, 3.29
        2001 - Jim Brower, 2.70
        2002 - John Riedling, 2.50
        Complete games
        1998 - Pete Harnisch, 2
        1999 - Harnisch and Parris, 2
        2000 - Pete Harnisch, 3
        2001 - Lance Davis and Dessens, 1
        2002 - Chris Reitsma, 1

Losing arms race
        Not a lot has gone right for the Reds in the second half. One glaring area has been the pitching.
        Before the All-Star break, the Reds pitching staff was 46-41 with a 4.04 ERA. After the break, it is 27-34 with a 4.89 ERA.

Losing ground
        Griffey's injury-filled season has caused Junior to lose some ground among the active home run leaders. Here's a look entering Saturday:
        Barry Bonds, 610
        Sammy Sosa, 495
        Rafael Palmeiro, 487
        Fred McGriff, 476
        Ken Griffey Jr., 467

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