# List of Major League Baseball batting champions

In baseball, batting average (AVG) is a measure of a batter's success rate in achieving a hit during an at bat. In Major League Baseball (MLB), it is calculated by dividing a player's hits by his at bats (AB). In MLB, a player in each league wins the "batting title" each season for having the highest batting average that year. The American League (AL) winner is known as the "Rod Carew American League Batting Champion", while the National League (NL) leader is designated the "Tony Gwynn National League Batting Champion". Since 1957, a player must have 3.1 plate appearances (PA) per scheduled game in that league (for a total of 502 over the current 162-game season) to qualify for the batting title. However, if a player's lead in AVG is sufficiently large that enough hitless at bats can be added to reach this requirement and the player still would have the highest batting average, he wins the title. Tony Gwynn, for example, had 159 hits in 451 ABs in 1996 (.353 average) but only 498 PAs. Gwynn's batting average would have dropped to .349 (159 hits in 455 ABs) with four hitless ABs added to reach the 502 PA requirement, but this would still have been higher than the next-highest eligible player (Ellis Burks with a .344 average), so he was awarded the 1996 NL batting title. MLB officially incorporated Negro League statistics into its record book on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. On December 16, 2020, MLB announced that the records of Negro League Baseball from 1920-1948 would be designated as major league status. From 2020-2024, MLB and the Elias Sports Bureau, completed a comprehensive review of the Seamheads database in coordination with Retrosheet. The MLB database combines statistics from the Negro Leagues with existing data from the AL, NL, and other Major Leagues throughout history. As such, seven different leagues that existed during that time period are now recognized as being on the same level as MLB, which include: the Negro National League (I) (1920-1931); the Eastern Colored League (1923-1928); the American Negro League (1929); the East-West League (1932); the Negro Southern League (1932); the Negro National League (II) (1933-1948); and the Negro American League (1937-1948).
The first batting average champion in the NL was Ross Barnes; in the league's inaugural 1876 season, Barnes batted .429 for the Chicago White Stockings. The AL was established in 1901, and Hall of Fame second baseman Nap Lajoie led that league with a .426 average for the Philadelphia Athletics. Josh Gibson of the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords, is recognized as the MLB all-time batting champion, with a career batting average of .372. Gibson amassed career totals of 838 hits in 2,255 at-bats and 628 games, and is also the MLB all-time career leader in Slugging (SLG) percentage and On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS) percentage.
Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers, holds the second highest career batting average of .367, and led the AL in average in 11 (or 12) seasons. Honus Wagner and Gwynn are tied for the second-most titles, with eight apiece in the NL. It is unclear whether Lajoie or Cobb won the 1910 AL title, with some sources attributing the title to each man. If Cobb is credited with the 1910 title, he won 9 consecutive titles from 1907 to 1915 and 12 total titles for his career. Otherwise, Rogers Hornsby won the most consecutive titles, with six from 1920 to 1925. Without the 1910 title, Cobb still led the league in five consecutive seasons from 1911 to 1915. Cobb holds the record for highest average in two and three consecutive seasons (.414 from 1911 to 1912 and .408 from 1911 to 1913), but Hornsby holds the record for four and five consecutive seasons (.404 from 1922 to 1925 and .402 from 1921 to 1925). Wagner, Rod Carew, Wade Boggs, and Gwynn have each won four consecutive titles. Lajoie also had a streak of four league-leading seasons from 1901 to 1904 if he is credited with the contested AL title in 1902. At the 2016 MLB All-Star Game in San Diego, MLB announced that the AL and NL batting champions would henceforth be named in honor of Carew and Gwynn, respectively. Gwynn won all eight titles in the NL with the San Diego Padres, while Carew was a seven-time AL batting champion.
Barnes' initial NL-leading average of .4286 (.429) in 1876 set the single-season record which stood for a decade. Tip O'Neill topped this total with a .4352 (.435) average in 1887. O'Neill's batting average had to be calculated without counting walks as hits, because of the walk-as-base-hit rule being in effect that year only. Hugh Duffy broke O'Neill's record for highest mark in 1894 by posting a .4397 (.440) batting average with the Boston Beaneaters, which is considered the third highest mark of all-time. Charlie "Chino" Smith holds the second highest mark of .4512 (.451) in 1929 with the New York Lincoln Giants. Josh Gibson currently holds the highest mark in Major League history by posting a .4658 (.466) batting average in 1943 with the Homestead Grays.
Under the current 3.1 PA qualification, players have posted a .400 batting average for a season 28 times. Ted Williams' .4057 in 1941 is the most recent such season, one of 13 to occur since 1900. George Brett in 1980 is the only player to maintain a .400 average into September since 1941. Additionally, only Brett and John Olerud in 1993 maintained such an average into August. With the modern scarcity of .400 hitters, recent players who have been above .400 early in the season, such as Chipper Jones in 2008, have drawn significant attention in the media. Brett's .390 in 1980 and Gwynn's .394 in 1994 are the only seasons in which a player reached .390 since 1941. Carl Yastrzemski's .301 in the 1968 American League was the lowest batting average ever to lead a league. Willie Keeler's 1897, Zack Wheat's 1918, and Rod Carew's 1972 are the only three title seasons in which the winner hit no home runs. Joe Mauer's 2006 title made him the first catcher to ever win an AL batting title, and his third title in 2009 surpassed Ernie Lombardi's previous record of two titles for a catcher in any league.
The closest finish in a batting race came in 1945 when Snuffy Stirnweiss batted .309, topping Tony Cuccinello's .308 average for the American League title by .00008. George Kell beat out Williams in 1949 by .00015. The closest race in the National League came in 2003 when Albert Pujols held off Todd Helton on the last day of the season by .00022. The closest National League race before that was in 1931 with Chick Hafey edging out Bill Terry by .00028. Lajoie's .426 average in 1901 was 86 points higher than runner-up Mike Donlin's .340, the largest margin of victory for a batting champion. Cap Anson's .399 in 1881 was 71 points higher than Joe Start in 1881, the widest margin in the National League.
In 2024, Luis Arraez became the first player in MLB history to win a batting title with three different teams, and in three consecutive seasons: Minnesota Twins (AL) in 2022; Miami Marlins (NL) in 2023; and San Diego Padres (NL) in 2024. Arraez played 33 games with the Miami Marlins and 117 games with the San Diego Padres in 2024, resulting in a .314 average, with a combined 200 hits in 637 at-bats. In 2020, D.J. LeMahieu of the New York Yankees won the AL batting title, thereby becoming the first player to definitively win batting titles in both the American and National Leagues; he had also won the NL batting title in 2016 as a member of the Colorado Rockies. However, Ed Delahanty would have that distinction if he is credited with the disputed 1902 American League title, as he was also the 1899 National League champion. The only other player to win titles in multiple leagues was Pete Browning, who won American Association titles in 1882 and 1885, along with the lone Players' League championship in 1890. Barnes and Deacon White each won National Association and National League titles, but the National Association is not regarded as an official league. In addition, Oscar Charleston won batting championships in the Negro National League and Eastern Colored League. Charleston also holds the third all-time highest career batting average of .363 during a span of 21 years (1920-1941). In 1921, Charleston posted a career-best batting average of .434 with the St. Louis Giants.
In 1990, Willie McGee posted a .335 average over 542 at-bats in the NL for the Saint Louis Cardinals before being traded to Oakland of the American League on August 29. Although McGee finished the season in the AL, he had enough PA's in the NL to qualify for the NL batting title, which he won narrowly over Eddie Murray's .330. However, McGee batted .274 that season in the AL, bringing down his overall average to .324 and allowing Murray to lead the majors in batting average and not win a batting title.

## Key

| Winner | Player with the highest batting average (AVG) in the league |
| AVG | The winner's batting average |
| Runner-up | Player with the second-highest batting average in the league |
| 2nd AVG | The second-highest batting average |
| League | Denoted only for players outside of the modern major leagues |
| † | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |

## National League

| Year | Winner | AVG | Team(s) | Runner-up | 2nd AVG |
| 1876 | Ross Barnes | .429 | Chicago White Stockings | George Hall | .366 |
| 1877 | Deacon White$^†$ | .387 | Boston Red Caps | John Cassidy | .378 |
| 1878 | Paul Hines | .358 | Providence Grays | Abner Dalrymple | .354 |
| 1879 | Paul Hines | .357 | Providence Grays | Jim O'Rourke$^†$ | .348 |
| 1880 | George Gore | .360 | Chicago White Stockings | Cap Anson$^†$ | .337 |
| 1881 | Cap Anson$^†$ | .399 | Chicago White Stockings | Martin Powell | .338 |
| 1882 | Dan Brouthers$^†$ | .368 | Buffalo Bisons | Cap Anson$^†$ | .362 |
| 1883 | Dan Brouthers$^†$ | .374 | Buffalo Bisons | Roger Connor$^†$ | .357 |
| 1884 | King Kelly$^†$ | .354 | Chicago White Stockings | Jim O'Rourke$^†$ | .347 |
| 1885 | Roger Connor$^†$ | .371 | New York Giants | Dan Brouthers$^†$ | .359 |
| 1886 | King Kelly$^†$ | .388 | Chicago White Stockings | Cap Anson$^†$ | .371 |
| 1887 | Sam Thompson$^†$ | .372 | Detroit Wolverines | Cap Anson$^†$ | .347 |
| 1888 | Cap Anson$^†$ | .344 | Chicago White Stockings | Jimmy Ryan | .332 |
| 1889 | Dan Brouthers$^†$ | .373 | Boston Beaneaters | Jack Glasscock | .352 |
| 1890 | Jack Glasscock | .336 | New York Giants | Billy Hamilton$^†$ | .325 |
| 1891 | Billy Hamilton$^†$ | .340 | Philadelphia Phillies | Bug Holliday | .319 |
| 1892 | Dan Brouthers$^†$ | .335 | Brooklyn Grooms | Billy Hamilton$^†$ | .330 |
| 1893 | Billy Hamilton$^†$ | .380 | Philadelphia Phillies | Sam Thompson$^†$ | .370 |
| 1894 | Hugh Duffy$^†$ | .440 | Boston Beaneaters | Tuck Turner | .418 |
| 1895 | Jesse Burkett$^†$ | .405 | Cleveland Spiders | Ed Delahanty$^†$ | .404 |
| 1896 | Jesse Burkett$^†$ | .410 | Cleveland Spiders | Hughie Jennings$^†$ | .401 |
| 1897 | Willie Keeler$^†$ | .424 | Baltimore Orioles | Fred Clarke$^†$ | .390 |
| 1898 | Willie Keeler$^†$ | .385 | Baltimore Orioles | Billy Hamilton$^†$ | .369 |
| 1899 | Ed Delahanty$^†$ | .410 | Philadelphia Phillies | Jesse Burkett$^†$ | .396 |
| 1900 | Honus Wagner$^†$ | .381 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Elmer Flick$^†$ | .367 |
| 1901 | Jesse Burkett$^†$ | .376 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ed Delahanty$^†$ | .354 |
| 1902 | Ginger Beaumont | .357 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Sam Crawford$^†$ | .333 |
| 1903 | Honus Wagner$^†$ | .355 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Fred Clarke$^†$ | .351 |
| 1904 | Honus Wagner$^†$ | .349 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Mike Donlin | .329 |
| 1905 | Cy Seymour | .377 | Cincinnati Reds | Honus Wagner$^†$ | .363 |
| 1906 | Honus Wagner$^†$ | .339 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Harry Steinfeldt | .327 |
| 1907 | Honus Wagner$^†$ | .350 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Sherry Magee | .328 |
| 1908 | Honus Wagner$^†$ | .354 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Mike Donlin | .334 |
| 1909 | Honus Wagner$^†$ | .339 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Mike Mitchell | .310 |
| 1910 | Sherry Magee | .331 | Philadelphia Phillies | Vin Campbell | .326 |
| 1911 | Honus Wagner$^†$ | .334 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Doc Miller | .333 |
| 1912 | Heinie Zimmerman | .372 | Chicago Cubs | Chief Meyers | .358 |
| 1913 | Jake Daubert | .350 | Brooklyn Superbas | Gavvy Cravath | .341 |
| 1914 | Jake Daubert | .329 | Brooklyn Robins | Beals Becker | .325 |
| 1915 | Larry Doyle | .320 | New York Giants | Fred Luderus | .315 |
| 1916 | Hal Chase | .339 | Cincinnati Reds | Jake Daubert | .316 |
| 1917 | Edd Roush$^†$ | .341 | Cincinnati Reds | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .327 |
| 1918 | Zack Wheat$^†$ | .335 | Brooklyn Robins | Edd Roush$^†$ | .333 |
| 1919 | Edd Roush$^†$ | .321 | Cincinnati Reds | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .318 |
| 1920 | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .370 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ross Youngs$^†$ | .351 |
| 1921 | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .397 | St. Louis Cardinals | Edd Roush$^†$ | .352 |
| 1922 | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .401 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ray Grimes | .354 |
| 1923 | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .384 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Bottomley$^†$ | .371 |
| 1924 | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .424 | St. Louis Cardinals | Zack Wheat$^†$ | .375 |
| 1925 | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .403 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Bottomley$^†$ | .367 |
| 1926 | Bubbles Hargrave | .353 | Cincinnati Reds | Cuckoo Christensen | .350 |
| 1927 | Paul Waner$^†$ | .380 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .361 |
| 1928 | Rogers Hornsby$^†$ | .387 | Boston Braves | Paul Waner$^†$ | .370 |
| 1929 | Lefty O'Doul | .398 | Philadelphia Phillies | Babe Herman | .381 |
| 1930 | Bill Terry$^†$ | .401 | New York Giants | Babe Herman | .393 |
| 1931 | Chick Hafey$^†$ | .349 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Terry$^†$ | .349 |
| 1932 | Lefty O'Doul | .368 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Terry$^†$ | .350 |
| 1933 | Chuck Klein$^†$ | .368 | Philadelphia Phillies | Spud Davis | .349 |
| 1934 | Paul Waner$^†$ | .362 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bill Terry$^†$ | .354 |
| 1935 | Arky Vaughan$^†$ | .385 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Medwick$^†$ | .353 |
| 1936 | Paul Waner$^†$ | .373 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Babe Phelps | .367 |
| 1937 | Joe Medwick$^†$ | .374 | St. Louis Cardinals | Johnny Mize$^†$ | .364 |
| 1938 | Ernie Lombardi$^†$ | .342 | Cincinnati Reds | Johnny Mize$^†$ | .337 |
| 1939 | Johnny Mize$^†$ | .349 | St. Louis Cardinals | Frank McCormick | .332 |
| 1940 | Debs Garms | .355 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ernie Lombardi$^†$ | .319 |
| 1941 | Pete Reiser | .343 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Johnny Cooney | .319 |
| 1942 | Ernie Lombardi$^†$ | .330 | Boston Braves | Enos Slaughter$^†$ | .318 |
| 1943 | Stan Musial$^†$ | .357 | St. Louis Cardinals | Billy Herman$^†$ | .330 |
| 1944 | Dixie Walker | .357 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Stan Musial$^†$ | .347 |
| 1945 | Phil Cavarretta | .355 | Chicago Cubs | Tommy Holmes | .352 |
| 1946 | Stan Musial$^†$ | .365 | St. Louis Cardinals | Johnny Hopp | .333 |
| 1947 | Harry Walker | .363 | St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies | Bob Elliott | .317 |
| 1948 | Stan Musial$^†$ | .376 | St. Louis Cardinals | Richie Ashburn$^†$ | .333 |
| 1949 | Jackie Robinson$^†$ | .342 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Stan Musial$^†$ | .338 |
| 1950 | Stan Musial$^†$ | .346 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jackie Robinson$^†$ | .328 |
| 1951 | Stan Musial$^†$ | .355 | St. Louis Cardinals | Richie Ashburn$^†$ | .344 |
| 1952 | Stan Musial$^†$ | .336 | St. Louis Cardinals | Frank Baumholtz | .325 |
| 1953 | Carl Furillo | .344 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Red Schoendienst$^†$ | .342 |
| 1954 | Willie Mays$^†$ | .345 | New York Giants | Don Mueller | .342 |
| 1955 | Richie Ashburn$^†$ | .338 | Philadelphia Phillies | Willie Mays$^†$ | .319 |
| 1956 | Hank Aaron$^†$ | .328 | Milwaukee Braves | Bill Virdon | .319 |
| 1957 | Stan Musial$^†$ | .351 | St. Louis Cardinals | Willie Mays$^†$ | .333 |
| 1958 | Richie Ashburn$^†$ | .350 | Philadelphia Phillies | Willie Mays$^†$ | .347 |
| 1959 | Hank Aaron$^†$ | .355 | Milwaukee Braves | Joe Cunningham | .345 |
| 1960 | Dick Groat | .325 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Norm Larker | .323 |
| 1961 | Roberto Clemente$^†$ | .351 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Vada Pinson | .343 |
| 1962 | Tommy Davis | .346 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Frank Robinson$^†$ | .342 |
| 1963 | Tommy Davis | .326 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Roberto Clemente$^†$ | .320 |
| 1964 | Roberto Clemente$^†$ | .339 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Rico Carty | .330 |
| 1965 | Roberto Clemente$^†$ | .329 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Hank Aaron$^†$ | .318 |
| 1966 | Matty Alou | .342 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Felipe Alou | .327 |
| 1967 | Roberto Clemente$^†$ | .357 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tony González | .339 |
| 1968 | Pete Rose | .335 | Cincinnati Reds | Matty Alou | .332 |
| 1969 | Pete Rose | .348 | Cincinnati Reds | Roberto Clemente$^†$ | .345 |
| 1970 | Rico Carty | .366 | Atlanta Braves | Joe Torre$^†$ | .325 |
| 1971 | Joe Torre$^†$ | .363 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ralph Garr | .343 |
| 1972 | Billy Williams$^†$ | .333 | Chicago Cubs | Ralph Garr | .325 |
| 1973 | Pete Rose | .338 | Cincinnati Reds | César Cedeño | .320 |
| 1974 | Ralph Garr | .353 | Atlanta Braves | Al Oliver | .321 |
| 1975 | Bill Madlock | .354 | Chicago Cubs | Ted Simmons$^†$ | .332 |
| 1976 | Bill Madlock | .339 | Chicago Cubs | Ken Griffey Sr. | .336 |
| 1977 | Dave Parker$^†$ | .338 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Rennie Stennett | .336 |
| 1978 | Dave Parker$^†$ | .334 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Steve Garvey | .316 |
| 1979 | Keith Hernandez | .344 | St. Louis Cardinals | Pete Rose | .331 |
| 1980 | Bill Buckner | .324 | Chicago Cubs | Keith Hernandez | .321 |
| 1981 | Bill Madlock | .341 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pete Rose | .325 |
| 1982 | Al Oliver | .331 | Montreal Expos | Bill Madlock | .319 |
| 1983 | Bill Madlock | .323 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Lonnie Smith | .321 |
| 1984 | Tony Gwynn$^†$ | .351 | San Diego Padres | Lee Lacy | .321 |
| 1985 | Willie McGee | .353 | St. Louis Cardinals | Pedro Guerrero | .320 |
| 1986 | Tim Raines$^†$ | .334 | Montreal Expos | Steve Sax | .332 |
| 1987 | Tony Gwynn$^†$ | .370 | San Diego Padres | Pedro Guerrero | .338 |
| 1988 | Tony Gwynn$^†$ | .313 | San Diego Padres | Rafael Palmeiro | .307 |
| 1989 | Tony Gwynn$^†$ | .336 | San Diego Padres | Will Clark | .333 |
| 1990 | Willie McGee | .335 | St. Louis Cardinals | Eddie Murray$^†$ | .330 |
| 1991 | Terry Pendleton | .319 | Atlanta Braves | Hal Morris | .318 |
| 1992 | Gary Sheffield | .330 | San Diego Padres | Andy Van Slyke | .324 |
| 1993 | Andrés Galarraga | .370 | Colorado Rockies | Tony Gwynn$^†$ | .358 |
| 1994 | Tony Gwynn$^†$ | .394 | San Diego Padres | Jeff Bagwell$^†$ | .368 |
| 1995 | Tony Gwynn$^†$ | .368 | San Diego Padres | Mike Piazza$^†$ | .346 |
| 1996 | Tony Gwynn$^†$ | .353 | San Diego Padres | Ellis Burks | .344 |
| 1997 | Tony Gwynn$^†$ | .372 | San Diego Padres | Larry Walker$^†$ | .366 |
| 1998 | Larry Walker$^†$ | .363 | Colorado Rockies | John Olerud | .354 |
| 1999 | Larry Walker$^†$ | .379 | Colorado Rockies | Luis Gonzalez | .336 |
| 2000 | Todd Helton$^†$ | .372 | Colorado Rockies | Moisés Alou | .355 |
| 2001 | Larry Walker$^†$ | .350 | Colorado Rockies | Todd Helton$^†$ | .336 |
| 2002 | Barry Bonds | .370 | San Francisco Giants | Larry Walker$^†$ | .338 |
| 2003 | Albert Pujols | .359 | St. Louis Cardinals | Todd Helton$^†$ | .358 |
| 2004 | Barry Bonds | .362 | San Francisco Giants | Todd Helton$^†$ | .347 |
| 2005 | Derrek Lee | .335 | Chicago Cubs | Albert Pujols | .330 |
| 2006 | Freddy Sanchez | .344 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Miguel Cabrera | .339 |
| 2007 | Matt Holliday | .340 | Colorado Rockies | Chipper Jones$^†$ | .337 |
| 2008 | Chipper Jones$^†$ | .364 | Atlanta Braves | Albert Pujols | .357 |
| 2009 | Hanley Ramírez | .342 | Florida Marlins | Pablo Sandoval | .330 |
| 2010 | Carlos González | .336 | Colorado Rockies | Joey Votto | .324 |
| 2011 | José Reyes | .337 | New York Mets | Ryan Braun | .332 |
| 2012 | Buster Posey | .336 | San Francisco Giants | Andrew McCutchen | .327 |
| 2013 | Michael Cuddyer | .331 | Colorado Rockies | Chris Johnson | .321 |
| 2014 | Justin Morneau | .319 | Colorado Rockies | Josh Harrison | .315 |
| 2015 | Dee Gordon | .333 | Miami Marlins | Bryce Harper | .330 |
| 2016 | DJ LeMahieu | .348 | Colorado Rockies | Daniel Murphy | .347 |
| 2017 | Charlie Blackmon | .331 | Colorado Rockies | Daniel Murphy | .322 |
| 2018 | Christian Yelich | .326 | Milwaukee Brewers | Scooter Gennett | .310 |
| 2019 | Christian Yelich | .329 | Milwaukee Brewers | Ketel Marte | .329 |
| 2020 | Juan Soto | .351 | Washington Nationals | Freddie Freeman | .341 |
| 2021 | Trea Turner | .328 | Washington Nationals Los Angeles Dodgers | Juan Soto | .313 |
| 2022 | Jeff McNeil | .326 | New York Mets | Freddie Freeman | .325 |
| 2023 | Luis Arráez | .354 | Miami Marlins | Ronald Acuña Jr. | .337 |
| 2024 | Luis Arráez | .314 | Miami Marlins San Diego Padres | Shohei Ohtani | .310 |

## American League

| Year | Winner | AVG | Team(s) | Runner-up | 2nd AVG |
| 1901 | Nap Lajoie$^†$ | .426 | Philadelphia Athletics | Mike Donlin | .340 |
| 1902 | Ed Delahanty$^†$ | .376 | Washington Senators | Charlie Hickman$^†$ | .361 |
| 1903 | Nap Lajoie$^†$ | .344 | Cleveland Naps | Sam Crawford$^†$ | .335 |
| 1904 | Nap Lajoie$^†$ | .376 | Cleveland Naps | Willie Keeler$^†$ | .343 |
| 1905 | Elmer Flick$^†$ | .308 | Cleveland Naps | Willie Keeler$^†$ | .302 |
| 1906 | George Stone | .358 | St. Louis Browns | Nap Lajoie$^†$ | .355 |
| 1907 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .350 | Detroit Tigers | Sam Crawford$^†$ | .323 |
| 1908 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .324 | Detroit Tigers | Sam Crawford$^†$ | .311 |
| 1909 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .377 | Detroit Tigers | Eddie Collins$^†$ | .347 |
| 1910 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .385 | Detroit Tigers | Nap Lajoie$^†$ | .384 |
| 1911 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .420 | Detroit Tigers | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .408 |
| 1912 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .409 | Detroit Tigers | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .395 |
| 1913 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .390 | Detroit Tigers | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .373 |
| 1914 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .368 | Detroit Tigers | Eddie Collins$^†$ | .344 |
| 1915 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .369 | Detroit Tigers | Eddie Collins$^†$ | .332 |
| 1916 | Tris Speaker$^†$ | .386 | Cleveland Indians | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .371 |
| 1917 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .383 | Detroit Tigers | George Sisler$^†$ | .353 |
| 1918 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .382 | Detroit Tigers | George Burns | .352 |
| 1919 | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .384 | Detroit Tigers | Bobby Veach | .355 |
| 1920 | George Sisler$^†$ | .407 | St. Louis Browns | Tris Speaker$^†$ | .388 |
| 1921 | Harry Heilmann$^†$ | .394 | Detroit Tigers | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .389 |
| 1922 | George Sisler$^†$ | .420 | St. Louis Browns | Ty Cobb$^†$ | .401 |
| 1923 | Harry Heilmann$^†$ | .403 | Detroit Tigers | Babe Ruth$^†$ | .393 |
| 1924 | Babe Ruth$^†$ | .378 | New York Yankees | Charlie Jamieson | .359 |
| 1925 | Harry Heilmann$^†$ | .393 | Detroit Tigers | Tris Speaker$^†$ | .389 |
| 1926 | Heinie Manush$^†$ | .378 | Detroit Tigers | Babe Ruth$^†$ | .372 |
| 1927 | Harry Heilmann$^†$ | .398 | Detroit Tigers | Al Simmons$^†$ | .392 |
| 1928 | Goose Goslin$^†$ | .379 | Washington Senators | Heinie Manush$^†$ | .378 |
| 1929 | Lew Fonseca | .369 | Cleveland Indians | Al Simmons$^†$ | .365 |
| 1930 | Al Simmons$^†$ | .381 | Philadelphia Athletics | Lou Gehrig$^†$ | .379 |
| 1931 | Al Simmons$^†$ | .390 | Philadelphia Athletics | Babe Ruth$^†$ | .373 |
| 1932 | Dale Alexander | .367 | Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox | Jimmie Foxx$^†$ | .364 |
| 1933 | Jimmie Foxx$^†$ | .356 | Philadelphia Athletics | Heinie Manush$^†$ | .336 |
| 1934 | Lou Gehrig$^†$ | .363 | New York Yankees | Charlie Gehringer$^†$ | .356 |
| 1935 | Buddy Myer | .349 | Washington Senators | Joe Vosmik | .348 |
| 1936 | Luke Appling$^†$ | .388 | Chicago White Sox | Earl Averill$^†$ | .378 |
| 1937 | Charlie Gehringer$^†$ | .371 | Detroit Tigers | Lou Gehrig$^†$ | .351 |
| 1938 | Jimmie Foxx$^†$ | .349 | Boston Red Sox | Jeff Heath | .343 |
| 1939 | Joe DiMaggio$^†$ | .381 | New York Yankees | Jimmie Foxx$^†$ | .360 |
| 1940 | Joe DiMaggio$^†$ | .352 | New York Yankees | Luke Appling$^†$ | .348 |
| 1941 | Ted Williams$^†$ | .406 | Boston Red Sox | Cecil Travis | .359 |
| 1942 | Ted Williams$^†$ | .356 | Boston Red Sox | Johnny Pesky | .331 |
| 1943 | Luke Appling$^†$ | .328 | Chicago White Sox | Dick Wakefield | .316 |
| 1944 | Lou Boudreau$^†$ | .327 | Cleveland Indians | Bobby Doerr$^†$ | .325 |
| 1945 | Snuffy Stirnweiss | .309 | New York Yankees | Tony Cuccinello | .308 |
| 1946 | Mickey Vernon | .353 | Washington Senators | Ted Williams$^†$ | .342 |
| 1947 | Ted Williams$^†$ | .343 | Boston Red Sox | Barney McCosky | .328 |
| 1948 | Ted Williams$^†$ | .369 | Boston Red Sox | Lou Boudreau$^†$ | .355 |
| 1949 | George Kell$^†$ | .343 | Detroit Tigers | Ted Williams$^†$ | .343 |
| 1950 | Billy Goodman | .354 | Boston Red Sox | George Kell$^†$ | .340 |
| 1951 | Ferris Fain | .344 | Philadelphia Athletics | Minnie Miñoso$^†$ | .326 |
| 1952 | Ferris Fain | .327 | Philadelphia Athletics | Dale Mitchell | .323 |
| 1953 | Mickey Vernon | .337 | Washington Senators | Al Rosen | .336 |
| 1954 | Bobby Ávila | .341 | Cleveland Indians | Ted Williams$^†$ | .345 |
| 1955 | Al Kaline$^†$ | .340 | Detroit Tigers | Vic Power | .319 |
| 1956 | Mickey Mantle$^†$ | .353 | New York Yankees | Ted Williams$^†$ | .345 |
| 1957 | Ted Williams$^†$ | .388 | Boston Red Sox | Mickey Mantle$^†$ | .365 |
| 1958 | Ted Williams$^†$ | .328 | Boston Red Sox | Pete Runnels | .322 |
| 1959 | Harvey Kuenn | .353 | Detroit Tigers | Al Kaline$^†$ | .327 |
| 1960 | Pete Runnels | .320 | Boston Red Sox | Al Smith | .315 |
| 1961 | Norm Cash | .361 | Detroit Tigers | Al Kaline$^†$ | .324 |
| 1962 | Pete Runnels | .326 | Boston Red Sox | Mickey Mantle$^†$ | .321 |
| 1963 | Carl Yastrzemski$^†$ | .321 | Boston Red Sox | Al Kaline$^†$ | .312 |
| 1964 | Tony Oliva$^†$ | .323 | Minnesota Twins | Brooks Robinson$^†$ | .317 |
| 1965 | Tony Oliva$^†$ | .321 | Minnesota Twins | Carl Yastrzemski$^†$ | .312 |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson$^†$ | .316 | Baltimore Orioles | Tony Oliva$^†$ | .307 |
| 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski$^†$ | .326 | Boston Red Sox | Frank Robinson$^†$ | .311 |
| 1968 | Carl Yastrzemski$^†$ | .301 | Boston Red Sox | Danny Cater | .290 |
| 1969 | Rod Carew$^†$ | .332 | Minnesota Twins | Reggie Smith | .309 |
| 1970 | Alex Johnson | .329 | California Angels | Carl Yastrzemski$^†$ | .329 |
| 1971 | Tony Oliva$^†$ | .337 | Minnesota Twins | Bobby Murcer | .331 |
| 1972 | Rod Carew$^†$ | .318 | Minnesota Twins | Lou Piniella | .312 |
| 1973 | Rod Carew$^†$ | .350 | Minnesota Twins | George Scott | .306 |
| 1974 | Rod Carew$^†$ | .364 | Minnesota Twins | Jorge Orta | .316 |
| 1975 | Rod Carew$^†$ | .359 | Minnesota Twins | Fred Lynn | .331 |
| 1976 | George Brett$^†$ | .333 | Kansas City Royals | Hal McRae | .332 |
| 1977 | Rod Carew$^†$ | .388 | Minnesota Twins | Lyman Bostock | .336 |
| 1978 | Rod Carew$^†$ | .333 | Minnesota Twins | Al Oliver | .324 |
| 1979 | Fred Lynn | .333 | Boston Red Sox | George Brett$^†$ | .329 |
| 1980 | George Brett$^†$ | .390 | Kansas City Royals | Cecil Cooper | .352 |
| 1981 | Carney Lansford | .336 | Boston Red Sox | Tom Paciorek | .326 |
| 1982 | Willie Wilson | .332 | Kansas City Royals | Robin Yount$^†$ | .331 |
| 1983 | Wade Boggs$^†$ | .361 | Boston Red Sox | Rod Carew$^†$ | .339 |
| 1984 | Don Mattingly | .343 | New York Yankees | Dave Winfield$^†$ | .340 |
| 1985 | Wade Boggs$^†$ | .368 | Boston Red Sox | George Brett$^†$ | .335 |
| 1986 | Wade Boggs$^†$ | .357 | Boston Red Sox | Don Mattingly | .352 |
| 1987 | Wade Boggs$^†$ | .363 | Boston Red Sox | Paul Molitor$^†$ | .353 |
| 1988 | Wade Boggs$^†$ | .366 | Boston Red Sox | Kirby Puckett$^†$ | .356 |
| 1989 | Kirby Puckett$^†$ | .339 | Minnesota Twins | Carney Lansford | .336 |
| 1990 | George Brett$^†$ | .329 | Kansas City Royals | Rickey Henderson$^†$ | .325 |
| 1991 | Julio Franco | .341 | Texas Rangers | Wade Boggs$^†$ | .332 |
| 1992 | Edgar Martínez$^†$ | .343 | Seattle Mariners | Kirby Puckett$^†$ | .329 |
| 1993 | John Olerud | .363 | Toronto Blue Jays | Paul Molitor$^†$ | .332 |
| 1994 | Paul O'Neill | .359 | New York Yankees | Albert Belle | .357 |
| 1995 | Edgar Martínez$^†$ | .356 | Seattle Mariners | Chuck Knoblauch | .333 |
| 1996 | Alex Rodriguez | .358 | Seattle Mariners | Frank Thomas$^†$ | .349 |
| 1997 | Frank Thomas$^†$ | .347 | Chicago White Sox | Edgar Martínez$^†$ | .330 |
| 1998 | Bernie Williams | .339 | New York Yankees | Mo Vaughn | .337 |
| 1999 | Nomar Garciaparra | .357 | Boston Red Sox | Derek Jeter$^†$ | .349 |
| 2000 | Nomar Garciaparra | .372 | Boston Red Sox | Darin Erstad | .355 |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki$^†$ | .350 | Seattle Mariners | Jason Giambi | .342 |
| 2002 | Manny Ramirez | .349 | Boston Red Sox | Mike Sweeney | .340 |
| 2003 | Bill Mueller | .326 | Boston Red Sox | Manny Ramirez | .325 |
| 2004 | Ichiro Suzuki$^†$ | .372 | Seattle Mariners | Melvin Mora | .340 |
| 2005 | Michael Young | .331 | Texas Rangers | Alex Rodriguez | .321 |
| 2006 | Joe Mauer$^†$ | .347 | Minnesota Twins | Derek Jeter$^†$ | .344 |
| 2007 | Magglio Ordóñez | .363 | Detroit Tigers | Ichiro Suzuki$^†$ | .351 |
| 2008 | Joe Mauer$^†$ | .328 | Minnesota Twins | Dustin Pedroia | .326 |
| 2009 | Joe Mauer$^†$ | .365 | Minnesota Twins | Ichiro Suzuki$^†$ | .352 |
| 2010 | Josh Hamilton | .359 | Texas Rangers | Miguel Cabrera | .328 |
| 2011 | Miguel Cabrera | .344 | Detroit Tigers | Adrián González | .338 |
| 2012 | Miguel Cabrera | .330 | Detroit Tigers | Mike Trout | .326 |
| 2013 | Miguel Cabrera | .348 | Detroit Tigers | Joe Mauer$^†$ | .324 |
| 2014 | Jose Altuve | .341 | Houston Astros | Victor Martinez | .335 |
| 2015 | Miguel Cabrera | .338 | Detroit Tigers | Xander Bogaerts | .320 |
| 2016 | Jose Altuve | .338 | Houston Astros | Mookie Betts | .318 |
| 2017 | Jose Altuve | .346 | Houston Astros | Avisaíl García | .330 |
| 2018 | Mookie Betts | .346 | Boston Red Sox | J. D. Martinez | .330 |
| 2019 | Tim Anderson | .335 | Chicago White Sox | DJ LeMahieu | .327 |
| 2020 | DJ LeMahieu | .364 | New York Yankees | Tim Anderson | .322 |
| 2021 | Yuli Gurriel | .319 | Houston Astros | Michael Brantley | .311 |
| 2022 | Luis Arráez | .316 | Minnesota Twins | Aaron Judge | .311 |
| 2023 | Yandy Díaz | .330 | Tampa Bay Rays | Corey Seager | .327 |
| 2024 | Bobby Witt Jr. | .332 | Kansas City Royals | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | .323 |

## Other Major Leagues

| Year | Winner | AVG | Team | League | Runner-up | 2nd AVG |
| 1882 | Pete Browning | .378 | Louisville Eclipse | American Association | Hick Carpenter | .342 |
| 1883 | Ed Swartwood | .357 | Pittsburgh Alleghenys | American Association | Pete Browning | .338 |
| 1884 | Dave Orr | .354 | New York Metropolitans | American Association | John Reilly | .339 |
| 1884 | Fred Dunlap | .412 | St. Louis Maroons | Union Association | Orator Shafer | .360 |
| 1885 | Pete Browning | .362 | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Dave Orr | .342 |
| 1886 | Guy Hecker | .341 | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Pete Browning | .340 |
| 1887 | Tip O'Neill | .435 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | Pete Browning | .402 |
| 1888 | Tip O'Neill | .335 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | John Reilly | .321 |
| 1889 | Tommy Tucker | .372 | Baltimore Orioles | American Association | Tip O'Neill | .335 |
| 1890 | Chicken Wolf | .363 | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Denny Lyons | .354 |
| 1890 | Pete Browning | .373 | Cleveland Infants | Players' League | Dave Orr | .371 |
| 1891 | Dan Brouthers$^†$ | .350 | Boston Reds | American Association | Hugh Duffy$^†$ | .336 |
| 1914 | Benny Kauff | .370 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | Federal League | Steve Evans | .348 |
| 1915 | Benny Kauff | .342 | Brooklyn Tip-Tops | Federal League | William Fischer | .329 |

## Negro Leagues

In the 28-year major league history, nine players won a league batting title multiple times: Oscar Charleston (3), Josh Gibson (3), Monte Irvin (2), Oscar Johnson (2), Buck Leonard (2), Jud Wilson (2), Artie Wilson (2), Mule Suttles (2), and Turkey Stearnes (2).
| Year | Winner | AVG | Team | League | Runner-up | 2nd AVG |
| 1920 | Cristóbal Torriente† | .411 | Chicago American Giants | Negro National League | Jimmie Lyons | .379 |
| 1921 | Oscar Charleston† | .433 | St. Louis Giants | Negro National League | Charlie Blackwell | .405 |
| 1922 | Oscar Johnson | .406 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | Dobie Moore | .386 |
| 1923 | Oscar Johnson | .406 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro National League | Cristobal Torriente† | .387 |
| 1923 | Biz Mackey† | .423 | Hilldale Club | Eastern Colored League | Robert Hudspeth | .367 |
| 1924 | Valentín Dreke | .389 | Cuban Stars (West) | Negro National League | Newt Joseph | .375 |
| 1924 | Oscar Charleston† | .405 | Harrisburg Giants | Eastern Colored League | Jud Wilson† | .385 |
| 1925 | Edgar Wesley | .404 | Detroit Stars | Negro National League | Wilson Redus | .372 |
| 1925 | Oscar Charleston† | .427 | Harrisburg Giants | Eastern Colored League | John Beckwith | .404 |
| 1926 | Mule Suttles† | .425 | St. Louis Stars | Negro National League | Turkey Stearnes† | .383 |
| 1926 | Martin Dihigo† | .375 | Cuban Stars (East) | Eastern Colored League | Jud Wilson† | .373 |
| 1927 | Red Parnell | .422 | Birmingham Black Barons | Negro National League | Steel Arm Davis | .396 |
| 1927 | Jud Wilson† | .422 | Baltimore Black Sox New York Lincoln Giants | Eastern Colored League | Oscar Charleston† | .399 |
| 1928 | Mule Suttles† | .359$^s$ | St. Louis Stars | Negro National League | Willie Wells† | .359 |
| 1928 | Jud Wilson† | .399 | Baltimore Black Sox | Eastern Colored League | Rap Dixon | .398 |
| 1929 | Charlie Smith | .451 | New York Lincoln Giants | American Negro League | Rap Dixon | .415 |
| 1929 | Turkey Stearnes† | .390 | Detroit Stars | Negro National League | Pythias Russ | .369 |
| 1930 | Willie Wells† | .411 | St. Louis Stars | Negro National League | Mule Suttles† | .409 |
| 1931 | Turkey Stearnes† | .376 | Detroit Stars | Negro National League | Jim Williams | .354 |
| 1932 | Dick Lundy | .381 | Baltimore Black Sox | East-West League | Eppie Hamilton | .368 |
| 1932 | Leroy Morney | .378 | Monroe Monarchs | Negro Southern League | Ernest Scott | .362 |
| 1933$^a$ | Jabbo Andrews | .398 | Columbus Blue Birds | Negro National League II | Josh Gibson† | .395 |
| 1934 | Buddy Burbage | .438 | Newark Dodgers | Negro National League II | Ray Dandridge† | .432 |
| 1935 | Buck Leonard† | .389 | Homestead Grays | Negro National League II | Turkey Stearnes† | .388 |
| 1936 | Josh Gibson† | .389 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | Negro National League II | Roy Parnell | .367 |
| 1937 | Josh Gibson† | .417 | Homestead Grays | Negro National League II | Jim West | .394 |
| 1937 | Bill Carter | .390 | St. Louis Stars Birmingham Black Barons | Negro American League | Willard Brown† | .379 |
| 1938 | Buck Leonard† | .420 | Homestead Grays | Negro National League II | Harry Williams | .393 |
| 1938 | Donald Reeves | .397 | Atlanta Black Crackers | Negro American League | David Whatley | .396 |
| 1939 | Josh Gibson† | .402 | Homestead Grays | Negro National League II | Buck Leonard† | .385 |
| 1939 | Henry Turner | .393 | Cleveland Bears | Negro American League | Willard Brown† | .368 |
| 1940 | Johnny Washington | .377 | New York Black Yankees | Negro National League II | Monte Irvin† | .371 |
| 1940 | Marshall Riddle | .377 | St. Louis–New Orleans Stars | Negro American League | Jesse Williams | .368 |
| 1941 | Monte Irvin† | .395 | Newark Eagles | Negro National League II | Bill Hoskins | .367 |
| 1941 | Cowan Hyde | .379 | Memphis Red Sox | Negro American League | Lyman Bostock | .364 |
| 1942 | Lennie Pearson | .347 | Newark Eagles Homestead Grays | Negro National League II | Willie Wells† | .343 |
| 1942 | Ted Strong | .364 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro American League | Barney Serrell | .360 |
| 1943 | Tetelo Vargas | .471 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | Josh Gibson† | .466 |
| 1943 | Alex Radcliff | .369 | Chicago American Giants | Negro American League | Willard Brown† | .340 |
| 1944 | Bob Harvey | .426 | Newark Eagles | Negro National League II | Roy Campanella† | .388 |
| 1944 | Artie Wilson | .421 | Birmingham Black Barons | Negro American League | Parnell Woods | .413 |
| 1945 | Roy Campanella† | .385 | Baltimore Elite Giants | Negro National League II | Frankie Austin | .377 |
| 1945 | Ed Steele | .391 | Birmingham Black Barons | Negro American League | Jackie Robinson† | .375 |
| 1946 | Monte Irvin† | .363 | Newark Eagles | Negro National League II | Henry Kimbro | .342 |
| 1946 | Archie Ware | .423 | Cleveland Buckeyes | Negro American League | Clyde Nelson | .367 |
| 1947 | Henry Kimbro | .384 | Baltimore Elite Giants | Negro National League II | Johnny Washington | .370 |
| 1947 | Willard Brown† | .371 | Kansas City Monarchs | Negro American League | Sam Hill | .351 |
| 1948 | Artie Wilson | .437 | Birmingham Black Barons | Negro American League | Willard Brown† | .404 |
| 1948 | Lester Lockett | .370 | Baltimore Elite Giants | Negro National League II | Frankie Austin | .356 |

## Footnotes

* $^L$ Recognized "Major Leagues" include the current American and National Leagues and several defunct leagues in the American Association, the Federal League, the Players' League, the Union Association along with seven Negro league baseball leagues: the Negro National League (1920–31), the Eastern Colored League (1923–1928), American Negro League (1929), East-West League (1932), Negro Southern League (1932), Negro National League (1933–48), and the Negro American League (1937–48)
* $^{1902a}$ $^{1902b}$ Sources differ whether Nap Lajoie or Ed Delahanty won the American League batting title in 1902 and differ slightly over Lajoie's precise statistics that season. The Hall of Fame credits Lajoie with 129 hits in 352 at bats (.368) while MLB and Baseball-Reference.com show 133 hits in 352 at bats (.378). According to Baseball-Reference a player qualified for a batting title prior to 1920 by appearing in 60% of his team's games—82 games in the 136 game schedule in 1902—and Lajoie appeared in 87 team games. As such, Baseball-Reference credits Lajoie with the 1902 title, with Delahanty's .376 batting average placing second. MLB's historical statistics leaderboards, however, use the modern standard of 3.1 plate appearances per team game (422 in that season) which Lajoie fell 37 short of. Thus, MLB credits Delahanty with the 1902 title with his .376 average. Similarly, the Hall of Fame lists the 1902 title on Delahanty's plaque and not Lajoie's.
* $^{1910a}$ $^{1910b}$ Before the 1910 season, Hugh Chalmers of Chalmers Automobile announced he would present a Chalmers Model 30 automobile to the player with the highest batting average at the end of the season. The 1910 race for best average in the American League was between Nap Lajoie of the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers' widely disliked Cobb. On the last day of the season, Lajoie overtook Cobb's batting average with seven bunt hits in a doubleheader against the St. Louis Browns. Browns' manager Jack O'Connor supposedly told his third baseman Red Corriden to play back down the line all day, which allowed Lajoie easy bunt hits. Cobb complained about the move, though American League President Ban Johnson said that a recalculation showed that Cobb had won the race anyway and Chalmers ultimately awarded cars to both players.
* $^{1954}$ Rules in 1954 required 2.6 at bats per team game, 400 for a 154-game schedule (the rule was changed in 1957 to the current requirement of 3.1 plate appearances per team game), to qualify for the title and hitless at bats could be added to reach this total. Ted Williams posted a .345 average in 1954 over only 386 at bats, and the required 14 hitless at bats dropped him to .3325, below Avila's league-leading .341 average.
* $^a$ While Baseball-Reference.com lists both Yelich and Marte with a batting average of .329 in 2019, Yelich's average is higher (.3292) than Marte's (.3286) if extended to four decimal places.
* $^b$ The Major League Baseball (MLB) season in 2020 was less than half the length of a typical season, starting in late July and condensed into 60 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* $^s$ Suttles had 108 hits in 301 at-bats (.35880), while Wells had 113 hits in 315 at-bats (.35873)
* $^a$ Andrews played in 22 games and batted .398. However, among players with a minimum of 3.1 plate appearances / games, Baseball Reference lists Josh Gibson, who had batted .395 in 68 games in 1933, as leader among minimum qualifiers. In 2024, the MLB database lists Josh Gibson's 1933 season 69 games with the Pittsburgh Crawfords.