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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[L] wins the "batting title" each season for having the highest batting average that year.[1][2] 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,[3] 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.[4] 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.[4] Tony Gwynn, for example, had 159 hits in 451 ABs in 1996 (.353 average) but only 498 PAs.[5] 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.[6]

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Ty Cobb won more batting titles than any other player, though the precise number is unclear because of the race in the 1910 American League.

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.[7] 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.[8] Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers, who also holds the highest career batting average of .366, led the AL in average in 11 (or 12) seasons.[9] Honus Wagner and Gwynn are tied for the second-most titles, with eight apiece in the NL.[5][10] It is unclear whether Lajoie or Cobb won the 1910 AL title, with some sources attributing the title to each man.[1910a] 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).[11] 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.[1902a] 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.[12][13]

Barnes' initial NL-leading average of .4286 in 1876 set the single-season record which stood for a decade.[14] Tip O'Neill topped this total with a .4352 average in 1887 (that 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), and Hugh Duffy set the current record mark in 1894 by posting a .4397 batting average.[14] Under the current 3.1 PA qualification, players have posted a .400 batting average for a season 28 times.[15] Ted Williams' .4057 in 1941 is the most recent such season, one of 13 to occur since 1900.[15] George Brett in 1980 is the only player to maintain a .400 average into September since 1941.[16] Additionally, only Brett and John Olerud in 1993 maintained such an average into August.[16] 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.[16][17] 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.[18][19] 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.[20][21][22][23]

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.[24][25] George Kell beat out Williams in 1949 by .00015.[24] 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.[24][26] The closest National League race before that was in 1931 with Chick Hafey edging out Bill Terry by .00028.[24] 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 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.[L] In addition, Oscar Charleston won batting championships in the Negro National League and Eastern Colored League.

In 1990, Willie McGee posted a .335 average over 542 at-bats in the NL before being traded to the AL on August 29.[27] 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.[27][28]

Key

WinnerPlayer with the highest batting average (AVG) in the league
AVGThe winner's batting average
Runner-upPlayer with the second-highest batting average in the league
2nd AVGThe second-highest batting average
LeagueDenoted only for players outside of the modern major leagues
†Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

National League

Ross Barnes' .429 in 1876 set a single-season record that stood for a decade.
Paul Hines won two consecutive NL batting titles in 1878 and 1879.
Hugh Duffy set the current single-season record when he batted .440 in 1894.
Willie Keeler won two consecutive NL batting titles in 1897 and 1898.
Honus Wagner was the first batter to win eight NL batting titles and won four consecutive titles during that run.
Rogers Hornsby won seven NL batting titles, including six consecutively from 1920 to 1925.
Stan Musial won seven NL batting titles from 1943 to 1957.
Tony Gwynn won a record-tying eight NL batting titles from 1984 to 1997.
Albert Pujols won the closest NL batting race in 2003.
YearWinnerAVGTeam(s)Runner-up2nd AVGRef
1876Ross Barnes.429Chicago White StockingsGeorge Hall.366[29]
1877Deacon White†.387Boston Red CapsJohn Cassidy.378[30]
1878Paul Hines.358Providence GraysAbner Dalrymple.354[31]
1879Paul Hines.357Providence GraysJim O'Rourke†.348[32]
1880George Gore.360Chicago White StockingsCap Anson†.337[33]
1881Cap Anson†.399Chicago White StockingsMartin Powell.338[34]
1882Dan Brouthers†.368Buffalo BisonsCap Anson†.362[35]
1883Dan Brouthers†.374Buffalo BisonsRoger Connor†.357[36]
1884King Kelly†.354Chicago White StockingsJim O'Rourke†.347[37]
1885Roger Connor†.371New York GiantsDan Brouthers†.359[38]
1886King Kelly†.388Chicago White StockingsCap Anson†.371[39]
1887Sam Thompson†.372Detroit WolverinesCap Anson†.347[40]
1888Cap Anson†.344Chicago White StockingsJimmy Ryan.332[41]
1889Dan Brouthers†.373Boston BeaneatersJack Glasscock.352[42]
1890Jack Glasscock.336New York GiantsBilly Hamilton†.325[43]
1891Billy Hamilton†.340Philadelphia PhilliesBug Holliday.319[44]
1892Dan Brouthers†.335Brooklyn GroomsBilly Hamilton†.330[45]
1893Billy Hamilton†.380Philadelphia PhilliesSam Thompson†.370[46]
1894Hugh Duffy†.440Boston BeaneatersTuck Turner.418[47]
1895Jesse Burkett†.405Cleveland SpidersEd Delahanty†.404[48]
1896Jesse Burkett†.410Cleveland SpidersHughie Jennings†.401[49]
1897Willie Keeler†.424Baltimore OriolesFred Clarke†.390[50]
1898Willie Keeler†.385Baltimore OriolesBilly Hamilton†.369[51]
1899Ed Delahanty†.410Philadelphia PhilliesJesse Burkett†.396[52]
1900Honus Wagner†.381Pittsburgh PiratesElmer Flick†.367[53]
1901Jesse Burkett†.376St. Louis CardinalsEd Delahanty†.354[54]
1902Ginger Beaumont.357Pittsburgh PiratesSam Crawford†.333[55]
1903Honus Wagner†.355Pittsburgh PiratesFred Clarke†.351[56]
1904Honus Wagner†.349Pittsburgh PiratesMike Donlin.329[57]
1905Cy Seymour.377Cincinnati RedsHonus Wagner†.363[58]
1906Honus Wagner†.339Pittsburgh PiratesHarry Steinfeldt.327[59]
1907Honus Wagner†.350Pittsburgh PiratesSherry Magee.328[60]
1908Honus Wagner†.354Pittsburgh PiratesMike Donlin.334[61]
1909Honus Wagner†.339Pittsburgh PiratesMike Mitchell.310[62]
1910Sherry Magee.331Philadelphia PhilliesVin Campbell.326[63]
1911Honus Wagner†.334Pittsburgh PiratesDoc Miller.333[64]
1912Heinie Zimmerman.372Chicago CubsChief Meyers.358[65]
1913Jake Daubert.350Brooklyn SuperbasGavvy Cravath.341[66]
1914Jake Daubert.329Brooklyn RobinsBeals Becker.325[67]
1915Larry Doyle.320New York GiantsFred Luderus.315[68]
1916Hal Chase.339Cincinnati RedsJake Daubert.316[69]
1917Edd Roush†.341Cincinnati RedsRogers Hornsby†.327[70]
1918Zack Wheat†.335Brooklyn RobinsEdd Roush†.333[71]
1919Edd Roush†.321Cincinnati RedsRogers Hornsby†.318[72]
1920Rogers Hornsby†.370St. Louis CardinalsRoss Youngs†.351[73]
1921Rogers Hornsby†.397St. Louis CardinalsEdd Roush†.352[74]
1922Rogers Hornsby†.401St. Louis CardinalsRay Grimes.354[75]
1923Rogers Hornsby†.384St. Louis CardinalsJim Bottomley†.371[76]
1924Rogers Hornsby†.424St. Louis CardinalsZack Wheat†.375[77]
1925Rogers Hornsby†.403St. Louis CardinalsJim Bottomley†.367[78]
1926Bubbles Hargrave.353Cincinnati RedsCuckoo Christensen.350[79]
1927Paul Waner†.380Pittsburgh PiratesRogers Hornsby†.361[80]
1928Rogers Hornsby†.387Boston BravesPaul Waner†.370[81]
1929Lefty O'Doul.398Philadelphia PhilliesBabe Herman.381[82]
1930Bill Terry†.401New York GiantsBabe Herman.393[83]
1931Chick Hafey†.349St. Louis CardinalsBill Terry†.349[84]
1932Lefty O'Doul.368Brooklyn DodgersBill Terry†.350[85]
1933Chuck Klein†.368Philadelphia PhilliesSpud Davis.349[86]
1934Paul Waner†.362Pittsburgh PiratesBill Terry†.354[87]
1935Arky Vaughan†.385Pittsburgh PiratesJoe Medwick†.353[88]
1936Paul Waner†.373Pittsburgh PiratesBabe Phelps.367[89]
1937Joe Medwick†.374St. Louis CardinalsJohnny Mize†.364[90]
1938Ernie Lombardi†.342Cincinnati RedsJohnny Mize†.337[91]
1939Johnny Mize†.349St. Louis CardinalsFrank McCormick.332[92]
1940Debs Garms.355Pittsburgh PiratesErnie Lombardi†.319[93]
1941Pete Reiser.343Brooklyn DodgersJohnny Cooney.319[94]
1942Ernie Lombardi†.330Boston BravesEnos Slaughter†.318[95]
1943Stan Musial†.357St. Louis CardinalsBilly Herman†.330[96]
1944Dixie Walker.357Brooklyn DodgersStan Musial†.347[97]
1945Phil Cavarretta.355Chicago CubsTommy Holmes.352[98]
1946Stan Musial†.365St. Louis CardinalsJohnny Hopp.333[99]
1947Harry Walker.363St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies		Bob Elliott.317[100]
1948Stan Musial†.376St. Louis CardinalsRichie Ashburn†.333[101]
1949Jackie Robinson†.342Brooklyn DodgersStan Musial†.338[102]
1950Stan Musial†.346St. Louis CardinalsJackie Robinson†.328[103]
1951Stan Musial†.355St. Louis CardinalsRichie Ashburn†.344[104]
1952Stan Musial†.336St. Louis CardinalsFrank Baumholtz.325[105]
1953Carl Furillo.344Brooklyn DodgersRed Schoendienst†.342[106]
1954Willie Mays†.345New York GiantsDon Mueller.342[107]
1955Richie Ashburn†.338Philadelphia PhilliesWillie Mays†.319[108]
1956Hank Aaron†.328Milwaukee BravesBill Virdon.319[109]
1957Stan Musial†.351St. Louis CardinalsWillie Mays†.333[110]
1958Richie Ashburn†.350Philadelphia PhilliesWillie Mays†.347[111]
1959Hank Aaron†.355Milwaukee BravesJoe Cunningham.345[112]
1960Dick Groat.325Pittsburgh PiratesNorm Larker.323[113]
1961Roberto Clemente†.351Pittsburgh PiratesVada Pinson.343[114]
1962Tommy Davis.346Los Angeles DodgersFrank Robinson†.342[115]
1963Tommy Davis.326Los Angeles DodgersRoberto Clemente†.320[116]
1964Roberto Clemente†.339Pittsburgh PiratesRico Carty.330[117]
1965Roberto Clemente†.329Pittsburgh PiratesHank Aaron†.318[118]
1966Matty Alou.342Pittsburgh PiratesFelipe Alou.327[119]
1967Roberto Clemente†.357Pittsburgh PiratesTony González.339[120]
1968Pete Rose.335Cincinnati RedsMatty Alou.332[121]
1969Pete Rose.348Cincinnati RedsRoberto Clemente†.345[122]
1970Rico Carty.366Atlanta BravesJoe Torre†.325[123]
1971Joe Torre†.363St. Louis CardinalsRalph Garr.343[124]
1972Billy Williams†.333Chicago CubsRalph Garr.325[125]
1973Pete Rose.338Cincinnati RedsCésar Cedeño.320[126]
1974Ralph Garr.353Atlanta BravesAl Oliver.321[127]
1975Bill Madlock.354Chicago CubsTed Simmons†.332[128]
1976Bill Madlock.339Chicago CubsKen Griffey, Sr..336[129]
1977Dave Parker.338Pittsburgh PiratesRennie Stennett.336[130]
1978Dave Parker.334Pittsburgh PiratesSteve Garvey.316[131]
1979Keith Hernandez.344St. Louis CardinalsPete Rose.331[132]
1980Bill Buckner.324Chicago CubsKeith Hernandez.321[133]
1981Bill Madlock.341Pittsburgh PiratesPete Rose.325[134]
1982Al Oliver.331Montreal ExposBill Madlock.319[135]
1983Bill Madlock.323Pittsburgh PiratesLonnie Smith.321[136]
1984Tony Gwynn†.351San Diego PadresLee Lacy.321[137]
1985Willie McGee.353St. Louis CardinalsPedro Guerrero.320[138]
1986Tim Raines†.334Montreal ExposSteve Sax.332[139]
1987Tony Gwynn†.370San Diego PadresPedro Guerrero.338[140]
1988Tony Gwynn†.313San Diego PadresRafael Palmeiro.307[141]
1989Tony Gwynn†.336San Diego PadresWill Clark.333[142]
1990Willie McGee.335St. Louis CardinalsEddie Murray†.330[143]
1991Terry Pendleton.319Atlanta BravesHal Morris.318[144]
1992Gary Sheffield.330San Diego PadresAndy Van Slyke.324[145]
1993Andrés Galarraga.370Colorado RockiesTony Gwynn†.358[146]
1994Tony Gwynn†.394San Diego PadresJeff Bagwell†.368[147]
1995Tony Gwynn†.368San Diego PadresMike Piazza†.346[148]
1996Tony Gwynn†.353San Diego PadresEllis Burks.344[6]
1997Tony Gwynn†.372San Diego PadresLarry Walker†.366[149]
1998Larry Walker†.363Colorado RockiesJohn Olerud.354[150]
1999Larry Walker†.379Colorado RockiesLuis Gonzalez.336[151]
2000Todd Helton†.372Colorado RockiesMoisés Alou.355[152]
2001Larry Walker†.350Colorado RockiesTodd Helton†.336[153]
2002Barry Bonds.370San Francisco GiantsLarry Walker†.338[154]
2003Albert Pujols.359St. Louis CardinalsTodd Helton†.358[26]
2004Barry Bonds.362San Francisco GiantsTodd Helton†.347[155]
2005Derrek Lee.335Chicago CubsAlbert Pujols.330[156]
2006Freddy Sanchez.344Pittsburgh PiratesMiguel Cabrera.339[157]
2007Matt Holliday.340Colorado RockiesChipper Jones†.337[158]
2008Chipper Jones†.364Atlanta BravesAlbert Pujols.357[159]
2009Hanley Ramírez.342Florida MarlinsPablo Sandoval.330[160]
2010Carlos González.336Colorado RockiesJoey Votto.324[161]
2011José Reyes.337New York MetsRyan Braun.332[162]
2012Buster Posey.336San Francisco GiantsAndrew McCutchen.327[163]
2013Michael Cuddyer.331Colorado RockiesChris Johnson.321[164]
2014Justin Morneau.319Colorado RockiesJosh Harrison.315[165]
2015Dee Gordon.333Miami MarlinsBryce Harper.330[166]
2016DJ LeMahieu.348Colorado RockiesDaniel Murphy.347[167]
2017Charlie Blackmon.331Colorado RockiesDaniel Murphy.322[168]
2018Christian Yelich.326Milwaukee BrewersScooter Gennett.310[169]
2019Christian Yelich.329[a]Milwaukee BrewersKetel Marte.329[170]
2020[b]Juan Soto.351Washington NationalsFreddie Freeman.341[171]
2021Trea Turner.328Washington Nationals
Los Angeles Dodgers		Juan Soto.313[172]
2022Jeff McNeil.326New York MetsFreddie Freeman.325[173]
2023Luis Arráez.354Miami MarlinsRonald Acuña Jr..337[174]

American League

Nap Lajoie led the American League in its inaugural season with a .426 batting average, one of just 13 seasons of a .400+ average in the 20th century. He also won the 1903 and 1904 AL batting titles. In addition, Lajoie was a part of contested batting average races in 1902 and 1910.
Ed Delahanty won the 1899 NL batting title and the 1902 AL batting title, though his 1902 title is disputed.
Ted Williams won six AL batting titles. He hit .406 in 1941, and that is the last time a player has hit over .400.
Rod Carew won seven AL batting titles between 1969 and 1978.
George Brett's .390 batting average in 1980 is the second-highest since 1941.
Ichiro Suzuki won AL batting titles in 2001 and 2004.
Joe Mauer won the 2006, 2008, and 2009 batting titles, becoming the first catcher to win three batting titles and the only catcher ever to win in the AL.
YearWinnerAVGTeam(s)Runner-up2nd AVGRef
1901Nap Lajoie†.426Philadelphia AthleticsMike Donlin.340[175]
1902Ed Delahanty†.376Washington SenatorsCharlie Hickman†.361[176]
1903Nap Lajoie†.344Cleveland NapsSam Crawford†.335[177]
1904Nap Lajoie†.376Cleveland NapsWillie Keeler†.343[178]
1905Elmer Flick†.308Cleveland NapsWillie Keeler†.302[179]
1906George Stone.358St. Louis BrownsNap Lajoie†.355[180]
1907Ty Cobb†.350Detroit TigersSam Crawford†.323[181]
1908Ty Cobb†.324Detroit TigersSam Crawford†.311[182]
1909Ty Cobb†.377Detroit TigersEddie Collins†.347[183]
1910Ty Cobb†.385Detroit TigersNap Lajoie†.384[184]
1911Ty Cobb†.420Detroit TigersShoeless Joe Jackson.408[185]
1912Ty Cobb†.409Detroit TigersShoeless Joe Jackson.395[186]
1913Ty Cobb†.390Detroit TigersShoeless Joe Jackson.373[187]
1914Ty Cobb†.368Detroit TigersEddie Collins†.344[188]
1915Ty Cobb†.369Detroit TigersEddie Collins†.332[189]
1916Tris Speaker†.386Cleveland IndiansTy Cobb†.371[190]
1917Ty Cobb†.383Detroit TigersGeorge Sisler†.353[191]
1918Ty Cobb†.382Detroit TigersGeorge Burns.352[192]
1919Ty Cobb†.384Detroit TigersBobby Veach.355[193]
1920George Sisler†.407St. Louis BrownsTris Speaker†.388[194]
1921Harry Heilmann†.394Detroit TigersTy Cobb†.389[195]
1922George Sisler†.420St. Louis BrownsTy Cobb†.401[196]
1923Harry Heilmann†.403Detroit TigersBabe Ruth†.393[197]
1924Babe Ruth†.378New York YankeesCharlie Jamieson.359[198]
1925Harry Heilmann†.393Detroit TigersTris Speaker†.389[199]
1926Heinie Manush†.378Detroit TigersBabe Ruth†.372[200]
1927Harry Heilmann†.398Detroit TigersAl Simmons†.392[201]
1928Goose Goslin†.379Washington SenatorsHeinie Manush†.378[202]
1929Lew Fonseca.369Cleveland IndiansAl Simmons†.365[203]
1930Al Simmons†.381Philadelphia AthleticsLou Gehrig†.379[204]
1931Al Simmons†.390Philadelphia AthleticsBabe Ruth†.373[205]
1932Dale Alexander.367Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox		Jimmie Foxx†.364[206]
1933Jimmie Foxx†.356Philadelphia AthleticsHeinie Manush†.336[207]
1934Lou Gehrig†.363New York YankeesCharlie Gehringer†.356[208]
1935Buddy Myer.349Washington SenatorsJoe Vosmik.348[209]
1936Luke Appling†.388Chicago White SoxEarl Averill†.378[210]
1937Charlie Gehringer†.371Detroit TigersLou Gehrig†.351[211]
1938Jimmie Foxx†.349Boston Red SoxJeff Heath.343[212]
1939Joe DiMaggio†.381New York YankeesJimmie Foxx†.360[213]
1940Joe DiMaggio†.352New York YankeesLuke Appling†.348[214]
1941Ted Williams†.406Boston Red SoxCecil Travis.359[215]
1942Ted Williams†.356Boston Red SoxJohnny Pesky.331[216]
1943Luke Appling†.328Chicago White SoxDick Wakefield.316[217]
1944Lou Boudreau†.327Cleveland IndiansBobby Doerr†.325[218]
1945Snuffy Stirnweiss.309New York YankeesTony Cuccinello.308[25]
1946Mickey Vernon.353Washington SenatorsTed Williams†.342[219]
1947Ted Williams†.343Boston Red SoxBarney McCosky.328[220]
1948Ted Williams†.369Boston Red SoxLou Boudreau†.355[221]
1949George Kell†.343Detroit TigersTed Williams†.343[222]
1950Billy Goodman.354Boston Red SoxGeorge Kell†.340[223]
1951Ferris Fain.344Philadelphia AthleticsMinnie Miñoso†.326[224]
1952Ferris Fain.327Philadelphia AthleticsDale Mitchell.323[225]
1953Mickey Vernon.337Washington SenatorsAl Rosen.336[226]
1954Bobby Ávila.341Cleveland IndiansTed Williams†.345[1954][227]
1955Al Kaline†.340Detroit TigersVic Power.319[228]
1956Mickey Mantle†.353New York YankeesTed Williams†.345[229]
1957Ted Williams†.388Boston Red SoxMickey Mantle†.365[230]
1958Ted Williams†.328Boston Red SoxPete Runnels.322[231]
1959Harvey Kuenn.353Detroit TigersAl Kaline†.327[232]
1960Pete Runnels.320Boston Red SoxAl Smith.315[233]
1961Norm Cash.361Detroit TigersAl Kaline†.324[234]
1962Pete Runnels.326Boston Red SoxMickey Mantle†.321[235]
1963Carl Yastrzemski†.321Boston Red SoxAl Kaline†.312[236]
1964Tony Oliva†.323Minnesota TwinsBrooks Robinson†.317[237]
1965Tony Oliva†.321Minnesota TwinsCarl Yastrzemski†.312[238]
1966Frank Robinson†.316Baltimore OriolesTony Oliva†.307[239]
1967Carl Yastrzemski†.326Boston Red SoxFrank Robinson†.311[240]
1968Carl Yastrzemski†.301Boston Red SoxDanny Cater.290[241]
1969Rod Carew†.332Minnesota TwinsReggie Smith.309[242]
1970Alex Johnson.329California AngelsCarl Yastrzemski†.329[243]
1971Tony Oliva†.337Minnesota TwinsBobby Murcer.331[244]
1972Rod Carew†.318Minnesota TwinsLou Piniella.312[245]
1973Rod Carew†.350Minnesota TwinsGeorge Scott.306[246]
1974Rod Carew†.364Minnesota TwinsJorge Orta.316[247]
1975Rod Carew†.359Minnesota TwinsFred Lynn.331[248]
1976George Brett†.333Kansas City RoyalsHal McRae.332[249]
1977Rod Carew†.388Minnesota TwinsLyman Bostock.336[250]
1978Rod Carew†.333Minnesota TwinsAl Oliver.324[251]
1979Fred Lynn.333Boston Red SoxGeorge Brett†.329[252]
1980George Brett†.390Kansas City RoyalsCecil Cooper.352[253]
1981Carney Lansford.336Boston Red SoxTom Paciorek.326[254]
1982Willie Wilson.332Kansas City RoyalsRobin Yount†.331[255]
1983Wade Boggs†.361Boston Red SoxRod Carew†.339[256]
1984Don Mattingly.343New York YankeesDave Winfield†.340[257]
1985Wade Boggs†.368Boston Red SoxGeorge Brett†.335[258]
1986Wade Boggs†.357Boston Red SoxDon Mattingly.352[259]
1987Wade Boggs†.363Boston Red SoxPaul Molitor†.353[260]
1988Wade Boggs†.366Boston Red SoxKirby Puckett†.356[261]
1989Kirby Puckett†.339Minnesota TwinsCarney Lansford.336[262]
1990George Brett†.329Kansas City RoyalsRickey Henderson†.325[263]
1991Julio Franco.341Texas RangersWade Boggs†.332[264]
1992Edgar Martínez†.343Seattle MarinersKirby Puckett†.329[265]
1993John Olerud.363Toronto Blue JaysPaul Molitor†.332[266]
1994Paul O'Neill.359New York YankeesAlbert Belle.357[267]
1995Edgar Martínez†.356Seattle MarinersChuck Knoblauch.333[268]
1996Alex Rodriguez.358Seattle MarinersFrank Thomas†.349[269]
1997Frank Thomas†.347Chicago White SoxEdgar Martínez†.330[270]
1998Bernie Williams.339New York YankeesMo Vaughn.337[271]
1999Nomar Garciaparra.357Boston Red SoxDerek Jeter†.349[272]
2000Nomar Garciaparra.372Boston Red SoxDarin Erstad.355[273]
2001Ichiro Suzuki.350Seattle MarinersJason Giambi.342[274]
2002Manny Ramirez.349Boston Red SoxMike Sweeney.340[275]
2003Bill Mueller.326Boston Red SoxManny Ramirez.325[276]
2004Ichiro Suzuki.372Seattle MarinersMelvin Mora.340[277]
2005Michael Young.331Texas RangersAlex Rodriguez.321[278]
2006Joe Mauer†.347Minnesota TwinsDerek Jeter†.344[279]
2007Magglio Ordóñez.363Detroit TigersIchiro Suzuki.351[280]
2008Joe Mauer†.328Minnesota TwinsDustin Pedroia.326[281]
2009Joe Mauer†.365Minnesota TwinsIchiro Suzuki.352[282]
2010Josh Hamilton.359Texas RangersMiguel Cabrera.328[283]
2011Miguel Cabrera.344Detroit TigersAdrián González.338[284]
2012Miguel Cabrera.330Detroit TigersMike Trout.326[285]
2013Miguel Cabrera.348Detroit TigersJoe Mauer†.324[286]
2014José Altuve.341Houston AstrosVictor Martinez.335[287]
2015Miguel Cabrera.338Detroit TigersXander Bogaerts.320[288]
2016José Altuve.338Houston AstrosMookie Betts.318[289]
2017José Altuve.346Houston AstrosAvisaíl García.330[290]
2018Mookie Betts.346Boston Red SoxJ. D. Martinez.330[291]
2019Tim Anderson.335Chicago White SoxDJ LeMahieu.327[292]
2020[b]DJ LeMahieu.364New York YankeesTim Anderson.322[293]
2021Yuli Gurriel.319Houston AstrosMichael Brantley.311[294]
2022Luis Arráez.316Minnesota TwinsAaron Judge.311[295]
2023Yandy Díaz.330Tampa Bay RaysCorey Seager.327[296]

Other major leagues

Benny Kauff won the only two Federal League batting titles in 1914 and 1915.
YearWinnerAVGTeamLeagueRunner-up2nd AVGRef
1882Pete Browning.378Louisville EclipseAmerican AssociationHick Carpenter.342[297]
1883Ed Swartwood.357Pittsburgh AlleghenysAmerican AssociationPete Browning.338[298]
1884Dave Orr.354New York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationJohn Reilly.339[299]
1884Fred Dunlap.412St. Louis MaroonsUnion AssociationOrator Shafer.360[300]
1885Pete Browning.362Louisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationDave Orr.342[301]
1886Guy Hecker.341Louisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationPete Browning.340[302]
1887Tip O'Neill.435St. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationPete Browning.402[303]
1888Tip O'Neill.335St. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationJohn Reilly.321[304]
1889Tommy Tucker.372Baltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationTip O'Neill.335[305]
1890Chicken Wolf.363Louisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationDenny Lyons.354[306]
1890Pete Browning.373Cleveland InfantsPlayers' LeagueDave Orr.371[307]
1891Dan Brouthers†.350Boston RedsAmerican AssociationHugh Duffy†.336[308]
1914Benny Kauff.370Indianapolis HoosiersFederal LeagueSteve Evans.348[309]
1915Benny Kauff.342Brooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueWilliam Fischer.329[310]

Negro leagues

On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball announced that the records of Negro league baseball from 1920 to 1948 would be designated as major league status. As such, seven different leagues that existed in that time period are now recognized as being on the same level as MLB.[311] 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).

Josh Gibson won three batting titles, tied with Oscar Charleston for the most among the Negro leagues in history. Gibson and Willard Brown are the only players to have finished in the top two in batting average in five different seasons.
YearWinnerAVGTeamLeagueRunner-up2nd AVGRef
1920Cristóbal Torriente†.411Chicago American GiantsNegro National LeagueJimmie Lyons.379[312]
1921Oscar Charleston†.433St. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueCharlie Blackwell.405[313]
1922Oscar Johnson.406Kansas City MonarchsNegro National LeagueDobie Moore.386[314]
1923Oscar Johnson.406Kansas City MonarchsNegro National LeagueCristobal Torriente†.387[315]
1923Biz Mackey†.423Hilldale ClubEastern Colored LeagueRobert Hudspeth.367[316]
1924Valentín Dreke.389Cuban Stars (West)Negro National LeagueNewt Joseph.375[317]
1924Oscar Charleston†.405Harrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueJud Wilson†.385[318]
1925Edgar Wesley.404Detroit StarsNegro National LeagueWilson Redus.372[319]
1925Oscar Charleston†.427Harrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueJohn Beckwith.404[320]
1926Mule Suttles†.425St. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueTurkey Stearnes†.383[321]
1926Martin Dihigo†.375Cuban Stars (East)Eastern Colored LeagueJud Wilson†.373[322]
1927Red Parnell.422Birmingham Black BaronsNegro National LeagueSteel Arm Davis.396[323]
1927Jud Wilson†.422Baltimore Black Sox
New York Lincoln Giants		Eastern Colored LeagueOscar Charleston†.399[324]
1928Mule Suttles†.359sSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueWillie Wells†.359[325]
1928Jud Wilson†.399Baltimore Black SoxEastern Colored LeagueRap Dixon.398[326]
1929Chino Smith.451New York Lincoln GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueRap Dixon.415[327]
1929Turkey Stearnes†.390Detroit StarsNegro National LeaguePythias Russ.369[328]
1930Willie Wells†.411St. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueMule Suttles†.409[329]
1931Turkey Stearnes†.376Detroit StarsNegro National LeagueJim Williams.354[330]
1932Dick Lundy.381Baltimore Black SoxEast-West LeagueEppie Hamilton.368[331]
1932Leroy Morney.378Monroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueErnest Scott.362[332]
1933aJabbo Andrews.398Columbus Blue BirdsNegro National League IIJosh Gibson†.395[333]
1934Buddy Burbage.438Newark DodgersNegro National League IIRay Dandridge†.432[334]
1935Buck Leonard†.389Homestead GraysNegro National League IITurkey Stearnes†.388[335]
1936Josh Gibson†.389Pittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIRoy Parnell.367[336]
1937Josh Gibson†.417Homestead GraysNegro National League IIJim West.394[337]
1937Elmer Carter.390St. Louis Stars
Birmingham Black Barons		Negro American LeagueWillard Brown†.379[338]
1938Buck Leonard†.420Homestead GraysNegro National League IIHarry Williams.393[339]
1938Donald Reeves.397Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueDavid Whatley.396[340]
1939Josh Gibson†.402Homestead GraysNegro National League IIBuck Leonard†.385[341]
1939Henry Turner.393Cleveland BearsNegro American LeagueWillard Brown†.368[342]
1940Johnny Washington.377New York Black YankeesNegro National League IIMonte Irvin†.371[343]
1940Marshall Riddle.377St. Louis–New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueJesse Williams.368[344]
1941Monte Irvin†.395Newark EaglesNegro National League IIBill Hoskins.367[345]
1941Cowan Hyde.379Memphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueLyman Bostock.364[346]
1942Lennie Pearson.347Newark Eagles
Homestead Grays		Negro National League IIWillie Wells†.343[347]
1942Ted Strong.364Kansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueBarney Serrell.360[348]
1943Tetelo Vargas.471New York CubansNegro National League IIJosh Gibson†.466[349]
1943Alex Radcliff.369Chicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueWillard Brown†.340[350]
1944Bob Harvey.426Newark EaglesNegro National League IIRoy Campanella†.388[351]
1944Artie Wilson.421Birmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueParnell Woods.413[352]
1945Roy Campanella†.385Baltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIFrankie Austin.377[353]
1945Ed Steele.391Birmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueJackie Robinson†.375[354]
1946Monte Irvin†.363Newark EaglesNegro National League IIHenry Kimbro.342[355]
1946Archie Ware.423Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueClyde Nelson.367[356]
1947Henry Kimbro.384Baltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIJohnny Washington.370[357]
1947Willard Brown†.371Kansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueSam Hill.351[358]
1948Artie Wilson.437Birmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueWillard Brown†.404[359]
1948Lester Lockett.370Baltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIFrankie Austin.356[360]

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)[361][362]
  • 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)[363] while MLB and Baseball-Reference.com show 133 hits in 352 at bats (.378).[364][365] 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.[364][366][367] As such, Baseball-Reference credits Lajoie with the 1902 title, with Delahanty's .376 batting average placing second.[368] 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.[364] Thus, MLB credits Delahanty with the 1902 title with his .376 average.[369] Similarly, the Hall of Fame lists the 1902 title on Delahanty's plaque and not Lajoie's.[363][370]
  • 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[371][372][373] 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.[374] 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.[371][374]
  • 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.[366] Ted Williams posted a .345 average in 1954 over only 386 at bats, and the required hitless at bats drop him below Avila's league-leading .341 average.[227]
  • 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 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, as leader among minimum qualifiers.

References

General
  • "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Batting Average". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  • "MLB Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
Specific

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