1959 Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Showing players with at least 487 plate appearances — the standard 3.1 plate appearances per team game. Show all players
| # | Player | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
ML1 | 154 | 629 | 116 | 223 | 46 | 7 | 39 | 123 | 51 | 54 | 8 | .355 | .401 | .636 | 1.037 |
| 2 |
|
DET | 139 | 561 | 99 | 198 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 48 | 37 | 7 | .353 | .402 | .501 | .903 |
| 3 |
|
SLN | 144 | 458 | 65 | 158 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 88 | 47 | 2 | .345 | .453 | .478 | .931 |
| 4 |
|
DET | 136 | 511 | 86 | 167 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 94 | 72 | 42 | 10 | .327 | .410 | .530 | .940 |
| 5 |
|
SFN | 151 | 605 | 92 | 192 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 105 | 33 | 100 | 23 | .317 | .356 | .522 | .878 |
| 6 |
|
CIN | 154 | 648 | 131 | 205 | 47 | 9 | 20 | 84 | 55 | 98 | 21 | .316 | .371 | .509 | .880 |
| 7 |
|
BOS | 147 | 560 | 95 | 176 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 95 | 48 | 6 | .314 | .415 | .427 | .841 |
| 8 |
|
SFN | 151 | 575 | 125 | 180 | 43 | 5 | 34 | 104 | 65 | 58 | 27 | .313 | .381 | .583 | .964 |
| 9 |
|
CIN | 146 | 540 | 106 | 168 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 125 | 69 | 93 | 18 | .311 | .391 | .583 | .975 |
| 10 |
|
CIN | 149 | 598 | 102 | 186 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 72 | 40 | 14 | .311 | .380 | .430 | .809 |
| 11 |
|
SLN | 149 | 563 | 86 | 174 | 18 | 5 | 28 | 94 | 67 | 77 | 12 | .309 | .384 | .508 | .892 |
| 12 |
|
ML1 | 148 | 594 | 118 | 182 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 114 | 80 | 71 | 2 | .306 | .390 | .593 | .983 |
| 13 |
|
CHA | 156 | 624 | 84 | 191 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 71 | 13 | 5 | .306 | .381 | .389 | .770 |
| 14 |
|
CHN | 155 | 589 | 97 | 179 | 25 | 6 | 45 | 143 | 64 | 72 | 2 | .304 | .374 | .596 | .970 |
| 15 |
|
LAN | 145 | 543 | 93 | 164 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 74 | 81 | 64 | 15 | .302 | .394 | .495 | .890 |
| 16 |
|
CLE | 148 | 570 | 92 | 172 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 92 | 54 | 46 | 8 | .302 | .377 | .468 | .846 |
| 17 |
|
SLN | 138 | 517 | 77 | 156 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 34 | 61 | 15 | .302 | .344 | .470 | .814 |
| 18 |
|
NYA | 134 | 469 | 53 | 141 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 5 | .301 | .335 | .377 | .713 |
| 19 |
|
KC1 | 126 | 463 | 74 | 139 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 48 | 38 | 10 | .300 | .369 | .413 | .782 |
| 20 |
|
BAL | 140 | 440 | 63 | 132 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 78 | 35 | 1 | .300 | .402 | .455 | .856 |
| 21 |
|
PIT | 155 | 564 | 60 | 166 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 9 | .294 | .374 | .399 | .773 |
| 22 |
|
CIN | 148 | 580 | 59 | 170 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 115 | 29 | 44 | 2 | .293 | .325 | .445 | .770 |
| 23 |
|
ML1 | 138 | 470 | 59 | 137 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 57 | 45 | 1 | .292 | .369 | .411 | .780 |
| 24 |
|
SLN | 150 | 615 | 90 | 178 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 67 | 42 | 15 | .289 | .361 | .359 | .720 |
| 25 |
|
CLE | 147 | 595 | 102 | 172 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 9 | .289 | .334 | .412 | .746 |
| 26 |
|
ML1 | 133 | 478 | 72 | 138 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 54 | 13 | .289 | .338 | .398 | .735 |
| 27 |
|
LAN | 151 | 616 | 103 | 177 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 83 | 43 | 86 | 17 | .287 | .337 | .464 | .802 |
| 28 |
|
KC1 | 125 | 463 | 61 | 132 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 87 | 35 | 87 | 3 | .285 | .332 | .480 | .812 |
| 29 |
|
NYA | 144 | 541 | 104 | 154 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 75 | 93 | 126 | 21 | .285 | .390 | .514 | .904 |
| 30 |
|
PHI | 136 | 499 | 75 | 142 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 0 | .285 | .375 | .449 | .824 |
| 31 |
|
NYA | 131 | 472 | 64 | 134 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 69 | 43 | 38 | 1 | .284 | .347 | .462 | .809 |
| 32 |
|
NYA +1 | 147 | 541 | 82 | 153 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 93 | 36 | 77 | 4 | .283 | .333 | .471 | .804 |
| 33 |
|
LAN | 145 | 553 | 91 | 156 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 96 | 25 | 23 | .282 | .387 | .345 | .732 |
| 34 | Tony Taylor | CHN | 150 | 624 | 96 | 175 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 45 | 86 | 23 | .280 | .331 | .393 | .724 |
| 35 |
|
BOS | 154 | 604 | 90 | 169 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 92 | 42 | 58 | 6 | .280 | .323 | .437 | .760 |
| 36 | Bob Skinner | PIT | 143 | 547 | 78 | 153 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 10 | .280 | .357 | .399 | .756 |
| 37 |
|
SLN | 143 | 519 | 61 | 145 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 37 | 83 | 7 | .279 | .327 | .430 | .757 |
| 38 |
|
NYA | 132 | 512 | 67 | 143 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 24 | 46 | 3 | .279 | .313 | .391 | .704 |
| 39 |
|
WS1 | 147 | 531 | 73 | 148 | 18 | 3 | 33 | 100 | 46 | 99 | 5 | .279 | .334 | .510 | .844 |
| 40 |
|
DET | 148 | 521 | 115 | 145 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 61 | 135 | 77 | 9 | .278 | .435 | .436 | .871 |
| 41 |
|
BOS | 148 | 535 | 101 | 148 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 112 | 88 | 67 | 20 | .277 | .372 | .492 | .863 |
| 42 |
|
PIT | 147 | 593 | 74 | 163 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 35 | 0 | .275 | .312 | .361 | .673 |
| 43 |
|
KC1 | 122 | 433 | 69 | 118 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 53 | 2 | .273 | .359 | .464 | .824 |
| 44 |
|
SFN | 126 | 463 | 64 | 126 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 68 | 42 | 84 | 5 | .272 | .335 | .475 | .810 |
| 45 |
|
CHA | 149 | 515 | 78 | 140 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 78 | 68 | 20 | .272 | .371 | .379 | .749 |
| 46 |
|
KC1 | 130 | 488 | 72 | 130 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 28 | 60 | 4 | .266 | .309 | .437 | .746 |
| 47 |
|
PHI | 153 | 564 | 86 | 150 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 79 | 42 | 9 | .266 | .360 | .307 | .667 |
| 48 |
|
DET | 127 | 459 | 56 | 122 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 45 | 37 | 2 | .266 | .339 | .403 | .742 |
| 49 |
|
CHA | 140 | 505 | 63 | 134 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 84 | 55 | 49 | 4 | .265 | .345 | .452 | .796 |
| 50 | Daryl Spencer | SFN | 152 | 555 | 59 | 147 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 62 | 58 | 67 | 5 | .265 | .332 | .369 | .701 |
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