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1884 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Fred Dunlap led all of MLB in batting average in 1884 with .412, 52 points ahead of Orator Shafer (.360). It stands 38th among all single seasons in MLB history.

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Fred Dunlap Led all of MLB in 1884 Fred Dunlap St. Louis Maroons
.412 Batting Average .052 clear of Orator Shafer
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Fred Dunlap Fred Dunlap SLU .412 101 449 185 .448
2 Orator Shafer SLU .360 106 467 168 .398
3 King Kelly King Kelly CHN .354 108 452 160 .414
4 Dave Orr Dave Orr NY4 .354 110 458 162 .362
5 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke BFN .347 108 467 162 .392
6 Ezra Sutton Ezra Sutton BSN .346 110 468 162 .384
7 John Reilly John Reilly CN2 .339 105 448 152 .366
8 Henry Moore WSU .336 111 461 155 .363
9 Pete Browning Pete Browning LS2 .336 103 447 150 .357
10 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .335 112 475 159 .373
11 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers BFN .327 94 398 130 .378
12 Al Myers Al Myers MLU .326 12 46 15 .326
13 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey PH4 .326 104 448 146 .368
14 Deacon White Deacon White BFN .325 110 452 147 .370
15 Jack Gleason Jack Gleason SLU .324 92 395 128 .361
16 Fred Lewis SL4 +1 .321 81 330 106 .365
17 George Gore George Gore CHN .318 103 422 134 .404
18 Roger Connor Roger Connor NY1 .317 116 477 151 .367
19 Jack Rowe Jack Rowe BFN .315 93 400 126 .352
20 Dude Esterbrook NY4 .315 112 477 150 .345
21 Charley Jones Charley Jones CN2 .314 112 472 148 .376
22 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock CL2 +1 .314 110 453 142 .360
23 Emmett Seery Emmett Seery BLU +1 .313 106 467 146 .342
24 Frank Fennelly WS7 +1 .311 90 379 118 .367
25 Abner Dalrymple Abner Dalrymple CHN .309 111 521 161 .327
26 Cal Broughton MLU .308 11 39 12 .308
27 Jumbo Schoeneck Jumbo Schoeneck CHU +1 .308 106 426 131 .320
28 Charlie Sweeney Charlie Sweeney SLU +1 .307 86 339 104 .347
29 Sam Barkley Sam Barkley TL1 .306 104 435 133 .342
30 Dick Burns CNU .306 79 350 107 .316
31 Paul Hines Paul Hines PRO .302 114 490 148 .360
32 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson BFN .301 102 439 132 .334
33 Chicken Wolf Chicken Wolf LS2 .300 110 486 146 .310
34 James Roseman James Roseman NY4 .298 107 436 130 .339
35 Sadie Houck PH4 .297 108 472 140 .318
36 Dave Rowe Dave Rowe SLU .293 109 485 142 .307
37 Monk Cline Monk Cline LS2 .290 94 396 115 .342
38 Fred Pfeffer Fred Pfeffer CHN .289 112 467 135 .325
39 Phil Baker WSU .288 86 371 107 .309
40 Ed Swartwood Ed Swartwood PT1 .288 102 399 115 .365
41 Ed Crane Ed Crane BSU .285 101 428 122 .308
42 Dick Johnston Dick Johnston RIC .281 39 146 41 .291
43 Bill Harbridge CNU .279 82 341 95 .328
44 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson CHN .278 107 417 116 .344
45 Bill Hawes CNU .278 79 349 97 .288
46 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee CN2 .278 112 450 125 .327
47 Buck Ewing Buck Ewing NY1 .278 94 382 106 .327
48 Henry Larkin Henry Larkin PH4 .276 85 326 90 .324
49 Fred Mann Fred Mann CL5 .276 99 366 101 .341
50 Bill Phillips Bill Phillips CL2 .276 111 464 128 .303
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