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1932 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Bill Perkins led all of MLB in batting average in 1932 with .411, 11 points ahead of Joe Strong (.400). It stands 39th among all single seasons in MLB history.

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Led all of MLB in 1932 Bill Perkins Homestead Grays
.411 Batting Average .011 clear of Joe Strong
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Bill Perkins HG +1 .411 22 90 37 .454
2 Joe Strong HG .400 28 85 34 .495
3 Leroy Morney MRM .388 52 206 80 .447
4 Dick Lundy BBS .379 46 161 61 .429
5 Lefty O'Doul Lefty O'Doul BRO .368 148 595 219 .423
6 Eppie Hampton WAP .368 47 136 50 .403
7 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx PHA .364 154 585 213 .469
8 Joe Scott AB2 .362 39 149 54 .387
9 Judy Johnson Judy Johnson HIL .356 25 87 31 .417
10 Pedro Díaz CUP .352 19 71 25 .418
11 Bill Terry Bill Terry NY1 .350 154 643 225 .382
12 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig NYA .349 156 596 208 .451
13 Sammy Hughes WAP .348 36 115 40 .423
14 Chuck Klein Chuck Klein PHI .348 154 650 226 .404
15 Heinie Manush Heinie Manush WS1 .342 149 625 214 .383
16 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth NYA .341 133 457 156 .489
17 Paul Waner Paul Waner PIT .341 154 630 215 .397
18 Roy Parnell MRM .341 49 182 62 .400
19 Don Hurst Don Hurst PHI .339 150 579 196 .412
20 George Giles HG .338 37 145 49 .400
21 Cool Papa Bell Cool Papa Bell DW +1 .338 39 160 54 .394
22 Vic Harris HG +1 .333 50 192 64 .426
23 Charlie Mason CUP +1 .333 28 102 34 .404
24 Branch Russell CLS .333 16 51 17 .452
25 Lloyd Waner Lloyd Waner PIT .333 134 565 188 .367
26 Tom Finley BBS .332 59 211 70 .387
27 Pie Traynor Pie Traynor PIT .329 135 513 169 .373
28 Jake Stephens HG .327 28 107 35 .424
29 Nat Rogers CAG .327 44 159 52 .406
30 Babe Herman Babe Herman CIN .326 148 577 188 .389
31 Riggs Stephenson Riggs Stephenson CHN .324 147 583 189 .383
32 Gee Walker Gee Walker DET .323 127 480 155 .345
33 Al Simmons Al Simmons PHA .322 154 670 216 .368
34 Earle Combs Earle Combs NYA .322 144 591 190 .405
35 Tom Young DW +1 .321 35 131 42 .386
36 Mel Ott Mel Ott NY1 .318 154 566 180 .424
37 Arky Vaughan Arky Vaughan PIT .318 129 497 158 .375
38 Joe Cronin Joe Cronin WS1 .318 143 557 177 .393
39 Bill Evans WAP +1 .316 57 209 66 .367
40 Zollie Wright MRM .316 52 190 60 .393
41 Lázaro Salazar CUP .316 28 114 36 .366
42 Bill Cissell Bill Cissell CLE +1 .315 143 584 184 .349
43 Rick Ferrell Rick Ferrell SLA .315 126 438 138 .406
44 Billy Herman Billy Herman CHN .314 154 656 206 .358
45 Earl Averill Earl Averill CLE .314 153 631 198 .392
46 Sandy Thompson CAG .313 41 147 46 .357
47 Sam Warmack WAP +1 .313 27 96 30 .359
48 Joe Vosmik Joe Vosmik CLE .312 153 621 194 .376
49 Smead Jolley Smead Jolley BOS +1 .312 149 573 179 .350
50 George Watkins George Watkins SLN .312 127 458 143 .384
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