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1938 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Buck Leonard led all of MLB in batting average in 1938 with .418, 35 points ahead of Harry Williams (.383). It stands 31st among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 3 times Buck Leonard led in batting average.

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Led all of MLB in 1938 Buck Leonard Homestead Grays
.418 Batting Average .035 clear of Harry Williams
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Buck Leonard HG .418 43 153 64 .500
2 Harry Williams PC .383 37 141 54 .435
3 Josh Gibson HG .363 47 168 61 .462
4 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx BOS .349 149 565 197 .462
5 Jeff Heath Jeff Heath CLE .343 126 502 172 .383
6 Ernie Lombardi Ernie Lombardi CIN .342 129 489 167 .391
7 Ben Chapman Ben Chapman BOS .340 127 480 163 .418
8 Johnny Mize Johnny Mize SLN .337 149 531 179 .422
9 Buddy Myer Buddy Myer WS1 .336 127 437 147 .454
10 Cecil Travis Cecil Travis WS1 .335 146 567 190 .401
11 Hal Trosky Hal Trosky CLE .334 150 554 185 .407
12 Rip Radcliff Rip Radcliff CHA .330 129 503 166 .376
13 Earl Averill Earl Averill CLE .330 134 482 159 .429
14 Frank McCormick Frank McCormick CIN .327 151 640 209 .348
15 Joe Cronin Joe Cronin BOS .325 143 530 172 .428
16 George McQuinn George McQuinn SLA .324 148 602 195 .384
17 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio NYA .324 145 599 194 .386
18 Joe Vosmik Joe Vosmik BOS .324 146 621 201 .384
19 Joe Medwick Joe Medwick SLN .322 146 590 190 .369
20 Arky Vaughan Arky Vaughan PIT .322 148 541 174 .433
21 Stan Hack Stan Hack CHN .320 152 609 195 .411
22 Jim West BEG .318 35 132 42 .396
23 Dave Campbell NBY .318 30 110 35 .370
24 Hank Greenberg Hank Greenberg DET .315 155 556 175 .438
25 Lloyd Waner Lloyd Waner PIT .313 147 619 194 .343
26 Bill Dickey Bill Dickey NYA .313 132 454 142 .412
27 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson PHA .313 152 563 176 .406
28 Mel Ott Mel Ott NY1 .311 150 527 164 .442
29 Mel Almada Mel Almada SLA +1 .311 149 633 197 .362
30 Red Rolfe Red Rolfe NYA .311 151 631 196 .386
31 Mint Jones JRC .310 16 71 22 .338
32 Bill Perkins PS .310 60 197 61 .398
33 Jerry Benjamin HG .309 42 165 51 .397
34 Dixie Walker Dixie Walker DET .308 127 454 140 .396
35 Wally Moses Wally Moses PHA .307 142 589 181 .369
36 Marvin Barker NBY .307 31 124 38 .353
37 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer DET .306 152 568 174 .425
38 Chester Williams PC .306 39 147 45 .354
39 Harry Danning Harry Danning NY1 .306 120 448 137 .345
40 Gee Walker Gee Walker CHA .305 120 442 135 .360
41 George Case George Case WS1 .305 107 433 132 .362
42 Sam West WS1 +1 .305 136 509 155 .363
43 Pinky Higgins Pinky Higgins BOS .303 139 524 159 .388
44 Jo-Jo Moore Jo-Jo Moore NY1 .302 125 506 153 .335
45 Red Kress Red Kress SLA .302 150 566 171 .378
46 Al Simmons Al Simmons WS1 .302 125 470 142 .357
47 Clyde Spearman PS .302 65 245 74 .378
48 Carl Reynolds Carl Reynolds CHN .302 125 497 150 .335
49 Vic Harris HG .301 44 176 53 .363
50 Doc Cramer Doc Cramer BOS .301 148 658 198 .354
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