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1970 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Rico Carty led all of MLB in batting average in 1970 with .366, 37 points ahead of Alex Johnson (.329).

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Rico Carty Led all of MLB in 1970 Rico Carty Atlanta Braves
.366 Batting Average .037 clear of Alex Johnson
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Rico Carty Rico Carty ATL .366 136 478 175 .454
2 Alex Johnson CAL .329 156 614 202 .370
3 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski BOS .329 161 566 186 .452
4 Joe Torre Joe Torre SLN .325 161 624 203 .398
5 Manny Sanguillen PIT .325 128 486 158 .344
6 Tony Oliva Tony Oliva MIN .325 157 628 204 .364
7 Billy Williams Billy Williams CHN .322 161 636 205 .391
8 Wes Parker Wes Parker LAN .319 161 614 196 .392
9 Cito Gaston Cito Gaston SDN .319 146 584 186 .364
10 Tony Perez Tony Perez CIN .317 158 587 186 .401
11 Pete Rose Pete Rose CIN .316 159 649 205 .385
12 Bobby Tolan Bobby Tolan CIN .316 152 589 186 .384
13 Jim Hickman Jim Hickman CHN .315 149 514 162 .419
14 Luis Aparicio Luis Aparicio CHA .313 146 552 173 .372
15 Felix Millan Felix Millan ATL .310 142 590 183 .352
16 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson BAL .306 132 471 144 .398
17 Willie Davis Willie Davis LAN .305 146 593 181 .336
18 Orlando Cepeda Orlando Cepeda ATL .305 148 567 173 .365
19 Denis Menke HOU .304 154 562 171 .392
20 Lou Brock Lou Brock SLN .304 155 664 202 .361
21 Reggie Smith Reggie Smith BOS .303 147 580 176 .361
22 Thurman Munson Thurman Munson NYA .302 132 453 137 .386
23 Bobby Bonds Bobby Bonds SFN .302 157 663 200 .375
24 Danny Cater Danny Cater NYA .301 155 582 175 .340
25 Lou Piniella Lou Piniella KCA .301 144 542 163 .343
26 Dick Dietz Dick Dietz SFN .300 148 493 148 .426
27 Cesar Tovar Cesar Tovar MIN .300 161 650 195 .356
28 Hank Aaron Hank Aaron ATL .298 150 516 154 .385
29 Matty Alou Matty Alou PIT .297 155 677 201 .329
30 Boog Powell Boog Powell BAL .297 154 526 156 .412
31 Tommy Harper Tommy Harper ML4 .296 154 604 179 .377
32 George Scott George Scott BOS .296 127 480 142 .355
33 Roy White NYA .296 162 609 180 .387
34 Don Money Don Money PHI .295 120 447 132 .361
35 Ken Henderson Ken Henderson SFN .294 148 554 163 .394
36 Jose Cardenal Jose Cardenal SLN .294 148 552 162 .348
37 Johnny Bench Johnny Bench CIN .293 158 605 177 .345
38 Ollie Brown Ollie Brown SDN .292 139 534 156 .331
39 Willie Mays Willie Mays SFN .291 139 478 139 .391
40 Billy Grabarkewitz Billy Grabarkewitz LAN .289 156 529 153 .399
41 Willie McCovey Willie McCovey SFN .289 152 495 143 .444
42 Glenn Beckert Glenn Beckert CHN .288 143 591 170 .323
43 Tommie Agee Tommie Agee NYN .286 153 636 182 .344
44 Vada Pinson Vada Pinson CLE .286 148 574 164 .319
45 Carlos May Carlos May CHA .285 150 555 158 .373
46 Amos Otis Amos Otis KCA .284 159 620 176 .353
47 Frank Howard Frank Howard WS2 .283 161 566 160 .416
48 Jim Wynn HOU .282 157 554 156 .394
49 Davey Johnson Davey Johnson BAL .281 149 530 149 .360
50 Dick Allen Dick Allen SLN .279 122 459 128 .377
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