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1985 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Wade Boggs led all of MLB in batting average in 1985 with .368, 15 points ahead of Willie McGee (.353). It was one of 5 times Wade Boggs led in batting average.

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Wade Boggs Led all of MLB in 1985 Wade Boggs Boston Red Sox
.368 Batting Average .015 clear of Willie McGee
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Wade Boggs Wade Boggs BOS .368 161 653 240 .450
2 Willie McGee Willie McGee SLN .353 152 612 216 .384
3 George Brett George Brett KCA .335 155 550 184 .436
4 Don Mattingly Don Mattingly NYA .324 159 652 211 .371
5 Pedro Guerrero Pedro Guerrero LAN .320 137 487 156 .422
6 Tim Raines Tim Raines MON .320 150 575 184 .405
7 Tony Gwynn Tony Gwynn SDN .317 154 622 197 .364
8 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson NYA .314 143 547 172 .419
9 Dave Parker Dave Parker CIN .312 160 635 198 .365
10 Brett Butler Brett Butler CLE .311 152 591 184 .377
11 Harold Baines Harold Baines CHA .309 160 640 198 .348
12 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez NYN .309 158 593 183 .384
13 Keith Moreland Keith Moreland CHN .307 161 587 180 .374
14 Ryne Sandberg Ryne Sandberg CHN .305 153 609 186 .364
15 Tom Herr SLN .302 159 596 180 .379
16 Dale Murphy Dale Murphy ATL .300 162 616 185 .388
17 Jose Cruz Jose Cruz HOU .300 141 544 163 .349
18 Phil Bradley Phil Bradley SEA .300 159 641 192 .365
19 Bill Buckner Bill Buckner BOS .299 162 673 201 .325
20 Paul Molitor Paul Molitor ML4 .297 140 576 171 .356
21 Eddie Murray Eddie Murray BAL .297 156 583 173 .383
22 Mike Scioscia Mike Scioscia LAN .296 141 429 127 .407
23 Rich Gedman Rich Gedman BOS .295 144 498 147 .362
24 Ron Oester Ron Oester CIN .295 152 526 155 .354
25 Mike Marshall Mike Marshall LAN .293 135 518 152 .342
26 Cecil Cooper Cecil Cooper ML4 .293 154 631 185 .322
27 Lee Lacy Lee Lacy BAL .293 121 492 144 .343
28 Jim Rice Jim Rice BOS .291 140 546 159 .349
29 Jesse Barfield Jesse Barfield TOR .289 155 539 156 .369
30 Tony Fernandez Tony Fernandez TOR .289 161 564 163 .340
31 Kirby Puckett Kirby Puckett MIN .288 161 691 199 .330
32 Julio Franco Julio Franco CLE .288 160 636 183 .343
33 Kirk Gibson Kirk Gibson DET .287 154 581 167 .364
34 Alvin Davis SEA .287 155 578 166 .381
35 Bill Doran Bill Doran HOU .287 148 578 166 .362
36 Mike Davis Mike Davis OAK .287 154 547 157 .348
37 Gary Ward Gary Ward TEX .287 154 593 170 .329
38 Leon Durham Leon Durham CHN .282 153 542 153 .358
39 Garry Templeton Garry Templeton SDN .282 148 546 154 .332
40 Cal Ripken Cal Ripken BAL .282 161 642 181 .347
41 Damaso Garcia Damaso Garcia TOR .282 146 600 169 .302
42 Steve Garvey Steve Garvey SDN .281 162 654 184 .318
43 Gary Carter Gary Carter NYN .281 149 555 156 .365
44 Jack Clark Jack Clark SLN .281 126 442 124 .393
45 Rod Carew Rod Carew CAL .280 127 443 124 .371
46 Lou Whitaker Lou Whitaker DET .279 152 609 170 .362
47 Steve Sax Steve Sax LAN .279 136 488 136 .352
48 Kent Hrbek Kent Hrbek MIN .278 158 593 165 .351
49 Willie Wilson Willie Wilson KCA .278 141 605 168 .316
50 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt PHI .277 158 549 152 .375
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