1874 MLB Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Levi Meyerle led all of MLB in batting average in 1874 with .394, 35 points ahead of Cal McVey (.359). It stands 81st among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 2 times Levi Meyerle led in batting average.
Showing players with at least 183 plate appearances — the standard 3.1 plate appearances per team game. Show all players
| # | Player | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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| 1 | Levi Meyerle | CH2 | 53 | 254 | 65 | 100 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .394 | .401 | .488 | .889 |
| 2 |
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BS1 | 70 | 343 | 91 | 123 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .359 | .361 | .481 | .842 |
| 3 | Lip Pike | HR1 | 52 | 234 | 58 | 83 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .355 | .368 | .504 | .873 |
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BL1 +1 | 43 | 179 | 33 | 62 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .346 | .354 | .413 | .767 |
| 5 | John McMullin | PH1 | 55 | 260 | 61 | 90 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 4 | .346 | .366 | .423 | .789 |
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PH2 | 55 | 265 | 68 | 91 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .343 | .353 | .498 | .851 |
| 7 | Jim Holdsworth | PH2 | 57 | 285 | 60 | 97 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .340 | .343 | .432 | .774 |
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BS1 | 51 | 259 | 72 | 88 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 8 | .340 | .360 | .417 | .777 |
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PH1 | 55 | 260 | 51 | 87 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .335 | .345 | .389 | .733 |
| 10 |
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BS1 | 60 | 313 | 76 | 103 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .329 | .340 | .476 | .816 |
| 11 |
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BS1 | 71 | 362 | 80 | 119 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .329 | .334 | .370 | .704 |
| 12 | Wes Fisler | PH1 | 37 | 180 | 26 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .328 | .328 | .406 | .733 |
| 13 | Scott Hastings | HR1 | 52 | 247 | 60 | 80 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .324 | .335 | .385 | .719 |
| 14 | Mike McGeary | PH1 | 54 | 271 | 61 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .321 | .324 | .373 | .696 |
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PH2 | 58 | 299 | 70 | 95 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .318 | .329 | .415 | .744 |
| 16 |
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BS1 | 70 | 331 | 82 | 104 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .314 | .322 | .453 | .776 |
| 17 |
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NY2 | 63 | 306 | 67 | 96 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .314 | .323 | .395 | .718 |
| 18 | Davy Force | CH2 | 59 | 294 | 61 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .313 | .320 | .344 | .663 |
| 19 |
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BS1 | 71 | 339 | 68 | 106 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .313 | .317 | .389 | .706 |
| 20 |
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HR1 | 45 | 197 | 36 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .305 | .308 | .345 | .653 |
| 21 |
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BS1 | 70 | 352 | 75 | 106 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .311 | .381 | .692 |
| 22 |
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CH2 | 59 | 271 | 47 | 80 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .295 | .306 | .347 | .652 |
| 23 | Dickey Pearce | BR2 | 56 | 255 | 48 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .310 | .298 | .608 |
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PH1 | 55 | 243 | 54 | 71 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .292 | .292 | .358 | .650 |
| 25 | John Peters | CH2 | 55 | 239 | 39 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .289 | .295 | .343 | .638 |
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BS1 | 47 | 222 | 58 | 64 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .288 | .292 | .419 | .710 |
| 27 | Tom Carey | NY2 | 64 | 287 | 56 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .286 | .291 | .352 | .643 |
| 28 |
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CH2 | 45 | 203 | 26 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .286 | .293 | .310 | .603 |
| 29 |
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NY2 | 65 | 318 | 68 | 90 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .283 | .296 | .337 | .633 |
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HR1 | 53 | 244 | 39 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .283 | .294 | .316 | .610 |
| 31 | John Glenn | CH2 | 55 | 237 | 33 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .283 | .298 | .321 | .618 |
| 32 |
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PH2 | 57 | 258 | 49 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .279 | .285 | .306 | .591 |
| 33 |
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PH1 | 54 | 222 | 49 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 2 | .275 | .297 | .315 | .612 |
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NY2 | 61 | 273 | 45 | 75 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .275 | .277 | .355 | .633 |
| 35 | Nat Hicks | PH2 | 58 | 266 | 51 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .274 | .288 | .312 | .600 |
| 36 | Warren White | BL1 | 45 | 211 | 21 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .270 | .277 | .275 | .552 |
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CH2 | 58 | 295 | 65 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 8 | .268 | .280 | .315 | .595 |
| 38 |
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BS1 | 71 | 327 | 69 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .266 | .268 | .318 | .586 |
| 39 | Jack Chapman | BR2 | 53 | 242 | 32 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 2 | .265 | .276 | .322 | .599 |
| 40 | Dick Higham | NY2 | 65 | 333 | 58 | 87 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .261 | .270 | .330 | .600 |
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BR2 | 56 | 245 | 34 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .261 | .267 | .278 | .545 |
| 42 | Eddie Booth | BR2 | 44 | 185 | 24 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .254 | .266 | .324 | .590 |
| 43 | Fergy Malone | CH2 | 47 | 223 | 33 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .264 | .274 | .538 |
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PH2 | 50 | 224 | 36 | 56 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .266 | .330 | .597 |
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BL1 | 47 | 203 | 29 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .246 | .261 | .296 | .557 |
| 46 |
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NY2 | 65 | 297 | 55 | 73 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 6 | .246 | .268 | .303 | .571 |
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NY2 | 65 | 298 | 46 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .242 | .249 | .269 | .518 |
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BL1 | 43 | 187 | 24 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .241 | .249 | .241 | .489 |
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BL1 | 47 | 196 | 19 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .240 | .248 | .255 | .503 |
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HR1 | 50 | 213 | 25 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .239 | .243 | .301 | .544 |
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