1897 Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Showing players with at least 422 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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BLN | 129 | 564 | 145 | 239 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 74 | 35 | 5 | 64 | .424 | .464 | .539 | 1.003 |
| 2 |
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LS3 | 130 | 526 | 122 | 205 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 45 | 26 | 59 | .390 | .461 | .530 | .992 |
| 3 |
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CL4 | 127 | 517 | 129 | 198 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 76 | 25 | 28 | .383 | .468 | .476 | .944 |
| 4 |
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PHI | 129 | 530 | 109 | 200 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 96 | 60 | 23 | 26 | .377 | .444 | .538 | .981 |
| 5 |
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BLN | 131 | 505 | 113 | 183 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 118 | 70 | 19 | 44 | .362 | .447 | .489 | .936 |
| 6 |
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PHI | 127 | 545 | 107 | 197 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 127 | 15 | 25 | 20 | .362 | .392 | .569 | .960 |
| 7 |
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BLN | 117 | 439 | 133 | 156 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 79 | 42 | 9 | 60 | .355 | .463 | .469 | .932 |
| 8 | Jack Doyle | BLN | 114 | 460 | 91 | 163 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 87 | 29 | 23 | 62 | .354 | .394 | .448 | .842 |
| 9 |
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BSN | 114 | 469 | 112 | 166 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 97 | 38 | 18 | 18 | .354 | .406 | .499 | .905 |
| 10 |
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NY1 | 131 | 521 | 112 | 184 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 135 | 43 | 23 | 65 | .353 | .410 | .509 | .918 |
| 11 |
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BLN | 131 | 536 | 113 | 189 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 116 | 36 | 21 | 69 | .353 | .404 | .481 | .885 |
| 12 |
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BSN | 134 | 529 | 103 | 183 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 132 | 41 | 16 | 14 | .346 | .400 | .482 | .882 |
| 13 |
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BSN | 127 | 507 | 152 | 174 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 105 | 30 | 66 | .343 | .461 | .414 | .875 |
| 14 |
|
WAS | 133 | 566 | 92 | 193 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 93 | 21 | 35 | 30 | .341 | .366 | .433 | .799 |
| 15 |
|
CHN | 118 | 479 | 119 | 163 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 83 | 48 | 12 | 73 | .340 | .406 | .480 | .886 |
| 16 |
|
BSN | 134 | 550 | 130 | 187 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 129 | 52 | 17 | 41 | .340 | .403 | .482 | .885 |
| 17 |
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CL4 | 114 | 444 | 105 | 150 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 61 | 74 | 19 | 25 | .338 | .435 | .419 | .854 |
| 18 |
|
CL4 | 130 | 516 | 99 | 173 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 112 | 48 | 32 | 14 | .335 | .394 | .504 | .898 |
| 19 |
|
CIN +1 | 114 | 433 | 84 | 143 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 87 | 20 | 14 | 25 | .330 | .380 | .485 | .865 |
| 20 |
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PHI | 133 | 566 | 124 | 186 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 40 | 51 | 39 | 31 | .329 | .386 | .421 | .807 |
| 21 |
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NY1 | 130 | 566 | 119 | 186 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 64 | 42 | 25 | 50 | .329 | .376 | .415 | .791 |
| 22 | Klondike Douglass | SLN | 126 | 519 | 77 | 170 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 52 | 20 | 12 | .328 | .402 | .403 | .805 |
| 23 |
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NY1 | 128 | 532 | 123 | 174 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 61 | 36 | 40 | .327 | .397 | .447 | .845 |
| 24 |
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BRO | 117 | 492 | 93 | 160 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 85 | 17 | 14 | 29 | .325 | .357 | .455 | .812 |
| 25 |
|
BLN | 106 | 391 | 90 | 127 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 99 | 15 | 44 | .325 | .471 | .379 | .849 |
| 26 |
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BSN | 107 | 450 | 89 | 145 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 23 | 17 | 22 | .322 | .358 | .444 | .802 |
| 27 |
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PIT | 120 | 479 | 82 | 154 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 25 | 23 | 34 | .322 | .360 | .384 | .744 |
| 28 |
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BSN | 132 | 566 | 125 | 180 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 49 | 18 | 34 | .318 | .376 | .376 | .753 |
| 29 |
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NY1 | 132 | 543 | 86 | 172 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 27 | 24 | 44 | .317 | .353 | .367 | .719 |
| 30 |
|
BRO | 134 | 534 | 136 | 169 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 56 | 81 | 13 | 16 | .317 | .416 | .416 | .832 |
| 31 |
|
CIN | 119 | 440 | 83 | 139 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 48 | 17 | 29 | .316 | .393 | .409 | .802 |
| 32 |
|
BRO | 135 | 548 | 134 | 172 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 61 | 22 | 48 | .314 | .392 | .383 | .775 |
| 33 | Kip Selbach | WAS | 124 | 486 | 113 | 152 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 59 | 80 | 32 | 46 | .313 | .414 | .461 | .875 |
| 34 |
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PIT | 123 | 467 | 99 | 145 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 54 | 70 | 32 | 25 | .311 | .408 | .463 | .871 |
| 35 |
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BSN | 123 | 499 | 87 | 154 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 106 | 32 | 20 | 16 | .309 | .355 | .419 | .774 |
| 36 | George LaChance | BRO | 126 | 520 | 86 | 160 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 90 | 15 | 38 | 26 | .308 | .333 | .446 | .780 |
| 37 |
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PIT | 111 | 429 | 70 | 131 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 63 | 26 | 40 | 21 | .305 | .359 | .473 | .832 |
| 38 |
|
SLN | 125 | 519 | 67 | 158 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 26 | 24 | 18 | .304 | .350 | .387 | .737 |
| 39 |
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NY1 | 110 | 389 | 111 | 118 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 64 | 81 | 38 | 35 | .303 | .444 | .432 | .875 |
| 40 |
|
LS3 | 133 | 512 | 76 | 154 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 83 | 41 | 21 | 15 | .301 | .365 | .426 | .791 |
| 41 |
|
CHN | 136 | 520 | 103 | 156 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 85 | 50 | 27 | 27 | .300 | .369 | .458 | .827 |
| 42 |
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LS3 +1 | 110 | 431 | 67 | 126 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 37 | 42 | 38 | .292 | .352 | .348 | .700 |
| 43 |
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WAS | 116 | 469 | 91 | 137 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 52 | 63 | 25 | .292 | .364 | .369 | .733 |
| 44 |
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CIN | 128 | 497 | 87 | 145 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 54 | 27 | 37 | .292 | .375 | .376 | .751 |
| 45 |
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SLN | 103 | 416 | 58 | 121 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 41 | 35 | 18 | 8 | .291 | .350 | .404 | .754 |
| 46 |
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CHN | 111 | 428 | 72 | 124 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 11 | .290 | .333 | .386 | .719 |
| 47 |
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CL4 | 103 | 397 | 49 | 115 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 26 | 21 | 20 | .290 | .338 | .378 | .716 |
| 48 | Henry Reitz | BLN | 128 | 477 | 76 | 138 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 84 | 50 | 25 | 23 | .289 | .370 | .359 | .728 |
| 49 | Charlie Irwin | CIN | 134 | 505 | 89 | 146 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 47 | 29 | 27 | .289 | .360 | .364 | .725 |
| 50 |
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CIN | 109 | 445 | 76 | 128 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 15 | .288 | .311 | .398 | .709 |
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