1929 Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Showing players with at least 211 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 | Charlie Smith | NLG | 66 | 247 | 86 | 111 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 81 | 48 | 0 | 16 | .449 | .550 | .875 | 1.424 |
| 2 | Rap Dixon | BBS | 76 | 277 | 77 | 115 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 92 | 33 | 0 | 22 | .415 | .482 | .729 | 1.212 |
| 3 | Jud Wilson | BBS | 76 | 280 | 77 | 113 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 44 | 0 | 21 | .404 | .492 | .621 | 1.114 |
| 4 |
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PHI | 154 | 638 | 152 | 254 | 35 | 6 | 32 | 122 | 76 | 19 | 2 | .398 | .465 | .622 | 1.088 |
| 5 | Turkey Stearnes | DS | 69 | 261 | 65 | 102 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 88 | 35 | 1 | 12 | .391 | .466 | .678 | 1.145 |
| 6 | John Beckwith | HG +1 | 56 | 207 | 57 | 80 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 60 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .387 | .448 | .691 | 1.139 |
| 7 | George Scales | NLG +1 | 68 | 243 | 61 | 93 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 41 | 1 | 8 | .383 | .486 | .605 | 1.091 |
| 8 |
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BRO | 146 | 569 | 105 | 217 | 42 | 13 | 21 | 113 | 55 | 45 | 21 | .381 | .436 | .612 | 1.048 |
| 9 |
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CHN | 156 | 602 | 156 | 229 | 47 | 8 | 39 | 149 | 87 | 65 | 2 | .380 | .459 | .679 | 1.139 |
| 10 | Fats Jenkins | ACB | 56 | 223 | 57 | 84 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 7 | .377 | .446 | .480 | .926 |
| 11 |
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NY1 | 150 | 607 | 103 | 226 | 39 | 5 | 14 | 117 | 48 | 35 | 10 | .372 | .418 | .522 | .941 |
| 12 |
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CLE | 148 | 566 | 97 | 209 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 103 | 50 | 23 | 19 | .369 | .427 | .532 | .959 |
| 13 |
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HIL +1 | 82 | 335 | 79 | 123 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 21 | 0 | 14 | .367 | .406 | .513 | .920 |
| 14 | John Henry Lloyd | NLG | 59 | 219 | 43 | 80 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 2 | .365 | .416 | .525 | .941 |
| 15 |
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PHA | 143 | 581 | 114 | 212 | 41 | 9 | 34 | 157 | 31 | 38 | 4 | .365 | .398 | .642 | 1.040 |
| 16 |
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HIL +1 | 82 | 291 | 71 | 106 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 56 | 1 | 8 | .364 | .471 | .564 | 1.035 |
| 17 | Wade Johnston | DS | 69 | 254 | 50 | 92 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 68 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .362 | .428 | .634 | 1.062 |
| 18 |
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CHN | 136 | 495 | 91 | 179 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 110 | 67 | 21 | 10 | .362 | .445 | .562 | 1.006 |
| 19 | Willie Wells | SLS +1 | 99 | 379 | 109 | 137 | 24 | 6 | 27 | 121 | 49 | 0 | 32 | .362 | .441 | .670 | 1.111 |
| 20 |
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CHN | 139 | 509 | 111 | 183 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 102 | 66 | 56 | 43 | .360 | .438 | .532 | .970 |
| 21 |
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PIT | 130 | 540 | 94 | 192 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 108 | 30 | 7 | 13 | .356 | .393 | .472 | .865 |
| 22 |
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PHI | 149 | 616 | 126 | 219 | 45 | 6 | 43 | 145 | 54 | 61 | 5 | .356 | .408 | .658 | 1.065 |
| 23 |
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SLA | 142 | 574 | 85 | 204 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 43 | 24 | 9 | .355 | .401 | .500 | .901 |
| 24 | LeRoy Taylor | KCM | 73 | 271 | 60 | 96 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 34 | .354 | .395 | .469 | .863 |
| 25 |
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NYA | 147 | 545 | 101 | 193 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 106 | 68 | 45 | 9 | .354 | .430 | .562 | .991 |
| 26 |
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PHA | 149 | 517 | 123 | 183 | 23 | 9 | 33 | 118 | 103 | 70 | 9 | .354 | .463 | .625 | 1.088 |
| 27 |
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PIT | 151 | 662 | 134 | 234 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 74 | 37 | 20 | 6 | .354 | .396 | .479 | .874 |
| 28 | Chaney White | ACB +1 | 70 | 278 | 50 | 98 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 5 | .353 | .406 | .525 | .931 |
| 29 | Dick Lundy | BBS | 70 | 262 | 53 | 92 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 0 | 9 | .351 | .399 | .504 | .903 |
| 30 | Clarence Smith | BBB | 71 | 277 | 39 | 97 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 17 | .350 | .371 | .502 | .872 |
| 31 | Mule Suttles | SLS +1 | 99 | 372 | 82 | 129 | 31 | 7 | 20 | 111 | 37 | 4 | 9 | .347 | .407 | .629 | 1.036 |
| 32 | Bill Riggins | NLG | 66 | 243 | 60 | 84 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 40 | 0 | 12 | .346 | .446 | .494 | .940 |
| 33 |
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CHN | 150 | 574 | 135 | 198 | 30 | 5 | 39 | 159 | 78 | 83 | 3 | .345 | .425 | .619 | 1.044 |
| 34 |
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NYA | 142 | 586 | 119 | 202 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 65 | 69 | 32 | 11 | .345 | .414 | .468 | .881 |
| 35 |
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NYA | 135 | 499 | 121 | 172 | 26 | 6 | 46 | 154 | 72 | 60 | 5 | .345 | .430 | .697 | 1.128 |
| 36 |
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DET | 125 | 453 | 86 | 156 | 41 | 7 | 15 | 120 | 50 | 39 | 5 | .344 | .412 | .565 | .977 |
| 37 |
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DET | 155 | 626 | 110 | 215 | 43 | 15 | 25 | 137 | 56 | 63 | 5 | .344 | .397 | .580 | .977 |
| 38 | Walter Cannady | HG | 51 | 196 | 47 | 67 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 8 | .342 | .371 | .490 | .861 |
| 39 | Bullet Rogan | KCM | 72 | 262 | 65 | 89 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 40 | 2 | 27 | .340 | .435 | .546 | .980 |
| 40 |
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DET | 155 | 634 | 131 | 215 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 106 | 64 | 19 | 27 | .339 | .405 | .532 | .936 |
| 41 |
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SLN | 134 | 517 | 101 | 175 | 47 | 9 | 29 | 125 | 45 | 42 | 7 | .339 | .394 | .633 | 1.026 |
| 42 |
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SLN | 150 | 613 | 128 | 206 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 79 | 49 | 8 | .336 | .416 | .472 | .888 |
| 43 |
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PIT | 151 | 596 | 131 | 200 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 100 | 89 | 24 | 15 | .336 | .424 | .534 | .958 |
| 44 |
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SLN | 138 | 527 | 93 | 176 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 74 | 53 | 12 | 24 | .334 | .397 | .484 | .881 |
| 45 | MartÃn Dihigo | HIL | 78 | 271 | 68 | 90 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 79 | 56 | 2 | 8 | .332 | .448 | .613 | 1.061 |
| 46 |
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CLE | 151 | 597 | 110 | 198 | 43 | 13 | 18 | 96 | 63 | 53 | 13 | .332 | .398 | .538 | .936 |
| 47 |
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PHA | 147 | 556 | 84 | 184 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 93 | 40 | 25 | 24 | .331 | .380 | .489 | .869 |
| 48 |
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PHA | 135 | 514 | 113 | 170 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 95 | 69 | 8 | 7 | .331 | .412 | .475 | .887 |
| 49 |
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NY1 | 150 | 545 | 138 | 179 | 37 | 2 | 42 | 151 | 113 | 38 | 6 | .328 | .449 | .635 | 1.084 |
| 50 |
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BRO | 148 | 628 | 127 | 206 | 52 | 6 | 24 | 75 | 39 | 34 | 6 | .328 | .372 | .545 | .917 |
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