League Leaders

1929 Batting Average Leaders

Hits per at bat

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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 Lefty O'Doul Lefty O'Doul 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 Babe Herman Babe Herman BRO 146 569 105 217 42 13 21 113 55 45 21 .381 .436 .612 1.048
9 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby 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 Bill Terry Bill Terry NY1 150 607 103 226 39 5 14 117 48 35 10 .372 .418 .522 .941
12 Lew Fonseca Lew Fonseca CLE 148 566 97 209 44 15 6 103 50 23 19 .369 .427 .532 .959
13 Judy Johnson Judy Johnson 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 Al Simmons Al Simmons PHA 143 581 114 212 41 9 34 157 31 38 4 .365 .398 .642 1.040
16 Oscar Charleston Oscar Charleston 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 Riggs Stephenson Riggs Stephenson 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 Kiki Cuyler Kiki Cuyler CHN 139 509 111 183 29 7 15 102 66 56 43 .360 .438 .532 .970
21 Pie Traynor Pie Traynor PIT 130 540 94 192 27 12 4 108 30 7 13 .356 .393 .472 .865
22 Chuck Klein Chuck Klein PHI 149 616 126 219 45 6 43 145 54 61 5 .356 .408 .658 1.065
23 Heinie Manush Heinie Manush 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 Tony Lazzeri Tony Lazzeri NYA 147 545 101 193 37 11 18 106 68 45 9 .354 .430 .562 .991
26 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx PHA 149 517 123 183 23 9 33 118 103 70 9 .354 .463 .625 1.088
27 Lloyd Waner Lloyd Waner 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 Hack Wilson Hack Wilson CHN 150 574 135 198 30 5 39 159 78 83 3 .345 .425 .619 1.044
34 Earle Combs Earle Combs NYA 142 586 119 202 33 15 3 65 69 32 11 .345 .414 .468 .881
35 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth NYA 135 499 121 172 26 6 46 154 72 60 5 .345 .430 .697 1.128
36 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann DET 125 453 86 156 41 7 15 120 50 39 5 .344 .412 .565 .977
37 Dale Alexander Dale Alexander 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 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer DET 155 634 131 215 45 19 13 106 64 19 27 .339 .405 .532 .936
41 Chick Hafey Chick Hafey SLN 134 517 101 175 47 9 29 125 45 42 7 .339 .394 .633 1.026
42 Taylor Douthit Taylor Douthit SLN 150 613 128 206 42 7 9 62 79 49 8 .336 .416 .472 .888
43 Paul Waner Paul Waner PIT 151 596 131 200 43 15 15 100 89 24 15 .336 .424 .534 .958
44 Frankie Frisch Frankie Frisch SLN 138 527 93 176 40 12 5 74 53 12 24 .334 .397 .484 .881
45 Martín Dihigo HIL 78 271 68 90 14 4 18 79 56 2 8 .332 .448 .613 1.061
46 Earl Averill Earl Averill CLE 151 597 110 198 43 13 18 96 63 53 13 .332 .398 .538 .936
47 Bing Miller Bing Miller PHA 147 556 84 184 32 16 8 93 40 25 24 .331 .380 .489 .869
48 Mickey Cochrane Mickey Cochrane PHA 135 514 113 170 37 8 7 95 69 8 7 .331 .412 .475 .887
49 Mel Ott Mel Ott NY1 150 545 138 179 37 2 42 151 113 38 6 .328 .449 .635 1.084
50 Johnny Frederick Johnny Frederick BRO 148 628 127 206 52 6 24 75 39 34 6 .328 .372 .545 .917
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