1938 Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Showing players with at least 162 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 | Buck Leonard | HG | 43 | 153 | 42 | 64 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .418 | .500 | .739 | 1.239 |
| 2 | Harry Williams | PC | 37 | 141 | 35 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 3 | .383 | .435 | .610 | 1.045 |
| 3 | Josh Gibson | HG | 47 | 168 | 54 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 30 | 0 | 3 | .363 | .462 | .708 | 1.171 |
| 4 |
|
BOS | 149 | 565 | 139 | 197 | 33 | 9 | 50 | 175 | 119 | 76 | 5 | .349 | .462 | .704 | 1.166 |
| 5 |
|
CLE | 126 | 502 | 104 | 172 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 112 | 33 | 55 | 3 | .343 | .383 | .602 | .985 |
| 6 |
|
CIN | 129 | 489 | 60 | 167 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 95 | 40 | 14 | 0 | .342 | .391 | .524 | .915 |
| 7 |
|
BOS | 127 | 480 | 92 | 163 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 80 | 65 | 33 | 13 | .340 | .418 | .494 | .912 |
| 8 |
|
SLN | 149 | 531 | 85 | 179 | 34 | 16 | 27 | 102 | 74 | 47 | 0 | .337 | .422 | .614 | 1.036 |
| 9 |
|
WS1 | 127 | 437 | 79 | 147 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 71 | 93 | 32 | 9 | .336 | .454 | .465 | .918 |
| 10 |
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WS1 | 146 | 567 | 96 | 190 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 58 | 22 | 6 | .335 | .401 | .432 | .833 |
| 11 |
|
CLE | 150 | 554 | 106 | 185 | 40 | 9 | 19 | 110 | 67 | 40 | 5 | .334 | .407 | .542 | .948 |
| 12 |
|
CHA | 129 | 503 | 64 | 166 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 36 | 17 | 5 | .330 | .376 | .429 | .805 |
| 13 |
|
CLE | 134 | 482 | 101 | 159 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 93 | 81 | 48 | 5 | .330 | .429 | .535 | .965 |
| 14 |
|
CIN | 151 | 640 | 89 | 209 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 106 | 18 | 17 | 1 | .327 | .348 | .425 | .773 |
| 15 |
|
BOS | 143 | 530 | 98 | 172 | 51 | 5 | 17 | 94 | 91 | 60 | 7 | .325 | .428 | .536 | .964 |
| 16 |
|
SLA | 148 | 602 | 100 | 195 | 42 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 58 | 49 | 4 | .324 | .384 | .477 | .861 |
| 17 |
|
NYA | 145 | 599 | 129 | 194 | 32 | 13 | 32 | 140 | 59 | 21 | 6 | .324 | .386 | .581 | .967 |
| 18 |
|
BOS | 146 | 621 | 121 | 201 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 86 | 59 | 26 | 0 | .324 | .384 | .446 | .830 |
| 19 |
|
SLN | 146 | 590 | 100 | 190 | 47 | 8 | 21 | 122 | 42 | 41 | 0 | .322 | .369 | .536 | .905 |
| 20 |
|
PIT | 148 | 541 | 88 | 174 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 104 | 21 | 14 | .322 | .433 | .444 | .876 |
| 21 |
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CHN | 152 | 609 | 109 | 195 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 67 | 94 | 39 | 16 | .320 | .411 | .432 | .843 |
| 22 | Jim West | BEG | 35 | 132 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .396 | .538 | .934 |
| 23 | Dave Campbell | NBY | 30 | 110 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .318 | .370 | .427 | .797 |
| 24 |
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DET | 155 | 556 | 144 | 175 | 23 | 4 | 58 | 146 | 119 | 92 | 7 | .315 | .438 | .684 | 1.122 |
| 25 |
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PIT | 147 | 619 | 79 | 194 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 28 | 11 | 5 | .313 | .343 | .401 | .744 |
| 26 |
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NYA | 132 | 454 | 84 | 142 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 115 | 75 | 22 | 3 | .313 | .412 | .568 | .981 |
| 27 |
|
PHA | 152 | 563 | 114 | 176 | 27 | 9 | 30 | 113 | 87 | 73 | 9 | .313 | .406 | .552 | .959 |
| 28 |
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NY1 | 150 | 527 | 116 | 164 | 23 | 6 | 36 | 116 | 118 | 47 | 2 | .311 | .442 | .583 | 1.024 |
| 29 |
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SLA +1 | 149 | 633 | 101 | 197 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 46 | 38 | 13 | .311 | .362 | .395 | .757 |
| 30 |
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NYA | 151 | 631 | 132 | 196 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 74 | 44 | 13 | .311 | .386 | .441 | .826 |
| 31 | Mint Jones | JRC | 16 | 71 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .310 | .338 | .324 | .662 |
| 32 | Bill Perkins | PS | 60 | 197 | 36 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 0 | 3 | .310 | .398 | .472 | .870 |
| 33 | Jerry Benjamin | HG | 42 | 165 | 42 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 4 | .309 | .397 | .497 | .894 |
| 34 |
|
DET | 127 | 454 | 84 | 140 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 65 | 32 | 5 | .308 | .396 | .434 | .830 |
| 35 |
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PHA | 142 | 589 | 86 | 181 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 58 | 31 | 15 | .307 | .369 | .424 | .794 |
| 36 | Marvin Barker | NBY | 31 | 124 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .307 | .353 | .387 | .741 |
| 37 |
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DET | 152 | 568 | 133 | 174 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 107 | 113 | 21 | 14 | .306 | .425 | .486 | .911 |
| 38 | Chester Williams | PC | 39 | 147 | 23 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .354 | .422 | .776 |
| 39 |
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NY1 | 120 | 448 | 59 | 137 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 23 | 40 | 1 | .306 | .345 | .438 | .783 |
| 40 |
|
CHA | 120 | 442 | 69 | 135 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 87 | 38 | 32 | 9 | .305 | .360 | .493 | .854 |
| 41 |
|
WS1 | 107 | 433 | 69 | 132 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 39 | 28 | 11 | .305 | .362 | .395 | .757 |
| 42 | Sam West | WS1 +1 | 136 | 509 | 68 | 155 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 47 | 30 | 2 | .305 | .363 | .420 | .784 |
| 43 |
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BOS | 139 | 524 | 77 | 159 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 106 | 71 | 55 | 10 | .303 | .388 | .407 | .794 |
| 44 |
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NY1 | 125 | 506 | 76 | 153 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 22 | 27 | 2 | .302 | .335 | .437 | .772 |
| 45 |
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SLA | 150 | 566 | 74 | 171 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 79 | 69 | 47 | 5 | .302 | .378 | .408 | .786 |
| 46 |
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WS1 | 125 | 470 | 79 | 142 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 95 | 38 | 40 | 2 | .302 | .357 | .511 | .868 |
| 47 | Clyde Spearman | PS | 65 | 245 | 41 | 74 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .378 | .396 | .774 |
| 48 |
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CHN | 125 | 497 | 59 | 150 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 67 | 22 | 32 | 9 | .302 | .335 | .417 | .752 |
| 49 | Vic Harris | HG | 44 | 176 | 43 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .363 | .432 | .795 |
| 50 |
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BOS | 148 | 658 | 116 | 198 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 71 | 51 | 19 | 4 | .301 | .354 | .380 | .734 |
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