1945 Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Showing players with at least 124 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 | Frank Austin | PS | 50 | 216 | 41 | 81 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 10 | .375 | .411 | .505 | .915 |
| 2 |
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BEG | 57 | 207 | 51 | 77 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 0 | 3 | .372 | .456 | .580 | 1.036 |
| 3 | Wild Bill Wright | BEG | 55 | 217 | 46 | 78 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 14 | 0 | 6 | .359 | .401 | .544 | .945 |
| 4 |
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CHN | 132 | 498 | 94 | 177 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 97 | 81 | 34 | 5 | .355 | .449 | .500 | .949 |
| 5 |
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BSN | 154 | 636 | 125 | 224 | 47 | 6 | 28 | 117 | 70 | 9 | 15 | .352 | .420 | .577 | .997 |
| 6 | Josh Gibson | HG | 47 | 161 | 37 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 4 | 0 | .348 | .459 | .596 | 1.055 |
| 7 | Buck Leonard | HG | 40 | 155 | 31 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .342 | .430 | .516 | .946 |
| 8 | Gene Benson | PS | 47 | 198 | 30 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .379 | .434 | .813 |
| 9 | Ed Stone | PS | 44 | 174 | 23 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .386 | .431 | .817 |
| 10 | Jerry Benjamin | HG +1 | 51 | 210 | 42 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .329 | .377 | .391 | .768 |
| 11 | Goody Rosen | BRO | 145 | 606 | 126 | 197 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 75 | 50 | 36 | 4 | .325 | .379 | .460 | .840 |
| 12 |
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CHN | 150 | 597 | 110 | 193 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 99 | 30 | 12 | .323 | .420 | .405 | .826 |
| 13 |
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SLN | 133 | 511 | 84 | 165 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 102 | 45 | 45 | 1 | .323 | .383 | .511 | .894 |
| 14 | Felix McLaurin | NBY | 27 | 115 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .322 | .345 | .461 | .805 |
| 15 | Norman Robinson | BEG | 40 | 138 | 23 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .319 | .343 | .377 | .720 |
| 16 | Herb Souell | KCM | 47 | 186 | 39 | 59 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .317 | .358 | .430 | .788 |
| 17 | Bill Hoskins | BEG | 50 | 185 | 32 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .314 | .374 | .508 | .883 |
| 18 | Luis Olmo | BRO | 141 | 556 | 62 | 174 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 110 | 36 | 33 | 15 | .313 | .356 | .462 | .818 |
| 19 | Walter Thomas | KCM | 50 | 186 | 30 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 5 | .312 | .363 | .398 | .761 |
| 20 |
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NYA | 152 | 632 | 107 | 195 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 64 | 78 | 62 | 33 | .309 | .385 | .476 | .862 |
| 21 |
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NY1 | 135 | 451 | 73 | 139 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 79 | 71 | 41 | 1 | .308 | .411 | .499 | .910 |
| 22 |
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BRO | 152 | 576 | 114 | 177 | 36 | 7 | 9 | 92 | 114 | 27 | 13 | .307 | .423 | .441 | .864 |
| 23 |
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CHA | 130 | 486 | 74 | 147 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 48 | 41 | 18 | .303 | .366 | .407 | .774 |
| 24 | Don Johnson | CHN | 138 | 557 | 94 | 168 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 32 | 34 | 9 | .302 | .343 | .361 | .704 |
| 25 | Jimmy Wasdell | PHI | 134 | 500 | 65 | 150 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 32 | 11 | 7 | .300 | .346 | .412 | .758 |
| 26 |
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BRO | 154 | 607 | 102 | 182 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 124 | 75 | 16 | 6 | .300 | .381 | .438 | .820 |
| 27 |
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PHA | 126 | 451 | 45 | 135 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 74 | 46 | 1 | .299 | .399 | .435 | .834 |
| 28 |
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CHN | 144 | 534 | 64 | 159 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 110 | 45 | 36 | 5 | .298 | .361 | .455 | .816 |
| 29 | George Myatt | WS1 | 133 | 490 | 81 | 145 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 63 | 43 | 30 | .296 | .378 | .365 | .744 |
| 30 | Jesse Williams | KCM | 50 | 196 | 50 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 11 | .296 | .373 | .398 | .771 |
| 31 |
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CHA | 140 | 569 | 79 | 168 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 50 | 69 | 33 | 11 | .295 | .373 | .420 | .793 |
| 32 |
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WS1 | 123 | 504 | 72 | 148 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 49 | 27 | 30 | .294 | .360 | .357 | .717 |
| 33 | Dutch Meyer | CLE | 130 | 524 | 71 | 153 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 32 | 2 | .292 | .342 | .418 | .760 |
| 34 |
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PIT | 144 | 541 | 80 | 157 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 108 | 64 | 38 | 5 | .290 | .366 | .423 | .790 |
| 35 |
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SLN | 124 | 446 | 67 | 129 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 49 | 24 | 14 | .289 | .364 | .395 | .758 |
| 36 | Marvin Barker | NBY | 31 | 128 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .289 | .316 | .414 | .730 |
| 37 |
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SLA | 149 | 571 | 90 | 165 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 89 | 55 | 70 | 2 | .289 | .353 | .473 | .825 |
| 38 | Carden Gillenwater | BSN | 144 | 517 | 74 | 149 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 13 | .288 | .379 | .375 | .755 |
| 39 | Buster Adams | SLN +1 | 154 | 634 | 104 | 182 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 109 | 62 | 80 | 3 | .287 | .353 | .440 | .794 |
| 40 | Tom Parker | NYC | 23 | 84 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .310 | .393 | .703 |
| 41 |
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DET | 134 | 501 | 71 | 143 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 47 | 29 | 7 | .285 | .347 | .405 | .752 |
| 42 |
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WS1 | 142 | 533 | 73 | 152 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 75 | 79 | 31 | 10 | .285 | .379 | .400 | .778 |
| 43 | Nick Etten | NYA | 152 | 565 | 77 | 161 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 111 | 90 | 23 | 2 | .285 | .387 | .437 | .824 |
| 44 | Jim Russell | PIT | 146 | 510 | 88 | 145 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 77 | 71 | 40 | 15 | .284 | .377 | .433 | .810 |
| 45 | Lou Louden | NYC | 24 | 81 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .333 | .407 | .741 |
| 46 | Goose Curry | PS | 46 | 141 | 33 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 7 | .284 | .395 | .433 | .828 |
| 47 |
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CHN | 143 | 523 | 72 | 148 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 48 | 27 | 11 | .283 | .343 | .392 | .735 |
| 48 | Al Libke | CIN | 130 | 449 | 41 | 127 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 34 | 62 | 6 | .283 | .336 | .383 | .719 |
| 49 | Dave Hoskins | HG | 46 | 184 | 32 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .283 | .337 | .370 | .706 |
| 50 |
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CIN | 153 | 656 | 81 | 184 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 37 | 58 | 19 | .281 | .321 | .335 | .656 |
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