1946 Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Showing players with at least 199 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 |
|
NE | 57 | 217 | 52 | 80 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .369 | .443 | .548 | .992 |
| 2 |
|
SLN | 156 | 624 | 124 | 228 | 50 | 20 | 16 | 103 | 73 | 31 | 7 | .365 | .434 | .587 | 1.021 |
| 3 |
|
NE | 59 | 234 | 59 | 85 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 29 | 0 | 6 | .363 | .436 | .590 | 1.025 |
| 4 | Henry Kimbro | BEG | 63 | 235 | 62 | 84 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 9 | .357 | .449 | .557 | 1.006 |
| 5 |
|
WS1 | 148 | 587 | 88 | 207 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 49 | 64 | 14 | .353 | .403 | .508 | .910 |
| 6 |
|
BOS | 150 | 514 | 142 | 176 | 37 | 8 | 38 | 123 | 156 | 44 | 0 | .342 | .497 | .667 | 1.164 |
| 7 |
|
BOS | 153 | 621 | 115 | 208 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 65 | 29 | 9 | .335 | .401 | .427 | .827 |
| 8 |
|
BSN | 129 | 445 | 71 | 148 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 34 | 34 | 21 | .333 | .386 | .440 | .827 |
| 9 | Buck Leonard | HG | 50 | 169 | 37 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 39 | 0 | 3 | .331 | .459 | .539 | .998 |
| 10 | Johnny Davis | NE | 62 | 231 | 42 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .329 | .404 | .494 | .897 |
| 11 | Frank Austin | PS | 63 | 237 | 47 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .325 | .394 | .371 | .765 |
| 12 |
|
DET +1 | 131 | 521 | 70 | 168 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 40 | 20 | 3 | .323 | .372 | .432 | .804 |
| 13 | Lennie Pearson | NE | 60 | 234 | 53 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 19 | 1 | 18 | .321 | .374 | .500 | .874 |
| 14 | Gene Benson | PS | 61 | 244 | 40 | 78 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .320 | .378 | .402 | .780 |
| 15 |
|
BRO | 150 | 576 | 80 | 184 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 116 | 67 | 28 | 14 | .319 | .391 | .448 | .839 |
| 16 |
|
BOS | 142 | 534 | 85 | 169 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 10 | .317 | .393 | .427 | .820 |
| 17 | Silvio GarcĂa | NYC | 46 | 177 | 22 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 9 | .316 | .367 | .486 | .852 |
| 18 | Josh Gibson | HG | 48 | 171 | 34 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .316 | .371 | .649 | 1.020 |
| 19 | Tommy Butts | BEG | 64 | 238 | 43 | 75 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 7 | .315 | .387 | .429 | .816 |
| 20 |
|
PHI | 141 | 540 | 70 | 169 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 73 | 39 | 65 | 5 | .313 | .364 | .485 | .849 |
| 21 |
|
BSN | 149 | 568 | 80 | 176 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 58 | 14 | 7 | .310 | .377 | .424 | .801 |
| 22 |
|
CHA | 149 | 582 | 59 | 180 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 71 | 41 | 6 | .309 | .384 | .378 | .762 |
| 23 | Bus Clarkson | PS | 42 | 152 | 27 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .393 | .408 | .801 |
| 24 | Doc Dennis | PS | 59 | 217 | 35 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .362 | .461 | .823 |
| 25 | Pat Patterson | NE | 48 | 192 | 49 | 59 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 4 | .307 | .376 | .479 | .855 |
| 26 |
|
SLA | 115 | 450 | 67 | 138 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 64 | 35 | 49 | 0 | .307 | .357 | .460 | .817 |
| 27 |
|
CLE | 124 | 458 | 62 | 138 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 43 | 48 | 1 | .301 | .361 | .509 | .870 |
| 28 |
|
SLN | 142 | 519 | 76 | 156 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 89 | 72 | 47 | 2 | .301 | .391 | .462 | .853 |
| 29 |
|
SLN | 156 | 609 | 100 | 183 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 130 | 69 | 41 | 9 | .301 | .374 | .465 | .838 |
| 30 | Dave Thomas | NYC | 46 | 181 | 29 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .335 | .381 | .716 |
| 31 |
|
BSN +1 | 122 | 436 | 56 | 130 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 69 | 23 | 3 | .298 | .395 | .413 | .808 |
| 32 |
|
CHN | 139 | 510 | 89 | 150 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 78 | 88 | 54 | 2 | .294 | .401 | .435 | .836 |
| 33 |
|
NY1 | 135 | 450 | 64 | 132 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 60 | 27 | 1 | .293 | .380 | .378 | .758 |
| 34 |
|
CLE | 140 | 515 | 51 | 151 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 40 | 14 | 6 | .293 | .345 | .410 | .755 |
| 35 | Willie Wells | BEG +1 | 62 | 229 | 23 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .355 | .389 | .743 |
| 36 |
|
WS1 | 152 | 578 | 83 | 169 | 50 | 10 | 16 | 87 | 62 | 31 | 1 | .292 | .365 | .497 | .861 |
| 37 |
|
WS1 | 150 | 582 | 82 | 170 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 45 | 59 | 26 | 5 | .292 | .359 | .421 | .780 |
| 38 |
|
NYA | 132 | 503 | 81 | 146 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 95 | 59 | 24 | 1 | .290 | .367 | .511 | .878 |
| 39 | Felix McLaurin | NBY | 34 | 131 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .290 | .363 | .435 | .798 |
| 40 |
|
CHA | 121 | 438 | 62 | 126 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 54 | 45 | 9 | .288 | .367 | .354 | .721 |
| 41 | Bill Hoskins | BEG +1 | 53 | 181 | 28 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .287 | .365 | .398 | .762 |
| 42 |
|
BRO | 152 | 542 | 79 | 154 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 60 | 87 | 71 | 10 | .284 | .384 | .378 | .762 |
| 43 |
|
PHI | 135 | 504 | 46 | 143 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 66 | 36 | 21 | 2 | .284 | .333 | .397 | .730 |
| 44 | Johnny Washington | BEG | 63 | 237 | 38 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 11 | .283 | .315 | .359 | .673 |
| 45 |
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NY1 | 131 | 510 | 63 | 144 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 33 | 29 | 3 | .282 | .327 | .406 | .733 |
| 46 |
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PHA | 128 | 455 | 38 | 128 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 37 | 1 | .281 | .309 | .352 | .660 |
| 47 | Bill Cash | PS | 54 | 178 | 22 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .350 | .348 | .699 |
| 48 |
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PHI | 145 | 545 | 73 | 153 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 70 | 42 | 7 | .281 | .366 | .384 | .749 |
| 49 |
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SLN | 142 | 606 | 94 | 170 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 37 | 27 | 12 | .281 | .322 | .343 | .665 |
| 50 |
|
CHA | 123 | 482 | 45 | 135 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 9 | 29 | 14 | .280 | .293 | .363 | .656 |
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