1948 Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Showing players with at least 481 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 |
|
SLN | 155 | 611 | 135 | 230 | 46 | 18 | 39 | 131 | 79 | 34 | 7 | .376 | .450 | .702 | 1.152 |
| 2 |
|
BOS | 137 | 509 | 124 | 188 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 127 | 126 | 41 | 4 | .369 | .497 | .615 | 1.112 |
| 3 | Lester Lockett | BEG | 58 | 235 | 41 | 85 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 4 | .362 | .402 | .536 | .939 |
| 4 | Frank Austin | PS | 46 | 191 | 32 | 68 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3 | .356 | .397 | .482 | .879 |
| 5 |
|
CLE | 152 | 560 | 116 | 199 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 106 | 98 | 9 | 3 | .355 | .453 | .534 | .987 |
| 6 | Bob Harvey | NE | 51 | 174 | 20 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .345 | .430 | .437 | .867 |
| 7 |
|
NYC | 36 | 157 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .344 | .380 | .548 | .927 |
| 8 |
|
CLE | 141 | 608 | 82 | 204 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 45 | 17 | 13 | .336 | .383 | .431 | .814 |
| 9 |
|
PHI | 117 | 463 | 78 | 154 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 60 | 22 | 32 | .333 | .410 | .400 | .810 |
| 10 | Al Zarilla | SLA | 144 | 529 | 77 | 174 | 39 | 3 | 12 | 74 | 48 | 48 | 11 | .329 | .389 | .482 | .871 |
| 11 | Barney McCosky | PHA | 135 | 515 | 95 | 168 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 68 | 22 | 1 | .326 | .405 | .386 | .791 |
| 12 |
|
BSN | 139 | 585 | 85 | 190 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 46 | 20 | 1 | .325 | .375 | .439 | .814 |
| 13 |
|
BSN | 137 | 543 | 85 | 175 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 36 | 4 | .322 | .353 | .433 | .786 |
| 14 |
|
SLA | 153 | 644 | 110 | 207 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 65 | 34 | 28 | .321 | .385 | .415 | .799 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Cabrera | NYC | 36 | 140 | 22 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .321 | .367 | .479 | .845 |
| 16 | Ray Noble | NYC | 38 | 134 | 12 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .321 | .381 | .522 | .903 |
| 17 |
|
SLN | 146 | 549 | 91 | 176 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 90 | 81 | 29 | 4 | .321 | .409 | .470 | .879 |
| 18 |
|
NYA | 153 | 594 | 110 | 190 | 26 | 11 | 39 | 155 | 67 | 30 | 1 | .320 | .396 | .598 | .994 |
| 19 |
|
DET | 139 | 538 | 81 | 169 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 103 | 51 | 31 | 3 | .314 | .378 | .454 | .831 |
| 20 |
|
CHA | 139 | 497 | 63 | 156 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 94 | 35 | 10 | .314 | .423 | .354 | .777 |
| 21 |
|
CHN | 142 | 548 | 82 | 171 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 101 | 50 | 50 | 3 | .312 | .375 | .516 | .891 |
| 22 |
|
PHA | 148 | 590 | 88 | 183 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 120 | 48 | 43 | 2 | .310 | .368 | .454 | .822 |
| 23 |
|
BOS | 127 | 445 | 65 | 138 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 74 | 44 | 5 | .310 | .414 | .387 | .801 |
| 24 |
|
NYA | 146 | 588 | 138 | 181 | 42 | 14 | 25 | 100 | 76 | 42 | 2 | .308 | .391 | .554 | .945 |
| 25 |
|
NYA | 125 | 469 | 70 | 143 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 98 | 25 | 24 | 3 | .305 | .341 | .488 | .830 |
| 26 |
|
CLE | 121 | 439 | 83 | 132 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 77 | 9 | .301 | .384 | .490 | .873 |
| 27 | Cleveland Clark | NYC | 36 | 130 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .377 | .446 | .823 |
| 28 |
|
NY1 | 142 | 521 | 100 | 156 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 107 | 74 | 39 | 8 | .299 | .390 | .537 | .927 |
| 29 |
|
PS | 45 | 171 | 29 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .298 | .355 | .398 | .753 |
| 30 | Johnny Washington | BEG | 56 | 215 | 23 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 2 | .298 | .346 | .372 | .718 |
| 31 |
|
CLE | 153 | 558 | 91 | 166 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 119 | 89 | 52 | 2 | .298 | .395 | .522 | .917 |
| 32 | Lennie Pearson | NE | 53 | 202 | 34 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .355 | .391 | .746 |
| 33 | Bob Wilson | NE | 52 | 182 | 11 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 7 | .297 | .350 | .401 | .751 |
| 34 |
|
SLA | 151 | 560 | 96 | 166 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 79 | 86 | 71 | 6 | .296 | .391 | .443 | .834 |
| 35 |
|
BRO | 147 | 574 | 108 | 170 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 85 | 57 | 37 | 22 | .296 | .367 | .453 | .820 |
| 36 |
|
CHN | 139 | 562 | 87 | 166 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 19 | 11 | .295 | .348 | .416 | .764 |
| 37 |
|
NYA | 127 | 446 | 59 | 131 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 41 | 30 | 0 | .294 | .359 | .446 | .805 |
| 38 |
|
DET | 121 | 458 | 65 | 133 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 68 | 22 | 4 | .290 | .385 | .397 | .782 |
| 39 |
|
PHI | 152 | 589 | 86 | 171 | 40 | 4 | 30 | 95 | 47 | 58 | 2 | .290 | .345 | .525 | .869 |
| 40 |
|
PIT | 156 | 641 | 85 | 186 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 61 | 41 | 24 | .290 | .355 | .367 | .721 |
| 41 |
|
PIT | 146 | 514 | 56 | 149 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 60 | 40 | 10 | .290 | .365 | .356 | .721 |
| 42 |
|
NY1 | 152 | 560 | 110 | 162 | 26 | 4 | 40 | 125 | 94 | 37 | 4 | .289 | .395 | .564 | .959 |
| 43 |
|
DET | 138 | 496 | 91 | 143 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 80 | 77 | 57 | 1 | .288 | .385 | .504 | .889 |
| 44 |
|
BEG | 58 | 219 | 48 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 35 | 0 | 8 | .288 | .388 | .365 | .754 |
| 45 | Dave Philley | CHA | 137 | 488 | 51 | 140 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 50 | 33 | 8 | .287 | .353 | .387 | .741 |
| 46 |
|
NY1 | 146 | 584 | 117 | 167 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 68 | 63 | 8 | .286 | .361 | .454 | .815 |
| 47 |
|
BOS | 155 | 648 | 127 | 185 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 87 | 101 | 58 | 10 | .286 | .384 | .401 | .785 |
| 48 |
|
BOS | 140 | 527 | 94 | 150 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 111 | 83 | 49 | 3 | .285 | .386 | .505 | .891 |
| 49 |
|
BSN | 151 | 540 | 99 | 153 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 100 | 131 | 57 | 6 | .283 | .423 | .474 | .897 |
| 50 |
|
BOS | 143 | 565 | 124 | 159 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 99 | 32 | 3 | .281 | .394 | .365 | .759 |
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