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1886 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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King Kelly led the majors in batting average with .388 in 1886, 17 points ahead of Cap Anson (.371). It was one of 2 times King Kelly led in batting average.

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King Kelly Led all of MLB in 1886 King Kelly Chicago White Stockings
.388 Batting Average .017 clear of Cap Anson
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 King Kelly King Kelly CHN .388 118 451 175 .483
2 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .371 125 504 187 .433
3 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers DTN .370 121 489 181 .445
4 Roger Connor Roger Connor NY1 .355 118 485 172 .405
5 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson DTN .351 125 538 189 .402
6 Pete Browning Pete Browning LS2 .340 112 467 159 .389
7 Dave Orr Dave Orr NY4 .338 136 571 193 .363
8 Tip O'Neill Tip O'Neill SL4 .328 138 579 190 .385
9 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock SL5 .325 121 486 158 .374
10 Henry Larkin Henry Larkin PH4 .319 139 565 180 .390
11 Paul Hines Paul Hines WS8 .312 121 487 152 .358
12 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson DTN .310 122 503 156 .355
13 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke NY1 .309 105 440 136 .365
14 George Gore George Gore CHN .304 118 444 135 .434
15 Jack Rowe Jack Rowe DTN .303 111 468 142 .340
16 Alex McKinnon Alex McKinnon SL5 .301 122 491 148 .330
17 Arlie Latham Arlie Latham SL4 .301 134 578 174 .368
18 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey PH4 .294 123 489 144 .377
19 Mike Dorgan NY1 .292 118 442 129 .335
20 Sam Wise Sam Wise BSN .289 96 387 112 .345
21 Deacon White Deacon White DTN .289 124 491 142 .331
22 Fred Carroll Fred Carroll PT1 .288 122 486 140 .362
23 Tom Brown Tom Brown PT1 .285 115 460 131 .365
24 Curt Welch Curt Welch SL4 .281 138 563 158 .332
25 Billy Nash Billy Nash BSN .281 109 417 117 .320
26 Ed Swartwood Ed Swartwood BR3 .280 122 471 132 .377
27 Al Myers Al Myers KCN .277 118 473 131 .309
28 Ezra Sutton Ezra Sutton BSN .277 116 499 138 .312
29 Tom Burns Tom Burns CHN .276 112 445 123 .298
30 William Robinson William Robinson SL4 .274 133 481 132 .377
31 Fred Dunlap Fred Dunlap SL5 +1 .274 122 481 132 .335
32 Bill Phillips Bill Phillips BR3 .274 141 585 160 .313
33 George Wood George Wood PHI .273 106 450 123 .309
34 John Ward John Ward NY1 .273 122 491 134 .300
35 Patrick Gillespie Patrick Gillespie NY1 .273 97 396 108 .301
36 Chicken Wolf Chicken Wolf LS2 .272 130 545 148 .310
37 Charley Jones Charley Jones CN2 .270 127 500 135 .356
38 Bill Gleason Bill Gleason SL4 .269 125 524 141 .333
39 John Kerins LS2 .269 120 487 131 .360
40 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee CN2 .268 140 560 150 .343
41 Joe Mulvey Joe Mulvey PHI .267 107 430 115 .292
42 Sam Barkley Sam Barkley PT1 .266 122 478 127 .345
43 John Reilly John Reilly CN2 .265 115 441 117 .321
44 John Corkhill John Corkhill CN2 .265 129 540 143 .302
45 Dude Esterbrook Dude Esterbrook NY1 .264 123 473 125 .277
46 Fred Pfeffer Fred Pfeffer CHN .264 118 474 125 .316
47 Tom Poorman Tom Poorman BSN .261 88 371 97 .297
48 George Pinkney George Pinkney BR3 .261 141 597 156 .339
49 Ernie Burch Ernie Burch BR3 .261 113 456 119 .321
50 Joe Hornung BSN .257 94 424 109 .274
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