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1890 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Pete Browning led the majors in batting average with .373 in 1890, 2 points ahead of Dave Orr (.371). It was one of 4 times Pete Browning led in batting average.

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Pete Browning Led all of MLB in 1890 Pete Browning Cleveland Infants
.373 Batting Average .002 clear of Dave Orr
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Pete Browning Pete Browning CLP .373 118 493 184 .459
2 Dave Orr Dave Orr BRP .371 107 464 172 .414
3 Chicken Wolf Chicken Wolf LS2 .363 134 543 197 .421
4 Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke NYP .360 111 478 172 .410
5 Irv Ray BL3 .360 38 139 50 .433
6 Tommy McCarthy Tommy McCarthy SL4 .350 133 548 192 .430
7 Roger Connor Roger Connor NYP .349 123 484 169 .450
8 Spud Johnson Spud Johnson CL6 .346 135 538 186 .409
9 Cupid Childs Cupid Childs SR2 .345 126 493 170 .434
10 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHP .340 118 486 165 .416
11 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock NY1 .336 124 512 172 .395
12 John Ward John Ward BRP .335 128 561 188 .393
13 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren BRP .335 92 376 126 .405
14 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers BSP .335 126 475 159 .466
15 Henry Larkin Henry Larkin CLP .330 125 506 167 .419
16 Elmer Sutcliffe CLP .329 99 386 127 .382
17 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson BSP .328 133 570 187 .384
18 Ed Swartwood Ed Swartwood TL2 .327 126 462 151 .444
19 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton PHI .325 123 496 161 .430
20 Jack O'Connor Jack O'Connor CL6 .324 121 457 148 .377
21 Billy Shindle Billy Shindle PHP .324 132 584 189 .371
22 Jake Beckley Jake Beckley PTP .323 124 529 171 .380
23 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy CHP .320 137 596 191 .384
24 George Gore George Gore NYP .318 93 399 127 .432
25 Jack Clements Jack Clements PHI .315 97 381 120 .392
26 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson PHI .313 132 549 172 .371
27 Joe Knight Joe Knight CIN .312 127 481 150 .367
28 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .312 139 504 157 .443
29 George Pinkney George Pinkney BRO .309 126 485 150 .411
30 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett NY1 .309 101 401 124 .366
31 Mox McQuery Mox McQuery SR2 .308 122 461 142 .383
32 Sandy Griffin Sandy Griffin RC2 .307 107 407 125 .388
33 Mike Slattery Mike Slattery NYP .307 97 411 126 .352
34 Harry Taylor Harry Taylor LS2 .306 134 553 169 .383
35 Lou Bierbauer Lou Bierbauer BRP .306 133 589 180 .350
36 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 .304 133 553 168 .385
37 Dave Foutz Dave Foutz BRO .303 129 509 154 .368
38 Tip O'Neill Tip O'Neill CHP .302 137 577 174 .377
39 Joe Quinn BSP .300 133 523 157 .358
40 John Reilly John Reilly CIN .300 133 553 166 .328
41 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey BSP .298 121 496 148 .403
42 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy BFP .298 122 493 147 .418
43 Fred Carroll Fred Carroll PTP .298 111 416 124 .418
44 Lefty Marr Lefty Marr CIN .298 130 527 157 .361
45 Patsy Tebeau Patsy Tebeau CLP .298 110 450 134 .351
46 Ed Beecher BFP .297 126 536 159 .341
47 Ed McKean Ed McKean CL4 .296 136 530 157 .401
48 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty CLP .296 115 517 153 .337
49 Steve Brodie Steve Brodie BSN .296 132 514 152 .387
50 Perry Werden Perry Werden TL2 .295 128 498 147 .404
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