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1895 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Jesse Burkett led the majors in batting average with .405 in 1895, 1 point ahead of Ed Delahanty (.404). It stands 49th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 3 times Jesse Burkett led in batting average.

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Jesse Burkett Led all of MLB in 1895 Jesse Burkett Cleveland Spiders
.405 Batting Average .001 clear of Ed Delahanty
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett CL4 .405 132 555 225 .482
2 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty PHI .404 116 480 194 .500
3 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson PHI .392 119 538 211 .430
4 Bill Lange Bill Lange CHN .389 123 478 186 .456
5 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton PHI .389 123 517 201 .490
6 Hughie Jennings Hughie Jennings BLN .386 131 529 204 .444
7 Willie Keeler Willie Keeler BLN .377 131 565 213 .429
8 Jake Stenzel Jake Stenzel PIT .371 130 518 192 .444
9 John McGraw John McGraw BLN .369 96 388 143 .459
10 Joe Kelley Joe Kelley BLN .365 131 518 189 .456
11 Bill Everitt CHN .358 133 550 197 .399
12 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy BSN .353 131 533 188 .427
13 Steve Brodie Steve Brodie BLN .348 131 528 184 .394
14 Fred Clarke Fred Clarke LS3 .347 132 550 191 .396
15 Jimmy Bannon Jimmy Bannon BSN .347 124 493 171 .417
16 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 .347 120 476 165 .427
17 Duff Cooley Duff Cooley SLN .342 133 567 194 .386
18 Ed McKean Ed McKean CL4 .341 132 569 194 .397
19 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren NY1 .340 131 521 177 .408
20 George Davis George Davis NY1 .340 110 430 146 .417
21 Joe Sullivan Joe Sullivan PHI .338 94 373 126 .395
22 Deacon McGuire Deacon McGuire WAS .336 133 538 181 .388
23 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .335 122 474 159 .408
24 Dusty Miller Dusty Miller CIN .335 132 529 177 .378
25 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin BRO .332 132 524 174 .442
26 Ed Cartwright Ed Cartwright WAS .331 122 472 156 .400
27 Jake Beckley Jake Beckley PIT .328 130 534 175 .380
28 Roger Connor Roger Connor SLN .327 104 401 131 .421
29 Kip Selbach WAS .324 130 519 168 .406
30 Tommy Dowd Tommy Dowd SLN .323 130 508 164 .365
31 Buck Ewing Buck Ewing CIN .318 105 434 138 .363
32 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .317 108 438 139 .392
33 Herman Long Herman Long BSN .315 125 540 170 .355
34 Joe Quinn SLN .314 135 547 172 .360
35 George LaChance George LaChance BRO .314 128 541 170 .358
36 Bill Hallman Bill Hallman PHI .314 124 539 169 .359
37 Bill Joyce Bill Joyce WAS .311 127 479 149 .440
38 Arlie Latham Arlie Latham CIN .311 112 460 143 .375
39 Patsy Donovan Patsy Donovan PIT .310 126 522 162 .377
40 Kid Gleason Kid Gleason BLN .309 112 421 130 .366
41 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith PIT .302 125 484 146 .380
42 Germany Smith Germany Smith CIN .300 127 503 151 .345
43 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee CIN .299 115 432 129 .409
44 Bobby Lowe Bobby Lowe BSN .297 100 417 124 .370
45 George Miller George Miller SLN .291 122 494 144 .333
46 Billy Nash Billy Nash BSN .290 133 513 149 .383
47 Tommy McCarthy Tommy McCarthy BSN .290 117 452 131 .391
48 John Anderson John Anderson BRO .288 103 423 122 .316
49 Cupid Childs Cupid Childs CL4 .288 120 466 134 .392
50 Jack Crooks Jack Crooks WAS .284 118 412 117 .398
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