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1896 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Jesse Burkett led all of MLB in batting average in 1896 with .410, 9 points ahead of Hughie Jennings (.401). It stands 42nd 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 1896 Jesse Burkett Cleveland Spiders
.410 Batting Average .009 clear of Hughie Jennings
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett CL4 .410 133 586 240 .461
2 Hughie Jennings Hughie Jennings BLN .401 130 521 209 .472
3 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty PHI .397 123 499 198 .472
4 Willie Keeler Willie Keeler BLN .386 126 544 210 .432
5 Mike Tiernan Mike Tiernan NY1 .369 133 521 192 .452
6 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton BSN .366 131 524 192 .478
7 Joe Kelley Joe Kelley BLN .364 131 519 189 .469
8 Elmer Smith Elmer Smith PIT .362 122 484 175 .454
9 Jake Stenzel Jake Stenzel PIT .361 114 479 173 .410
10 Cupid Childs Cupid Childs CL4 .355 132 498 177 .467
11 Fielder Jones Fielder Jones BRO .354 104 395 140 .427
12 Bill Dahlen Bill Dahlen CHN .352 125 474 167 .438
13 Tom McCreery LS3 .351 115 441 155 .409
14 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren NY1 .351 133 562 197 .410
15 Herman Long Herman Long BSN .345 120 502 173 .383
16 Gene DeMontreville Gene DeMontreville WAS .343 133 533 183 .381
17 Eddie Burke Eddie Burke CIN .340 122 521 177 .392
18 Jack Doyle Jack Doyle BLN .339 118 487 165 .400
19 Ed McKean Ed McKean CL4 .338 133 571 193 .388
20 Bill Joyce Bill Joyce WAS +1 .333 130 475 158 .470
21 Cap Anson Cap Anson CHN .331 108 402 133 .407
22 Jim Donnelly BLN .328 106 396 130 .387
23 Bill Lange Bill Lange CHN .326 122 469 153 .414
24 Fred Clarke Fred Clarke LS3 .325 131 517 168 .392
25 Dusty Miller Dusty Miller CIN .321 125 504 162 .368
26 Deacon McGuire Deacon McGuire WAS .321 108 389 125 .379
27 Bill Everitt CHN .320 132 575 184 .367
28 George Davis George Davis NY1 .320 124 494 158 .387
29 Bill Hallman Bill Hallman PHI .320 120 469 150 .382
30 Patsy Donovan Patsy Donovan PIT .319 131 573 183 .370
31 John Anderson John Anderson BRO .314 108 430 135 .344
32 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin BRO .308 122 493 152 .380
33 Denny Lyons Denny Lyons PIT .307 118 436 134 .406
34 Duff Cooley Duff Cooley PHI +1 .307 104 453 139 .343
35 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee CIN .305 117 433 132 .391
36 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan CHN .305 128 489 149 .369
37 Kip Selbach WAS .304 127 487 148 .405
38 Tommy Tucker Tommy Tucker BSN .304 122 474 144 .363
39 Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy BSN .300 131 527 158 .365
40 Kid Gleason Kid Gleason NY1 .299 133 541 162 .352
41 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy CIN .298 121 443 132 .403
42 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson PHI .298 119 517 154 .341
43 Steve Brodie Steve Brodie BLN .297 132 516 153 .363
44 Charlie Irwin CIN .296 127 476 141 .338
45 John O'Brien WAS +1 .296 122 456 135 .361
46 Tom Brown Tom Brown WAS .294 116 435 128 .385
47 Farmer Vaughn Farmer Vaughn CIN .293 114 433 127 .320
48 Tom Parrott SLN .291 118 474 138 .307
49 Tommy Corcoran Tommy Corcoran BRO .289 132 532 154 .310
50 Jimmy McAleer Jimmy McAleer CL4 .288 116 455 131 .361
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