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1901 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Nap Lajoie led all of MLB in batting average in 1901 with .426, 50 points ahead of Jesse Burkett (.376). It stands 19th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 4 times Nap Lajoie led in batting average.

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Nap Lajoie Led all of MLB in 1901 Nap Lajoie Philadelphia Athletics
.426 Batting Average .050 clear of Jesse Burkett
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Nap Lajoie Nap Lajoie PHA .426 131 544 232 .463
2 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett SLN .376 142 601 226 .440
3 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty PHI .354 139 542 192 .427
4 Jimmy Sheckard Jimmy Sheckard BRO .354 133 554 196 .409
5 Honus Wagner Honus Wagner PIT .353 140 549 194 .417
6 Mike Donlin Mike Donlin BLA .340 121 476 162 .409
7 Willie Keeler Willie Keeler BRO .339 136 595 202 .369
8 Buck Freeman Buck Freeman BOS .339 129 490 166 .400
9 Emmet Heidrick Emmet Heidrick SLN .339 118 502 170 .366
10 George Van Haltren George Van Haltren NY1 .335 135 543 182 .396
11 Topsy Hartsel Topsy Hartsel CHN .335 140 558 187 .414
12 Socks Seybold Socks Seybold PHA .334 114 449 150 .397
13 Elmer Flick Elmer Flick PHI .333 138 540 180 .399
14 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins BOS .332 138 564 187 .375
15 Ginger Beaumont Ginger Beaumont PIT .332 133 558 185 .382
16 Sam Crawford Sam Crawford CIN .330 131 515 170 .378
17 John Anderson John Anderson MLA .330 138 576 190 .360
18 Bill Keister Bill Keister BLA .328 115 442 145 .365
19 Lave Cross Lave Cross PHA .328 100 424 139 .358
20 Fred Clarke Fred Clarke PIT .324 129 527 171 .395
21 Bobby Wallace Bobby Wallace SLN .324 134 550 178 .351
22 Sam Dungan WS1 .320 138 559 179 .368
23 Jimmy Williams Jimmy Williams BLA .317 130 501 159 .388
24 Tom Daly BRO .315 133 520 164 .371
25 Danny Green CHN .313 133 537 168 .364
26 Irv Waldron WS1 +1 .311 141 598 186 .356
27 Fielder Jones Fielder Jones CHA .311 133 521 162 .412
28 Roy Thomas Roy Thomas PHI .309 129 479 148 .437
29 Ollie Pickering Ollie Pickering CLE .309 137 547 169 .383
30 Fred Hartman Fred Hartman CHA .309 120 473 146 .355
31 Kid Elberfeld Kid Elberfeld DET .308 121 432 133 .397
32 Joe Kelley Joe Kelley BRO .307 120 492 151 .363
33 Jake Beckley Jake Beckley CIN .307 140 580 178 .346
34 Harry Davis Harry Davis PHA .306 117 496 152 .340
35 Freddy Parent Freddy Parent BOS .306 138 517 158 .367
36 Cy Seymour Cy Seymour BLA .303 134 547 166 .337
37 Patsy Donovan Patsy Donovan SLN .303 130 531 161 .344
38 George LaChance George LaChance CLE .303 133 548 166 .314
39 Chick Stahl Chick Stahl BOS .303 131 515 156 .377
40 George Davis George Davis NY1 .301 130 491 148 .356
41 Gene DeMontreville Gene DeMontreville BSN .300 140 577 173 .321
42 Claude Ritchey Claude Ritchey PIT .296 140 540 160 .358
43 Kitty Bransfield Kitty Bransfield PIT .295 139 566 167 .335
44 Ducky Holmes Ducky Holmes DET .294 131 537 158 .347
45 Billy Hoy Billy Hoy CHA .294 132 527 155 .407
46 Jimmy Barrett Jimmy Barrett DET .293 135 542 159 .385
47 Bill Bradley Bill Bradley CLE .293 133 516 151 .336
48 Dave Fultz Dave Fultz PHA .292 132 561 164 .334
49 Lefty Davis Lefty Davis PIT +1 .291 112 426 124 .389
50 Erve Beck Erve Beck CLE .289 135 539 156 .320
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