1905 MLB Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Cy Seymour led all of MLB in batting average in 1905 with .377, 14 points ahead of Honus Wagner (.363).
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Led all of MLB in 1905
Cy Seymour
Cincinnati Reds
.377
Batting Average
.014 clear of Honus Wagner
Showing Batting Average and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | AVG | G | AB | H | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
CIN | .377 | 149 | 581 | 219 | .429 |
| 2 |
|
PIT | .363 | 147 | 548 | 199 | .427 |
| 3 |
|
NY1 | .356 | 150 | 606 | 216 | .413 |
| 4 | Roy Thomas | PHI | .317 | 147 | 562 | 178 | .417 |
| 5 |
|
CHN | .316 | 118 | 392 | 124 | .450 |
| 6 |
|
SLN | .311 | 139 | 534 | 166 | .359 |
| 7 |
|
PHI | .308 | 147 | 548 | 169 | .398 |
| 8 |
|
CLE | .308 | 132 | 500 | 154 | .383 |
| 9 |
|
CIN +1 | .304 | 152 | 598 | 182 | .352 |
| 10 |
|
NYA | .302 | 149 | 560 | 169 | .357 |
| 11 |
|
CLE | .301 | 144 | 552 | 166 | .349 |
| 12 |
|
NY1 | .299 | 136 | 491 | 147 | .391 |
| 13 |
|
PIT | .299 | 141 | 525 | 157 | .368 |
| 14 |
|
PHI | .299 | 155 | 603 | 180 | .354 |
| 15 |
|
DET | .297 | 154 | 575 | 171 | .357 |
| 16 |
|
SLA | .296 | 154 | 632 | 187 | .347 |
| 17 |
|
BRO | .293 | 130 | 505 | 148 | .340 |
| 18 | George Browne | NY1 | .293 | 127 | 536 | 157 | .321 |
| 19 |
|
PIT | .292 | 123 | 435 | 127 | .345 |
| 20 |
|
BRO | .292 | 130 | 480 | 140 | .380 |
| 21 | Doc Gessler | BRO | .290 | 126 | 431 | 125 | .367 |
| 22 |
|
BSN | .288 | 149 | 549 | 158 | .368 |
| 23 |
|
CHA | .287 | 149 | 533 | 153 | .346 |
| 24 |
|
SLN | .286 | 134 | 514 | 147 | .333 |
| 25 |
|
PHA | .285 | 150 | 607 | 173 | .334 |
| 26 |
|
NY1 | .280 | 150 | 551 | 154 | .351 |
| 27 |
|
BSN | .279 | 153 | 610 | 170 | .326 |
| 28 |
|
WS1 +1 | .279 | 133 | 499 | 139 | .323 |
| 29 |
|
CHA | .278 | 151 | 550 | 153 | .353 |
| 30 |
|
PHA | .278 | 151 | 537 | 149 | .339 |
| 31 | Charlie Hickman | WS1 +1 | .278 | 147 | 573 | 159 | .311 |
| 32 |
|
BOS | .276 | 131 | 508 | 140 | .330 |
| 33 |
|
PHA | .275 | 150 | 538 | 148 | .409 |
| 34 | Ernie Courtney | PHI | .275 | 155 | 601 | 165 | .334 |
| 35 |
|
PHA | .274 | 133 | 492 | 135 | .341 |
| 36 |
|
CHN | .274 | 123 | 493 | 135 | .326 |
| 37 |
|
CIN | .273 | 149 | 564 | 154 | .392 |
| 38 |
|
SLA | .271 | 156 | 587 | 159 | .324 |
| 39 |
|
CHN | .269 | 155 | 568 | 153 | .379 |
| 40 | Cozy Dolan | BSN +1 | .269 | 134 | 510 | 137 | .319 |
| 41 | Spike Shannon | SLN | .268 | 140 | 544 | 146 | .327 |
| 42 |
|
CLE | .268 | 146 | 541 | 145 | .321 |
| 43 |
|
PHA | .266 | 147 | 587 | 156 | .299 |
| 44 |
|
CLE | .265 | 155 | 586 | 155 | .289 |
| 45 |
|
DET | .263 | 131 | 495 | 130 | .330 |
| 46 | Danny Hoffman | PHA | .261 | 120 | 459 | 120 | .312 |
| 47 | Emil Frisk | SLA | .261 | 124 | 429 | 112 | .342 |
| 48 |
|
CHN | .260 | 145 | 558 | 145 | .325 |
| 49 |
|
PHI | .259 | 151 | 580 | 150 | .294 |
| 50 |
|
BSN | .258 | 125 | 461 | 119 | .315 |
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