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1917 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Ty Cobb led all of MLB in batting average in 1917 with .383, 30 points ahead of George Sisler (.353). It was one of 10 times Ty Cobb led in batting average.

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Ty Cobb Led all of MLB in 1917 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers
.383 Batting Average .030 clear of George Sisler
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb DET .383 152 588 225 .444
2 George Sisler George Sisler SLA .353 135 539 190 .390
3 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker CLE .352 142 523 184 .432
4 Edd Roush Edd Roush CIN .341 136 522 178 .379
5 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby SLN .327 145 523 171 .385
6 Bobby Veach Bobby Veach DET .319 154 571 182 .393
7 Happy Felsch Happy Felsch CHA .308 152 575 177 .352
8 Benny Kauff Benny Kauff NY1 .308 153 559 172 .379
9 Heinie Groh Heinie Groh CIN .304 156 599 182 .385
10 Stuffy McInnis Stuffy McInnis PHA .303 150 567 172 .342
11 Sam Rice Sam Rice WS1 .302 155 586 177 .360
12 Duffy Lewis Duffy Lewis BOS .302 150 553 167 .342
13 Ray Chapman Ray Chapman CLE .302 156 563 170 .370
14 George Burns George Burns NY1 .302 152 597 180 .380
15 Shoeless Joe Jackson Shoeless Joe Jackson CHA .301 146 538 162 .375
16 Heinie Zimmerman Heinie Zimmerman NY1 .297 150 585 174 .317
17 Jack Smith Jack Smith SLN .297 137 462 137 .351
18 Max Carey Max Carey PIT .296 155 588 174 .369
19 Red Smith Red Smith BSN .295 147 505 149 .369
20 Walton Cruise Walton Cruise SLN .295 153 529 156 .343
21 Clyde Milan Clyde Milan WS1 .294 155 579 170 .364
22 Ping Bodie Ping Bodie PHA .291 148 557 162 .356
23 Eddie Collins Eddie Collins CHA .289 156 564 163 .389
24 Braggo Roth Braggo Roth CLE .285 145 495 141 .355
25 Buck Weaver Buck Weaver CHA .284 118 447 127 .332
26 Home Run Baker Home Run Baker NYA .282 146 553 156 .345
27 Amos Strunk Amos Strunk PHA .281 148 540 152 .363
28 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann DET .281 150 556 156 .333
29 Donie Bush Donie Bush DET .281 147 581 163 .370
30 Gavvy Cravath Gavvy Cravath PHI .280 140 503 141 .369
31 George Whitted George Whitted PHI .280 149 553 155 .317
32 Hal Chase Hal Chase CIN .277 152 602 167 .296
33 Walter Holke Walter Holke NY1 .277 153 527 146 .327
34 Chick Gandil Chick Gandil CHA .273 149 553 151 .316
35 Ed Konetchy Ed Konetchy BSN .272 130 474 129 .330
36 Ivy Olson Ivy Olson BRO .269 139 580 156 .291
37 Hi Myers Hi Myers BRO .268 120 471 126 .294
38 Larry Gardner Larry Gardner BOS .265 146 501 133 .341
39 Hank Severeid Hank Severeid SLA .265 143 501 133 .306
40 Milt Stock Milt Stock PHI .264 150 564 149 .326
41 Fred Merkle Fred Merkle CHN +1 .264 148 557 147 .320
42 Jake Daubert Jake Daubert BRO .261 125 468 122 .341
43 Fred Luderus Fred Luderus PHI .261 154 522 136 .349
44 Art Fletcher Art Fletcher NY1 .260 151 557 145 .312
45 Rabbit Maranville Rabbit Maranville BSN .260 142 561 146 .312
46 Roger Peckinpaugh Roger Peckinpaugh NYA .260 148 543 141 .340
47 Dave Robertson Dave Robertson NY1 .259 142 532 138 .276
48 George Cutshaw George Cutshaw BRO .259 135 487 126 .292
49 Dick Hoblitzell Dick Hoblitzell BOS .257 120 420 108 .336
50 Casey Stengel Casey Stengel BRO .257 150 549 141 .336
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