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1918 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Ty Cobb led all of MLB in batting average in 1918 with .382, 30 points ahead of George Burns (.352). It was one of 10 times Ty Cobb led in batting average.

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Ty Cobb Led all of MLB in 1918 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers
.382 Batting Average .030 clear of George Burns
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb DET .382 111 421 161 .440
2 George Burns George Burns PHA .352 130 505 178 .390
3 George Sisler George Sisler SLA .341 114 452 154 .400
4 Zack Wheat Zack Wheat BRO .335 105 409 137 .369
5 Edd Roush Edd Roush CIN .333 113 435 145 .368
6 Heinie Groh Heinie Groh CIN .320 126 493 158 .395
7 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker CLE .318 127 471 150 .403
8 Charlie Hollocher Charlie Hollocher CHN .316 131 509 161 .379
9 Jake Daubert Jake Daubert BRO .308 108 396 122 .360
10 Home Run Baker Home Run Baker NYA .306 126 504 154 .357
11 Ross Youngs Ross Youngs NY1 .302 121 474 143 .368
12 Buck Weaver Buck Weaver CHA .300 112 420 126 .323
13 Red Smith Red Smith BSN .298 119 429 128 .373
14 Sherry Magee Sherry Magee CIN .298 115 400 119 .370
15 Fred Merkle Fred Merkle CHN .297 129 482 143 .349
16 Smoky Joe Wood Smoky Joe Wood CLE .296 119 422 125 .356
17 Tillie Walker Tillie Walker PHA .295 114 414 122 .360
18 George Burns George Burns NY1 .290 119 465 135 .354
19 Clyde Milan Clyde Milan WS1 .290 128 503 146 .344
20 Lee Magee Lee Magee CIN .290 119 459 133 .331
21 Harry Hooper Harry Hooper BOS .289 126 474 137 .391
22 Fred Luderus Fred Luderus PHI .288 125 468 135 .351
23 Les Mann Les Mann CHN .288 129 489 141 .342
24 Dode Paskert Dode Paskert CHN .286 127 461 132 .362
25 Larry Gardner Larry Gardner PHA .285 127 463 132 .346
26 George Cutshaw George Cutshaw PIT .285 126 463 132 .326
27 Eddie Foster Eddie Foster WS1 .283 129 519 147 .339
28 Braggo Roth Braggo Roth CLE .283 106 375 106 .383
29 Ray Demmitt Ray Demmitt SLA .281 116 405 114 .346
30 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby SLN .281 115 416 117 .349
31 Jimmy Johnston Jimmy Johnston BRO .281 123 484 136 .328
32 Irish Meusel Irish Meusel PHI .279 124 473 132 .323
33 Bobby Veach Bobby Veach DET .279 127 499 139 .331
34 Doc Lavan Doc Lavan WS1 .278 117 464 129 .302
35 Jack Tobin Jack Tobin SLA .277 122 480 133 .349
36 Cy Williams Cy Williams PHI .276 94 351 97 .337
37 Frank Gilhooley Frank Gilhooley NYA .276 112 427 118 .358
38 Eddie Collins Eddie Collins CHA .276 97 330 91 .407
39 Del Pratt Del Pratt NYA .275 126 477 131 .327
40 Milt Stock Milt Stock PHI .274 123 481 132 .325
41 Shano Collins Shano Collins CHA .274 103 365 100 .310
42 Max Carey Max Carey PIT .274 126 468 128 .363
43 Gene Paulette Gene Paulette SLN .273 125 461 126 .316
44 Heinie Zimmerman Heinie Zimmerman NY1 .272 121 463 126 .294
45 Stuffy McInnis Stuffy McInnis BOS .272 117 423 115 .306
46 Chick Gandil Chick Gandil CHA .271 114 439 119 .319
47 Greasy Neale Greasy Neale CIN .270 107 371 100 .324
48 Fritz Mollwitz PIT .269 119 432 116 .305
49 Ray Chapman Ray Chapman CLE .267 128 446 119 .390
50 Tommy Griffith Tommy Griffith CIN .265 118 427 113 .326
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