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1921 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Oscar Charleston led all of MLB in batting average in 1921 with .434, 2 points ahead of Charlie Blackwell (.432). It stands 10th among all single seasons in MLB history. It was one of 3 times Oscar Charleston led in batting average.

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Oscar Charleston Led all of MLB in 1921 Oscar Charleston St. Louis Giants
.434 Batting Average .002 clear of Charlie Blackwell
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Oscar Charleston Oscar Charleston SLG .434 62 226 98 .515
2 Charlie Blackwell Charlie Blackwell SLG .432 64 236 102 .504
3 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby SLN .397 154 592 235 .458
4 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann DET .394 149 602 237 .444
5 Ben Taylor Ben Taylor ABC .392 88 334 131 .448
6 John Beckwith John Beckwith COG .391 46 184 72 .437
7 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb DET .389 128 507 197 .452
8 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth NYA .378 152 540 204 .512
9 George Sisler George Sisler SLA .371 138 582 216 .411
10 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker CLE .362 132 506 183 .439
11 Baby Doll Jacobson Baby Doll Jacobson SLA .352 151 599 211 .398
12 Jack Tobin Jack Tobin SLA .352 150 671 236 .395
13 Austin McHenry Austin McHenry SLN .350 152 574 201 .393
14 Ken Williams Ken Williams SLA .347 146 547 190 .429
15 John Henry Lloyd COB .347 86 349 121 .385
16 Jack Fournier Jack Fournier SLN .343 149 574 197 .409
17 Irish Meusel Irish Meusel PHI +1 .343 146 586 201 .380
18 Frankie Frisch Frankie Frisch NY1 .341 153 618 211 .384
19 Hurley McNair KCM .341 99 384 131 .383
20 Cristóbal Torriente Cristóbal Torriente CAG .339 73 248 84 .420
21 Bobby Veach Bobby Veach DET .338 150 612 207 .387
22 Eddie Collins Eddie Collins CHA .337 139 526 177 .412
23 Bernardo Baró Bernardo Baró CS .335 70 272 91 .386
24 Sam Rice Sam Rice WS1 .330 143 561 185 .382
25 Ross Youngs Ross Youngs NY1 .327 141 504 165 .411
26 Harry Hooper Harry Hooper CHA .327 108 419 137 .406
27 George Carr George Carr KCM .326 99 380 124 .398
28 Jimmy Johnston Jimmy Johnston BRO .325 152 624 203 .372
29 Del Pratt Del Pratt BOS .324 135 521 169 .378
30 Hank Severeid Hank Severeid SLA .324 143 472 153 .379
31 Carson Bigbee Carson Bigbee PIT .323 147 632 204 .364
32 Ray Grimes Ray Grimes CHN .321 147 530 170 .406
33 Zack Wheat Zack Wheat BRO .320 148 568 182 .372
34 Cy Williams Cy Williams PHI .320 146 562 180 .357
35 Larry Gardner Larry Gardner CLE .319 153 586 187 .391
36 Dave Bancroft Dave Bancroft NY1 .318 153 606 193 .389
37 Joe Sewell Joe Sewell CLE .318 154 572 182 .412
38 Bob Meusel Bob Meusel NYA .318 149 598 190 .356
39 Wally Schang Wally Schang NYA .316 134 424 134 .428
40 Whitey Witt Whitey Witt PHA .315 154 629 198 .390
41 Turner Barber Turner Barber CHN .314 127 452 142 .379
42 Tony Boeckel BSN .313 153 592 185 .370
43 Tommy Griffith Tommy Griffith BRO .312 129 455 142 .364
44 Jimmie Lyons Jimmie Lyons CAG .311 70 238 74 .386
45 Doc Dudley SLG .311 57 206 64 .377
46 Charlie Jamieson Charlie Jamieson CLE .310 140 536 166 .387
47 Max Carey Max Carey PIT .309 140 521 161 .395
48 George Kelly George Kelly NY1 .308 149 587 181 .356
49 Pat Duncan Pat Duncan CIN .308 145 532 164 .367
50 Lu Blue Lu Blue DET .308 153 585 180 .416
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