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1938 NL Batting Average Leaders

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Ernie Lombardi led the NL in batting average with .342 in 1938, 5 points ahead of Johnny Mize (.337).

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Ernie Lombardi Led the NL in 1938 Ernie Lombardi Cincinnati Reds
.342 Batting Average .005 clear of Johnny Mize
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Ernie Lombardi Ernie Lombardi CIN .342 129 489 167 .391
2 Johnny Mize Johnny Mize SLN .337 149 531 179 .422
3 Frank McCormick Frank McCormick CIN .327 151 640 209 .348
4 Joe Medwick Joe Medwick SLN .322 146 590 190 .369
5 Arky Vaughan Arky Vaughan PIT .322 148 541 174 .433
6 Stan Hack Stan Hack CHN .320 152 609 195 .411
7 Lloyd Waner Lloyd Waner PIT .313 147 619 194 .343
8 Mel Ott Mel Ott NY1 .311 150 527 164 .442
9 Harry Danning Harry Danning NY1 .306 120 448 137 .345
10 Jo-Jo Moore Jo-Jo Moore NY1 .302 125 506 153 .335
11 Carl Reynolds Carl Reynolds CHN .302 125 497 150 .335
12 Johnny Rizzo Johnny Rizzo PIT .301 143 555 167 .368
13 Ernie Koy Ernie Koy BRO .299 142 521 156 .352
14 Wally Berger Wally Berger CIN +1 .298 115 439 131 .347
15 Hersh Martin Hersh Martin PHI .298 120 466 139 .347
16 Gus Suhr Gus Suhr PIT .294 145 530 156 .394
17 Ival Goodman Ival Goodman CIN .292 145 568 166 .368
18 Goody Rosen Goody Rosen BRO .281 138 473 133 .368
19 Paul Waner Paul Waner PIT .280 148 625 175 .331
20 Pep Young Pep Young PIT .278 149 562 156 .329
21 Billy Herman Billy Herman CHN .277 152 624 173 .342
22 Morrie Arnovich Morrie Arnovich PHI .275 139 502 138 .333
23 Frank Demaree Frank Demaree CHN .273 129 476 130 .341
24 Cookie Lavagetto Cookie Lavagetto BRO .273 137 487 133 .364
25 Johnny McCarthy NY1 .272 134 470 128 .329
26 Elbie Fletcher Elbie Fletcher BSN .272 147 529 144 .351
27 Harry Craft Harry Craft CIN .270 151 612 165 .305
28 Lee Handley Lee Handley PIT .268 139 570 153 .332
29 Ripper Collins Ripper Collins CHN .267 143 490 131 .344
30 Lonny Frey Lonny Frey CIN .265 124 501 133 .331
31 Tony Cuccinello Tony Cuccinello BSN .265 147 555 147 .331
32 Al Todd Al Todd PIT .265 133 491 130 .296
33 Dick Bartell Dick Bartell NY1 .262 127 481 126 .347
34 Jimmy Ripple Jimmy Ripple NY1 .261 134 501 131 .333
35 Johnny Hudson BRO .261 135 498 130 .315
36 Don Gutteridge Don Gutteridge SLN .255 142 552 141 .293
37 Billy Myers Billy Myers CIN .253 134 442 112 .317
38 Lew Riggs Lew Riggs CIN .252 142 531 134 .311
39 Dolph Camilli Dolph Camilli BRO .251 146 509 128 .393
40 Emmett Mueller PHI .250 136 444 111 .346
41 Chuck Klein Chuck Klein PHI .247 129 458 113 .304
42 Billy Jurges Billy Jurges CHN .245 137 465 114 .335
43 Rabbit Warstler Rabbit Warstler BSN .231 142 467 108 .303
44 Vince DiMaggio Vince DiMaggio BSN .228 150 540 123 .313
45 Leo Durocher Leo Durocher BRO .219 141 479 105 .293