1946 AL Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Mickey Vernon led the AL in batting average with .353 in 1946, 11 points ahead of Ted Williams (.342). It was one of 2 times Mickey Vernon led in batting average.
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Led the AL in 1946
Mickey Vernon
Washington Senators
.353
Batting Average
.011 clear of Ted Williams
Showing Batting Average and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | AVG | G | AB | H | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
WS1 | .353 | 148 | 587 | 207 | .403 |
| 2 |
|
BOS | .342 | 150 | 514 | 176 | .497 |
| 3 |
|
BOS | .335 | 153 | 621 | 208 | .401 |
| 4 |
|
DET +1 | .322 | 131 | 521 | 168 | .372 |
| 5 |
|
BOS | .316 | 142 | 534 | 169 | .393 |
| 6 |
|
CHA | .309 | 149 | 582 | 180 | .384 |
| 7 |
|
SLA | .307 | 115 | 450 | 138 | .357 |
| 8 |
|
CLE | .301 | 124 | 458 | 138 | .361 |
| 9 |
|
CLE | .293 | 140 | 515 | 151 | .345 |
| 10 |
|
WS1 | .292 | 152 | 578 | 169 | .365 |
| 11 |
|
WS1 | .292 | 150 | 582 | 170 | .359 |
| 12 |
|
NYA | .290 | 132 | 503 | 146 | .367 |
| 13 |
|
CHA | .288 | 121 | 438 | 126 | .367 |
| 14 |
|
PHA | .281 | 128 | 455 | 128 | .309 |
| 15 |
|
CHA | .280 | 123 | 482 | 135 | .293 |
| 16 |
|
SLA +1 | .278 | 134 | 482 | 134 | .374 |
| 17 |
|
WS1 +1 | .278 | 125 | 482 | 134 | .341 |
| 18 |
|
DET | .277 | 142 | 523 | 145 | .373 |
| 19 |
|
BOS | .276 | 154 | 579 | 160 | .371 |
| 20 |
|
NYA | .275 | 150 | 538 | 148 | .405 |
| 21 |
|
BOS | .271 | 151 | 583 | 158 | .346 |
| 22 |
|
SLA | .265 | 144 | 582 | 154 | .306 |
| 23 |
|
SLA | .262 | 142 | 511 | 134 | .340 |
| 24 |
|
PHA | .261 | 146 | 545 | 142 | .327 |
| 25 |
|
SLA | .258 | 128 | 458 | 118 | .295 |
| 26 |
|
NYA | .257 | 126 | 471 | 121 | .315 |
| 27 |
|
WS1 | .254 | 138 | 511 | 130 | .332 |
| 28 |
|
DET | .254 | 155 | 587 | 149 | .369 |
| 29 |
|
WS1 | .252 | 137 | 465 | 117 | .323 |
| 30 |
|
NYA | .251 | 150 | 565 | 142 | .358 |
| 31 |
|
NYA | .251 | 129 | 487 | 122 | .340 |
| 32 |
|
SLA | .248 | 122 | 432 | 107 | .324 |
| 33 |
|
PHA | .225 | 136 | 484 | 109 | .317 |
| 34 |
|
CLE | .225 | 118 | 484 | 109 | .280 |