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1946 NL Batting Average Leaders

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Stan Musial led the NL in batting average with .365 in 1946, 32 points ahead of Johnny Hopp (.333). It was one of 7 times Stan Musial led in batting average.

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Stan Musial Led the NL in 1946 Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals
.365 Batting Average .032 clear of Johnny Hopp
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Stan Musial Stan Musial SLN .365 156 624 228 .434
2 Johnny Hopp Johnny Hopp BSN .333 129 445 148 .386
3 Dixie Walker Dixie Walker BRO .319 150 576 184 .391
4 Del Ennis Del Ennis PHI .313 141 540 169 .364
5 Tommy Holmes Tommy Holmes BSN .310 149 568 176 .377
6 Whitey Kurowski Whitey Kurowski SLN .301 142 519 156 .391
7 Enos Slaughter Enos Slaughter SLN .300 156 609 183 .374
8 Billy Herman Billy Herman BSN +1 .298 122 436 130 .395
9 Phil Cavarretta Phil Cavarretta CHN .294 139 510 150 .401
10 Sid Gordon Sid Gordon NY1 .293 135 450 132 .380
11 Pee Wee Reese Pee Wee Reese BRO .284 152 542 154 .384
12 Frank McCormick Frank McCormick PHI .284 135 504 143 .333
13 Willard Marshall Willard Marshall NY1 .282 131 510 144 .327
14 Johnny Wyrostek Johnny Wyrostek PHI .281 145 545 153 .366
15 Red Schoendienst Red Schoendienst SLN .281 142 606 170 .322
16 Jim Russell Jim Russell PIT .277 146 516 143 .362
17 Emil Verban PHI +1 .274 139 474 130 .305
18 Eddie Stanky Eddie Stanky BRO .273 144 483 132 .436
19 Grady Hatton Grady Hatton CIN .271 116 436 118 .369
20 Jim Tabor Jim Tabor PHI .268 124 463 124 .322
21 Bert Haas CIN .264 140 535 141 .310
22 Bob Elliott Bob Elliott PIT .263 140 486 128 .351
23 Frankie Gustine Frankie Gustine PIT .259 131 495 128 .318
24 Peanuts Lowrey Peanuts Lowrey CHN .257 144 540 139 .328
25 Elbie Fletcher Elbie Fletcher PIT .256 148 532 136 .384
26 Dick Culler Dick Culler BSN .255 134 482 123 .342
27 Buddy Blattner Buddy Blattner NY1 .255 126 420 107 .351
28 Buddy Kerr Buddy Kerr NY1 .249 145 497 124 .324
29 Ralph Kiner Ralph Kiner PIT .247 144 502 124 .345
30 Connie Ryan Connie Ryan BSN .241 143 502 121 .317
31 Marty Marion Marty Marion SLN .233 146 498 116 .318
32 Dain Clay Dain Clay CIN .228 121 435 99 .318