1946 NL Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
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.
Showing players with at least 484 plate appearances — the standard 3.1 plate appearances per team game. Show all players
Led the NL in 1946
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
.365
Batting Average
.032 clear of Johnny Hopp
Showing Batting Average and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | AVG | G | AB | H | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
SLN | .365 | 156 | 624 | 228 | .434 |
| 2 |
|
BSN | .333 | 129 | 445 | 148 | .386 |
| 3 |
|
BRO | .319 | 150 | 576 | 184 | .391 |
| 4 |
|
PHI | .313 | 141 | 540 | 169 | .364 |
| 5 |
|
BSN | .310 | 149 | 568 | 176 | .377 |
| 6 |
|
SLN | .301 | 142 | 519 | 156 | .391 |
| 7 |
|
SLN | .300 | 156 | 609 | 183 | .374 |
| 8 |
|
BSN +1 | .298 | 122 | 436 | 130 | .395 |
| 9 |
|
CHN | .294 | 139 | 510 | 150 | .401 |
| 10 |
|
NY1 | .293 | 135 | 450 | 132 | .380 |
| 11 |
|
BRO | .284 | 152 | 542 | 154 | .384 |
| 12 |
|
PHI | .284 | 135 | 504 | 143 | .333 |
| 13 |
|
NY1 | .282 | 131 | 510 | 144 | .327 |
| 14 |
|
PHI | .281 | 145 | 545 | 153 | .366 |
| 15 |
|
SLN | .281 | 142 | 606 | 170 | .322 |
| 16 |
|
PIT | .277 | 146 | 516 | 143 | .362 |
| 17 | Emil Verban | PHI +1 | .274 | 139 | 474 | 130 | .305 |
| 18 |
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BRO | .273 | 144 | 483 | 132 | .436 |
| 19 |
|
CIN | .271 | 116 | 436 | 118 | .369 |
| 20 |
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PHI | .268 | 124 | 463 | 124 | .322 |
| 21 | Bert Haas | CIN | .264 | 140 | 535 | 141 | .310 |
| 22 |
|
PIT | .263 | 140 | 486 | 128 | .351 |
| 23 |
|
PIT | .259 | 131 | 495 | 128 | .318 |
| 24 |
|
CHN | .257 | 144 | 540 | 139 | .328 |
| 25 |
|
PIT | .256 | 148 | 532 | 136 | .384 |
| 26 |
|
BSN | .255 | 134 | 482 | 123 | .342 |
| 27 |
|
NY1 | .255 | 126 | 420 | 107 | .351 |
| 28 |
|
NY1 | .249 | 145 | 497 | 124 | .324 |
| 29 |
|
PIT | .247 | 144 | 502 | 124 | .345 |
| 30 |
|
BSN | .241 | 143 | 502 | 121 | .317 |
| 31 |
|
SLN | .233 | 146 | 498 | 116 | .318 |
| 32 |
|
CIN | .228 | 121 | 435 | 99 | .318 |