1954 AL Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Ted Williams led the AL in batting average in 1954 with .345, 4 points ahead of Bobby Avila (.341). It was one of 7 times Ted Williams 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 AL in 1954
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
.345
Batting Average
.004 clear of Bobby Avila
Showing Batting Average and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | AVG | G | AB | H | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Ted Williams
|
BOS | .345 | 117 | 386 | 133 | .513 |
| 2 |
 Bobby Avila
|
CLE | .341 | 143 | 555 | 189 | .402 |
| 3 |
 Minnie Miñoso
|
CHA | .320 | 153 | 568 | 182 | .411 |
| 4 |
 Nellie Fox
|
CHA | .319 | 155 | 631 | 201 | .372 |
| 5 |
 Yogi Berra
|
NYA | .307 | 151 | 584 | 179 | .367 |
| 6 |
 Harvey Kuenn
|
DET | .306 | 155 | 656 | 201 | .335 |
| 7 |
 Billy Goodman
|
BOS | .303 | 127 | 489 | 148 | .370 |
| 8 | Jim Finigan | PHA | .302 | 136 | 487 | 147 | .381 |
| 9 |
 Al Rosen
|
CLE | .300 | 137 | 466 | 140 | .404 |
| 10 |
 Mickey Mantle
|
NYA | .300 | 146 | 543 | 163 | .408 |
| 11 |
 Jim Busby
|
WS1 | .298 | 155 | 628 | 187 | .342 |
| 12 |
 Ray Boone
|
DET | .295 | 148 | 543 | 160 | .376 |
| 13 |
 Mickey Vernon
|
WS1 | .290 | 151 | 597 | 173 | .357 |
| 14 |
 Jim Rivera
|
CHA | .286 | 145 | 490 | 140 | .357 |
| 15 |
 Jim Piersall
|
BOS | .285 | 133 | 474 | 135 | .338 |
| 16 |
 Sammy White
|
BOS | .282 | 137 | 493 | 139 | .307 |
| 17 |
 Al Smith
|
CLE | .281 | 131 | 481 | 135 | .398 |
| 18 |
 Cal Abrams
|
BAL +1 | .280 | 132 | 465 | 130 | .391 |
| 19 |
 Jackie Jensen
|
BOS | .276 | 152 | 580 | 160 | .359 |
| 20 |
 Al Kaline
|
DET | .276 | 138 | 504 | 139 | .305 |
| 21 |
 Larry Doby
|
CLE | .272 | 153 | 577 | 157 | .364 |
| 22 |
 Pete Runnels
|
WS1 | .268 | 139 | 488 | 131 | .368 |
| 23 |
 Bill Tuttle
|
DET | .266 | 147 | 530 | 141 | .343 |
| 24 |
 Chuck Diering
|
BAL | .258 | 128 | 418 | 108 | .349 |
| 25 | Spook Jacobs | PHA | .258 | 132 | 508 | 131 | .336 |
| 26 |
 Eddie Yost
|
WS1 | .256 | 155 | 539 | 138 | .405 |
| 27 |
 Vic Power
|
PHA | .255 | 127 | 462 | 118 | .287 |
| 28 |
 Chico Carrasquel
|
CHA | .255 | 155 | 620 | 158 | .348 |
| 29 | Harry Agganis | BOS | .251 | 132 | 434 | 109 | .321 |
| 30 |
 Bobby Young
|
BAL | .245 | 130 | 432 | 106 | .329 |
| 31 |
 Roy Sievers
|
WS1 | .232 | 145 | 514 | 119 | .331 |
| 32 |
 Joe DeMaestri
|
PHA | .230 | 146 | 539 | 124 | .258 |
| 33 | Dave Philley | CLE | .226 | 133 | 452 | 102 | .308 |