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1973 MLB Batting Average Leaders

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Rod Carew led all of MLB in batting average in 1973 with .350, 12 points ahead of Pete Rose (.338). It was one of 7 times Rod Carew led in batting average.

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Rod Carew Led all of MLB in 1973 Rod Carew Minnesota Twins
.350 Batting Average .012 clear of Pete Rose
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Rod Carew Rod Carew MIN .350 149 580 203 .411
2 Pete Rose Pete Rose CIN .338 160 680 230 .401
3 Cesar Cedeno Cesar Cedeno HOU .320 139 525 168 .376
4 Garry Maddox Garry Maddox SFN .319 144 587 187 .350
5 Tony Perez Tony Perez CIN .314 151 564 177 .393
6 Bob Watson Bob Watson HOU .312 158 573 179 .403
7 Ted Simmons Ted Simmons SLN .310 161 619 192 .370
8 George Scott George Scott ML4 .306 158 604 185 .370
9 Tommy Davis Tommy Davis BAL .306 137 552 169 .341
10 Bobby Murcer Bobby Murcer NYA .304 160 616 187 .357
11 Dave May Dave May ML4 .303 156 624 189 .352
12 Jose Cardenal Jose Cardenal CHN .303 145 522 158 .375
13 Ken Singleton Ken Singleton MON .302 162 560 169 .425
14 Thurman Munson Thurman Munson NYA .301 147 519 156 .362
15 Amos Otis Amos Otis KCA .300 148 583 175 .368
16 Gary Matthews Gary Matthews SFN .300 148 540 162 .367
17 Ralph Garr Ralph Garr ATL .299 148 668 200 .323
18 Willie Stargell Willie Stargell PIT .299 148 522 156 .392
19 Ron Fairly Ron Fairly MON .298 142 413 123 .422
20 Lou Brock Lou Brock SLN .297 160 650 193 .364
21 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski BOS .296 152 540 160 .407
22 Willie Crawford Willie Crawford LAN .295 145 457 135 .396
23 Matty Alou Matty Alou NYA +1 .295 134 508 150 .338
24 Mike Lum ATL .294 138 513 151 .351
25 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson OAK .293 151 539 158 .383
26 Al Oliver Al Oliver PIT .292 158 654 191 .316
27 Tony Oliva Tony Oliva MIN .291 146 571 166 .345
28 Felix Millan Felix Millan NYN .290 153 638 185 .332
29 Joe Morgan Joe Morgan CIN .290 157 576 167 .406
30 Orlando Cepeda Orlando Cepeda BOS .289 142 550 159 .350
31 Billy Williams Billy Williams CHN .288 156 576 166 .369
32 Dusty Baker Dusty Baker ATL .288 159 604 174 .359
33 Tommy Helms Tommy Helms HOU .287 146 543 156 .325
34 Sal Bando Sal Bando OAK .287 162 592 170 .375
35 Joe Torre Joe Torre SLN .287 141 519 149 .376
36 Alex Johnson TEX .287 158 624 179 .322
37 Dave Nelson Dave Nelson TEX .286 142 576 165 .325
38 Dave Roberts Dave Roberts SDN .286 127 479 137 .310
39 Willie Davis Willie Davis LAN .285 152 599 171 .320
40 Greg Luzinski Greg Luzinski PHI .285 161 610 174 .346
41 Bill North Bill North OAK .285 146 554 158 .376
42 Don Money Don Money ML4 .284 145 556 158 .347
43 Bobby Bonds Bobby Bonds SFN .283 160 643 182 .370
44 Ted Sizemore Ted Sizemore SLN .282 142 521 147 .365
45 Fred Kendall Fred Kendall SDN .282 145 507 143 .320
46 Manny Sanguillen Manny Sanguillen PIT .282 149 589 166 .301
47 Tommy Harper Tommy Harper BOS .281 147 566 159 .351
48 Darrell Evans Darrell Evans ATL .281 161 595 167 .403
49 Paul Blair Paul Blair BAL .280 146 500 140 .334
50 Pat Kelly Pat Kelly CHA .280 144 550 154 .355
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