League Leaders Who Led?

Most MLB Batting Average Titles

Every player who has led his league in batting average, ranked by how many times. Seasons 1871–2025.

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Ty Cobb has led MLB in batting average 10 times, more than anyone else. His titles run from 1907 to 1919.

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# Player Titles Span Best
1 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 10 1907–1919 .420
2 Honus Wagner Honus Wagner 8 1900–1911 .381
3 Tony Gwynn Tony Gwynn 7 1984–1997 .394
4 Rod Carew Rod Carew 7 1969–1978 .388
5 Ted Williams Ted Williams 7 1941–1958 .406
6 Stan Musial Stan Musial 7 1943–1957 .376
7 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby 7 1920–1928 .424
8 Wade Boggs Wade Boggs 5 1983–1988 .368
9 Willard Brown 5 1937–1943 .379
10 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers 5 1882–1892 .374
11 Miguel Cabrera Miguel Cabrera 4 2011–2015 .348
12 Bill Madlock Bill Madlock 4 1975–1983 .354
13 Roberto Clemente Roberto Clemente 4 1961–1967 .357
14 Paul Waner Paul Waner 4 1926–1936 .380
15 Harry Heilmann Harry Heilmann 4 1921–1927 .403
16 Nap Lajoie Nap Lajoie 4 1901–1910 .427
17 Pete Browning Pete Browning 4 1882–1890 .379
18 Luis Arraez Luis Arraez 3 2022–2024 .354
19 Jose Altuve Jose Altuve 3 2014–2017 .346
20 Larry Walker Larry Walker 3 1998–2001 .379
21 George Brett George Brett 3 1976–1990 .390
22 Pete Rose Pete Rose 3 1968–1973 .348
23 Tony Oliva Tony Oliva 3 1964–1971 .337
24 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski 3 1963–1968 .326
25 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx 3 1932–1938 .364
26 Oscar Charleston Oscar Charleston 3 1921–1925 .434
27 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett 3 1895–1901 .410
28 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 3 1872–1876 .431
29 Trea Turner Trea Turner 2 2021–2025 .328
30 DJ LeMahieu DJ LeMahieu 2 2016–2020 .364
31 Christian Yelich Christian Yelich 2 2018–2019 .329
32 Joe Mauer Joe Mauer 2 2006–2009 .365
33 Manny Ramirez Manny Ramirez 2 2002–2008 .349
34 Barry Bonds Barry Bonds 2 2002–2004 .370
35 Ichiro Suzuki Ichiro Suzuki 2 2001–2004 .372
36 Nomar Garciaparra Nomar Garciaparra 2 1999–2000 .372
37 Edgar Martinez Edgar Martinez 2 1992–1995 .356
38 Dave Parker Dave Parker 2 1977–1978 .338
39 Tommy Davis Tommy Davis 2 1962–1963 .346
40 Pete Runnels Pete Runnels 2 1960–1962 .326
41 Hank Aaron Hank Aaron 2 1956–1959 .355
42 Richie Ashburn Richie Ashburn 2 1955–1958 .350
43 Mickey Vernon Mickey Vernon 2 1946–1953 .353
44 Ferris Fain Ferris Fain 2 1951–1952 .344
45 Henry Kimbro 2 1944–1947 .385
46 Herb Souell 2 1945–1947 .331
47 Luke Appling Luke Appling 2 1936–1943 .388
48 Willie Wells 2 1930–1942 .399
49 Buck Leonard 2 1938–1940 .418
50 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio 2 1939–1940 .381
51 Josh Gibson 2 1933–1937 .417
52 Turkey Stearnes 2 1929–1935 .391
53 Lefty O'Doul Lefty O'Doul 2 1929–1932 .398
54 Al Simmons Al Simmons 2 1930–1931 .390
55 Charlie Smith 2 1927–1929 .457
56 Mule Suttles 2 1926–1928 .425
57 Heavy Johnson 2 1922–1923 .408
58 George Sisler George Sisler 2 1920–1922 .420
59 Edd Roush Edd Roush 2 1917–1919 .341
60 Benny Kauff Benny Kauff 2 1914–1915 .370
61 Jake Daubert Jake Daubert 2 1913–1914 .350
62 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty 2 1899–1902 .410
63 Willie Keeler Willie Keeler 2 1897–1898 .424
64 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton 2 1891–1893 .380
65 Cap Anson Cap Anson 2 1881–1888 .399
66 Tip O'Neill Tip O'Neill 2 1887–1888 .435
67 King Kelly King Kelly 2 1884–1886 .388
68 Paul Hines Paul Hines 2 1878–1879 .358
69 Deacon White Deacon White 2 1875–1877 .387
70 Levi Meyerle 2 1871–1874 .492
71 Aaron Judge Aaron Judge 1 2025–2025 .331
72 Bobby Witt 1 2024–2024 .332
73 Yandy Diaz Yandy Diaz 1 2023–2023 .330
74 Jeff McNeil Jeff McNeil 1 2022–2022 .327
75 Yuli Gurriel Yuli Gurriel 1 2021–2021 .319
76 Juan Soto Juan Soto 1 2020–2020 .351
77 Tim Anderson Tim Anderson 1 2019–2019 .335
78 Mookie Betts Mookie Betts 1 2018–2018 .346
79 Charlie Blackmon Charlie Blackmon 1 2017–2017 .331
80 Dee Strange-Gordon Dee Strange-Gordon 1 2015–2015 .333
81 Justin Morneau Justin Morneau 1 2014–2014 .319
82 Michael Cuddyer Michael Cuddyer 1 2013–2013 .331
83 Buster Posey Buster Posey 1 2012–2012 .336
84 Jose Reyes Jose Reyes 1 2011–2011 .337
85 Carlos Gonzalez Carlos Gonzalez 1 2010–2010 .336
86 Josh Hamilton Josh Hamilton 1 2010–2010 .359
87 Hanley Ramirez Hanley Ramirez 1 2009–2009 .342
88 Chipper Jones Chipper Jones 1 2008–2008 .365
89 Magglio Ordonez Magglio Ordonez 1 2007–2007 .363
90 Matt Holliday Matt Holliday 1 2007–2007 .340
91 Freddy Sanchez Freddy Sanchez 1 2006–2006 .344
92 Derrek Lee Derrek Lee 1 2005–2005 .335
93 Placido Polanco Placido Polanco 1 2005–2005 .331
94 Albert Pujols Albert Pujols 1 2003–2003 .359
95 Bill Mueller Bill Mueller 1 2003–2003 .326
96 Todd Helton Todd Helton 1 2000–2000 .372
97 Bernie Williams Bernie Williams 1 1998–1998 .339
98 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas 1 1997–1997 .347
99 Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez 1 1996–1996 .358
100 Ellis Burks Ellis Burks 1 1996–1996 .344