Major League Baseball Batting Champions to 2011



Here is a list of baseball batting champions, by season. Please be aware that some of the figures from the early seasons may be inaccurate, since, in some cases, walks were credited as hits.



YearPlayerNational LeagueAveragePlayerAmerican LeagueAverage
1901Jesse C BurkettSt. Louis.382Napoleon LajoiePhiladelphia.426
1902Clarence BeaumontPittsburgh.357Ed DelahantyWashington.376
1903Honus WagnerPittsburgh.355Napoleon LajoieCleveland.355
1904Honus WagnerPittsburgh.349Napoleon LajoieCleveland.381
1905James SeymourCincinnati.377Elmer FlickCleveland.306
1906Honus WagnerPittsburgh.339George StoneSt. Louis.358
1907Honus WagnerPittsburgh.350Ty CobbDetroit.350
1908Honus WagnerPittsburgh.354Ty CobbDetroit.324
1909Honus WagnerPittsburgh.339Ty CobbDetroit.377
1910Sherwood MageePhiladelphia.331Ty CobbDetroit.385
1911Honus WagnerPittsburgh.334Ty CobbDetroit.420
1912Henry ZimmermanChicago.372Ty CobbDetroit.410
1913Jacob DaubertBrooklyn.350Ty CobbDetroit.390
1914Jacob DaubertBrooklyn.329Ty CobbDetroit.368
1915Larry DoyleNew York.320Ty CobbDetroit.369
1916Hal ChaseCincinnati.339Tris SpeakerCleveland.386
1917Edd RoushCincinnati.341Ty CobbDetroit.383
1918Zach WheatBrooklyn.335Ty CobbDetroit.382
1919Edd RoushCincinnati.321Ty CobbDetroit.384
1920Rogers HornsbySt. Louis.370George SislerSt. Louis.407

Year
Player
National League
Average
Player
American League
Average
1921Rogers HornsbySt. Louis.397Harry HellmannDetroit.394
1922Rogers HornsbySt. Louis.401George SislerSt. Louis.420
1923Rogers HornsbySt. Louis.384Harry HellmannDetroit.403
1924Rogers HornsbySt. Louis.424Babe RuthNew York.378
1925Rogers HornsbySt. Louis.403Harry HellmannDetroit.393
1926Eugene HargraveCincinnati.353Henry ManushDetroit.378
1927Paul WanerPittsburgh.380Harry HellmannDetroit.398
1928Rogers HornsbyBoston.387Goose GoslinWashington.379
1929Lefty O'DoulPhiladelphia.398Lew FonsecaCleveland.369
1930Bill TerryNew York.401Al SimmonsPhiladelphia.381
1931Chuck HaleySt. Louis.349Al SimmonsPhiladelphia.390
1932Lefty O'DoulBrooklyn.368Dale AlexanderDetroit-Boston.367
1933Chuck KleinPhiladelphia.368Jimmie FoxxPhiladelphia.356
1934Paul WanerPittsburgh.362Lou GehrigNew York.363
1935Arky VaughnPittsburgh.385Buddy MyerWashington.349
1936Paul WanerPittsburgh.373Luke ApplingChicago.388
1937Joe MedwickSt. Louis.374Charlie GehringerDetroit.371
1938Ernie LombardiCincinnati.342Jimmie FoxxBoston.349
1939John MizeSt. Louis.349Joe DiMaggioNew York.381
1940Debs GarmsPittsburgh.355Joe DiMaggioNew York.352

Year
Player
National League
Average
Player
American League
Average
1941Pete ReiserBrooklyn.343Ted WilliamsBoston.406
1942Ernie LombardiBoston.330Ted WilliamsBoston.356
1943Stan MusialSt. Louis.357Luke ApplingChicago.328
1944Dixie WalkerBrooklyn.357Lou BoudreauCleveland.327
1945Phil CavarettaChicago.355George SternweissNew York.309
1946Stan MusialSt. Louis.365Mickey VernonWashington.353
1947Henry WalkerSt. L-Phi..363Ted WilliamsBoston.343
1948Stan MusialSt. Louis.376Ted WilliamsBoston.369
1949Jackie RobinsonBrooklyn.342George KellDetroit.343
1950Stan MusialSt. Louis.346Billy GoodmanBoston.354
1951Stan MusialSt. Louis.355Ferris FainPhiladelphia.344
1952Stan MusialSt. Louis.336Ferris FainPhiladelphia.327
1953Carl FurilloBrooklyn.344Mickey VernonWashington.337
1954Willie MaysNew York.345Roberto AvilaCleveland.341
1955Richie AshburnPhiladelphia.338Al KalineDetroit.340
1956Hank AaronMilwaukee.328Mickey MantleNew York.353
1957Stan MusialSt. Louis.351Ted WilliamsBoston.388
1958Richie AshburnPhiladelphia.350Ted WilliamsBoston.328
1959Hank AaronMilwaukee.355Harvey KuennDetroit.353
1960Dick GroatPittsburgh.325Pete RunnelsBoston.320

Year
Player
National League
Average
Player
American League
Average
1961Roberto ClementePittsburgh.351Norm CashDetroit.361
1962Tommy DavisLos Angeles.346Pete RunnelsBoston.326
1963Tommy DavisLos Angeles.326Carl YastrzemskiBoston.321
1964Roberto ClementePittsburgh.339Tony OlivaMinnesota.323
1965Roberto ClementePittsburgh.329Tony OlivaMinnesota.321
1966Matty AlouPittsburgh.342Frank RobinsonBaltimore.316
1967Roberto ClementePittsburgh.357Carl YastrzemskiBoston.326
1968Pete RoseCincinnati.335Carl YastrzemskiBoston.301
1969Pete RoseCincinnati.348Rod CarewMinnesota.332
1970Rico CartyAtlanta.366Alex JohnsonCalifornia.329
1971Joe TorreSt. Louis.363Tony OlivaMinnesota.337
1972Billy WilliamsChicago.333Rod CarewMinnesota.318
1973Pete RoseCincinnati.338Rod CarewMinnesota.350
1974Ralph GarrAtlanta.353Rod CarewMinnesota.364
1975Bill MadlockChicago.354Rod CarewMinnesota.359
1976Bill MadlockChicago.339George BrettKansas City.333
1977Dave ParkerPittsburgh.338Rod CarewMinnesota.388
1978Dave ParkerPittsburgh.334Rod CarewMinnesota.333
1979Keith HernandezSt. Louis.344Fred LynnBoston.333
1980Bill BucknerChicago.324George BrettKansas City.390

Year
Player
National League
Average
Player
American League
Average
1981Bill MadlockPittsburgh.341Carney LansfordBoston.336
1982Al OliverMontreal.331Willie WilsonKansas City.332
1983Bill MadlockPittsburgh.323Wade BoggsBoston.361
1984Tony GwynnSan Diego.351Don MattinglyNew York.343
1985Willie McGeeSt. Louis.353Wade BoggsBoston.368
1986Tim RainesMontreal.334Wade BoggsBoston.357
1987Tony GwynnSan Diego.370Wade BoggsBoston.363
1988Tony GwynnSan Diego.313Wade BoggsBoston.366
1989Tony GwynnSan Diego.336Kirby PuckettMinnesota.339
1990Willie McGeeSt. Louis.335George BrettKansas City.329
1991Terry PendletonAtlanta.319Julio FrancoTexas.341
1992Gary SheffieldSan Diego.330Edgar MartinezSeattle.343
1993Andres GalarragaColorado.370John OlerudToronto.363
1994Tony GwynnSan Diego.394Paul O'NeillNew York.359
1995Tony GwynnSan Diego.368Edgar MartinezSeattle.358
1996Tony GwynnSan Diego.353Alex RodriguezSeattle.358
1997Tony GwynnSan Diego.372Frank ThomasChicago.347
1998Larry WalkerColorado.363Bernie WilliamsNew York.339
1999Larry WalkerColorado.379Nomar GarciaparraBoston.357
2000Todd HeltonColorado.372Nomar GarciaparraBoston.372

Year
Player
National League
Average
Player
American League
Average
2001Larry WalkerColorado.350Ichiro SuzukiSeattle.350
2002Barry BondsSan Francisco.370Manny RamirezBoston.349
2003Albert PujolsSt. Louis.359Bill MuellerBoston.326
2004Barry BondsSan Francisco.362Ichiro SuzukiSeattle.372
2005Derrek LeeChicago.335Michael YoungTexas.331
2006Freddy SanchezPittsburgh.344Joe MauerMinnesota.347
2007Matt HollidayColorado.340Magglio OrdonezDetroit.363
2008Chipper JonesAtlanta.364Joe MauerMinnesota.328
2009Hanley RamirezFlorida.342Joe MauerMinnesota.365
2010Carlos GonzalezColorado.336Josh HamiltonTexas.359
2011Jose ReyesNew York.377Miguel CabreraDetroit.344




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