Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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American League
Multiple winners: Ty Cobb (12); Rod Carew (7); Ted Williams (6); Wade Boggs (5); Harry Heilmann (4); George Brett, Nap Lajoie, Tony Oliva and Carl Yastrzemski (3); Luke Appling, Joe DiMaggio, Ferris Fain, Jimmie Foxx, Nomar Garciaparra, Edgar Martinez, Pete Runnels, Al Simmons, George Sisler, Ichiro Suzuki and Mickey Vernon (2).
| Year | Avg | |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Nap Lajoie, Phi | â.422 |
| 1902 | Ed Delahanty, Wash | â.376 |
| 1903 | Nap Lajoie, Cle | â.355 |
| 1904 | Nap Lajoie, Cle | â.381 |
| 1905 | Elmer Flick, Cle | â.306 |
| 1906 | George Stone, St.L | â.358 |
| 1907 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.350 |
| 1908 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.324 |
| 1909 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.377 |
| 1910 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.385 |
| 1911 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.420 |
| 1912 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.410 |
| 1913 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.390 |
| 1914 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.368 |
| 1915 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.369 |
| 1916 | Tris Speaker, Cle | â.386 |
| 1917 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.383 |
| 1918 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.382 |
| 1919 | Ty Cobb, Det | â.384 |
| 1920 | George Sisler, St.L | â.407 |
| 1921 | Harry Heilmann, Det | â.394 |
| 1922 | George Sisler, St.L | â.420 |
| 1923 | Harry Heilmann, Det | â.403 |
| 1924 | Babe Ruth, NY | â.378 |
| 1925 | Harry Heilmann, Det | â.393 |
| 1926 | Heinie Manush, Det | â.378 |
| 1927 | Harry Heilmann, Det | â.398 |
| 1928 | Goose Goslin, Wash | â.379 |
| 1929 | Lew Fonseca, Cle | â.369 |
| 1930 | Al Simmons, Phi | â.381 |
| 1931 | Al Simmons, Phi | â.390 |
| 1932 | Dale Alexander, Det-Bos | â.367 |
| 1933 | Jimmie Foxx, Phi | â.356 |
| 1934 | Lou Gehrig, NY | â.363 |
| 1935 | Buddy Myer, Wash | â.349 |
| 1936 | Luke Appling, Chi | â.388 |
| 1937 | Charlie Gehringer, Det | â.371 |
| 1938 | Jimmie Foxx, Bos | â.349 |
| 1939 | Joe DiMaggio, NY | .381 |
| 1940 | Joe DiMaggio, NY | â.352 |
| 1941 | Ted Williams, Bos | â.406 |
| 1942 | Ted Williams, Bos | â.356 |
| 1943 | Luke Appling, Chi | â.328 |
| 1944 | Lou Boudreau, Clev | â.327 |
| 1945 | Snuffy Stirnweiss, NY | â.309 |
| 1946 | Mickey Vernon, Wash | â.353 |
| 1947 | Ted Williams, Bos | â.343 |
| 1948 | Ted Williams, Bos | â.369 |
| 1949 | George Kell, Det | â.343 |
| 1950 | Billy Goodman, Bos | â.354 |
| 1951 | Ferris Fain, Phi | â.344 |
| 1952 | Ferris Fain, Phi | â.327 |
| 1953 | Mickey Vernon, Wash | â.337 |
| 1954 | Bobby Avila, Clev | â.341 |
| 1955 | Al Kaline, Det | â.340 |
| 1956 | Mickey Mantle, NY | â.353 |
| 1957 | Ted Williams, Bos | â.388 |
| 1958 | Ted Williams, Bos | â.328 |
| 1959 | Harvey Kuenn, Det | â.353 |
| 1960 | Pete Runnels, Bos | â.320 |
| 1961 | Norm Cash, Det | â.361* |
| 1962 | Pete Runnels, Bos | â.326 |
| 1963 | Carl Yastrzemski, Bos | â.321 |
| 1964 | Tony Oliva, Min | â.323 |
| 1965 | Tony Oliva, Min | â.321 |
| 1966 | Frank Robinson, Bal | â.316 |
| 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski, Bos | â.326 |
| 1968 | Carl Yastrzemski, Bos | â.301 |
| 1969 | Rod Carew, Min | â.332 |
| 1970 | Alex Johnson, Cal | â.329 |
| 1971 | Tony Oliva, Min | â.337 |
| 1972 | Rod Carew, Min | â.318 |
| 1973 | Rod Carew, Min | â.350 |
| 1974 | Rod Carew, Min | â.364 |
| 1975 | Rod Carew, Min | â.359 |
| 1976 | George Brett, KC | â.333 |
| 1977 | Rod Carew, Min | â.388 |
| 1978 | Rod Carew, Min | â.333 |
| 1979 | Fred Lynn, Bos | â.333 |
| 1980 | George Brett, KC | â.390 |
| 1981 | Carney Lansford, Bos | â.336 |
| 1982 | Willie Wilson, KC | â.332 |
| 1983 | Wade Boggs, Bos | â.361 |
| 1984 | Don Mattingly, NY | â.343 |
| 1985 | Wade Boggs, Bos | â.368 |
| 1986 | Wade Boggs, Bos | â.357 |
| 1987 | Wade Boggs, Bos | â.363 |
| 1988 | Wade Boggs, Bos | â.366 |
| 1989 | Kirby Puckett, Min | â.339 |
| 1990 | George Brett, KC | â.329 |
| 1991 | Julio Franco, Tex | â.341 |
| 1992 | Edgar Martinez, Sea | â.343 |
| 1993 | John Olerud, Tor | â.363 |
| 1994 | Paul O'Neill, NY | â.359 |
| 1995 | Edgar Martinez, Sea | â.356 |
| 1996 | Alex Rodriguez, Sea | â.358 |
| 1997 | Frank Thomas, Chi | â.347 |
| 1998 | Bernie Williams, NY | â.339 |
| 1999 | Nomar Garciaparra, Bos | â.357 |
| 2000 | Nomar Garciaparra, Bos | â.372 |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki, Sea | â.350 |
| 2002 | Manny Ramirez, Bos | â.349 |
| 2003 | Bill Mueller, Bos | .326 |
| 2004 | Ichiro Suzuki, Sea | .372 |
*Norm Cash later admitted to using a corked bat the entire season. He played 16 other seasons and never hit better than .286.
| National League | Batting Average |
