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1923 NL Batting Average Leaders

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Rogers Hornsby led the NL in batting average in 1923 with .384, 13 points ahead of Jim Bottomley (.371). It was one of 7 times Rogers Hornsby led in batting average.

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Rogers Hornsby Led the NL in 1923 Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals
.384 Batting Average .013 clear of Jim Bottomley
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby SLN .384 107 424 163 .459
2 Jim Bottomley Jim Bottomley SLN .371 134 523 194 .425
3 Jack Fournier Jack Fournier BRO .351 133 515 181 .411
4 Edd Roush Edd Roush CIN .351 138 527 185 .406
5 Frankie Frisch Frankie Frisch NY1 .348 151 641 223 .395
6 Charlie Grimm Charlie Grimm PIT .345 152 563 194 .389
7 Pie Traynor Pie Traynor PIT .338 153 616 208 .377
8 Ross Youngs Ross Youngs NY1 .336 152 596 200 .412
9 Pat Duncan Pat Duncan CIN .327 147 566 185 .363
10 Jimmy Johnston Jimmy Johnston BRO .325 151 625 203 .378
11 Billy Southworth Billy Southworth BSN .319 153 611 195 .383
12 Arnold Statz Arnold Statz CHN .319 154 655 209 .375
13 Bob O'Farrell Bob O'Farrell CHN .319 131 452 144 .408
14 Bernie Friberg Bernie Friberg CHN .318 146 547 174 .372
15 Stuffy McInnis Stuffy McInnis BSN .315 154 607 191 .343
16 Cotton Tierney Cotton Tierney PHI +1 .312 150 600 187 .343
17 Walter Holke Walter Holke PHI .311 147 562 175 .330
18 Max Carey Max Carey PIT .308 153 610 188 .388
19 George Kelly George Kelly NY1 .307 145 560 172 .362
20 Dave Bancroft Dave Bancroft NY1 .304 107 444 135 .391
21 Hack Miller Hack Miller CHN .301 135 485 146 .343
22 Carson Bigbee Carson Bigbee PIT .299 123 499 149 .355
23 Tony Boeckel BSN .298 148 568 169 .357
24 Irish Meusel Irish Meusel NY1 .297 146 595 177 .341
25 Cy Williams Cy Williams PHI .293 136 535 157 .371
26 Tommy Griffith Tommy Griffith BRO .293 131 481 141 .361
27 Jake Daubert Jake Daubert CIN .292 125 500 146 .349
28 Max Flack Max Flack SLN .291 128 505 147 .348
29 Heinie Groh Heinie Groh NY1 .290 123 465 135 .379
30 Milt Stock Milt Stock SLN .289 151 603 174 .334
31 Johnny Rawlings Johnny Rawlings PIT .284 119 461 131 .322
32 Curt Walker Curt Walker PHI .281 140 527 148 .337
33 George Grantham George Grantham CHN .281 152 570 160 .360
34 Rabbit Maranville Rabbit Maranville PIT .277 141 581 161 .327
35 Ike Caveney Ike Caveney CIN .277 138 488 135 .315
36 Bernie Neis Bernie Neis BRO .274 126 445 122 .330
37 George Burns George Burns CIN .274 154 614 168 .376
38 Gus Felix BSN .273 139 506 138 .348
39 Andy High Andy High BRO .270 123 426 115 .344
40 Sam Bohne Sam Bohne CIN .252 139 539 136 .316
41 Heinie Sand Heinie Sand PHI .228 132 470 107 .347