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1936 NL Batting Average Leaders

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Paul Waner led the NL in batting average in 1936 with .373, 22 points ahead of Joe Medwick (.351). It was one of 4 times Paul Waner led in batting average.

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Paul Waner Led the NL in 1936 Paul Waner Pittsburgh Pirates
.373 Batting Average .022 clear of Joe Medwick
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Paul Waner Paul Waner PIT .373 148 585 218 .446
2 Joe Medwick Joe Medwick SLN .351 155 636 223 .387
3 Frank Demaree Frank Demaree CHN .350 154 605 212 .400
4 Arky Vaughan Arky Vaughan PIT .335 156 568 190 .453
5 Billy Herman Billy Herman CHN .334 153 632 211 .392
6 Johnny Moore Johnny Moore PHI .328 124 472 155 .365
7 Mel Ott Mel Ott NY1 .328 150 534 175 .448
8 Kiki Cuyler Kiki Cuyler CIN .326 144 567 185 .380
9 Buck Jordan Buck Jordan BSN .323 138 555 179 .375
10 Jo-Jo Moore Jo-Jo Moore NY1 .316 152 649 205 .358
11 Dolph Camilli Dolph Camilli PHI .315 151 530 167 .441
12 Les Scarsella Les Scarsella CIN .313 115 485 152 .335
13 Gus Suhr Gus Suhr PIT .312 156 583 182 .410
14 Buddy Hassett Buddy Hassett BRO .310 156 635 197 .350
15 Pepper Martin Pepper Martin SLN .309 143 572 177 .373
16 Tony Cuccinello Tony Cuccinello BSN .308 150 565 174 .374
17 Chuck Klein Chuck Klein PHI +1 .306 146 601 184 .358
18 Gus Mancuso Gus Mancuso NY1 .301 139 519 156 .351
19 Dick Bartell Dick Bartell NY1 .298 145 510 152 .355
20 Stan Hack Stan Hack CHN .298 149 561 167 .396
21 Lou Chiozza Lou Chiozza PHI .297 144 572 170 .346
22 Ethan Allen Ethan Allen CHN +1 .295 121 498 147 .321
23 Gene Moore Gene Moore BSN .290 151 637 185 .335
24 Bill Brubaker Bill Brubaker PIT .289 145 554 160 .352
25 Wally Berger Wally Berger BSN .288 138 534 154 .361
26 Leo Durocher Leo Durocher SLN .286 136 510 146 .327
27 Ival Goodman Ival Goodman CIN .284 136 489 139 .347
28 Pinky Whitney Pinky Whitney PHI +1 .284 124 451 128 .343
29 Woody Jensen Woody Jensen PIT .283 153 696 197 .305
30 Johnny Cooney Johnny Cooney BRO .282 130 507 143 .315
31 Lonny Frey Lonny Frey BRO .279 148 524 146 .369
32 Burgess Whitehead Burgess Whitehead NY1 .278 154 632 176 .317
33 Phil Cavarretta Phil Cavarretta CHN .273 124 458 125 .306
34 Leo Norris PHI .265 154 581 154 .315
35 Terry Moore Terry Moore SLN .264 143 590 156 .309
36 Augie Galan Augie Galan CHN .264 145 575 152 .344
37 Billy Urbanski Billy Urbanski BSN .261 122 494 129 .310
38 Lew Riggs Lew Riggs CIN .257 141 538 138 .314
39 Hal Lee BSN .253 152 565 143 .318
40 Pep Young Pep Young PIT .248 125 475 118 .293
41 Travis Jackson Travis Jackson NY1 .230 126 465 107 .260
42 Rabbit Warstler Rabbit Warstler BSN +1 .228 140 540 123 .306