MLB Baseball Hitting Stats
League Charts for 'Batting Average'
| 1901 | .277 (.2769) | .267 (.2668) | .272 (.27185) |
| 1902 | .275 (.2750) | .259 (.2586) | .267 (.2668) |
| 1903 | .255 (.2552) | .269 (.2690) | .262 (.2621) |
| 1904 | .244 (.2444) | .249 (.2493) | .247 (.24685) |
| 1905 | .241 (.2409) | .255 (.2551) | .248 (.248) |
| 1906 | .249 (.2487) | .245 (.2445) | .247 (.2466) |
| 1907 | .247 (.2474) | .243 (.2432) | .245 (.2453) |
| 1908 | .239 (.2390) | .239 (.2390) | .239 (.239) |
| 1909 | .244 (.2438) | .244 (.2438) | .244 (.2438) |
| 1910 | .243 (.2431) | .256 (.2557) | .249 (.2494) |
| 1911 | .273 (.2731) | .260 (.2597) | .266 (.2664) |
| 1912 | .265 (.2648) | .273 (.2725) | .269 (.26865) |
| 1913 | .256 (.2558) | .262 (.2618) | .259 (.2588) |
| 1914 | .248 (.2475) | .251 (.2510) | .249 (.24925) |
| 1915 | .248 (.2482) | .248 (.2480) | .248 (.2481) |
| 1916 | .249 (.2485) | .247 (.2467) | .248 (.2476) |
| 1917 | .248 (.2477) | .249 (.2493) | .249 (.2485) |
| 1918 | .254 (.2535) | .254 (.2541) | .254 (.2538) |
| 1919 | .268 (.2680) | .258 (.2576) | .263 (.2628) |
| 1920 | .283 (.2834) | .270 (.2696) | .277 (.2765) |
| 1921 | .293 (.2925) | .290 (.2895) | .291 (.291) |
| 1922 | .285 (.2845) | .292 (.2922) | .288 (.28835) |
| 1923 | .283 (.2825) | .286 (.2857) | .284 (.2841) |
| 1924 | .290 (.2904) | .283 (.2829) | .287 (.28665) |
| 1925 | .292 (.2917) | .292 (.2915) | .292 (.2916) |
| 1926 | .282 (.2815) | .280 (.2798) | .281 (.28065) |
| 1927 | .286 (.2855) | .282 (.2819) | .284 (.2837) |
| 1928 | .281 (.2808) | .281 (.2811) | .281 (.28095) |
| 1929 | .284 (.2839) | .294 (.2944) | .289 (.28915) |
| 1930 | .288 (.2877) | .304 (.3035) | .296 (.2956) |
| 1931 | .278 (.2784) | .277 (.2767) | .278 (.27755) |
| 1932 | .277 (.2767) | .276 (.2763) | .277 (.2765) |
| 1933 | .273 (.2728) | .266 (.2663) | .270 (.26955) |
| 1934 | .279 (.2787) | .279 (.2791) | .279 (.2789) |
| 1935 | .280 (.2798) | .277 (.2772) | .279 (.2785) |
| 1936 | .289 (.2893) | .278 (.2781) | .284 (.2837) |
| 1937 | .281 (.2812) | .272 (.2717) | .276 (.27645) |
| 1938 | .281 (.2808) | .267 (.2672) | .274 (.274) |
| 1939 | .279 (.2786) | .272 (.2721) | .275 (.27535) |
| 1940 | .271 (.2714) | .264 (.2635) | .267 (.26745) |
| 1941 | .267 (.2665) | .258 (.2583) | .262 (.2624) |
| 1942 | .257 (.2571) | .249 (.2487) | .253 (.2529) |
| 1943 | .249 (.2493) | .258 (.2576) | .253 (.25345) |
| 1944 | .260 (.2600) | .261 (.2608) | .260 (.2604) |
| 1945 | .256 (.2555) | .265 (.2649) | .260 (.2602) |
| 1946 | .256 (.2555) | .256 (.2557) | .256 (.2556) |
| 1947 | .256 (.2557) | .265 (.2654) | .261 (.26055) |
| 1948 | .266 (.2660) | .261 (.2608) | .263 (.2634) |
| 1949 | .263 (.2630) | .262 (.2624) | .263 (.2627) |
| 1950 | .271 (.2706) | .261 (.2613) | .266 (.26595) |
| 1951 | .262 (.2621) | .260 (.2596) | .261 (.26085) |
| 1952 | .253 (.2526) | .253 (.2527) | .253 (.25265) |
| 1953 | .263 (.2625) | .266 (.2660) | .264 (.26425) |
| 1954 | .257 (.2569) | .265 (.2651) | .261 (.261) |
| 1955 | .258 (.2583) | .259 (.2587) | .259 (.2585) |
| 1956 | .260 (.2604) | .256 (.2561) | .258 (.25825) |
| 1957 | .255 (.2549) | .260 (.2601) | .258 (.2575) |
| 1958 | .254 (.2542) | .262 (.2616) | .258 (.2579) |
| 1959 | .253 (.2531) | .260 (.2602) | .257 (.25665) |
| 1960 | .256 (.2555) | .255 (.2548) | .255 (.25515) |
| 1961 | .256 (.2557) | .262 (.2618) | .259 (.25875) |
| 1962 | .255 (.2547) | .261 (.2607) | .258 (.2577) |
| 1963 | .247 (.2474) | .245 (.2451) | .246 (.24625) |
| 1964 | .247 (.2471) | .254 (.2538) | .250 (.25045) |
| 1965 | .242 (.2420) | .249 (.2491) | .246 (.24555) |
| 1966 | .241 (.2405) | .256 (.2564) | .248 (.24845) |
| 1967 | .236 (.2356) | .249 (.2489) | .242 (.24225) |
| 1968 | .230 (.2301) | .243 (.2431) | .237 (.2366) |
| 1969 | .246 (.2460) | .250 (.2504) | .248 (.2482) |
| 1970 | .250 (.2498) | .258 (.2580) | .254 (.2539) |
| 1971 | .247 (.2469) | .252 (.2517) | .249 (.2493) |
| 1972 | .239 (.2390) | .249 (.2485) | .244 (.24375) |
| 1973 | .259 (.2594) | .255 (.2545) | .257 (.25695) |
| 1974 | .258 (.2583) | .255 (.2553) | .257 (.2568) |
| 1975 | .258 (.2579) | .257 (.2572) | .258 (.25755) |
| 1976 | .256 (.2560) | .255 (.2549) | .255 (.25545) |
| 1977 | .266 (.2662) | .262 (.2618) | .264 (.264) |
| 1978 | .261 (.2611) | .254 (.2541) | .258 (.2576) |
| 1979 | .270 (.2696) | .261 (.2607) | .265 (.26515) |
| 1980 | .269 (.2691) | .259 (.2593) | .264 (.2642) |
| 1981 | .256 (.2562) | .255 (.2552) | .256 (.2557) |
| 1982 | .264 (.2641) | .258 (.2578) | .261 (.26095) |
| 1983 | .266 (.2655) | .255 (.2554) | .260 (.26045) |
| 1984 | .264 (.2636) | .256 (.2555) | .260 (.25955) |
| 1985 | .261 (.2612) | .252 (.2521) | .257 (.25665) |
| 1986 | .262 (.2615) | .253 (.2532) | .257 (.25735) |
| 1987 | .265 (.2650) | .261 (.2607) | .263 (.26285) |
| 1988 | .259 (.2593) | .248 (.2483) | .254 (.2538) |
| 1989 | .261 (.2607) | .246 (.2464) | .254 (.25355) |
| 1990 | .259 (.2591) | .256 (.2564) | .258 (.25775) |
| 1991 | .260 (.2602) | .250 (.2503) | .255 (.25525) |
| 1992 | .259 (.2593) | .252 (.2515) | .255 (.2554) |
| 1993 | .267 (.2666) | .264 (.2636) | .265 (.2651) |
| 1994 | .273 (.2726) | .267 (.2669) | .270 (.26975) |
| 1995 | .270 (.2703) | .263 (.2633) | .267 (.2668) |
| 1996 | .277 (.2772) | .263 (.2625) | .270 (.26985) |
| 1997 | .271 (.2706) | .263 (.2629) | .267 (.26675) |
| 1998 | .271 (.2713) | .262 (.2617) | .267 (.2665) |
| 1999 | .275 (.2745) | .268 (.2683) | .271 (.2714) |
| 2000 | .276 (.2757) | .266 (.2659) | .271 (.2708) |
| 2001 | .267 (.2669) | .261 (.2614) | .264 (.26415) |
| 2002 | .264 (.2638) | .259 (.2592) | .262 (.2615) |
| 2003 | .267 (.2673) | .262 (.2615) | .264 (.2644) |
| 2004 | .270 (.2699) | .263 (.2626) | .266 (.26625) |
| 2005 | .268 (.2676) | .262 (.2617) | .265 (.26465) |
| 2006 | .275 (.2748) | .265 (.2645) | .270 (.26965) |
| 2007 | .271 (.2705) | .266 (.2659) | .268 (.2682) |
