| MLB Batting Leaders - 1890 - Batting Average | |||||||||||||||
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 1 | Pete Browning | 13 | 118 | 493 | 112 | 184 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 36 | 35 | 0 | .373 |
| 2 | Dave Orr | 8 | 107 | 464 | 89 | 172 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .371 |
| 3 | Jimmy Wolf | 11 | 134 | 543 | 100 | 197 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 46 | 0 | .363 |
| 4 | Jim O'rourke | 19 | 111 | 478 | 112 | 172 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 23 | 0 | .360 |
| 5 | Denny Lyons | 13 | 88 | 339 | 79 | 120 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .354 |
| 6 | Tommy McCarthy | 13 | 133 | 548 | 137 | 192 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 83 | 0 | .350 |
| 7 | Roger Connor | 18 | 123 | 484 | 133 | 169 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 88 | 32 | 22 | 0 | .349 |
| 8 | Spud Johnson | 3 | 135 | 538 | 106 | 186 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 43 | 0 | .346 |
| 9 | Cupid Childs | 13 | 126 | 493 | 109 | 170 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 56 | 0 | .345 |
| 10 | Jimmy Ryan | 18 | 118 | 486 | 99 | 165 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 36 | 30 | 0 | .340 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 11 | Chief Roseman | 7 | 82 | 310 | 47 | 105 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .339 |
| 12 | Buck Ewing | 18 | 83 | 352 | 98 | 119 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 36 | 0 | .338 |
| 13 | Jack Glasscock | 17 | 124 | 512 | 91 | 172 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 54 | 0 | .336 |
| 14 | George Vanhaltren | 17 | 92 | 376 | 84 | 126 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 23 | 35 | 0 | .335 |
| John Ward | 17 | 128 | 561 | 134 | 188 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 63 | 0 | .335 | |
| 16 | Dan Brouthers | 19 | 123 | 460 | 117 | 152 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 17 | 28 | 0 | .330 |
| Henry Larkin | 10 | 125 | 506 | 93 | 167 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .330 | |
| 18 | Sy Sutcliffe | 8 | 99 | 386 | 62 | 127 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .329 |
| 19 | Ed Swartwood | 9 | 126 | 462 | 106 | 151 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 53 | 0 | .327 |
| 20 | King Kelly | 16 | 89 | 340 | 83 | 111 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 22 | 51 | 0 | .326 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| Hardy Richardson | 14 | 130 | 555 | 126 | 181 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 0 | .326 | |
| 22 | Billy Hamilton | 14 | 123 | 496 | 133 | 161 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 37 | 102 | 0 | .325 |
| 23 | Jake Beckley | 20 | 121 | 516 | 109 | 167 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 18 | 0 | .324 |
| Jack O'connor | 21 | 121 | 457 | 89 | 148 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 29 | 0 | .324 | |
| Billy Shindle | 13 | 132 | 584 | 127 | 189 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 51 | 0 | .324 | |
| 26 | Count Campau | 3 | 75 | 314 | 68 | 101 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 36 | 0 | .322 |
| 27 | Hugh Duffy | 17 | 138 | 596 | 161 | 191 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 20 | 78 | 0 | .320 |
| 28 | George Gore | 14 | 93 | 399 | 132 | 127 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 77 | 23 | 28 | 0 | .318 |
| 29 | Jack Clements | 17 | 97 | 381 | 64 | 120 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 0 | .315 |
| 30 | Darby O'brien | 6 | 85 | 350 | 78 | 110 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 38 | 0 | .314 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 31 | Sam Thompson | 15 | 132 | 549 | 116 | 172 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 29 | 25 | 0 | .313 |
| 32 | Cap Anson | 22 | 139 | 504 | 95 | 157 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 23 | 29 | 0 | .312 |
| Joe Knight | 2 | 127 | 481 | 67 | 150 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 17 | 0 | .312 | |
| 34 | Jesse Burkett | 16 | 101 | 401 | 67 | 124 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 52 | 14 | 0 | .309 |
| George Pinkney | 10 | 126 | 485 | 115 | 150 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 19 | 47 | 0 | .309 | |
| 36 | Mox McQuery | 5 | 122 | 461 | 64 | 142 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .308 |
| 37 | Sandy Griffin | 4 | 107 | 407 | 85 | 125 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .307 |
| Mike Slattery | 5 | 97 | 411 | 80 | 126 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 0 | .307 | |
| 39 | Harry Taylor | 4 | 134 | 553 | 115 | 169 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 45 | 0 | .306 |
| Lou Bierbauer | 13 | 133 | 589 | 128 | 180 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 0 | .306 | |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 41 | Jake Virtue | 5 | 62 | 223 | 39 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .305 |
| 42 | Mike Tiernan | 13 | 133 | 553 | 132 | 168 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 0 | .304 |
| 43 | Dave Foutz | 13 | 129 | 509 | 106 | 154 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 25 | 42 | 0 | .303 |
| 44 | Tip O'Neill | 10 | 137 | 577 | 112 | 174 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 36 | 29 | 0 | .302 |
| 45 | Joe Quinn | 17 | 130 | 509 | 87 | 153 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 24 | 29 | 0 | .301 |
| 46 | Ed Cartwright | 5 | 75 | 300 | 70 | 90 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .300 |
| John Reilly | 10 | 133 | 553 | 114 | 166 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 29 | 0 | .300 | |
| 48 | Harry Stovey | 14 | 118 | 481 | 142 | 144 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 81 | 38 | 97 | 0 | .299 |
| Deacon McGuire | 26 | 87 | 331 | 46 | 99 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .299 | |
| 50 | Patsy Tebeau | 13 | 110 | 450 | 86 | 134 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 0 | .298 |