| MLB Batting Leaders - 1917 - Batting Average | |||||||||||||||
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 1 | Ty Cobb | 24 | 152 | 588 | 107 | 225 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 34 | 55 | 0 | .383 |
| 2 | George Sisler | 15 | 135 | 539 | 60 | 190 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 37 | 0 | .353 |
| 3 | Tris Speaker | 22 | 142 | 523 | 90 | 184 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 14 | 30 | 0 | .352 |
| 4 | Edd Roush | 18 | 136 | 522 | 82 | 178 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 0 | .341 |
| 5 | Rogers Hornsby | 23 | 145 | 523 | 86 | 171 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 17 | 0 | .327 |
| 6 | Bobby Veach | 14 | 154 | 571 | 79 | 182 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 44 | 21 | 0 | .319 |
| 7 | Zack Wheat | 19 | 109 | 362 | 38 | 113 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .312 |
| 8 | Happy Felsch | 6 | 152 | 575 | 75 | 177 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 52 | 26 | 0 | .308 |
| Benny Kauff | 8 | 153 | 559 | 89 | 172 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 54 | 30 | 0 | .308 | |
| 10 | Heinie Groh | 16 | 156 | 599 | 91 | 182 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 30 | 15 | 0 | .304 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| Joe Harris | 10 | 112 | 369 | 40 | 112 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 32 | 11 | 0 | .304 | |
| 12 | Stuffy McInnis | 19 | 150 | 567 | 50 | 172 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 0 | .303 |
| 13 | George Burns | 15 | 152 | 597 | 103 | 180 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 55 | 40 | 0 | .302 |
| Ray Chapman | 9 | 156 | 563 | 98 | 170 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 65 | 52 | 0 | .302 | |
| Duffy Lewis | 11 | 150 | 553 | 55 | 167 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 54 | 8 | 0 | .302 | |
| Sam Rice | 20 | 155 | 586 | 77 | 177 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 0 | .302 | |
| 17 | Joe Jackson | 13 | 146 | 538 | 91 | 162 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 25 | 13 | 0 | .301 |
| 18 | Jack Smith | 15 | 137 | 462 | 64 | 137 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 65 | 25 | 0 | .297 |
| Heinie Zimmerman | 13 | 150 | 585 | 61 | 174 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 43 | 13 | 0 | .297 | |
| 20 | Max Carey | 20 | 155 | 588 | 82 | 174 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 38 | 46 | 0 | .296 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| 21 | Red Smith | 9 | 147 | 505 | 60 | 149 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 61 | 16 | 0 | .295 |
| Walton Cruise | 10 | 153 | 529 | 70 | 156 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 73 | 16 | 0 | .295 | |
| 23 | Clyde Milan | 16 | 155 | 579 | 60 | 170 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 26 | 20 | 0 | .294 |
| Greasy Neale | 8 | 121 | 385 | 40 | 113 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 25 | 0 | .294 | |
| 25 | Ping Bodie | 9 | 148 | 557 | 51 | 162 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 0 | .291 |
| 26 | Eddie Collins | 25 | 156 | 564 | 91 | 163 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 16 | 53 | 0 | .289 |
| 27 | William Fischer | 5 | 95 | 245 | 25 | 70 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .286 |
| 28 | Joe Judge | 20 | 102 | 393 | 62 | 112 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 17 | 0 | .285 |
| Braggo Roth | 8 | 145 | 495 | 69 | 141 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 73 | 51 | 0 | .285 | |
| Wally Schang | 19 | 118 | 316 | 41 | 90 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 0 | .285 | |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| Joe Wilhoit | 4 | 97 | 246 | 29 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .285 | |
| 32 | Buck Weaver | 9 | 118 | 447 | 64 | 127 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 0 | .284 |
| 33 | Frank Baker | 13 | 146 | 553 | 57 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 0 | .282 |
| 34 | Amos Strunk | 17 | 148 | 540 | 83 | 152 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 37 | 16 | 0 | .281 |
| Donie Bush | 16 | 147 | 581 | 112 | 163 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40 | 34 | 0 | .281 | |
| Harry Heilmann | 17 | 150 | 556 | 57 | 156 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 54 | 11 | 0 | .281 | |
| 37 | Gavvy Cravath | 11 | 140 | 503 | 70 | 141 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 70 | 57 | 6 | 0 | .280 |
| Possum Whitted | 11 | 149 | 553 | 69 | 155 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 56 | 10 | 0 | .280 | |
| 39 | Sherry Magee | 16 | 117 | 383 | 41 | 107 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 0 | .279 |
| 40 | Hal Chase | 15 | 152 | 602 | 71 | 167 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 21 | 0 | .277 |
| PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
| Walter Holke | 11 | 153 | 527 | 55 | 146 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 54 | 13 | 0 | .277 | |
| 42 | Bill Killefer | 13 | 125 | 409 | 28 | 112 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 0 | .274 |
| 43 | Chick Gandil | 9 | 149 | 553 | 53 | 151 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 0 | .273 |
| Les Mann | 16 | 117 | 444 | 63 | 121 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 46 | 14 | 0 | .273 | |
| 45 | Ed Konetchy | 15 | 130 | 474 | 56 | 129 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 16 | 0 | .272 |
| Ray Powell | 9 | 88 | 357 | 42 | 97 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 54 | 12 | 0 | .272 | |
| 47 | Bill Rariden | 12 | 101 | 266 | 20 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .271 |
| 48 | Tommy Griffith | 13 | 115 | 363 | 45 | 98 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 0 | .270 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 13 | 103 | 330 | 33 | 89 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 0 | .270 | |
| Wally Rehg | 7 | 87 | 341 | 48 | 92 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 0 | .270 | |