MLB Batting Leaders - 1959 - Batting Average | |||||||||||||||
PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
1 | Tito Francona | 15 | 122 | 399 | 68 | 145 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 35 | 42 | 2 | 0 | .363 |
2 | Hank Aaron | 23 | 154 | 629 | 116 | 223 | 46 | 7 | 39 | 123 | 51 | 54 | 8 | 0 | .355 |
3 | Harvey Kuenn | 15 | 139 | 561 | 99 | 198 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 48 | 37 | 7 | 2 | .353 |
4 | Joe Cunningham | 12 | 144 | 458 | 65 | 158 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 88 | 47 | 2 | 6 | .345 |
5 | Al Kaline | 22 | 136 | 511 | 86 | 167 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 94 | 72 | 42 | 10 | 4 | .327 |
6 | Orlando Cepeda | 17 | 151 | 605 | 92 | 192 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 105 | 33 | 100 | 23 | 9 | .317 |
7 | Vada Pinson | 18 | 154 | 648 | 131 | 205 | 47 | 9 | 20 | 84 | 55 | 98 | 21 | 6 | .316 |
8 | Pete Runnels | 14 | 147 | 560 | 95 | 176 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 95 | 48 | 6 | 5 | .314 |
9 | Russ Snyder | 12 | 73 | 243 | 41 | 76 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 2 | .313 |
Willie Mays | 22 | 151 | 575 | 125 | 180 | 43 | 5 | 34 | 104 | 65 | 58 | 27 | 4 | .313 | |
PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
11 | Johnny Temple | 13 | 149 | 598 | 102 | 186 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 72 | 40 | 14 | 3 | .311 |
Frank Robinson | 21 | 146 | 540 | 106 | 168 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 125 | 69 | 93 | 18 | 8 | .311 | |
13 | Ken Boyer | 15 | 149 | 563 | 86 | 174 | 18 | 5 | 28 | 94 | 67 | 77 | 12 | 6 | .309 |
14 | Duke Snider | 18 | 126 | 370 | 59 | 114 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 88 | 58 | 71 | 1 | 5 | .308 |
15 | Nellie Fox | 19 | 156 | 624 | 84 | 191 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 71 | 13 | 5 | 6 | .306 |
Eddie Mathews | 17 | 148 | 594 | 118 | 182 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 114 | 80 | 71 | 2 | 1 | .306 | |
17 | Ernie Banks | 19 | 155 | 589 | 97 | 179 | 25 | 6 | 45 | 143 | 64 | 72 | 2 | 4 | .304 |
18 | Minnie Minoso | 17 | 148 | 570 | 92 | 172 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 92 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 10 | .302 |
Wally Moon | 12 | 145 | 543 | 93 | 164 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 74 | 81 | 64 | 15 | 6 | .302 | |
Bill White | 13 | 138 | 517 | 77 | 156 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 34 | 61 | 15 | 10 | .302 | |
PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
21 | Bobby Richardson | 12 | 134 | 469 | 53 | 141 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 5 | .301 |
22 | Bill Tuttle | 11 | 126 | 463 | 74 | 139 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 6 | .300 |
Gene Woodling | 17 | 140 | 440 | 63 | 132 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 78 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .300 | |
24 | Bill Skowron | 14 | 74 | 282 | 39 | 84 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 59 | 20 | 47 | 1 | 0 | .298 |
25 | Dick Stuart | 10 | 118 | 397 | 64 | 118 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 78 | 42 | 86 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
Smoky Burgess | 18 | 114 | 377 | 41 | 112 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .297 | |
27 | Roberto Clemente | 18 | 105 | 432 | 60 | 128 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 15 | 51 | 2 | 3 | .296 |
28 | Don Hoak | 11 | 155 | 564 | 60 | 166 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 9 | 2 | .294 |
29 | Gus Bell | 20 | 148 | 580 | 59 | 170 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 115 | 29 | 44 | 2 | 3 | .293 |
30 | Joe Adcock | 17 | 115 | 404 | 53 | 118 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 76 | 32 | 77 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
Bob Nieman | 12 | 118 | 360 | 49 | 105 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 60 | 42 | 55 | 1 | 2 | .292 | |
32 | Johnny Logan | 13 | 138 | 470 | 59 | 137 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 57 | 45 | 1 | 3 | .291 |
Dave Philley | 18 | 99 | 254 | 32 | 74 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .291 | |
34 | Don Blasingame | 12 | 150 | 615 | 90 | 178 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 67 | 42 | 15 | 15 | .289 |
Bill Bruton | 12 | 133 | 478 | 72 | 138 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 54 | 13 | 5 | .289 | |
Norm Larker | 6 | 108 | 311 | 37 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .289 | |
Vic Power | 12 | 147 | 595 | 102 | 172 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 13 | .289 | |
38 | Hal Smith | 10 | 108 | 292 | 36 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
39 | Charlie Neal | 8 | 151 | 616 | 103 | 177 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 83 | 43 | 86 | 17 | 6 | .287 |
40 | Ed Bouchee | 7 | 136 | 499 | 75 | 142 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 0 | 4 | .285 |
PLAYER | YRS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
Bob Cerv | 12 | 125 | 463 | 61 | 132 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 87 | 35 | 87 | 3 | 2 | .285 | |
Mickey Mantle | 18 | 144 | 541 | 104 | 154 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 75 | 93 | 126 | 21 | 3 | .285 | |
43 | Yogi Berra | 19 | 131 | 472 | 64 | 134 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 69 | 43 | 38 | 1 | 2 | .284 |
Brooks Robinson | 23 | 88 | 313 | 29 | 89 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 37 | 2 | 2 | .284 | |
Sammy White | 11 | 119 | 377 | 34 | 107 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 23 | 39 | 4 | 2 | .284 | |
46 | Eddie Kasko | 10 | 118 | 329 | 39 | 93 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 2 | .283 |
Hector Lopez | 12 | 147 | 541 | 82 | 153 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 93 | 36 | 77 | 4 | 1 | .283 | |
48 | Jim Gilliam | 14 | 145 | 553 | 91 | 156 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 96 | 25 | 23 | 10 | .282 |
Al Pilarcik | 6 | 130 | 273 | 37 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 3 | .282 | |
50 | Tony Taylor | 19 | 150 | 624 | 96 | 175 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 45 | 86 | 23 | 9 | .280 |