Lefty O'Doul had the best batting average in 1932, with an average of .368.

Interpreted as:

highest average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in 1932

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	.368	1932	BKN	148	595	120	219	32	8	21	90	50	7	20	11		657	330	61	5	.423	.555	.978	136	53.9	.437	164	53.6
2	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.364	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	58	169	116	0	96	3	7	701	438	100	0	.469	.749	1.218	193	105.6	.522	198	95.8
3	Bill Terry B. Terry	.350	1932	NYG	154	643	124	225	42	11	28	117	32	1	23	4		677	373	81	1	.382	.580	.962	133	48.2	.424	156	48.8
4	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.349	1932	NYY	156	596	138	208	42	9	34	151	108	3	38	4	11	708	370	85	1	.451	.621	1.072	167	77.9	.472	174	73.4
5	Chuck Klein C. Klein	.348	1932	PHN	154	650	152	226	50	15	38	137	60	1	49	20		711	420	103	0	.404	.646	1.050	159	69.9	.457	163	57.1
6	Heinie Manush H. Manush	.342	1932	WSH	149	625	121	214	41	14	14	116	36	5	29	7	2	677	325	69	11	.383	.520	.903	121	36.5	.403	131	28.8
7	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.341	1932	NYY	133	457	120	156	13	5	41	137	130	2	62	2	2	589	302	59	0	.489	.661	1.150	153	79.1	.501	192	75.3
8	Paul Waner P. Waner	.341	1932	PIT	154	630	107	215	62	10	8	82	56	2	24	13		697	321	80	9	.397	.510	.906	127	39.7	.407	143	38.6
9	Don Hurst D. Hurst	.339	1932	PHN	150	579	109	196	41	4	24	143	65	7	27	10		665	317	69	14	.412	.547	.959	133	49.6	.428	144	37.7
10	Lloyd Waner L. Waner	.333	1932	PIT	134	565	90	188	27	11	2	38	31	0	11	6		599	243	40	3	.367	.430	.798	88	12.6	.363	115	11.6
11	Pie Traynor P. Traynor	.329	1932	PIT	135	513	74	169	27	10	2	68	32	4	20	6		556	222	39	7	.373	.433	.806	84	13.8	.367	118	12.9
12	Babe Herman B. Herman	.326	1932	CIN	148	577	87	188	38	19	16	87	60	0	45	7		642	312	73	5	.389	.541	.930	120	39.7	.413	149	40.2
13	Riggs Stephenson R. Stephenson	.324	1932	CHC	147	583	86	189	49	4	4	85	54	2	27	3		644	258	57	5	.383	.443	.826	102	21.1	.377	124	20
14	Gee Walker G. Walker	.323	1932	DET	127	480	72	155	32	6	8	76	13	3	38	30	6	501	223	46	5	.345	.465	.809	73	10.6	.363	103	2.3
15	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.322	1932	PHA	154	670	144	216	28	9	35	151	47	1	76	4	2	718	367	72	0	.368	.548	.915	130	39.9	.405	130	29.9
16	Earle Combs E. Combs	.321	1932	NYY	144	591	143	190	32	10	9	65	81	2	16	3	9	675	269	51	1	.405	.455	.860	116	31.1	.393	129	26.8
17	Mel Ott M. Ott	.318	1932	NYG	154	566	119	180	30	8	38	123	100	4	39	6		673	340	76	3	.424	.601	1.025	147	62.5	.451	173	63.1
18	Arky Vaughan A. Vaughan	.318	1932	PIT	129	497	71	158	15	10	4	61	39	6	26	10		555	205	29	13	.375	.412	.787	81	11.2	.362	115	10.3
19	Joe Cronin J. Cronin	.318	1932	WSH	143	557	95	177	43	18	6	116	66	3	45	7	5	629	274	67	3	.393	.492	.885	110	31.4	.398	128	24.2
20	Bill Cissell B. Cissell	.315	1932	TOT	143	584	85	184	36	7	7	98	29	1	25	18	15	620	255	50	6	.349	.437	.785	87	9.1	.355	97	-2.3
21	Rick Ferrell R. Ferrell	.315	1932	SLA	126	438	67	138	30	5	2	65	66	1	18	5	5	514	184	37	9	.406	.420	.826	84	19.2	.383	111	8.2
22	Billy Herman B. Herman	.314	1932	CHC	154	656	102	206	42	7	1	51	40	5	33	14		723	265	50	22	.358	.404	.762	98	7.2	.349	107	6.1
23	Earl Averill E. Averill	.314	1932	CLE	153	631	116	198	37	14	32	124	75	6	40	5	8	712	359	83	0	.392	.569	.961	140	50.6	.424	137	37.1
24	Joe Vosmik J. Vosmik	.312	1932	CLE	153	621	106	194	39	12	10	97	58	5	42	2	3	690	287	61	6	.376	.462	.838	110	23.9	.379	111	10.8
25	Smead Jolley S. Jolley	.312	1932	TOT	149	573	60	179	30	5	18	106	30	3	29	1	5	606	273	53	0	.350	.476	.826	93	16.5	.370	110	8.8