Luke Appling had the highest batting average in 1936, with an average of .388.

Interpreted as:

highest average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in 1936

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Luke Appling L. Appling	.388	1936	CWS	138	526	111	204	31	7	6	128	85	1	25	10	6	618	267	44	6		.474	.508	.981	135	54.2	.454	142	40
2	Earl Averill E. Averill	.378	1936	CLE	152	614	136	232	39	15	28	126	65	1	35	3	3	682	385	82	2		.438	.627	1.065	160	70.4	.473	153	55.7
3	Paul Waner P. Waner	.373	1936	PIT	148	585	107	218	53	9	5	94	74	3	29	7		666	304	67	4	15	.446	.520	.965	139	51.6	.442	162	52.9
4	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	.354	1936	DET	154	641	144	227	60	12	15	116	83	4	13	4	1	731	356	87	3		.431	.555	.987	154	58.5	.445	139	43.7
5	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.354	1936	NYY	155	579	167	205	37	7	49	152	130	7	46	3	4	719	403	93	3		.478	.696	1.174	192	97.6	.512	178	85.8
6	Gee Walker G. Walker	.353	1936	DET	134	550	105	194	55	5	12	93	23	8	30	17	8	589	295	72	8		.387	.536	.924	110	32.6	.416	123	20.7
7	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.351	1936	SLN	155	636	115	223	64	13	18	138	34	4	33	3		677	367	95	3	14	.387	.577	.964	134	44.9	.429	151	44.5
8	Frank Demaree F. Demaree	.350	1936	CHC	154	605	93	212	34	3	16	96	49	1	30	4		672	300	53	17	20	.400	.496	.896	122	33.4	.409	141	35.7
9	Wally Moses W. Moses	.345	1936	PHA	146	585	98	202	35	11	7	66	62	2	32	12	6	655	280	53	6		.410	.479	.888	118	32.3	.408	117	17.3
10	Beau Bell B. Bell	.344	1936	SLA	155	616	100	212	40	12	11	123	60	1	55	4	1	683	309	63	6		.403	.502	.905	125	35.8	.412	116	16.5
11	Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr.	.343	1936	CLE	151	629	124	216	45	9	42	162	36	3	58	6	5	671	405	96	3		.382	.644	1.026	144	55.7	.449	140	41.2
12	John Stone J. Stone	.341	1936	WSH	123	437	95	149	22	11	15	90	60	0	26	8	0	500	238	48	3		.421	.545	.965	102	35.9	.435	135	27.1
13	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.338	1936	BSA	155	585	130	198	32	8	41	143	105	1	119	13	4	693	369	81	2		.440	.631	1.071	162	71.4	.473	151	53.7
14	Rip Radcliff R. Radcliff	.335	1936	CWS	138	618	120	207	31	7	8	82	44	2	12	6	3	665	276	46	1		.381	.447	.828	105	17.7	.381	102	2.5
15	Arky Vaughan A. Vaughan	.335	1936	PIT	156	568	122	190	30	11	9	78	118	5	21	6		701	269	50	10	7	.453	.474	.927	140	48.4	.432	156	49.8
16	Billy Herman B. Herman	.334	1936	CHC	153	632	101	211	57	7	5	93	59	1	30	5		709	297	69	17	16	.392	.470	.862	120	27.1	.395	132	29.4
17	Zeke Bonura Z. Bonura	.330	1936	CWS	148	587	120	194	39	7	12	138	94	4	29	4	2	687	283	58	2		.426	.482	.908	130	40.2	.419	123	24.4
18	Johnny Moore J. Moore	.328	1936	PHN	124	472	85	155	24	3	16	68	26	1	22	1		505	233	43	6	13	.365	.494	.858	83	16.3	.388	115	9.4
19	Mel Ott M. Ott	.328	1936	NYG	150	534	120	175	28	6	33	135	111	5	41	6		660	314	67	10	8	.448	.588	1.036	149	62.9	.464	179	66.8
20	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.327	1936	DET	143	568	96	186	38	6	13	112	49	2	35	6	4	620	275	57	1		.383	.484	.867	105	23.6	.395	112	11.1
21	Kiki Cuyler K. Cuyler	.326	1936	CIN	144	567	96	185	29	11	7	74	47	2	67	16		623	257	47	7	7	.380	.453	.833	99	17.3	.383	127	21.8
22	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.323	1936	NYY	138	637	132	206	44	15	29	125	24	4	39	4	0	668	367	88	3		.352	.576	.928	121	33.1	.409	122	22.2
23	Buck Jordan B. Jordan	.323	1936	BSN	138	555	81	179	27	5	3	66	45	2	22	2		610	225	35	8	20	.375	.405	.781	88	7.7	.364	122	16.9
24	Joe Kuhel J. Kuhel	.321	1936	WSH	149	588	107	189	42	8	16	118	64	4	30	15	7	659	295	66	3		.392	.502	.893	118	31.1	.406	119	19.4
25	Red Rolfe R. Rolfe	.319	1936	NYY	135	568	116	181	39	15	10	70	68	0	38	3	0	646	280	64	10		.392	.493	.884	113	28.5	.402	118	17.9