Joe DiMaggio had the highest batting average in 1939, with an average of .381.

Interpreted as:

highest average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in 1939

	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	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.381	1939	NYY	120	462	108	176	32	6	30	126	52	4	20	3	0	524	310	68	6	11	.448	.671	1.119	129	64	.495	180	58.5
2	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.360	1939	BSA	124	467	130	168	31	10	35	105	89	2	72	4	3	563	324	76	5	17	.464	.694	1.158	144	74.3	.507	181	63.5
3	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.349	1939	SLN	153	564	104	197	44	14	28	108	92	4	49	0		670	353	86	10	9	.444	.626	1.070	154	71	.475	178	65.5
4	Bob Johnson B. Johnson	.338	1939	PHA	150	544	115	184	30	9	23	114	99	0	59	15	5	653	301	62	10	12	.440	.553	.993	137	55.7	.449	150	45.6
5	Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr.	.335	1939	CLE	122	448	89	150	31	4	25	104	52	1	28	2	3	511	264	60	10	6	.405	.589	.994	105	41.2	.444	150	35.2
6	Charlie Keller C. Keller	.334	1939	NYY	111	398	87	133	21	6	11	83	81	0	49	6	3	490	199	38	11	4	.447	.500	.947	97	36.5	.436	146	31.4
7	Frank McCormick F. McCormick	.332	1939	CIN	156	630	99	209	41	4	18	128	40	2	16	1		688	312	63	16	23	.374	.495	.869	113	28.1	.394	134	29.3
8	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.332	1939	SLN	150	606	98	201	48	8	14	117	45	2	44	6		667	307	70	14	15	.380	.507	.886	114	31	.401	130	25.6
9	Red Rolfe R. Rolfe	.329	1939	NYY	152	648	139	213	46	10	14	80	81	1	41	7	6	731	321	70	1	6	.404	.495	.899	130	39.5	.411	131	31.9
10	Paul Waner P. Waner	.328	1939	PIT	125	461	62	151	30	6	3	45	35	0	18	0		506	202	39	10	12	.375	.438	.813	75	12.5	.374	118	11.6
11	Ted Williams T. Williams	.327	1939	BSA	149	565	131	185	44	11	31	145	107	2	64	2	1	677	344	86	3	10	.436	.609	1.045	150	66.1	.464	156	53.1
12	Ken Keltner K. Keltner	.325	1939	CLE	154	587	84	191	35	11	13	97	51	0	41	6	6	648	287	59	10	15	.379	.489	.868	107	26.6	.394	121	19
13	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	.325	1939	DET	118	406	86	132	29	6	16	86	68	1	16	4	3	486	221	51	11	7	.423	.544	.967	97	36.7	.437	138	25.6
14	Morrie Arnovich M. Arnovich	.324	1939	PHN	134	491	68	159	25	2	5	67	58	2	28	7		560	203	32	9	10	.397	.413	.811	86	16.4	.380	122	15.3
15	Eric McNair E. McNair	.324	1939	CWS	129	479	62	155	18	5	7	82	38	1	41	17	9	528	204	30	10	13	.375	.426	.800	77	11.4	.370	105	3.9
16	Mike Kreevich M. Kreevich	.323	1939	CWS	145	541	85	175	30	8	5	77	59	0	40	23	10	622	236	43	22	14	.390	.436	.826	97	19.6	.383	112	10.7
17	Ival Goodman I. Goodman	.323	1939	CIN	124	470	85	152	37	16	7	84	54	7	32	2		553	242	60	22	6	.401	.515	.916	100	31.8	.415	147	32.8
18	Zeke Bonura Z. Bonura	.321	1939	NYG	123	455	75	146	26	6	11	85	46	4	22	1		517	217	43	12	22	.388	.477	.865	86	21.8	.396	131	20.2
19	Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter	.320	1939	SLN	149	604	95	193	52	5	12	86	44	5	53	2		664	291	69	11	11	.371	.482	.852	106	23.6	.388	122	18.2
20	Buddy Lewis B. Lewis	.319	1939	WSH	140	536	87	171	23	16	10	75	72	2	27	10	9	629	256	49	19	7	.402	.478	.879	108	30.1	.403	128	24.3
21	Bobby Doerr B. Doerr	.318	1939	BSA	127	525	75	167	28	2	12	73	38	1	32	1	10	574	235	42	10	17	.365	.448	.813	85	13.6	.373	103	2.6
22	George McQuinn G. McQuinn	.316	1939	SLA	154	617	101	195	37	13	20	94	65	2	42	6	5	702	318	70	18	11	.383	.515	.898	122	35.2	.406	121	20.9
23	Luke Appling L. Appling	.314	1939	CWS	148	516	82	162	16	6	0	56	105	0	37	16	9	630	190	22	9	11	.430	.368	.798	99	21.1	.385	114	12.2
24	Harry Danning H. Danning	.313	1939	NYG	135	520	79	163	28	5	16	74	35	2	42	4		563	249	49	6	12	.359	.479	.838	86	16.7	.380	121	14.9
25	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	.312	1939	DET	138	500	111	156	42	7	33	113	91	2	95	8	3	604	311	82	11	8	.420	.622	1.042	132	56.8	.460	151	43