Smoky Burgess had the highest batting average with 50+ plate appearances in 1954, with an average of .368.
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highest batting average by a player in 1954 minimum 50 pa| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Burgess | .368 | 392 | 1954 | 108 | 345 | 41 | 127 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 176 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .432 | .510 | .942 | 73 | 28.3 | .426 | 148 | 23.7 | ||
| 2 | | E. Joost | .362 | 57 | 1954 | 19 | 47 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .474 | .489 | .963 | 11 | 4.9 | .444 | 169 | 4.6 | ||
| 3 |  | W. Mays | .345 | 640 | 1954 | 151 | 565 | 119 | 195 | 33 | 13 | 41 | 110 | 66 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 377 | 87 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .411 | .667 | 1.078 | 141 | 68.5 | .471 | 174 | 60.3 | ||
| 4 |  | T. Williams | .345 | 526 | 1954 | 117 | 386 | 93 | 133 | 23 | 1 | 29 | 89 | 136 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .513 | .635 | 1.148 | 131 | 71.1 | .507 | 207 | 65.5 | ||
| 5 | | D. Mueller | .342 | 658 | 1954 | 153 | 619 | 90 | 212 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 275 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 19 | .363 | .444 | .807 | 91 | 16.2 | .365 | 109 | 7.7 | ||
| 6 | | D. Rhodes | .341 | 186 | 1954 | 82 | 164 | 31 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .410 | .695 | 1.105 | 43 | 21.8 | .484 | 182 | 19.4 | ||
| 7 | | D. Snider | .341 | 679 | 1954 | 149 | 584 | 120 | 199 | 39 | 10 | 40 | 130 | 84 | 4 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 378 | 89 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .423 | .647 | 1.071 | 149 | 72.1 | .470 | 171 | 61 | ||
| 8 | | B. Avila | .341 | 638 | 1954 | 143 | 555 | 112 | 189 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 67 | 59 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 265 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 9 | .402 | .477 | .880 | 106 | 33.6 | .401 | 146 | 34 | ||
| 9 | | B. Skowron | .340 | 237 | 1954 | 87 | 215 | 37 | 73 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 124 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .392 | .577 | .969 | 45 | 17.7 | .429 | 167 | 18.4 | ||
| 10 |  | S. Musial | .330 | 705 | 1954 | 153 | 591 | 120 | 195 | 41 | 9 | 35 | 126 | 103 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 359 | 85 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .428 | .607 | 1.036 | 148 | 68.2 | .458 | 165 | 58.2 | ||
| 11 | | T. Kluszewski | .326 | 659 | 1954 | 149 | 573 | 104 | 187 | 28 | 3 | 49 | 141 | 78 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 368 | 80 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .407 | .642 | 1.049 | 140 | 65.5 | .461 | 164 | 54 | ||
| 12 | | M. Minoso | .320 | 675 | 1954 | 153 | 568 | 119 | 182 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 116 | 77 | 16 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 304 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 20 | .411 | .535 | .946 | 124 | 47.5 | .424 | 158 | 45.6 | ||
| 13 | | I. Noren | .319 | 480 | 1954 | 125 | 426 | 70 | 136 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 66 | 43 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 205 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .377 | .481 | .859 | 74 | 20.1 | .387 | 139 | 21.5 | ||
| 14 | | D. Newcombe | .319 | 55 | 1954 | 31 | 47 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .365 | .340 | .706 | 6 | -0.1 | .330 | 85 | -1 | ||
| 15 | | N. Fox | .319 | 706 | 1954 | 155 | 631 | 111 | 201 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 247 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 13 | .372 | .391 | .763 | 91 | 10.9 | .353 | 111 | 9 | ||
| 16 | | P. Cavarretta | .316 | 188 | 1954 | 71 | 158 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .417 | .411 | .829 | 29 | 8 | .388 | 134 | 7.4 | ||
| 17 | | R. Schoendienst | .315 | 679 | 1954 | 148 | 610 | 98 | 192 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 79 | 54 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 261 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 17 | .366 | .428 | .794 | 92 | 15.1 | .362 | 106 | 5.6 | ||
| 18 | | R. Ashburn | .313 | 703 | 1954 | 153 | 559 | 111 | 175 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 125 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 8 | 210 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .441 | .376 | .817 | 110 | 30.8 | .390 | 125 | 22.5 | ||
| 19 |  | J. Robinson | .311 | 465 | 1954 | 124 | 386 | 62 | 120 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 63 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 195 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 13 | .413 | .505 | .918 | 83 | 29.9 | .416 | 138 | 22.4 | ||
| 20 | | P. Wee Reese | .309 | 661 | 1954 | 141 | 554 | 98 | 171 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 90 | 3 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 252 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 20 | .404 | .455 | .859 | 106 | 31 | .394 | 124 | 20.2 | ||
| 21 | | J. Adcock | .308 | 562 | 1954 | 133 | 500 | 73 | 154 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 87 | 44 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 260 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .365 | .520 | .885 | 91 | 27.6 | .396 | 135 | 24.8 | ||
| 22 | | J. Temple | .307 | 576 | 1954 | 146 | 505 | 60 | 155 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 62 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 185 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .384 | .366 | .751 | 74 | 8.6 | .352 | 98 | -1.4 | ||
| 23 | | Y. Berra | .307 | 652 | 1954 | 151 | 584 | 88 | 179 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 125 | 56 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 285 | 56 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .367 | .488 | .855 | 100 | 26.4 | .385 | 138 | 28.4 | ||
| 24 | | H. Kuenn | .306 | 696 | 1954 | 155 | 656 | 81 | 201 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 256 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 19 | .335 | .390 | .725 | 78 | -0.9 | .332 | 98 | -1.9 | ||
| 25 | | F. Marsh | .306 | 109 | 1954 | 62 | 98 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .398 | .762 | 14 | 1.6 | .352 | 110 | 1.3 | ||
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