single season batting average leaders minimum 40 games played 1931 to 1940

Between the 1931 and 1940 seasons, Don Padgett had the best batting average with 40+ games played in a season, with an average of .399 in 1939.

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NAMEAVGGSEASONTMABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Don Padgett
D. Padgett
.399
92
1939
233
38
93
15
3
5
53
18
1
11
1
257
129
23
5
11
.444
.554
.998
55
22.8
.454
164
20.7
2Al Simmons
A. Simmons
.390
128
1931
513
105
200
37
13
22
128
47
3
45
3
3
563
329
72
0
.444
.641
1.085
135
65.1
.484
176
57.9
3Luke Appling
L. Appling
.388
138
1936
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
4Arky Vaughan
A. Vaughan
.385
137
1935
499
108
192
34
10
19
99
97
7
18
4
610
303
63
7
5
.491
.607
1.098
151
75
.493
194
72.7
5Curt Davis
C. Davis
.381
63
1939
105
10
40
5
0
1
17
3
0
22
0
115
48
6
7
2
.398
.457
.855
19
4.7
.394
126
3.7
6Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
.381
120
1939
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
7Earl Averill
E. Averill
.378
152
1936
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
8Joe Medwick
J. Medwick
.374
156
1937
633
111
237
56
10
31
154
41
2
50
4
677
406
97
1
11
.414
.641
1.056
153
68
.467
180
67.4
9Earle Brucker
E. Brucker
.374
53
1938
171
26
64
21
1
3
35
19
0
16
1
1
191
96
25
1
.437
.561
.998
41
16.8
.452
144
12.3
10Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.373
145
1931
534
149
199
31
3
46
162
128
1
51
5
4
663
374
80
0
.495
.700
1.195
181
98.6
.525
206
95.1
11Paul Waner
P. Waner
.373
148
1936
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
12Bruce Campbell
B. Campbell
.372
76
1936
172
35
64
15
2
6
30
19
2
17
2
1
194
101
23
1
.440
.587
1.028
44
18.2
.462
147
14
13Charlie Gehringer
C. Gehringer
.371
144
1937
564
133
209
40
1
14
96
90
1
25
11
4
660
293
55
5
.458
.520
.978
139
56.2
.448
145
42.8
14Myril Hoag
M. Hoag
.370
46
1932
54
18
20
5
0
1
7
7
0
13
1
1
61
28
6
0
.443
.519
.961
13
4.9
.435
153
4.5
15Dick Coffman
D. Coffman
.368
42
1937
19
1
7
2
0
0
2
0
0
8
0
19
9
2
0
0
.368
.474
.842
3
0.6
.382
128
0.7
16Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.368
148
1932
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
17Chuck Klein
C. Klein
.368
152
1933
606
101
223
44
7
28
120
56
1
36
15
667
365
79
4
3
.422
.602
1.025
145
67.7
.463
177
58.9
18Dale Alexander
D. Alexander
.367
124
1932
TOT
392
58
144
27
3
8
60
61
1
21
4
5
454
201
38
0
.454
.513
.966
95
37.9
.439
151
32.1
19Babe Phelps
B. Phelps
.367
115
1936
319
36
117
23
2
5
57
27
3
18
1
349
159
30
0
6
.421
.498
.920
67
21.2
.422
150
22.3
20Johnny Mize
J. Mize
.364
145
1937
560
103
204
40
7
25
113
56
5
57
2
621
333
72
0
5
.427
.595
1.021
135
57.1
.456
174
56.5
21Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
.364
154
1932
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
22Babe Phelps
B. Phelps
.364
47
1935
121
17
44
7
2
5
22
9
0
10
0
130
70
14
0
3
.408
.579
.986
27
10.5
.441
161
10.2
23Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.363
154
1934
579
128
210
40
6
49
166
109
2
31
9
5
690
409
95
0
.465
.706
1.172
182
94.8
.511
194
90.9
24Paul Waner
P. Waner
.362
146
1934
599
122
217
32
16
14
90
68
2
24
8
677
323
62
8
15
.429
.539
.968
138
53
.438
158
50.9
25Bill Dickey
B. Dickey
.362
112
1936
423
99
153
26
8
22
107
46
3
16
0
2
472
261
56
0
.428
.617
1.045
107
45.1
.464
152
37.4

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