who led the nl in batting average in 1881

Cap Anson had the best batting average in the NL in a season in 1881, with an average of .399.

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NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Cap Anson
C. Anson
.399
1881
84
343
67
137
21
7
1
82
26
4
369
175
29
.510
91
40.8
.436
173
37.5
2Joe Start
J. Start
.328
1881
79
348
56
114
12
6
0
29
9
7
357
138
18
.397
62
13.7
.340
127
13.4
3Fred Dunlap
F. Dunlap
.325
1881
80
351
60
114
25
4
3
24
18
24
369
156
32
.444
71
21.5
.367
142
21.7
4Abner Dalrymple
A. Dalrymple
.323
1881
82
362
72
117
22
4
1
37
15
22
377
150
27
.414
68
17.5
.351
127
14.1
5King Kelly
K. Kelly
.323
1881
82
353
84
114
27
3
2
55
16
14
369
153
32
.433
69
19.5
.360
131
16.2
6Dan Brouthers
D. Brouthers
.319
1881
65
270
60
86
18
9
8
45
18
22
288
146
35
.541
64
24.9
.404
157
22.7
7Buttercup Dickerson
B. Dickerson
.316
1881
80
367
48
116
18
6
1
31
8
8
375
149
25
.406
64
13.3
.337
115
7.9
8Silver Flint
S. Flint
.310
1881
80
306
46
95
18
0
1
34
6
39
312
116
19
.379
50
7.8
.323
112
5.1
9Deacon White
D. White
.310
1881
78
319
58
99
24
4
0
53
9
8
328
131
28
.411
56
12
.338
121
9.5
10Pete Hotaling
P. Hotaling
.309
1881
77
317
51
98
15
3
1
35
18
12
335
122
19
.385
57
12.3
.338
116
7.5
11Tom York
T. York
.304
1881
85
316
57
96
23
5
2
47
29
26
345
135
30
.427
66
19.2
.363
139
18.9
12Jim O'Rourke
J. O'Rourke
.302
1881
83
348
71
105
21
7
0
30
27
18
375
140
28
.402
67
16.5
.348
126
13.7
13Charlie Bennett
C. Bennett
.301
1881
76
299
44
90
18
7
7
64
18
37
317
143
32
.478
62
19.3
.370
141
18.2
14George Gore
G. Gore
.298
1881
73
309
86
92
18
9
1
44
27
23
336
131
28
.424
62
17.1
.357
130
14.1
15George Wood
G. Wood
.297
1881
80
337
54
100
18
9
2
32
19
32
356
142
29
.421
63
14.9
.345
127
13.6
16Roger Connor
R. Connor
.292
1881
85
367
55
107
17
6
2
31
15
20
382
142
25
.387
61
9.9
.324
111
5.9
17Ezra Sutton
E. Sutton
.291
1881
83
333
42
97
12
4
0
31
13
9
346
117
16
.351
52
5.2
.310
108
3.9
18Hardy Richardson
H. Richardson
.291
1881
83
344
62
100
18
9
2
53
12
27
356
142
29
.413
59
11
.331
117
8.3
19John Morrill
J. Morrill
.289
1881
81
311
47
90
19
3
1
39
12
30
323
118
23
.379
51
7.2
.319
113
6.1
20Paul Hines
P. Hines
.285
1881
80
361
65
103
27
5
2
31
13
12
374
146
34
.404
61
10.1
.326
119
9.8
21Bob Ferguson
B. Ferguson
.283
1881
85
339
56
96
13
5
1
35
29
12
368
122
19
.360
60
10.2
.327
113
6.4
22Sadie Houck
S. Houck
.279
1881
75
308
43
86
16
6
1
36
6
6
314
117
23
.380
46
3.9
.306
106
2.8
23Ned Hanlon
N. Hanlon
.279
1881
76
305
63
85
14
8
2
28
22
11
327
121
24
.397
55
10.6
.333
121
9.4
24Tom Burns
T. Burns
.278
1881
84
342
41
95
20
3
4
42
14
22
356
133
27
.389
56
7.6
.318
109
4.4
25Patrick Gillespie
P. Gillespie
.276
1881
84
348
43
96
14
3
0
41
9
24
357
116
17
.333
48
-0.1
.290
92
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