who led the nl in batting average in 1886

King Kelly had the highest batting average in the NL in 1886, with an average of .388.

Interpreted as:
Who led the nl in batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 1886?
NAME AVG SEASON TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 King Kelly
K. Kelly
.388
1886
CWS CWS
118
451
155
175
32
11
4
79
83
33
53
534
241
47
.534
150
71.7
.475
176
62.2
2 Cap Anson
C. Anson
.371
1886
CWS CWS
125
504
117
187
35
11
10
147
55
19
29
559
274
56
.544
146
64.6
.451
164
54.6
3 Dan Brouthers
D. Brouthers
.370
1886
DET
121
489
139
181
40
15
11
72
66
16
21
555
284
66
.581
153
72.2
.469
180
68
4 Roger Connor
R. Connor
.355
1886
NYG NYG
118
485
105
172
29
20
7
71
41
15
17
526
262
56
.540
131
53.7
.433
164
52
5 Hardy Richardson
H. Richardson
.351
1886
DET
125
538
125
189
27
11
11
61
46
27
42
584
271
49
.504
139
53.4
.420
155
49
6 Jack Glasscock
J. Glasscock
.325
1886
SLN
121
486
96
158
29
7
3
40
38
13
38
524
210
39
.432
108
31.1
.379
136
29.4
7 Paul Hines
P. Hines
.312
1886
WSH WSH
121
487
80
152
30
8
9
56
35
21
21
522
225
47
.462
108
31.6
.380
138
30.7
8 Sam Thompson
S. Thompson
.310
1886
DET
122
503
101
156
18
13
8
89
35
31
13
538
224
39
.445
108
29.1
.372
130
25
9 Jim O'Rourke
J. O'Rourke
.309
1886
NYG NYG
105
440
106
136
26
6
1
34
39
21
14
479
177
33
.402
93
22.7
.363
129
21.2
10 George Gore
G. Gore
.304
1886
CWS CWS
118
444
150
135
20
12
6
63
102
30
23
546
197
38
.444
129
49.2
.418
147
39.4
11 Jack Rowe
J. Rowe
.303
1886
DET
111
468
97
142
21
9
6
87
26
27
12
494
199
36
.425
93
20.7
.356
122
16.9
12 Alex McKinnon
A. McKinnon
.301
1886
SLN
122
491
75
148
24
7
8
72
21
23
10
512
210
39
.428
94
19.5
.351
123
17.9
13 Mike Dorgan
M. Dorgan
.292
1886
NYG NYG
118
442
61
129
19
4
2
79
29
37
9
471
162
25
.367
80
11.2
.333
113
9.7
14 Sam Wise
S. Wise
.289
1886
BSN BSN
96
387
71
112
19
12
4
72
33
61
31
420
167
35
.432
81
19.3
.362
127
17.4
15 Deacon White
D. White
.289
1886
DET
124
491
65
142
19
5
1
76
31
35
9
522
174
25
.354
86
9.6
.326
107
5.7
16 Billy Nash
B. Nash
.281
1886
BSN BSN
109
417
61
117
11
8
1
45
24
28
16
441
147
20
.353
70
5.4
.318
105
3.4
17 Al Myers
A. Myers
.277
1886
KCC
118
473
69
131
22
9
4
51
22
42
3
495
183
35
.387
81
8.5
.324
100
-0.4
18 Ezra Sutton
E. Sutton
.277
1886
BSN BSN
116
499
83
138
21
6
3
48
26
21
18
525
180
30
.361
83
6
.317
104
3.6
19 Tom Burns
T. Burns
.276
1886
CWS CWS
112
445
64
123
18
10
3
65
14
40
15
459
170
31
.382
72
4.8
.316
95
-3.4
20 Fred Dunlap
F. Dunlap
.274
1886
TOT
122
481
85
132
23
5
7
69
44
51
20
525
186
35
.387
92
15.7
.341
116
13.1
21 George Wood
G. Wood
.273
1886
PHN PHN
106
450
81
123
18
15
4
50
23
75
9
473
183
37
.407
80
10.5
.331
111
8.3
22 John Ward
J. Ward
.273
1886
NYG NYG
122
491
82
134
17
5
2
81
19
46
36
510
167
24
.340
74
-0.2
.302
98
-1.8
23 Patrick Gillespie
P. Gillespie
.273
1886
NYG NYG
97
396
65
108
13
8
0
58
16
30
17
412
137
21
.346
61
0.6
.305
99
-0.7
24 Joe Mulvey
J. Mulvey
.267
1886
PHN PHN
107
430
71
115
16
10
2
53
15
31
27
445
157
28
.365
66
1.3
.306
99
-0.8
25 Dude Esterbrook
D. Esterbrook
.264
1886
NYG NYG
123
473
62
125
20
6
3
43
8
43
13
481
166
29
.351
66
-4.1
.292
92
-5.6

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