who led the nl in batting average in 1887

Sam Thompson had the highest batting average in the NL in 1887, with an average of .372.

Interpreted as:
Who led the nl in batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 1887?
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 Sam Thompson
S. Thompson
.372
1887
DET
127
545
118
203
29
23
10
166
32
9
19
22
586
308
62
.416
.565
.982
153
56.7
.443
154
53.8
2 Cap Anson
C. Anson
.347
1887
CWS CWS
122
472
107
164
33
13
7
102
60
1
18
27
533
244
53
.422
.517
.939
134
46
.430
141
37.2
3 Dan Brouthers
D. Brouthers
.338
1887
DET
123
500
153
169
36
20
12
101
71
6
9
34
577
281
68
.426
.562
.988
152
57.5
.446
156
54.6
4 John Ward
J. Ward
.338
1887
NYG NYG
129
545
114
184
16
5
1
53
29
4
12
111
578
213
22
.375
.391
.766
111
15.9
.363
116
15.9
5 Sam Wise
S. Wise
.334
1887
BSN BSN
113
467
103
156
27
17
9
92
36
7
44
43
510
244
53
.390
.522
.913
120
36.2
.413
141
35.4
6 Hardy Richardson
H. Richardson
.328
1887
DET
120
543
131
178
25
18
8
94
31
2
40
29
576
263
51
.366
.484
.851
122
27.6
.387
125
24.7
7 Fred Carroll
F. Carroll
.328
1887
PIT PIT
102
421
71
138
24
15
6
54
36
2
21
23
459
210
45
.383
.499
.882
104
28
.401
139
30.2
8 Ed Andrews
E. Andrews
.325
1887
PHN PHN
104
464
110
151
19
7
4
67
21
3
21
57
488
196
30
.359
.422
.781
93
13.2
.362
111
9.1
9 Jerry Denny
J. Denny
.324
1887
IND
122
510
86
165
34
12
11
97
13
3
22
29
526
256
57
.344
.502
.846
108
21.8
.379
121
19.1
10 King Kelly
K. Kelly
.322
1887
BSN BSN
116
484
120
156
34
11
8
63
55
1
40
84
540
236
53
.393
.488
.880
123
34
.404
136
33
11 Jack Rowe
J. Rowe
.318
1887
DET
124
537
135
171
30
10
6
96
39
3
11
22
579
239
46
.368
.445
.813
118
22.2
.376
120
19.3
12 Otto Schomberg
O. Schomberg
.308
1887
IND
112
419
91
129
18
16
5
83
56
6
32
21
481
194
39
.397
.463
.860
107
28.3
.399
132
25.9
13 Paul Hines
P. Hines
.308
1887
WSH WSH
123
478
83
147
32
5
10
72
48
8
24
46
534
219
47
.380
.458
.838
114
26.1
.388
130
27
14 Deacon White
D. White
.303
1887
DET
111
449
71
136
20
11
3
75
26
9
15
20
484
187
34
.353
.416
.770
91
11.2
.358
111
8.8
15 Bill Kuehne
B. Kuehne
.299
1887
PIT PIT
102
402
68
120
18
15
1
41
14
1
39
17
417
171
34
.324
.425
.749
72
3.6
.342
108
5.7
16 Billy Nash
B. Nash
.295
1887
BSN BSN
121
475
100
140
24
12
6
94
60
2
30
43
537
206
42
.376
.434
.810
110
21.5
.377
123
20.6
17 Jack Glasscock
J. Glasscock
.294
1887
IND
122
483
91
142
18
7
0
40
41
10
8
62
534
174
25
.361
.360
.722
95
7
.347
105
4.3
18 John Coleman
J. Coleman
.293
1887
PIT PIT
115
475
75
139
21
11
2
54
31
1
40
25
507
188
34
.337
.396
.733
88
4.2
.341
108
6.7
19 George Gore
G. Gore
.290
1887
NYG NYG
111
459
95
133
16
5
1
49
42
7
18
39
508
162
22
.358
.353
.711
88
4.8
.342
106
4.7
20 George Wood
G. Wood
.289
1887
PHN PHN
113
491
118
142
22
19
14
66
40
6
51
19
537
244
55
.350
.497
.847
111
22.8
.380
120
18.3
21 Mike Tiernan
M. Tiernan
.287
1887
NYG NYG
103
407
82
117
13
12
10
62
32
3
31
28
442
184
35
.344
.452
.796
85
12
.363
116
11.9
22 Joe Mulvey
J. Mulvey
.287
1887
PHN PHN
111
474
93
136
21
6
2
78
21
3
14
43
498
175
29
.321
.369
.690
78
-3.8
.323
91
-8
23 Jimmy Ryan
J. Ryan
.285
1887
CWS CWS
126
508
117
145
23
10
11
74
53
6
19
50
567
221
44
.360
.435
.795
111
17.9
.368
109
8.5
24 Jim O'Rourke
J. O'Rourke
.285
1887
NYG NYG
103
397
73
113
15
13
3
88
36
5
11
46
438
163
31
.352
.411
.762
81
9
.355
112
9
25 Roger Connor
R. Connor
.285
1887
NYG NYG
127
471
113
134
26
22
17
104
75
8
50
43
554
255
65
.392
.541
.933
133
41.7
.418
144
41.6

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.580
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