who led the nl in batting average in 1896

Jesse Burkett had the best batting average in the NL in 1896, with an average of .410.

Interpreted as:

Who led the nl in batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 1896?

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.410	1896	CLE	133	586	160	240	27	16	6	72	49	7	19	34	647	317	49	5	.461	.541	1.002	163	63.9	.468	154	56.2
2	Hughie Jennings H. Jennings	.401	1896	BAL	130	521	125	209	27	9	0	121	19	51	11	70	602	254	36	11	.472	.488	.960	148	55.6	.461	154	52.2
3	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	.397	1896	PHI	123	499	131	198	44	17	13	126	62	9	22	37	574	315	74	4	.472	.631	1.103	161	73	.501	177	70.7
4	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	.386	1896	BAL	126	544	153	210	22	13	4	82	37	7	9	67	601	270	39	13	.432	.496	.928	135	42.8	.436	141	39.4
5	Mike Tiernan M. Tiernan	.369	1896	NYG	133	521	132	192	24	16	7	89	77	2	18	35	605	269	47	5	.452	.516	.968	145	52.2	.453	152	50.6
6	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	.366	1896	BSN	131	524	153	192	24	10	3	55	110	2	29	83	642	245	37	6	.478	.468	.946	155	56.7	.456	146	47.1
7	Joe Kelley J. Kelley	.364	1896	BAL	131	519	148	189	31	19	8	100	91	12	19	87	627	282	58	5	.469	.543	1.013	161	64.2	.472	160	60.7
8	Elmer Smith E. Smith	.362	1896	PIT	122	484	121	175	21	14	6	94	74	8	18	33	572	242	41	6	.454	.500	.954	136	47.8	.450	151	47.2
9	Jake Stenzel J. Stenzel	.361	1896	PIT	114	479	104	173	26	14	2	82	32	8	13	57	525	233	42	6	.410	.486	.897	111	29.9	.420	135	29.3
10	Cupid Childs C. Childs	.355	1896	CLE	132	498	106	177	24	9	1	106	100	4	18	25	615	222	34	13	.467	.446	.913	142	47.4	.443	141	40.1
11	Fielder Jones F. Jones	.354	1896	BKN	104	395	82	140	10	8	3	46	48	2	15	18	451	175	21	6	.427	.443	.870	94	24.4	.417	135	25.3
12	Bill Dahlen B. Dahlen	.352	1896	CHI	125	474	137	167	30	19	9	74	64	8	36	51	573	262	58	27	.438	.553	.990	139	50.5	.456	147	42.9
13	Tom McCreery T. McCreery	.351	1896	LOU	115	441	87	155	23	21	7	65	42	1	58	26	493	241	51	9	.409	.546	.956	111	35.3	.437	144	34.7
14	George Van Haltren G. Van Haltren	.351	1896	NYG	133	562	136	197	18	21	5	74	55	2	36	39	623	272	44	4	.410	.484	.894	130	34.6	.418	133	33
15	Herman Long H. Long	.345	1896	BSN	120	502	106	173	26	8	6	101	26	5	16	38	545	233	40	12	.383	.464	.847	103	19.6	.396	113	11.5
16	Gene DeMontreville G. DeMontreville	.343	1896	WSH	133	533	94	183	24	5	8	77	29	3	27	28	581	241	37	16	.381	.452	.833	107	18.2	.390	114	13.1
17	Eddie Burke E. Burke	.340	1896	CIN	122	521	120	177	24	9	1	52	41	4	29	53	575	222	34	9	.392	.426	.818	106	17.7	.390	112	10.9
18	Jack Doyle J. Doyle	.339	1896	BAL	118	487	116	165	29	4	1	101	42	8	15	73	546	205	34	9	.400	.421	.821	103	18.8	.394	118	15.7
19	Ed McKean E. McKean	.338	1896	CLE	133	571	100	193	29	12	7	112	45	2	9	13	630	267	48	12	.388	.468	.856	122	25	.400	117	17.6
20	Bill Joyce B. Joyce	.333	1896	TOT	130	475	121	158	25	12	13	94	101	22	34	45	600	246	50	2	.470	.518	.988	150	57.9	.465	156	53.9
21	Cap Anson C. Anson	.331	1896	CHI	108	402	72	133	18	2	2	90	49	3	10	24	459	161	22	5	.407	.400	.808	86	15.1	.392	112	9
22	Jim Donnelly J. Donnelly	.328	1896	BAL	106	396	70	130	14	10	0	71	34	4	11	38	454	164	24	20	.387	.414	.801	81	11.2	.383	112	8.7
23	Bill Lange B. Lange	.326	1896	CHI	122	469	114	153	21	16	4	92	65	5	24	84	545	218	41	6	.414	.465	.879	112	28.7	.415	124	21.4
24	Fred Clarke F. Clarke	.325	1896	LOU	131	517	96	168	15	18	9	79	43	14	34	34	581	246	42	7	.392	.476	.868	115	25.6	.405	127	24.9
25	Dusty Miller D. Miller	.321	1896	CIN	125	504	91	162	38	12	4	93	33	4	30	76	559	236	54	18	.368	.468	.836	102	16.2	.388	111	9.6

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