who led the nl in batting average in 1896

Jesse Burkett had the highest 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 CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
35
20
.636
Rays Rays
29
27
.518
6.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
37
20
.649
Guardians Guardians
30
25
.545
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
30
25
.545
Astros Astros
30
26
.536
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
36
20
.643
Mets Mets
34
22
.607
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
35
21
.625
Cardinals Cardinals
32
24
.571
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
34
22
.607
Padres Padres
31
23
.574
2.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
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Tue
5/13
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1-2
Tue
5/13
NYY NYY
@
SEA SEA
3-2
Tue
5/13
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@
PHI PHI
14-7
Tue
5/13
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DET DET
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/30
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CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Fri
5/30
MIL MIL
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PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Fri
5/30
CWS CWS
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BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Fri
5/30
ATH ATH
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TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Fri
5/30
COL COL
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NYM NYM
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