who led the nl in batting average in 1939

Johnny Mize had the best batting average in the NL in 1939, with an average of .349.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.349	1939	SLN	153	564	104	197	44	14	28	108	92	4	49	0	670	353	86	10	9	.444	.626	1.070	154	71	.475	178	65.5
2	Frank McCormick F. McCormick	.332	1939	CIN	156	630	99	209	41	4	18	128	40	2	16	1	688	312	63	16	23	.374	.495	.869	113	28.1	.394	134	29.3
3	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.332	1939	SLN	150	606	98	201	48	8	14	117	45	2	44	6	667	307	70	14	15	.380	.507	.886	114	31	.401	130	25.6
4	Paul Waner P. Waner	.328	1939	PIT	125	461	62	151	30	6	3	45	35	0	18	0	506	202	39	10	12	.375	.438	.813	75	12.5	.374	118	11.6
5	Morrie Arnovich M. Arnovich	.324	1939	PHN	134	491	68	159	25	2	5	67	58	2	28	7	560	203	32	9	10	.397	.413	.811	86	16.4	.380	122	15.3
6	Ival Goodman I. Goodman	.323	1939	CIN	124	470	85	152	37	16	7	84	54	7	32	2	553	242	60	22	6	.401	.515	.916	100	31.8	.415	147	32.8
7	Zeke Bonura Z. Bonura	.321	1939	NYG	123	455	75	146	26	6	11	85	46	4	22	1	517	217	43	12	22	.388	.477	.865	86	21.8	.396	131	20.2
8	Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter	.320	1939	SLN	149	604	95	193	52	5	12	86	44	5	53	2	664	291	69	11	11	.371	.482	.852	106	23.6	.388	122	18.2
9	Harry Danning H. Danning	.313	1939	NYG	135	520	79	163	28	5	16	74	35	2	42	4	563	249	49	6	12	.359	.479	.838	86	16.7	.380	121	14.9
10	Buddy Hassett B. Hassett	.308	1939	BSN	147	590	72	182	15	3	2	60	29	1	14	13	638	209	20	18	10	.342	.354	.696	70	-9.1	.326	94	-4.8
11	Mel Ott M. Ott	.308	1939	NYG	125	396	85	122	23	2	27	80	100	1	50	2	508	230	52	11	5	.449	.581	1.030	111	48.5	.462	173	46.9
12	Billy Herman B. Herman	.307	1939	CHC	156	623	111	191	34	18	7	70	66	5	31	9	713	282	59	19	24	.378	.453	.830	110	21.5	.381	122	20.1
13	Arky Vaughan A. Vaughan	.306	1939	PIT	152	595	94	182	30	11	6	62	70	6	20	12	693	252	47	22	5	.385	.424	.808	104	18	.376	119	16.6
14	Augie Galan A. Galan	.304	1939	CHC	148	549	104	167	36	8	6	71	75	4	26	8	641	237	50	13	10	.392	.432	.823	100	20.3	.383	124	19
15	Frank Demaree F. Demaree	.304	1939	NYG	150	560	68	170	27	2	11	79	66	4	40	2	643	234	40	13	20	.381	.418	.799	95	15	.372	116	12.9
16	Cookie Lavagetto C. Lavagetto	.300	1939	BKN	153	587	93	176	28	5	10	87	78	5	30	14	678	244	43	8	19	.387	.416	.802	101	17.2	.375	116	13.4
17	Debs Garms D. Garms	.298	1939	BSN	132	513	68	153	24	9	2	37	39	2	20	2	566	201	35	12	4	.350	.392	.742	70	0.3	.344	106	4.1
18	Stan Hack S. Hack	.298	1939	CHC	156	641	112	191	28	6	8	56	65	2	35	17	723	255	42	15	7	.364	.398	.762	96	7	.356	106	5.6
19	Jimmy Brown J. Brown	.298	1939	SLN	147	645	88	192	31	8	3	51	32	4	18	4	695	248	42	14	10	.335	.384	.719	80	-6.1	.333	87	-11.8
20	Lonny Frey L. Frey	.291	1939	CIN	125	484	95	141	27	9	11	55	72	4	46	5	585	219	47	25	6	.388	.452	.840	93	20.7	.387	130	21.8
21	Dolph Camilli D. Camilli	.290	1939	BKN	157	565	105	164	30	12	26	104	110	4	107	1	684	296	68	5	12	.409	.524	.933	128	43.7	.423	146	39.8
22	Elbie Fletcher E. Fletcher	.290	1939	TOT	137	476	63	138	25	4	12	77	67	3	33	4	555	207	41	9	12	.381	.435	.816	84	15.7	.378	123	15.7
23	Billy Werber B. Werber	.289	1939	CIN	147	599	115	173	35	5	5	57	91	6	46	15	707	233	45	11	12	.388	.389	.777	101	13.6	.367	117	14.9
24	Ernie Lombardi E. Lombardi	.287	1939	CIN	130	450	43	129	26	2	20	85	35	3	19	0	494	219	48	6	24	.342	.487	.829	73	12.2	.374	121	13
25	Pinky May P. May	.287	1939	PHN	135	464	49	133	27	3	2	62	41	1	20	4	531	172	32	25	16	.346	.371	.717	62	-3.5	.335	93	-4.6

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