who led the nl in batting average in 1961

Roberto Clemente had the highest batting average in the NL in 1961, with an average of .351.

Interpreted as:
Who led the nl in batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 1961?
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
.351
1961
146
572
100
201
30
10
23
89
35
3
59
4
1
614
320
63
1
3
10
18
.390
.559
.949
115
42.2
.409
148
37.1
2Vada Pinson
V. Pinson
.343
1961
154
607
101
208
34
8
16
87
39
1
63
23
10
659
306
58
4
8
1
9
.379
.504
.883
111
33.2
.387
131
26.2
3Ken Boyer
K. Boyer
.329
1961
153
589
109
194
26
11
24
95
68
1
91
6
3
663
314
61
0
5
9
11
.397
.533
.930
120
42.1
.403
137
31.2
4Wally Moon
W. Moon
.328
1961
134
463
79
152
25
3
17
88
89
1
79
7
5
561
234
45
4
4
9
9
.434
.505
.940
106
40.1
.413
145
32.2
5Hank Aaron
H. Aaron
.327
1961
155
603
115
197
39
10
34
120
56
2
64
21
9
671
358
83
1
9
20
16
.381
.594
.974
126
46.4
.410
153
44.8
6Frank Robinson
F. Robinson
.323
1961
153
545
117
176
32
7
37
124
71
10
64
22
3
636
333
76
0
10
23
15
.404
.611
1.015
127
51.8
.425
156
45.1
7Orlando Cepeda
O. Cepeda
.311
1961
152
585
105
182
28
4
46
142
39
9
91
12
8
636
356
78
0
3
11
21
.362
.609
.970
121
45.5
.413
153
42.5
8Willie Mays
W. Mays
.308
1961
154
572
129
176
32
3
40
123
81
2
77
18
9
659
334
75
0
4
15
14
.393
.584
.977
127
49
.417
155
45.9
9Eddie Mathews
E. Mathews
.306
1961
152
572
103
175
23
6
32
91
93
2
95
12
7
672
306
61
1
4
3
10
.402
.535
.937
126
46.4
.410
153
44.8
10George Altman
G. Altman
.303
1961
138
518
77
157
28
12
27
96
40
4
92
6
2
573
290
67
4
7
3
4
.353
.560
.913
99
31.2
.392
135
25.1
11Dick Stuart
D. Stuart
.301
1961
138
532
83
160
28
8
35
117
34
4
121
0
3
576
309
71
1
5
1
22
.344
.581
.925
102
34
.397
140
29.2
12Don Hoak
D. Hoak
.298
1961
145
503
72
150
27
7
12
61
73
3
53
4
2
586
227
46
3
4
8
14
.388
.451
.839
91
22
.371
123
17.2
13Gordy Coleman
G. Coleman
.287
1961
150
520
63
149
27
4
26
87
45
2
67
1
3
578
262
57
4
7
11
9
.341
.504
.845
86
17.6
.362
116
11.5
14Bill White
B. White
.286
1961
153
591
89
169
28
11
20
90
64
1
84
8
11
663
279
59
2
5
4
13
.354
.472
.826
99
20.3
.362
111
9.4
15Joe Adcock
J. Adcock
.285
1961
152
562
77
160
20
0
35
108
59
2
94
2
1
629
285
55
4
2
4
22
.354
.507
.861
101
26.4
.376
131
24.9
16Ron Santo
R. Santo
.284
1961
154
578
84
164
32
6
23
83
73
0
77
2
3
655
277
61
1
3
7
25
.362
.479
.842
101
23.4
.368
120
16.4
17Maury Wills
M. Wills
.282
1961
148
613
105
173
12
10
1
31
59
1
50
35
15
687
208
23
13
1
2
6
.346
.339
.685
75
-5.8
.313
82
-15.6
18Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
.281
1961
TOT
139
473
65
133
15
3
27
73
31
6
78
2
4
516
235
45
2
4
7
19
.331
.497
.828
75
13.8
.357
119
12.2
19Julian Javier
J. Javier
.279
1961
113
445
58
124
14
3
2
41
30
2
51
11
4
484
150
19
5
2
1
5
.326
.337
.663
48
-8.8
.301
73
-16.8
20Tommy Davis
T. Davis
.278
1961
132
460
60
128
13
2
15
58
32
2
53
10
4
508
190
30
9
5
4
16
.325
.413
.738
61
0.5
.325
90
-6.7
21Ernie Banks
E. Banks
.278
1961
138
511
75
142
22
4
29
80
54
2
75
1
2
573
259
55
0
6
21
11
.346
.507
.852
84
16.3
.359
114
10.2
22Billy Williams
B. Williams
.278
1961
146
529
75
147
20
7
25
86
45
5
70
6
0
584
256
52
1
4
11
11
.338
.484
.822
83
14.1
.354
111
7.9
23Jim Davenport
J. Davenport
.278
1961
137
436
64
121
28
4
12
65
45
2
65
4
3
503
193
44
12
8
1
10
.342
.443
.785
68
8.9
.346
110
6.5
24Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
.277
1961
126
426
58
118
16
8
12
58
49
6
66
15
5
485
186
36
2
2
7
10
.358
.437
.795
68
10.3
.350
110
6.2
25Gene Freese
G. Freese
.277
1961
152
575
78
159
27
2
26
87
27
0
78
8
2
606
268
55
1
3
5
17
.307
.466
.774
77
5.7
.335
99
-0.7

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