1918 American League Batting Leaders

1917 Season 1919 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 508 games, 8 teams, approx. 127 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
1	Ty Cobb	31	DET	Maj	DET	111	473	421	81	161	19	14	3	62	34	41	21	.382	.440	.515	.955	217	2	9
2	George Burns	25	PHA	Maj	PHA	130	544	505	61	178	22	9	6	70	8	23	25	.353	.390	.467	.857	236	8	8
3	George Sisler*	25	SLA	Maj	SLB	114	506	452	69	154	21	9	2	41	45	40	17	.341	.400	.440	.841	199	5	9
4	Tris Speaker*	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	127	549	471	73	150	33	11	0	61	27	64	9	.319	.403	.435	.839	205	3	11
5	Home Run Baker	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	126	556	504	65	154	24	5	6	62	8	38	13	.306	.357	.409	.765	206	2	12
6	Wally Pipp*	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	91	385	349	48	106	15	9	2	44	11	22	34	.304	.345	.416	.761	145	0	14
7	Babe Ruth*	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	95	380	317	50	95	26	11	11	61	6	58	58	.300	.411	.555	.966	176	2	3
8	Buck Weaver	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	112	453	420	37	126	12	5	0	29	20	11	24	.300	.323	.352	.675	148	3	19
9	Merito Acosta*	22	PHA,WS1	Maj	PHA-WSH	52	199	171	23	51	3	3	0	14	4	18	11	.298	.365	.351	.716	60	0	10
10	Eddie Murphy	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	91	321	286	36	85	9	3	0	23	6	22	18	.297	.350	.350	.699	100	1	12
11	Smoky Joe Wood	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	119	481	422	41	125	22	4	5	66	8	36	38	.296	.356	.403	.759	170	3	20
12	Tillie Walker	30	PHA	Maj	PHA	114	466	414	56	122	20	0	11	48	8	41	44	.295	.360	.423	.782	175	1	10
13	Bill Wambsganss	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	87	356	315	34	93	15	2	0	40	16	21	21	.295	.345	.356	.701	112	3	17
14	Ray Caldwell	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	65	169	151	14	44	10	0	1	18	2	13	23	.291	.352	.378	.729	57	1	4
15	Clyde Milan	31	WS1	Maj	WSH	128	551	503	56	146	18	5	0	56	26	36	14	.290	.344	.346	.690	174	5	7
16	Harry Hooper	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	126	569	474	81	137	26	13	1	44	24	75	25	.289	.391	.405	.796	192	4	16
17	Frank Schulte	35	WS1	Maj	WSH	93	329	267	35	77	14	3	0	44	5	47	36	.288	.406	.363	.770	97	6	9
18	Larry Gardner	32	PHA	Maj	PHA	127	522	463	50	132	22	6	1	52	9	43	22	.285	.346	.365	.711	169	0	16
19	Eddie Foster	31	WS1	Maj	WSH	129	575	519	70	147	13	3	0	29	12	41	20	.283	.339	.320	.659	166	3	12
20	Braggo Roth	25	CLE	Maj	CLE	106	448	375	53	106	21	12	1	59	36	53	41	.283	.383	.411	.794	154	8	12
21	Ray Demmitt	34	SLA	Maj	SLB	116	464	405	45	114	23	5	1	61	10	38	35	.282	.346	.370	.717	150	2	19
22	Tim Hendryx	27	SLA	Maj	SLB	88	269	219	22	61	14	3	0	33	5	37	35	.279	.388	.370	.758	81	2	11
23	Bobby Veach	30	DET	Maj	DET	127	555	499	63	139	21	13	3	84	21	35	23	.279	.331	.391	.722	195	4	17
24	Doc Lavan	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	117	493	464	44	129	17	2	0	45	12	14	21	.278	.302	.323	.625	150	2	13
25	Fred McMullin	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	70	278	235	32	65	7	0	1	16	8	25	26	.277	.356	.319	.675	75	4	14
26	Jack Tobin*	26	SLA	Maj	SLB	122	550	480	59	133	19	5	0	36	13	48	26	.277	.349	.338	.687	162	5	17
27	Eddie Collins	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	97	425	330	51	91	8	2	2	30	22	73	13	.276	.407	.330	.737	109	0	22
28	Frank Gilhooley	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	112	493	427	59	118	13	5	1	23	7	53	24	.276	.358	.337	.695	144	1	12
29	Harry Heilmann	23	DET	Maj	DET	79	331	286	34	79	10	6	5	43	13	35	10	.276	.359	.406	.765	116	2	8
30	Bob Jones	28	DET	Maj	DET	74	320	287	43	79	14	4	0	20	7	17	16	.275	.320	.352	.672	101	2	14
31	Del Pratt	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	126	537	477	65	131	19	7	2	55	12	35	26	.275	.327	.356	.683	170	2	23
32	Shano Collins	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	103	399	365	30	100	18	11	1	56	7	17	19	.274	.310	.392	.702	143	2	15
33	Stuffy McInnis	27	BOS	Maj	BOS	117	476	423	40	115	11	5	0	56	10	19	10	.272	.306	.322	.628	136	2	32
34	Chick Gandil	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	114	480	439	49	119	18	4	0	55	9	27	19	.271	.319	.330	.649	145	4	10
35	Earl Smith	27	SLA	Maj	SLB	89	319	286	28	77	10	5	0	32	13	13	16	.269	.303	.339	.643	97	1	19
36	Ray Chapman	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	128	571	446	84	119	19	8	1	32	35	84	46	.267	.390	.352	.742	157	6	35
37	Walter Johnson	30	WS1	Maj	WSH	65	166	150	10	40	4	4	1	18	2	9	18	.267	.321	.367	.688	55	3	4
38	George Whiteman	35	BOS	Maj	BOS	71	248	214	24	57	14	0	1	28	9	20	9	.266	.335	.346	.681	74	2	12
39	Jimmy Austin	38	SLA	Maj	SLB	110	442	367	42	97	14	4	0	20	18	53	32	.264	.359	.324	.683	119	1	21
40	Dave Shean	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	115	504	425	58	112	16	3	0	34	11	40	25	.264	.331	.315	.647	134	3	36
41	Joe Evans	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	79	281	243	38	64	6	7	1	22	7	30	29	.263	.344	.358	.702	87	0	8
42	Joe Judge*	24	WS1	Maj	WSH	130	583	502	56	131	23	7	1	46	20	49	32	.261	.332	.341	.672	171	4	28
43	Burt Shotton	33	WS1	Maj	WSH	126	576	505	68	132	16	7	0	21	25	67	28	.261	.349	.321	.670	162	1	3
44	Les Nunamaker	29	SLA	Maj	SLB	85	315	274	22	71	9	2	0	22	6	28	16	.259	.339	.307	.645	84	5	8
45	Howie Shanks	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	120	488	436	42	112	19	4	1	56	23	31	21	.257	.312	.326	.638	142	4	17
46	Amos Strunk*	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	114	471	413	50	106	18	9	0	35	20	36	13	.257	.316	.344	.660	142	0	22
47	Fred Thomas	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	44	164	144	19	37	2	1	1	11	4	15	20	.257	.331	.306	.637	44	1	4
48	Ping Bodie	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	91	371	324	36	83	12	6	3	46	6	27	24	.256	.319	.358	.677	116	3	17
49	Swede Risberg	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	82	304	273	36	70	12	3	1	27	5	23	32	.256	.321	.333	.654	91	3	5
50	Hank Severeid	27	SLA	Maj	SLB	51	156	133	8	34	4	0	0	11	4	18	4	.256	.357	.286	.643	38	3	2
51	Oscar Stanage	35	DET	Maj	DET	54	200	186	9	47	4	0	1	16	2	11	18	.253	.294	.290	.585	54	0	3
52	Happy Felsch	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	53	228	206	16	52	2	5	1	20	6	15	13	.252	.306	.325	.632	67	1	6
53	Wilbur Good*	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	35	163	148	24	37	9	4	0	11	1	11	16	.250	.315	.365	.680	54	3	1
54	Nemo Leibold	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	116	513	440	57	110	14	7	0	31	15	63	32	.250	.344	.314	.658	138	0	10
55	Terry Turner	37	CLE	Maj	CLE	74	269	233	24	58	7	2	0	23	6	22	15	.249	.316	.296	.613	69	1	13
56	Wickey McAvoy	23	PHA	Maj	PHA	83	295	271	14	66	5	3	0	32	5	13	23	.244	.283	.284	.567	77	2	9
57	Wally Schang	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	88	282	225	36	55	7	1	0	20	4	46	35	.244	.377	.284	.662	64	2	9
58	Elmer Miller	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	67	238	202	18	49	9	2	1	22	4	19	17	.243	.317	.322	.639	65	3	14
59	George Harper	26	DET	Maj	DET	69	258	227	19	55	5	2	0	16	3	18	14	.242	.301	.282	.583	64	1	12
60	Steve O'Neill	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	114	420	359	34	87	8	7	1	35	5	48	22	.242	.343	.312	.655	112	7	6
61	Wally Gerber	26	SLA	Maj	SLB	56	195	171	10	41	4	0	0	10	2	19	11	.240	.316	.263	.579	45	0	5
62	Red Shannon	21	PHA	Maj	PHA	72	278	225	23	54	6	5	0	16	5	42	52	.240	.367	.311	.678	70	3	8
63	Ossie Vitt	28	DET	Maj	DET	81	319	267	30	64	5	2	0	17	5	32	6	.240	.321	.273	.595	73	0	20
64	Jack Graney*	32	CLE	Maj	CLE	70	211	177	27	42	7	4	0	9	3	28	13	.237	.351	.322	.673	57	3	3
65	Donie Bush	30	DET	Maj	DET	128	593	500	74	117	10	3	0	26	9	79	31	.234	.340	.266	.606	133	1	13
66	Merlin Kopp	26	PHA	Maj	PHA	96	421	363	60	85	7	7	0	18	22	42	55	.234	.320	.292	.612	106	4	12
67	Ray Morgan	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	88	346	300	25	70	11	1	0	30	4	28	14	.233	.311	.277	.588	83	6	12
68	Rube Oldring	34	PHA	Maj	PHA	49	148	133	5	31	2	1	0	11	0	8	10	.233	.282	.263	.545	35	1	6
69	Fritz Maisel	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	90	354	284	43	66	4	2	0	16	11	46	17	.232	.341	.261	.602	74	1	23
70	Roger Peckinpaugh	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	122	517	446	59	103	15	3	0	43	12	43	41	.231	.303	.278	.581	124	3	25
71	Val Picinich	21	WS1	Maj	WSH	47	162	148	13	34	3	3	0	12	0	9	25	.230	.274	.291	.564	43	0	5
72	Ham Hyatt	33	NYA	Maj	NYY	53	142	131	11	30	8	0	2	10	1	8	8	.229	.273	.336	.609	44	0	3
73	Doc Johnston*	30	CLE	Maj	CLE	74	315	273	30	62	12	2	0	25	12	26	19	.227	.301	.286	.587	78	3	13
74	Everett Scott	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	126	481	443	40	98	11	5	0	43	11	12	16	.221	.242	.269	.510	119	0	26
75	Truck Hannah	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	90	312	250	24	55	6	0	2	21	5	51	25	.220	.361	.268	.629	67	4	7
76	Ray Schalk	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	108	387	333	35	73	6	3	0	22	12	36	22	.219	.301	.255	.556	85	3	15
77	Tubby Spencer	34	DET	Maj	DET	66	178	155	11	34	8	1	0	10	1	19	18	.219	.313	.284	.596	44	2	2
78	Joe Gedeon	24	SLA	Maj	SLB	123	499	441	39	94	14	3	1	41	8	27	29	.213	.271	.265	.536	117	8	23
79	Eddie Ainsmith	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	96	330	292	22	62	10	9	0	20	6	29	44	.212	.284	.308	.592	90	0	9
80	Charlie Jamieson*	25	PHA	Maj	PHA	110	473	416	50	84	11	2	0	11	11	54	30	.202	.297	.238	.535	99	2	1
81	Roxy Walters	25	NYA	Maj	NYY	64	205	191	18	38	5	1	0	12	3	9	18	.199	.239	.236	.474	45	1	4
82	Frank Walker	23	DET	Maj	DET	55	179	167	11	33	10	3	1	20	3	7	29	.198	.234	.311	.546	52	1	4
83	Joe Dugan	21	PHA	Maj	PHA	121	447	411	26	80	11	3	3	34	4	16	55	.195	.230	.258	.488	106	3	17
84	Jimmy Dykes	21	PHA	Maj	PHA	59	213	186	13	35	3	3	0	13	3	19	32	.188	.267	.237	.504	44	1	7
85	Cy Perkins	22	PHA	Maj	PHA	68	230	218	9	41	4	1	1	14	1	8	15	.188	.217	.229	.446	50	0	4
86	Ralph Young	29	DET	Maj	DET	91	368	298	30	56	7	1	0	21	15	54	17	.188	.313	.218	.531	65	0	16
87	Archie Yelle	26	DET	Maj	DET	56	157	144	8	25	3	0	0	8	0	9	15	.174	.227	.194	.422	28	1	3
88	Sam Agnew	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	72	219	199	11	33	8	0	0	6	0	11	26	.166	.221	.206	.427	41	3	6