batting title
Best average award
A batting title is the award given to the baseball player with the highest batting average in their league over a season.
Major League Baseball awards separate titles for the American and National Leagues, and players must accumulate a minimum number of plate appearances to qualify.
Winning a batting title is considered a significant individual achievement, marking the player as the best pure hitter that year.
He won three batting titles during his career.
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- leaderOne who guides others
- hitterOne who bats
- sluggerPowerful baseball batter
crown · race · down the stretch · standings · baseball · season · plate · plate appearances · swing · contact · base hits · hits · at-bats · hitting streak · Williams · triple crown · pennant · statistics
- achievementsaccomplishment, achievement, accomplishments, achievements, triumph
- Sports Resultswin, championship, first place, second place, victory
- MLBbaseball, Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals, Giants
- baseball statsERA, RBI, OPS, home runs, strikeouts
- Sports AwardsMVP, gold medal, silver medal, Gold Glove, bronze medal
- baseball seasonregular season, playoffs, postseason, World Series, spring training