American League
| Year | Winner | AVG | Team(s) | Runner-up | 2nd AVG | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie† | .426 | Philadelphia Athletics | Donlin, MikeMike Donlin | .340 | |
| 1902 | Disputed | — | ||||
| 1903 | Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie† | .344 | Cleveland Naps | Crawford, SamSam Crawford† | .335 | |
| 1904 | Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie† | .376 | Cleveland Naps | Keeler, WillieWillie Keeler† | .343 | |
| 1905 | Flick, ElmerElmer Flick | .308 | Cleveland Naps | Keeler, WillieWillie Keeler† | .302 | |
| 1906 | Stone, GeorgeGeorge Stone | .358 | St. Louis Browns | Lajoie, NapNap Lajoie† | .355 | |
| 1907 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .350 | Detroit Tigers | Crawford, SamSam Crawford† | .323 | |
| 1908 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .324 | Detroit Tigers | Crawford, SamSam Crawford† | .311 | |
| 1909 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .377 | Detroit Tigers | Collins, EddieEddie Collins† | .347 | |
| 1910 | Disputed | — | ||||
| 1911 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .420 | Detroit Tigers | Jackson, Shoeless JoeShoeless Joe Jackson | .408 | |
| 1912 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .409 | Detroit Tigers | Jackson, Shoeless JoeShoeless Joe Jackson | .395 | |
| 1913 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .390 | Detroit Tigers | Jackson, Shoeless JoeShoeless Joe Jackson | .373 | |
| 1914 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .368 | Detroit Tigers | Collins, EddieEddie Collins† | .344 | |
| 1915 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .369 | Detroit Tigers | Collins, EddieEddie Collins† | .332 | |
| 1916 | Speaker, TrisTris Speaker† | .386 | Cleveland Indians | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .371 | |
| 1917 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .383 | Detroit Tigers | Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler† | .353 | |
| 1918 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .382 | Detroit Tigers | Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns | .352 | |
| 1919 | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .384 | Detroit Tigers | Veach, BobbyBobby Veach | .355 | |
| 1920 | Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler† | .407 | St. Louis Browns | Speaker, TrisTris Speaker† | .388 | |
| 1921 | Heilmann, HarryHarry Heilmann† | .394 | Detroit Tigers | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .389 | |
| 1922 | Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler† | .420 | St. Louis Browns | Cobb, TyTy Cobb† | .401 | |
| 1923 | Heilmann, HarryHarry Heilmann† | .403 | Detroit Tigers | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† | .393 | |
| 1924 | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† | .378 | New York Yankees | Jamieson, CharlieCharlie Jamieson | .359 | |
| 1925 | Heilmann, HarryHarry Heilmann† | .393 | Detroit Tigers | Speaker, TrisTris Speaker† | .389 | |
| 1926 | Manush, HeinieHeinie Manush | .378 | Detroit Tigers | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† | .372 | |
| 1927 | Heilmann, HarryHarry Heilmann† | .398 | Detroit Tigers | Simmons, AlAl Simmons† | .392 | |
| 1928 | Goslin, GooseGoose Goslin† | .379 | Washington Senators | Manush, HeinieHeinie Manush | .378 | |
| 1929 | Fonseca, LewLew Fonseca | .369 | Cleveland Indians | Simmons, AlAl Simmons† | .365 | |
| 1930 | Simmons, AlAl Simmons† | .381 | Philadelphia Athletics | Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† | .379 | |
| 1931 | Simmons, AlAl Simmons† | .390 | Philadelphia Athletics | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth† | .373 | |
| 1932 | Alexander, DaleDale Alexander | .367 | Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox |
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† | .364 | |
| 1933 | Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† | .356 | Philadelphia Athletics | Manush, HeinieHeinie Manush | .336 | |
| 1934 | Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† | .363 | New York Yankees | Gehringer, CharlieCharlie Gehringer† | .356 | |
| 1935 | Myer, BuddyBuddy Myer | .349 | Washington Senators | Vosmik, JoeJoe Vosmik | .348 | |
| 1936 | Appling, LukeLuke Appling† | .388 | Chicago White Sox | Averill, EarlEarl Averill† | .378 | |
| 1937 | Gehringer, CharlieCharlie Gehringer† | .371 | Detroit Tigers | Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig† | .351 | |
| 1938 | Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† | .349 | Boston Red Sox | Heath, JeffJeff Heath | .343 | |
| 1939 | DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio† | .381 | New York Yankees | Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx† | .360 | |
| 1940 | DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio† | .352 | New York Yankees | Appling, LukeLuke Appling† | .348 | |
| 1941 | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .406 | Boston Red Sox | Travis, CecilCecil Travis | .359 | |
| 1942 | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .356 | Boston Red Sox | Pesky, JohnnyJohnny Pesky | .331 | |
| 1943 | Appling, LukeLuke Appling† | .328 | Chicago White Sox | Wakefield, DickDick Wakefield | .316 | |
| 1944 | Boudreau, LouLou Boudreau† | .327 | Cleveland Indians | Doerr, BobbyBobby Doerr† | .325 | |
| 1945 | Stirnweiss, SnuffySnuffy Stirnweiss | .309 | New York Yankees | Cuccinello, TonyTony Cuccinello | .308 | |
| 1946 | Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon | .353 | Washington Senators | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .342 | |
| 1947 | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .343 | Boston Red Sox | McCosky, BarneyBarney McCosky | .328 | |
| 1948 | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .369 | Boston Red Sox | Boudreau, LouLou Boudreau† | .355 | |
| 1949 | Kell, GeorgeGeorge Kell† | .343 | Detroit Tigers | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .343 | |
| 1950 | Goodman, BillyBilly Goodman | .354 | Boston Red Sox | Kell, GeorgeGeorge Kell† | .340 | |
| 1951 | Fain, FerrisFerris Fain | .344 | Philadelphia Athletics | Miñoso, MinnieMinnie Miñoso | .326 | |
| 1952 | Fain, FerrisFerris Fain | .327 | Philadelphia Athletics | Mitchell, DaleDale Mitchell | .323 | |
| 1953 | Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon | .337 | Washington Senators | Rosen, AlAl Rosen | .336 | |
| 1954 | Ávila, BobbyBobby Ávila | .341 | Cleveland Indians | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .345 | |
| 1955 | Kaline, AlAl Kaline† | .340 | Detroit Tigers | Power, VicVic Power | .319 | |
| 1956 | Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle† | .353 | New York Yankees | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .345 | |
| 1957 | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .388 | Boston Red Sox | Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle† | .365 | |
| 1958 | Williams, TedTed Williams† | .328 | Boston Red Sox | Runnels, PetePete Runnels | .322 | |
| 1959 | Kuenn, HarveyHarvey Kuenn | .353 | Detroit Tigers | Kaline, AlAl Kaline† | .327 | |
| 1960 | Runnels, PetePete Runnels | .320 | Boston Red Sox | Smith, AlAl Smith | .315 | |
| 1961 | Cash, NormNorm Cash | .361 | Detroit Tigers | Kaline, AlAl Kaline† | .324 | |
| 1962 | Runnels, PetePete Runnels | .326 | Boston Red Sox | Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle† | .321 | |
| 1963 | Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski† | .321 | Boston Red Sox | Kaline, AlAl Kaline† | .312 | |
| 1964 | Oliva, TonyTony Oliva | .323 | Minnesota Twins | Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson† | .317 | |
| 1965 | Oliva, TonyTony Oliva | .321 | Minnesota Twins | Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski† | .312 | |
| 1966 | Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson† | .316 | Baltimore Orioles | Oliva, TonyTony Oliva | .307 | |
| 1967 | Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski† | .326 | Boston Red Sox | Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson† | .311 | |
| 1968 | Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski† | .301 | Boston Red Sox | Cater, DannyDanny Cater | .290 | |
| 1969 | Carew, RodRod Carew† | .332 | Minnesota Twins | Smith, ReggieReggie Smith | .309 | |
| 1970 | Johnson, AlexAlex Johnson | .329 | California Angels | Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski† | .329 | |
| 1971 | Oliva, TonyTony Oliva | .337 | Minnesota Twins | Murcer, BobbyBobby Murcer | .331 | |
| 1972 | Carew, RodRod Carew† | .318 | Minnesota Twins | Piniella, LouLou Piniella | .312 | |
| 1973 | Carew, RodRod Carew† | .350 | Minnesota Twins | Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott | .306 | |
| 1974 | Carew, RodRod Carew† | .364 | Minnesota Twins | Orta, JorgeJorge Orta | .316 | |
| 1975 | Carew, RodRod Carew† | .359 | Minnesota Twins | Lynn, FredFred Lynn | .331 | |
| 1976 | Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett† | .333 | Kansas City Royals | McRae, HalHal McRae | .332 | |
| 1977 | Carew, RodRod Carew† | .388 | Minnesota Twins | Bostock, LymanLyman Bostock | .336 | |
| 1978 | Carew, RodRod Carew† | .333 | Minnesota Twins | Oliver, AlAl Oliver | .324 | |
| 1979 | Lynn, FredFred Lynn | .333 | Boston Red Sox | Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett† | .329 | |
| 1980 | Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett† | .390 | Kansas City Royals | Cooper, CecilCecil Cooper | .352 | |
| 1981 | Lansford, CarneyCarney Lansford | .336 | Boston Red Sox | Paciorek, TomTom Paciorek | .326 | |
| 1982 | Wilson, WillieWillie Wilson | .332 | Kansas City Royals | Yount, RobinRobin Yount† | .331 | |
| 1983 | Boggs, WadeWade Boggs† | .361 | Boston Red Sox | Carew, RodRod Carew† | .339 | |
| 1984 | Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly | .343 | New York Yankees | Winfield, DaveDave Winfield† | .340 | |
| 1985 | Boggs, WadeWade Boggs† | .368 | Boston Red Sox | Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett† | .335 | |
| 1986 | Boggs, WadeWade Boggs† | .357 | Boston Red Sox | Mattingly, DonDon Mattingly | .352 | |
| 1987 | Boggs, WadeWade Boggs† | .363 | Boston Red Sox | Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor† | .353 | |
| 1988 | Boggs, WadeWade Boggs† | .366 | Boston Red Sox | Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett† | .356 | |
| 1989 | Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett† | .339 | Minnesota Twins | Lansford, CarneyCarney Lansford | .336 | |
| 1990 | Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett† | .329 | Kansas City Royals | Henderson, RickeyRickey Henderson† | .325 | |
| 1991 | Franco, JulioJulio Franco | .341 | Texas Rangers | Boggs, WadeWade Boggs† | .332 | |
| 1992 | Martínez, EdgarEdgar Martínez | .343 | Seattle Mariners | Puckett, KirbyKirby Puckett† | .329 | |
| 1993 | Olerud, JohnJohn Olerud | .363 | Toronto Blue Jays | Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor† | .332 | |
| 1994 | O'Neill, PaulPaul O'Neill | .359 | New York Yankees | Belle, AlbertAlbert Belle | .357 | |
| 1995 | Martínez, EdgarEdgar Martínez | .356 | Seattle Mariners | Knoblauch, ChuckChuck Knoblauch | .333 | |
| 1996 | Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez | .358 | Seattle Mariners | Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas | .349 | |
| 1997 | Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas | .347 | Chicago White Sox | Martínez, EdgarEdgar Martínez | .330 | |
| 1998 | Williams, BernieBernie Williams | .339 | New York Yankees | Vaughn, MoMo Vaughn | .337 | |
| 1999 | Garciaparra, NomarNomar Garciaparra | .357 | Boston Red Sox | Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter | .349 | |
| 2000 | Garciaparra, NomarNomar Garciaparra | .372 | Boston Red Sox | Erstad, DarinDarin Erstad | .355 | |
| 2001 | Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki | .350 | Seattle Mariners | Giambi, JasonJason Giambi | .342 | |
| 2002 | Ramirez, MannyManny Ramirez | .349 | Boston Red Sox | Sweeney, MikeMike Sweeney | .340 | |
| 2003 | Mueller, BillBill Mueller | .326 | Boston Red Sox | Ramirez, MannyManny Ramirez | .325 | |
| 2004 | Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki | .372 | Seattle Mariners | Mora, MelvinMelvin Mora | .340 | |
| 2005 | Young, MichaelMichael Young | .331 | Texas Rangers | Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez | .321 | |
| 2006 | Mauer, JoeJoe Mauer | .347 | Minnesota Twins | Jeter, DerekDerek Jeter | .344 | |
| 2007 | Ordóñez, MagglioMagglio Ordóñez | .363 | Detroit Tigers | Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki | .351 | |
| 2008 | Mauer, JoeJoe Mauer | .328 | Minnesota Twins | Pedroia, DustinDustin Pedroia | .326 | |
| 2009 | Mauer, JoeJoe Mauer | .365 | Minnesota Twins | Suzuki, IchiroIchiro Suzuki | .352 | |
| 2010 | Hamilton, JoshJosh Hamilton | .359 | Texas Rangers | Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera | .328 | |
| 2011 | Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera | .344 | Detroit Tigers | Young, MichaelMichael Young | .338 | |
| 2012 | Cabrera, MiguelMiguel Cabrera | .330 | Detroit Tigers | Trout, MikeMike Trout | .326 | |
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