Other Major Leagues
| Year | Winner | AVG | Team | League | Runner-up | 2nd AVG | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Browning, PetePete Browning | .378 | Louisville Eclipse | American Association | Carpenter, HickHick Carpenter | .342 | |
| 1883 | Swartwood, EdEd Swartwood | .357 | Pittsburgh Alleghenys | American Association | Browning, PetePete Browning | .338 | |
| 1884 | Orr, DaveDave Orr | .354 | New York Metropolitans | American Association | Reilly, JohnJohn Reilly† | .339 | |
| 1884 | Dunlap, FredFred Dunlap | .412 | St. Louis Maroons | Union Association | Shafer, OratorOrator Shafer | .360 | |
| 1885 | Browning, PetePete Browning | .362 | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Orr, DaveDave Orr | .342 | |
| 1886 | Hecker, GuyGuy Hecker | .341 | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Browning, PetePete Browning | .340 | |
| 1887 | O'Neill, TipTip O'Neill | .435 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | Browning, PetePete Browning | .402 | |
| 1888 | O'Neill, TipTip O'Neill | .335 | St. Louis Browns | American Association | Reilly, JohnJohn Reilly | .321 | |
| 1889 | Tucker, TommyTommy Tucker | .372 | Baltimore Orioles | American Association | O'Neill, TipTip O'Neill | .335 | |
| 1890 | Wolf, ChickenChicken Wolf | .363 | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Lyons, DennyDenny Lyons | .354 | |
| 1890 | Browning, PetePete Browning | .373 | Cleveland Infants | Players' League | Orr, DaveDave Orr | .371 | |
| 1891 | Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers† | .350 | Boston Reds | American Association | Duffy, HughHugh Duffy† | .326 | |
| 1914 | Kauff, BennyBenny Kauff | .370 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | Federal League | Evans, SteveSteve Evans | .348 | |
| 1915 | Kauff, BennyBenny Kauff | .342 | Brooklyn Tip-Tops | Federal League | Fischer, WilliamWilliam Fischer | .329 |
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