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Originally Posted by bazeall
I had a batter who went on the DL. When he returned he was on the HR leader board, but despite having the best BA in the league he was not on the league Avg. leader board.
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If he missed a lot of time he might not meet the required amount of plate appearances to qualify for batting average. For example, a player in July can go 1-1 in his debut but he isn't showing up on the leader-boards with a 1.000 average. Obviously home-runs aren't dependent on plate appearances.