Biggest Batting Average Deficit For A League's HR and RBI Leader

[EvanJ]

Ryan Howard leads the NL in home runs and RBIs but is .132 behind Albert Pujols in batting average. What's the most batting average points a player who led his league in home runs and RBIs has ever finished behind his league's leader in batting average? Also, what's the lowest batting average ever by a player in a season that he won MVP?

[tribros]

Biggest Batting Avg Difference between HR/RBI Leader & Avg Leader
1925 Bob Meusel .290 Harry Heilman .393 = -.103
1999 Mark Mcgwire .278 Larry Walker .379 = -.101
1961 Roger Maris .269 Norm Cash .361 = -.091
1935 Wally Berger .295 Arky Vaughn .385 = -.089
1922 Ken Williams .332 George Sisler .420 = -.088

Lowest Batting Average by MVP
1944 Marty Marion .267
1961 Roger Maris .269
1972 Johnny Bench .270
1952 Hank Sauer .270
1955 Yogi Berra .272

[Yankee Tripper]

Vida Blue won the AL-MVP with a .118 average in 1971.

[tribros]

Yea, I didn't include pitchers.

[Yankee Tripper]

I was mostly being a smart ass but for a number of years Vida Blue was the answer to the trick question of who was the last switch hitter to win the MVP so I just figured I'd post his BA for the year he won the award. There may be other pitchers who had lower averages.

[tribros]

Sandy Koufax hit .064 in '63.