leading hitter; batting champion
Baseball term for the player with the highest batting average in a league or tournament.
He won the batting title this season.
The race for the leading hitter went down to the final game.
打率 is the batting average itself, while 首位打者 refers to the player who leads in that statistic.
本塁打王 is the home run king, a different batting title based on home runs rather than batting average.
Compound of 首位 (top position) and 打者 (batter), a straightforward baseball term.