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Judge Dred (Fred)Joe Jackson hit .356 lifetime. How many times did he lead the league in batting average? None!
All things being relative - does it count whether or not someone with the 3rd highest lifetime average wins a batting title? I guess he was going against Ty Cobb in those days but winning a batting title or two would have done a lot to solidify his place in the rankings of all time greatest. He did happen to come in second 3x and third place 3x (in the hunt for a batting crown) out of 13 seasons so that should count for something. He probably deserves a higher ranking than beyone 100th place... but I wouldn't put him in the top 10, perhaps he'd break the top 10 for his era. Leading in statistical categories (BA, RBI, 2B, 3B, etc) has to have a little weight in determining his place in the pecking order.
Heck, even though Lefty O'Doul hit .349 (w/ 2 batting titles and about 1700 at bats less than Joe Jackson) I don't rank him that high overall.
Lets face it, Joe has a cult following. Does he deserve to be in the HOF? - based on his lifetime stats - yes!