Most underated multiple times batting champs?

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Willie only gets there with an asterisk though. Eddie Murray actually led the majors in hitting the year of McGee's 2nd title but Willie won the batting title in the NL due to a timely trade to the A's. He had enough at bats to be official in the NL where he hit .332 but his batting average with the A's was enough to drop him to .324 for the season. Murray hit .331 for the Dodgers and Brett hit .329, so Eddie Murray led the majors in batting without winning a batting title. Numbers are from memory, so they may not be perfect, but they demonstrate the phenomenon.

Very good one Scott I forgot about Eddie Murray and the trade. Great story that one

[GaryPassamonte]

Ross Barnes- 3 titles

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

Ross Barnes- 3 titles

Yes! And finished top three in two other years, if I'm not mistaken.

[Casey2296]

Agree on Ross Barnes and Olivia.
I would posit two of the most underrated HOF hitters are Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew. Gwynn is tied with Wagner for most NL batting titles with 8 and can be included in the goat discussion. Carew had 7 titles, both are relegated to mid-tier or less in collectors minds.

[SteveWhite]

Joe Mauer had 3 batting titles:2006 at .347, 2008 at .328, and 2009 hit
.365. Playing catcher all three years. Side note as a high school
senior was the National Player of the year for football (QB) and baseball.