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Active Leaders & Records for Batting Average
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Statistic Description: Hits/At Bats For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA per team game played
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batting Average | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | .3256 | R |
| 2. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | .3242 | L |
| 3. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | .3222 | L |
| 4. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | .3209 | L |
| 5. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | .3176 | R |
| 6. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | .3163 | R |
| 7. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | .3134 | R |
| Derek Jeter (18, 38) | .3134 | R | |
| 9. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | .3122 | R |
| 10. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | .3121 | R |
| 11. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | .3068 | L |
| 12. | Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | .3045 | R |
| 13. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | .3042 | B |
| 14. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | .3038 | R |
| 15. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | .3033 | B |
| 16. | Michael Young (13, 35) | .3029 | R |
| 17. | David Wright (9, 29) | .3026 | R |
| 18. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | .3014 | R |
| 19. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | .3004 | R |
| 20. | Freddy Sanchez (10, 34) | .2975 | R |
| 21. | Billy Butler (6, 26) | .2970 | R |
| 22. | Juan Pierre (13, 34) | .2964 | L |
| 23. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | .2963 | B |
| 24. | Matt Kemp (7, 27) | .2960 | R |
| 25. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | .2934 | L |
| 26. | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | .2932 | L |
| 27. | Andre Ethier (7, 30) | .2930 | L |
| 28. | Carl Crawford (10, 30) | .2927 | L |
| 29. | Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | .2923 | R |
| 30. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | .2919 | L |
| 31. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | .2907 | B |
| 32. | Hunter Pence (6, 29) | .2905 | R |
| 33. | Chase Utley (9, 33) | .2899 | L |
| 34. | Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | .2878 | R |
| 35. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | .2868 | R |
| Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | .2868 | R | |
| 37. | Delmon Young (7, 26) | .2862 | R |
| 38. | James Loney (7, 28) | .2858 | L |
| 39. | Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | .2853 | R |
| 40. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | .2850 | L |
| A.J. Pierzynski (15, 35) | .2850 | L | |
| 42. | Johnny Damon (18, 38) | .2847 | L |
| 43. | Prince Fielder (8, 28) | .2842 | L |
| David Ortiz (16, 36) | .2842 | L | |
| 45. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | .2841 | R |
| Brian McCann (8, 28) | .2841 | L | |
| 47. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | .2840 | B |
| 48. | David DeJesus (10, 32) | .2839 | L |
| 49. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | .2834 | B |
| 50. | Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | .2830 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batting Average | Bats |
| 51. | Reed Johnson (10, 35) | .2821 | R |
| 52. | Melky Cabrera (8, 27) | .2814 | B |
| Brian Roberts (11, 34) | .2814 | B | |
| 54. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | .2809 | L |
| Scott Rolen (17, 37) | .2809 | R | |
| 56. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | .2808 | B |
| 57. | Aaron Miles (9, 35) | .2805 | B |
| 58. | Justin Morneau (10, 31) | .2804 | L |
| 59. | Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | .2802 | L |
| 60. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | .2800 | L |
| 61. | Ryan Theriot (8, 32) | .2797 | R |
| 62. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | .2793 | L |
| 63. | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | .2785 | L |
| Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | .2785 | L | |
| 65. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | .2782 | B |
| 66. | Marlon Byrd (11, 34) | .2781 | R |
| 67. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | .2771 | R |
| Shane Victorino (9, 31) | .2771 | B | |
| 69. | Omar Infante (11, 30) | .2769 | R |
| 70. | Yadier Molina (9, 29) | .2768 | R |
| 71. | Jim Thome (22, 41) | .2765 | L |
| 72. | Juan Rivera (12, 33) | .2759 | R |
| 73. | Jamey Carroll (11, 38) | .2756 | R |
| 74. | Brad Hawpe (8, 33) | .2755 | L |
| 75. | Corey Hart (9, 30) | .2754 | R |
| 76. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | .2753 | B |
| Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | .2753 | R | |
| 78. | Ryan Howard (8, 32) | .2749 | L |
| Alex Rios (9, 31) | .2749 | R | |
| 80. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | .2741 | R |
| 81. | Jason Bay (10, 33) | .2739 | R |
| 82. | Vernon Wells (14, 33) | .2736 | R |
| 83. | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | .2733 | R |
| 84. | Coco Crisp (11, 32) | .2728 | B |
| Jason Kubel (8, 30) | .2728 | L | |
| 86. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | .2721 | B |
| 87. | Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | .2719 | R |
| 88. | Michael Cuddyer (12, 33) | .2715 | R |
| Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | .2715 | L | |
| 90. | Lyle Overbay (12, 35) | .2714 | L |
| 91. | Xavier Nady (11, 33) | .2710 | R |
| 92. | Jimmy Rollins (13, 33) | .2709 | B |
| 93. | Jorge Cantu (8, 30) | .2708 | R |
| 94. | Jeff Francoeur (8, 28) | .2707 | R |
| 95. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | .2706 | R |
| 96. | Mark DeRosa (15, 37) | .2703 | R |
| 97. | Stephen Drew (6, 29) | .2696 | L |
| 98. | Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | .2694 | R |
| 99. | Grady Sizemore (8, 29) | .2688 | L |
| 100. | Yuniesky Betancourt (8, 30) | .2686 | R |
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