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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 Bold indicates highest BA using current stats Gold means awarded title at end of year.
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batting Average | Bats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Albert Pujols (12, 32) | .3246 | R |
| 2. | Joe Mauer (9, 29) | .3229 | L |
| 3. | Ichiro Suzuki (12, 38) | .3223 | L |
| 4. | Todd Helton (16, 38) | .3199 | L |
| 5. | Miguel Cabrera (10, 29) | .3182 | R |
| 6. | Vladimir Guerrero (16, 37) | .3176 | R |
| 7. | Joey Votto (6, 28) | .3163 | L |
| 8. | Ryan Braun (6, 28) | .3132 | R |
| 9. | Derek Jeter (18, 38) | .3131 | R |
| 10. | Matt Holliday (9, 32) | .3126 | R |
| 11. | Manny Ramirez (19, 40) | .3122 | R |
| 12. | Robinson Cano (8, 29) | .3084 | L |
| 13. | Josh Hamilton (6, 31) | .3037 | L |
| 14. | Chipper Jones (19, 40) | .3034 | B |
| 15. | Victor Martinez (10, 33) | .3033 | B |
| 16. | Dustin Pedroia (7, 28) | .3025 | R |
| 17. | Michael Young (13, 35) | .3014 | R |
| 18. | David Wright (9, 29) | .3007 | R |
| 19. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 36) | .3002 | R |
| 20. | Billy Butler (6, 26) | .3001 | R |
| 21. | Placido Polanco (15, 36) | .2990 | R |
| 22. | Hanley Ramirez (8, 28) | .2984 | R |
| 23. | Freddy Sanchez (10, 34) | .2975 | R |
| 24. | Juan Pierre (13, 34) | .2967 | L |
| 25. | Lance Berkman (14, 36) | .2956 | B |
| 26. | Nick Markakis (7, 28) | .2954 | L |
| 27. | Matt Kemp (7, 27) | .2946 | R |
| 28. | Adrian Gonzalez (9, 30) | .2939 | L |
| 29. | Carl Crawford (11, 30) | .2924 | L |
| 30. | Troy Tulowitzki (7, 27) | .2922 | R |
| 31. | Bobby Abreu (17, 38) | .2920 | L |
| 32. | Howie Kendrick (7, 28) | .2915 | R |
| 33. | Jose Reyes (10, 29) | .2913 | B |
| 34. | Andre Ethier (7, 30) | .2900 | L |
| 35. | Jason Kendall (15, 38) | .2878 | R |
| 36. | Chase Utley (10, 33) | .2876 | L |
| 37. | Ryan Zimmerman (8, 27) | .2875 | R |
| 38. | Prince Fielder (8, 28) | .2868 | L |
| 39. | Aramis Ramirez (15, 34) | .2854 | R |
| 40. | Hunter Pence (6, 29) | .2853 | R |
| Miguel Tejada (15, 38) | .2853 | R | |
| 42. | David Ortiz (16, 36) | .2849 | L |
| 43. | Carlos Lee (14, 36) | .2847 | R |
| 44. | Melky Cabrera (8, 27) | .2844 | B |
| Johnny Damon (18, 38) | .2844 | L | |
| Delmon Young (7, 26) | .2844 | R | |
| 47. | A.J. Pierzynski (15, 35) | .2839 | L |
| 48. | Reed Johnson (10, 35) | .2835 | R |
| 49. | Paul Konerko (16, 36) | .2828 | R |
| 50. | Kevin Youkilis (9, 33) | .2827 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batting Average | Bats |
| 51. | Yunel Escobar (6, 29) | .2823 | R |
| James Loney (7, 28) | .2823 | L | |
| 53. | Carlos Beltran (15, 35) | .2822 | B |
| 54. | Hideki Matsui (10, 38) | .2821 | L |
| 55. | David DeJesus (10, 32) | .2812 | L |
| 56. | Rafael Furcal (13, 34) | .2811 | B |
| 57. | Scott Rolen (17, 37) | .2808 | R |
| 58. | Ryan Theriot (8, 32) | .2807 | R |
| 59. | Scott Podsednik (11, 36) | .2806 | L |
| 60. | Aaron Miles (9, 35) | .2805 | B |
| 61. | Jason Giambi (18, 41) | .2803 | L |
| 62. | Brian Roberts (12, 34) | .2801 | B |
| 63. | Justin Morneau (10, 31) | .2797 | L |
| 64. | Adrian Beltre (15, 33) | .2796 | R |
| 65. | Brian McCann (8, 28) | .2792 | L |
| Yadier Molina (9, 29) | .2792 | R | |
| 67. | Mark Teixeira (10, 32) | .2790 | B |
| 68. | Aubrey Huff (13, 35) | .2783 | L |
| Alex Rios (9, 31) | .2783 | R | |
| 70. | Marlon Byrd (11, 34) | .2782 | R |
| 71. | Raul Ibanez (17, 40) | .2781 | L |
| 72. | Adam Jones (7, 26) | .2780 | R |
| Mark Kotsay (16, 36) | .2780 | L | |
| 74. | Travis Hafner (11, 35) | .2777 | L |
| 75. | Justin Upton (6, 24) | .2775 | R |
| 76. | Chone Figgins (11, 34) | .2769 | B |
| 77. | Torii Hunter (16, 36) | .2766 | R |
| 78. | Jamey Carroll (11, 38) | .2764 | R |
| Jim Thome (22, 41) | .2764 | L | |
| 80. | Corey Hart (9, 30) | .2759 | R |
| 81. | Alexei Ramirez (5, 30) | .2758 | R |
| 82. | Brad Hawpe (8, 33) | .2755 | L |
| Marco Scutaro (11, 36) | .2755 | R | |
| 84. | Shane Victorino (9, 31) | .2752 | B |
| 85. | Omar Infante (11, 30) | .2748 | R |
| 86. | Juan Rivera (12, 33) | .2737 | R |
| 87. | Coco Crisp (11, 32) | .2736 | B |
| 88. | Orlando Hudson (11, 34) | .2734 | B |
| 89. | Alfonso Soriano (14, 36) | .2732 | R |
| 90. | Brandon Phillips (11, 31) | .2729 | R |
| 91. | Vernon Wells (14, 33) | .2726 | R |
| 92. | Michael Bourn (7, 29) | .2720 | L |
| Aaron Hill (8, 30) | .2720 | R | |
| 94. | Adam Kennedy (14, 36) | .2719 | L |
| Ian Kinsler (7, 30) | .2719 | R | |
| 96. | Omar Vizquel (24, 45) | .2718 | B |
| 97. | Ryan Howard (9, 32) | .2713 | L |
| 98. | Jorge Cantu (8, 30) | .2708 | R |
| 99. | Michael Cuddyer (12, 33) | .2707 | R |
| 100. | Jason Bartlett (9, 32) | .2706 | R |
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