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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. | Joe Mauer (10, 30) | .3239 | L |
| 2. | Albert Pujols (13, 33) | .3227 | R |
| 3. | Ichiro Suzuki (13, 39) | .3210 | L |
| 4. | Miguel Cabrera (11, 30) | .3198 | R |
| 5. | Todd Helton (17, 39) | .3193 | L |
| 6. | Joey Votto (7, 29) | .3170 | L |
| 7. | Ryan Braun (7, 29) | .3133 | R |
| 8. | Derek Jeter (18, 39) | .3131 | R |
| 9. | Matt Holliday (10, 33) | .3116 | R |
| 10. | Robinson Cano (9, 30) | .3078 | L |
| 11. | Dustin Pedroia (8, 29) | .3041 | R |
| 12. | Michael Young (14, 36) | .3014 | R |
| 13. | David Wright (10, 30) | .3010 | R |
| 14. | Victor Martinez (11, 34) | .3003 | B |
| 15. | Alex Rodriguez (19, 37) | .3002 | R |
| 16. | Hanley Ramirez (9, 29) | .2989 | R |
| 17. | Billy Butler (7, 27) | .2985 | R |
| Josh Hamilton (7, 32) | .2985 | L | |
| 19. | Placido Polanco (16, 37) | .2978 | R |
| 20. | Lance Berkman (15, 37) | .2955 | B |
| Juan Pierre (14, 35) | .2955 | L | |
| 22. | Adrian Gonzalez (10, 31) | .2952 | L |
| 23. | Nick Markakis (8, 29) | .2949 | L |
| 24. | Matt Kemp (8, 28) | .2937 | R |
| 25. | Troy Tulowitzki (8, 28) | .2935 | R |
| 26. | Carl Crawford (12, 31) | .2928 | L |
| 27. | Jose Reyes (11, 30) | .2920 | B |
| 28. | Howie Kendrick (8, 29) | .2919 | R |
| 29. | Shin-Soo Choo (9, 30) | .2905 | L |
| 30. | Andre Ethier (8, 31) | .2891 | L |
| 31. | Ryan Zimmerman (9, 28) | .2874 | R |
| 32. | Chase Utley (11, 34) | .2871 | L |
| 33. | Prince Fielder (9, 29) | .2863 | L |
| 34. | Hunter Pence (7, 30) | .2859 | R |
| 35. | James Loney (8, 29) | .2857 | L |
| David Ortiz (17, 37) | .2857 | L | |
| Aramis Ramirez (16, 35) | .2857 | R | |
| 38. | Miguel Tejada (16, 39) | .2855 | R |
| 39. | Melky Cabrera (9, 28) | .2844 | B |
| 40. | Reed Johnson (11, 36) | .2838 | R |
| 41. | Delmon Young (8, 27) | .2837 | R |
| 42. | A.J. Pierzynski (16, 36) | .2835 | L |
| 43. | Carlos Beltran (16, 36) | .2825 | B |
| 44. | Kevin Youkilis (10, 34) | .2824 | R |
| 45. | Paul Konerko (17, 37) | .2817 | R |
| 46. | David DeJesus (11, 33) | .2814 | L |
| 47. | Yadier Molina (10, 30) | .2813 | R |
| 48. | Rafael Furcal (13, 35) | .2811 | B |
| 49. | Brian Roberts (13, 35) | .2804 | B |
| 50. | Justin Morneau (11, 32) | .2803 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batting Average | Bats |
| 51. | Adam Jones (8, 27) | .2800 | R |
| 52. | Yunel Escobar (7, 30) | .2799 | R |
| 53. | Jason Giambi (19, 42) | .2798 | L |
| 54. | Adrian Beltre (16, 34) | .2795 | R |
| 55. | Brian McCann (9, 29) | .2791 | L |
| 56. | Mark Teixeira (10, 33) | .2790 | B |
| 57. | Alex Rios (10, 32) | .2789 | R |
| 58. | Mark Kotsay (17, 37) | .2783 | L |
| 59. | Marlon Byrd (12, 35) | .2780 | R |
| 60. | Justin Upton (7, 25) | .2779 | R |
| 61. | Erick Aybar (8, 29) | .2776 | B |
| Raul Ibanez (18, 41) | .2776 | L | |
| 63. | Torii Hunter (17, 37) | .2773 | R |
| Marco Scutaro (12, 37) | .2773 | R | |
| 65. | Travis Hafner (12, 36) | .2772 | L |
| 66. | Jamey Carroll (12, 39) | .2766 | R |
| 67. | Omar Infante (12, 31) | .2762 | R |
| 68. | Asdrubal Cabrera (7, 27) | .2761 | B |
| 69. | Corey Hart (9, 31) | .2759 | R |
| 70. | Brad Hawpe (8, 34) | .2755 | L |
| Alexei Ramirez (6, 31) | .2755 | R | |
| 72. | Shane Victorino (10, 32) | .2754 | B |
| 73. | Juan Rivera (12, 34) | .2737 | R |
| 74. | Coco Crisp (12, 33) | .2734 | B |
| 75. | Brandon Phillips (12, 32) | .2733 | R |
| 76. | Ian Kinsler (8, 31) | .2732 | R |
| 77. | Alfonso Soriano (15, 37) | .2730 | R |
| 78. | Vernon Wells (15, 34) | .2729 | R |
| 79. | Alex Gordon (7, 29) | .2728 | L |
| 80. | Michael Bourn (8, 30) | .2727 | L |
| 81. | Aaron Hill (9, 31) | .2723 | R |
| 82. | Michael Cuddyer (13, 34) | .2719 | R |
| 83. | Jorge Cantu (8, 31) | .2708 | R |
| Maicer Izturis (10, 32) | .2708 | B | |
| 85. | Ryan Howard (10, 33) | .2704 | L |
| 86. | Xavier Nady (11, 34) | .2701 | R |
| 87. | Jimmy Rollins (14, 34) | .2699 | B |
| 88. | Lyle Overbay (13, 36) | .2697 | L |
| 89. | Mark DeRosa (16, 38) | .2696 | R |
| 90. | Jason Bay (11, 34) | .2688 | R |
| 91. | Eric Chavez (16, 35) | .2685 | L |
| 92. | Jason Kubel (9, 31) | .2678 | L |
| 93. | Jayson Werth (11, 34) | .2672 | R |
| 94. | Adam LaRoche (10, 33) | .2665 | L |
| 95. | Mark Ellis (11, 36) | .2662 | R |
| 96. | Jhonny Peralta (11, 31) | .2660 | R |
| 97. | Yuniesky Betancourt (9, 31) | .2648 | R |
| 98. | Jeff Francoeur (9, 29) | .2647 | R |
| 99. | Stephen Drew (8, 30) | .2643 | L |
| 100. | Mark Teahen (7, 31) | .2642 | L |
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