Single-Season Leaders & Records for Batting Average

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Single-Season Leaders & Records for Batting Average

Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records: Single-Season Career Active Progressive Year-by-Year Top-Tens Yearly League

+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.

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.

Only players who finished in the top 40 for the majors in a season will appear on this list.
Leaders from the current season are only included for rate stats after July 1st.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1954, so all leaders are since 1954. Explanation of min. requirements

Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
1.	Hugh Duffy+ (27)	.4397	1894	R
2.	Tip O'Neill (29)	.4352	1887	R
3.	Ross Barnes (26)	.4286	1876	R
4.	Nap Lajoie+ (26)	.4265	1901	R
5.	Willie Keeler+ (25)	.4238	1897	L
6.	Rogers Hornsby+ (28)	.4235	1924	R
7.	George Sisler+ (29)	.4198	1922	L
8.	Ty Cobb+ (24)	.4196	1911	L
9.	Tuck Turner (27)	.4179	1894	B
10.	Sam Thompson+ (34)	.4146	1894	L
11.	Fred Dunlap (25)	.4120	1884	R
12.	Jesse Burkett+ (27)	.4096	1896	L
	Ed Delahanty+ (31)	.4096	1899	R
14.	Ty Cobb+ (25)	.4087	1912	L
15.	Shoeless Joe Jackson (23)	.4081	1911	L
16.	George Sisler+ (27)	.4073	1920	L
17.	Ted Williams+ (22)	.4057	1941	L
18.	Jesse Burkett+ (26)	.4054	1895	L
19.	Ed Delahanty+ (27)	.4042	1895	R
20.	Ed Delahanty+ (26)	.4040	1894	R
21.	Billy Hamilton+ (28)	.4032	1894	L
22.	Rogers Hornsby+ (29)	.4028	1925	R
23.	Harry Heilmann+ (28)	.4027	1923	R
24.	Pete Browning (26)	.4022	1887	R
25.	Rogers Hornsby+ (26)	.4013	1922	R
	Bill Terry+ (31)	.4013	1930	L
27.	Hughie Jennings+ (27)	.4012	1896	R
28.	Ty Cobb+ (35)	.4011	1922	L
29.	Cap Anson+ (29)	.3994	1881	R
30.	Lefty O'Doul (32)	.3981	1929	L
31.	Harry Heilmann+ (32)	.3980	1927	R
32.	Rogers Hornsby+ (25)	.3970	1921	R
33.	Ed Delahanty+ (28)	.3968	1896	R
34.	Jesse Burkett+ (30)	.3961	1899	L
35.	Shoeless Joe Jackson (24)	.3951	1912	L
36.	Jack Clements (30)	.3944	1895	L
37.	Tony Gwynn+ (34)	.3938	1994	L
38.	Harry Heilmann+ (26)	.3937	1921	R
39.	Harry Heilmann+ (30)	.3927	1925	R
	Babe Ruth+ (28)	.3927	1923	L
41.	Babe Herman (27)	.3925	1930	L
	Joe Kelley+ (22)	.3925	1894	R
43.	Sam Thompson+ (35)	.3922	1895	L
44.	Al Simmons+ (25)	.3916	1927	R
45.	John McGraw+ (26)	.3910	1899	L
46.	Ty Cobb+ (26)	.3902	1913	L
47.	Al Simmons+ (29)	.3899	1931	R
48.	George Brett+ (27)	.3898	1980	L
49.	Fred Clarke+ (24)	.3897	1897	L
50.	Tris Speaker+ (37)	.3893	1925	L
Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
51.	Bill Lange (24)	.3891	1895	R
52.	Billy Hamilton+ (29)	.3888	1895	L
53.	Ty Cobb+ (34)	.3886	1921	L
54.	Ted Williams+ (38)	.3881	1957	L
55.	Rod Carew+ (31)	.3880	1977	L
	King Kelly+ (28)	.3880	1886	R
57.	Cap Anson+ (42)	.3878	1894	R
	Luke Appling+ (29)	.3878	1936	R
59.	Tris Speaker+ (32)	.3877	1920	L
60.	Lave Cross (28)	.3875	1894	R
61.	Deacon White+ (29)	.3872	1877	L
62.	Al Simmons+ (23)	.3869	1925	R
63.	Rogers Hornsby+ (32)	.3868	1928	R
64.	Tris Speaker+ (28)	.3864	1916	L
65.	Willie Keeler+ (24)	.3860	1896	L
66.	Chuck Klein+ (25)	.3858	1930	L
67.	Hughie Jennings+ (26)	.3856	1895	R
68.	Willie Keeler+ (26)	.3850	1898	L
69.	Arky Vaughan+ (23)	.3848	1935	L
70.	Rogers Hornsby+ (27)	.3844	1923	R
71.	Ty Cobb+ (32)	.3843	1919	L
72.	Nap Lajoie+ (35)	.3841	1910	R
73.	Ty Cobb+ (23)	.3834	1910	L
74.	Jesse Burkett+ (28)	.3830	1897	L
75.	Tris Speaker+ (24)	.3828	1912	L
76.	Ty Cobb+ (30)	.3827	1917	L
77.	Lefty O'Doul (33)	.3826	1930	L
78.	Shoeless Joe Jackson (32)	.3825	1920	L
79.	Ty Cobb+ (31)	.3824	1918	L
80.	Babe Herman (26)	.3814	1929	L
	Honus Wagner+ (26)	.3814	1900	R
82.	Joe DiMaggio+ (24)	.3810	1939	R
83.	Al Simmons+ (28)	.3809	1930	R
84.	Rogers Hornsby+ (33)	.3804	1929	R
	Paul Waner+ (24)	.3804	1927	L
86.	Billy Hamilton+ (27)	.3803	1893	L
87.	Tris Speaker+ (35)	.3798	1923	L
88.	Goose Goslin+ (27)	.3794	1928	L
89.	Freddie Lindstrom+ (24)	.3793	1930	R
90.	Larry Walker (32)	.3790	1999	L
91.	Willie Keeler+ (27)	.3789	1899	L
92.	Lou Gehrig+ (27)	.3787	1930	L
93.	Pete Browning (21)	.3785	1882	R
	John Cassidy (22)	.3785	1877	R
95.	Ty Cobb+ (38)	.3783	1925	L
96.	Babe Ruth+ (29)	.3781	1924	L
97.	Sam Crawford+ (31)	.3780	1911	L
98.	Earl Averill+ (34)	.3779	1936	L
	Tris Speaker+ (34)	.3779	1922	L
100.	Nap Lajoie+ (27)	.3778	1902	R
Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
	Babe Ruth+ (26)	.3778	1921	L
102.	Heinie Manush+ (26)	.3777	1928	L
103.	Heinie Manush+ (24)	.3775	1926	L
104.	Ed Delahanty+ (29)	.3774	1897	R
105.	Ty Cobb+ (22)	.3770	1909	L
	Willie Keeler+ (23)	.3770	1895	L
107.	Cy Seymour (32)	.3769	1905	L
108.	Stan Musial+ (27)	.3764	1948	L
109.	Ed Delahanty+ (34)	.3763	1902	R
110.	Bug Holliday (27)	.3762	1894	R
111.	Nap Lajoie+ (29)	.3761	1904	R
112.	Jesse Burkett+ (32)	.3760	1901	L
113.	Babe Ruth+ (25)	.3755	1920	L
114.	Zack Wheat+ (36)	.3746	1924	L
115.	Joe Medwick+ (25)	.3744	1937	R
116.	Dan Brouthers+ (25)	.3741	1883	L
117.	Lou Gehrig+ (25)	.3737	1928	L
118.	George Watkins (30)	.3734	1930	L
119.	Lou Gehrig+ (24)	.3733	1927	L
120.	Dan Brouthers+ (31)	.3732	1889	L
	Pete Browning (29)	.3732	1890	R
122.	Shoeless Joe Jackson (25)	.3731	1913	L
123.	Babe Ruth+ (36)	.3727	1931	L
124.	Paul Waner+ (33)	.3726	1936	L
125.	Sam Thompson+ (27)	.3725	1887	L
126.	Nomar Garciaparra (26)	.3724	2000	R
	Todd Helton (26)	.3724	2000	L
128.	Bill Terry+ (30)	.3723	1929	L
129.	Ichiro Suzuki (30)	.3722	2004	L
130.	Eddie Collins+ (33)	.3721	1920	L
131.	Tommy Tucker (25)	.3719	1889	B
132.	Babe Ruth+ (31)	.3717	1926	L
133.	Tony Gwynn+ (37)	.3716	1997	L
	Heinie Zimmerman (25)	.3716	1912	R
135.	Roger Connor+ (27)	.3714	1885	L
136.	Willie Keeler+ (22)	.3712	1894	L
137.	George Sisler+ (28)	.3711	1921	L
138.	Cap Anson+ (34)	.3710	1886	R
139.	Jim Bottomley+ (23)	.3709	1923	L
140.	Ty Cobb+ (29)	.3708	1916	L
141.	Dave Orr (30)	.3707	1890	R
	Jake Stenzel (28)	.3707	1895	R
143.	Charlie Gehringer+ (34)	.3706	1937	L
144.	Al Wingo (27)	.3705	1925	L
145.	Paul Waner+ (25)	.3704	1928	L
146.	Andres Galarraga (32)	.3702	1993	R
147.	Dan Brouthers+ (28)	.3701	1886	L
	Tony Gwynn+ (27)	.3701	1987	L
	Rogers Hornsby+ (24)	.3701	1920	R
150.	Sam Thompson+ (33)	.3700	1893	L
Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
151.	Barry Bonds (37)	.3697	2002	L
152.	Benny Kauff (24)	.3695	1914	L
153.	Ty Cobb+ (28)	.3694	1915	L
	Ted Williams+ (29)	.3694	1948	L
155.	Lew Fonseca (30)	.3693	1929	R
	Billy Hamilton+ (32)	.3693	1898	L
157.	John McGraw+ (22)	.3686	1895	L
158.	Mike Tiernan (29)	.3685	1896	L
159.	Cal McVey (27)	.3684	1877	R
	Paul Waner+ (27)	.3684	1930	L
161.	Nap Lajoie+ (37)	.3683	1912	R
162.	Tony Gwynn+ (35)	.3682	1995	L
163.	Ty Cobb+ (27)	.3681	1914	L
	Ed Delahanty+ (25)	.3681	1893	R
	Lefty O'Doul (35)	.3681	1932	L
	Dave Orr (27)	.3681	1887	R
167.	Chuck Klein+ (28)	.3680	1933	L
168.	Jack Doyle (24)	.3677	1894	R
169.	Jeff Bagwell (26)	.3675	1994	R
	Wade Boggs+ (27)	.3675	1985	L
	Dan Brouthers+ (24)	.3675	1882	L
172.	Dale Alexander (29)	.3673	1932	R
173.	Elmer Flick+ (24)	.3670	1900	L
174.	Bob Fothergill (28)	.3669	1926	R
175.	Babe Phelps (28)	.3668	1936	L
176.	Jim Bottomley+ (25)	.3667	1925	L
	Denny Lyons (21)	.3667	1887	R
178.	Riggs Stephenson (32)	.3666	1930	R
179.	Steve Brodie (25)	.3665	1894	L
	Harry Heilmann+ (31)	.3665	1926	R
181.	Wade Boggs+ (30)	.3664	1988	L
	Billy Hamilton+ (30)	.3664	1896	L
183.	Pie Traynor+ (31)	.3662	1930	R
	Larry Walker (30)	.3662	1997	L
185.	Rico Carty (30)	.3661	1970	R
186.	George Hall (27)	.3657	1876	L
187.	Stan Musial+ (25)	.3654	1946	L
188.	Joe Mauer (26)	.3652	2009	L
189.	Eddie Collins+ (24)	.3651	1911	L
190.	Mickey Mantle+ (25)	.3650	1957	B
191.	Joe Kelley+ (23)	.3649	1895	R
	Al Simmons+ (27)	.3649	1929	R
193.	Chipper Jones (36)	.3645	2008	B
194.	Johnny Mize+ (24)	.3643	1937	L
195.	Joe Kelley+ (24)	.3642	1896	R
196.	Jimmie Foxx+ (24)	.3641	1932	R
197.	Rod Carew+ (28)	.3639	1974	L
198.	Tris Speaker+ (25)	.3635	1913	L
199.	Larry Walker (31)	.3634	1998	L
200.	Jesse Burkett+ (31)	.3631	1900	L
Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
	Honus Wagner+ (31)	.3631	1905	R
202.	Wade Boggs+ (29)	.3630	1987	L
	John Olerud (24)	.3630	1993	L
	Magglio Ordonez (33)	.3630	2007	R
205.	Joe Torre (30)	.3628	1971	R
	Chicken Wolf (28)	.3628	1890	R
207.	Lou Gehrig+ (31)	.3627	1934	L
208.	Harry Walker (30)	.3626	1947	L
209.	Hugh Duffy+ (26)	.3625	1893	R
210.	Joe Kelley+ (25)	.3624	1897	R
211.	Willie Keeler+ (28)	.3623	1900	L
	Jim O'Rourke+ (26)	.3623	1877	R
	Paul Waner+ (31)	.3623	1934	L
214.	Cap Anson+ (30)	.3621	1882	R
215.	Barry Bonds (39)	.3619	2004	L
216.	Pete Browning (24)	.3617	1885	R
	Bill Dickey+ (29)	.3617	1936	L
	Tris Speaker+ (33)	.3617	1921	L
219.	Mike Smith (28)	.3616	1896	L
	Riggs Stephenson (31)	.3616	1929	R
221.	Nap Lajoie+ (22)	.3615	1897	R
	Mike Piazza (28)	.3615	1997	R
223.	Charlie Hickman (26)	.3614	1902	R
224.	Jake Stenzel (29)	.3612	1896	R
225.	Rogers Hornsby+ (31)	.3609	1927	R
226.	Wade Boggs+ (25)	.3608	1983	L
227.	Norm Cash (26)	.3607	1961	L
228.	Eddie Collins+ (36)	.3604	1923	L
229.	George Gore (26)	.3602	1880	L
230.	Jim O'Rourke+ (39)	.3598	1890	R
231.	Jimmie Foxx+ (31)	.3597	1939	R
	Orator Shafer (32)	.3597	1884	L
233.	Kiki Cuyler+ (30)	.3595	1929	R
234.	Josh Hamilton (29)	.3591	2010	L
	Babe Ruth+ (35)	.3591	1930	L
236.	Bill Dahlen (24)	.3590	1894	R
237.	Rod Carew+ (29)	.3589	1975	L
238.	Carl Reynolds (27)	.3588	1930	R
	Harry Rice (23)	.3588	1925	L
	Zack Wheat+ (37)	.3588	1925	L
241.	Dan Brouthers+ (27)	.3587	1885	L
	Paul O'Neill (31)	.3587	1994	L
	Albert Pujols (23)	.3587	2003	R
244.	Bob Fothergill (29)	.3586	1927	R
	Charlie Jamieson (31)	.3586	1924	L
	Cecil Travis (27)	.3586	1941	L
247.	Todd Helton (29)	.3585	2003	L
	Chief Meyers (31)	.3585	1912	R
249.	George Burns (33)	.3582	1926	R
	Bill Everitt (26)	.3582	1895	L
Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
251.	Paul Hines (23)	.3580	1878	R
	George Stone (29)	.3580	1906	L
253.	Tony Gwynn+ (33)	.3579	1993	L
254.	Alex Rodriguez (20)	.3577	1996	R
255.	Jesse Burkett+ (25)	.3576	1894	L
	Freddie Lindstrom+ (22)	.3576	1928	R
257.	Ed McKean (30)	.3574	1894	R
258.	Roberto Clemente+ (32)	.3573	1967	R
	Mickey Cochrane+ (27)	.3573	1930	L
260.	Bob Caruthers (23)	.3571	1887	L
	Ty Cobb+ (40)	.3571	1927	L
	Nomar Garciaparra (25)	.3571	1999	R
	Mike Griffin (29)	.3571	1894	L
	Mike Smith (26)	.3571	1894	L
265.	Roger Connor+ (25)	.3570	1883	L
	Dave Foutz (30)	.3570	1887	R
	Paul Hines (24)	.3570	1879	R
	Dixie Walker (33)	.3570	1944	L
269.	Wade Boggs+ (28)	.3569	1986	L
	Albert Pujols (28)	.3569	2008	R
271.	Albert Belle (27)	.3568	1994	R
	Jimmy Ryan (31)	.3568	1894	R
	Ed Swartwood (24)	.3568	1883	L
	Ken Williams (33)	.3568	1923	L
275.	Ginger Beaumont (25)	.3567	1902	L
	Joe DiMaggio+ (26)	.3567	1941	R
277.	Kiki Cuyler+ (26)	.3566	1925	R
	Stan Musial+ (22)	.3566	1943	L
279.	Earle Combs+ (28)	.3565	1927	L
280.	Mike Donlin (27)	.3564	1905	L
281.	Ted Williams+ (23)	.3563	1942	L
282.	Edgar Martinez (32)	.3562	1995	R
	Kirby Puckett+ (28)	.3562	1988	R
284.	Charlie Gehringer+ (31)	.3561	1934	L
285.	Cap Anson+ (24)	.3560	1876	R
	Jimmie Foxx+ (25)	.3560	1933	R
	Harry Heilmann+ (27)	.3560	1922	R
288.	Bill Lamar (28)	.3556	1925	L
	Babe Ruth+ (32)	.3556	1927	L
	Pie Traynor+ (30)	.3556	1929	R
	Hack Wilson+ (30)	.3556	1930	R
292.	Chuck Klein+ (24)	.3555	1929	L
	Nap Lajoie+ (31)	.3555	1906	R
	Honus Wagner+ (29)	.3555	1903	R
	Ross Youngs+ (27)	.3555	1924	L
296.	Lou Boudreau+ (30)	.3554	1948	R
	Phil Cavarretta (28)	.3554	1945	L
	Cupid Childs (28)	.3554	1896	L
	Hughie Jennings+ (28)	.3554	1897	R
	Heinie Manush+ (27)	.3554	1929	L
Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
301.	George Davis+ (22)	.3552	1893	B
302.	Kiki Cuyler+ (31)	.3551	1930	R
303.	Darin Erstad (26)	.3550	2000	L
	Bobby Veach (31)	.3550	1919	L
305.	Bill Joyce (26)	.3549	1894	L
306.	Oyster Burns (29)	.3548	1894	R
307.	Debs Garms (33)	.3547	1940	L
	Baby Doll Jacobson (29)	.3547	1920	R
	Stan Musial+ (30)	.3547	1951	L
310.	Moises Alou (33)	.3546	2000	R
	Roger Connor+ (28)	.3546	1886	L
312.	Hank Aaron+ (25)	.3545	1959	R
	Lloyd Waner+ (21)	.3545	1927	L
314.	Fielder Jones (24)	.3544	1896	L
315.	Jack Doyle (27)	.3543	1897	R
	Johnny Hodapp (24)	.3543	1930	R
	Jimmy Williams (22)	.3543	1899	R
318.	Abner Dalrymple (20)	.3542	1878	L
	Ed Delahanty+ (33)	.3542	1901	R
	Harvey Hendrick (31)	.3542	1929	L
321.	Kiki Cuyler+ (25)	.3541	1924	R
	Charlie Gehringer+ (33)	.3541	1936	L
	Lou Gehrig+ (33)	.3541	1936	L
	Tony Lazzeri+ (25)	.3541	1929	R
	Bill Madlock (24)	.3541	1975	R
326.	Jimmie Foxx+ (21)	.3540	1929	R
	King Kelly+ (26)	.3540	1884	R
	Denny Lyons (24)	.3540	1890	R
329.	Goose Goslin+ (25)	.3539	1926	L
	Gabby Hartnett+ (36)	.3539	1937	R
	Chick Stahl (24)	.3539	1897	L
	Honus Wagner+ (34)	.3539	1908	R
333.	Bob Fothergill (31)	.3538	1929	R
	Billy Goodman (24)	.3538	1950	L
	Jimmy Sheckard (22)	.3538	1901	L
	Bill Terry+ (35)	.3538	1934	L
	Paul Waner+ (34)	.3538	1937	L
338.	John Olerud (29)	.3537	1998	L
	Dave Orr (24)	.3537	1884	R
340.	Ray Grimes (28)	.3536	1922	R
341.	Lloyd Waner+ (23)	.3535	1929	L
342.	Frank Thomas (26)	.3534	1994	R
	Honus Wagner+ (27)	.3534	1901	R
344.	Joe Medwick+ (23)	.3533	1935	R
345.	George Davis+ (26)	.3532	1897	B
346.	Ralph Garr (28)	.3531	1974	L
347.	Harvey Kuenn (28)	.3529	1959	R
	Willie McGee (26)	.3529	1985	B
349.	Cupid Childs (26)	.3528	1894	L
	Bubbles Hargrave (33)	.3528	1926	R
Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
351.	Hugh Duffy+ (28)	.3527	1895	R
	Mickey Mantle+ (24)	.3527	1956	B
	Paul Molitor+ (30)	.3527	1987	R
	Wilbert Robinson+ (30)	.3527	1894	R
	Gee Walker (28)	.3527	1936	R
356.	Joe Sewell+ (24)	.3526	1923	L
	Jake Stenzel (30)	.3526	1897	R
	Mickey Vernon (28)	.3526	1946	L
359.	George Burns (25)	.3525	1918	R
	George Sisler+ (24)	.3525	1917	L
361.	Ginger Beaumont (22)	.3524	1899	L
	Joe DiMaggio+ (25)	.3524	1940	R
	Jake Stenzel (27)	.3524	1894	R
364.	Bill Dahlen (26)	.3523	1896	R
	Baby Doll Jacobson (30)	.3523	1921	R
	George Sisler+ (26)	.3523	1919	L
367.	Jack Glasscock (31)	.3522	1889	R
	Tommy Holmes (28)	.3522	1945	L
369.	Cecil Cooper (30)	.3521	1980	L
	Ichiro Suzuki (35)	.3521	2009	L
371.	George Davis+ (23)	.3519	1894	B
	Hack Miller (28)	.3519	1922	R
373.	Tris Speaker+ (29)	.3518	1917	L
374.	Bibb Falk (25)	.3517	1924	L
	Edd Roush+ (28)	.3517	1921	L
	Jack Tobin (29)	.3517	1921	L
377.	Don Mattingly (25)	.3516	1986	L
378.	Jack Fournier (33)	.3515	1923	L
	Lou Gehrig+ (34)	.3515	1937	L
	Tony Gwynn+ (24)	.3515	1984	L
	Tom McCreery (21)	.3515	1896	B
382.	Roberto Clemente+ (26)	.3514	1961	R
	Bob Ferguson (33)	.3514	1878	B
384.	Fred Clarke+ (30)	.3513	1903	L
	John Peters (26)	.3513	1876	R
	Hardy Richardson (31)	.3513	1886	R
	Al Simmons+ (26)	.3513	1928	R
388.	Ross Youngs+ (23)	.3511	1920	L
389.	Edd Roush+ (30)	.3510	1923	L
	Ichiro Suzuki (33)	.3510	2007	L
391.	Joe Start (35)	.3509	1878	L
392.	Mike Donlin (25)	.3508	1903	L
	Shoeless Joe Jackson (31)	.3508	1919	L
	Manny Ramirez (28)	.3508	2000	R
395.	Chick Stahl (26)	.3507	1899	L
396.	Joe Medwick+ (24)	.3506	1936	R
	Ed Morgan (27)	.3506	1931	R
	Stan Musial+ (36)	.3506	1957	L
399.	Jack Fournier (35)	.3505	1925	L
	George Van Haltren (30)	.3505	1896	L
Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
401.	Ty Cobb+ (20)	.3504	1907	L
	Jake Daubert (29)	.3504	1913	L
	Frank Demaree (26)	.3504	1936	R
	Tommy McCarthy+ (26)	.3504	1890	R
405.	Carson Bigbee (27)	.3502	1922	L
	Heinie Manush+ (28)	.3502	1930	L
	Austin McHenry (25)	.3502	1921	R
408.	Larry Walker (34)	.3501	2001	L
409.	Rod Carew+ (27)	.3500	1973	L
	Dick Porter (28)	.3500	1930	L
411.	Bill Terry+ (33)	.3499	1932	L
412.	Roger Bresnahan+ (24)	.3498	1903	R
	Dan Brouthers+ (33)	.3498	1891	L
	Sam Rice+ (35)	.3498	1925	L
	Taffy Wright (26)	.3498	1938	L
416.	Ichiro Suzuki (27)	.3497	2001	L
417.	Richie Ashburn+ (31)	.3496	1958	L
418.	Cuckoo Christensen (26)	.3495	1926	L
	Spud Davis (28)	.3495	1933	R
	George Harper (33)	.3495	1925	L
	Honus Wagner+ (33)	.3495	1907	R
422.	Derek Jeter (25)	.3493	1999	R
	Johnny Mize+ (26)	.3493	1939	L
	Ed Morgan (26)	.3493	1930	R
	Mel Ott+ (21)	.3493	1930	L
426.	Roger Connor+ (32)	.3492	1890	L
427.	Sam Rice+ (40)	.3491	1930	L
	Frank Thomas (28)	.3491	1996	R
429.	Lou Gehrig+ (29)	.3490	1932	L
	Buddy Myer (31)	.3490	1935	L
	Honus Wagner+ (30)	.3490	1904	R
432.	Eddie Collins+ (37)	.3489	1924	L
	Chick Hafey+ (28)	.3489	1931	R
	Heinie Manush+ (32)	.3489	1934	L
435.	Tommy McCarthy+ (30)	.3488	1894	R
436.	Jimmie Foxx+ (30)	.3487	1938	R
437.	Mickey Cochrane+ (28)	.3486	1931	L
	Kenny Lofton (27)	.3486	1994	L
	Manny Ramirez (30)	.3486	2002	R
	Bill Terry+ (32)	.3486	1931	L
441.	Steve Brodie (26)	.3485	1895	L
442.	Joe Vosmik (25)	.3484	1935	R
443.	Jesse Burkett+ (24)	.3483	1893	L
444.	Jim Bottomley+ (31)	.3482	1931	L
	Steve Evans (29)	.3482	1914	L
446.	Luke Appling+ (33)	.3481	1940	R
	Eddie Collins+ (25)	.3481	1912	L
	Birdie Cree (28)	.3481	1911	R
	Jim O'Rourke+ (28)	.3481	1879	R
450.	Frankie Frisch+ (24)	.3479	1923	B
Rank	Player (age that year)	Batting Average	Year	Bats
451.	King Kelly+ (21)	.3478	1879	R
	Edd Roush+ (31)	.3478	1924	L
453.	Chuck Klein+ (27)	.3477	1932	L
	Pete Rose (28)	.3477	1969	B
455.	Cap Anson+ (35)	.3475	1887	R
	Elston Howard (32)	.3475	1961	R
457.	Joe Mauer (23)	.3474	2006	L
	Cal McVey (26)	.3474	1876	R
459.	Rube Bressler (29)	.3473	1924	R
	Fred Clarke+ (22)	.3473	1895	L
	Todd Helton (30)	.3473	2004	L
	Ken Williams (31)	.3473	1921	L
463.	Frank Thomas (29)	.3472	1997	R
464.	Jimmy Bannon (24)	.3469	1895	R
	Jim O'Rourke+ (33)	.3469	1884	R
466.	Eddie Collins+ (22)	.3468	1909	L
	Stan Musial+ (23)	.3468	1944	L
468.	Dan Brouthers+ (36)	.3467	1894	L
	Willie Mays+ (27)	.3467	1958	R
470.	Home Run Baker+ (26)	.3466	1912	L
	Fred Tenney (27)	.3466	1899	L
	Mike Tiernan (28)	.3466	1895	L
473.	Frankie Frisch+ (31)	.3463	1930	B
	Tommy McCarthy+ (29)	.3463	1893	R
475.	Joe DiMaggio+ (22)	.3462	1937	R
	Ezra Sutton (34)	.3462	1884	R
477.	Eddie Collins+ (38)	.3459	1925	L
	Jimmy Collins+ (27)	.3459	1897	R
	Walton Cruise (31)	.3459	1921	L
	Tommy Davis (23)	.3459	1962	R
	Stan Musial+ (29)	.3459	1950	L
	Earl Smith (29)	.3459	1926	L
483.	Joe Cronin+ (23)	.3458	1930	R
	Jimmie Foxx+ (27)	.3458	1935	R
	Bobby Lowe (28)	.3458	1894	R
486.	Spud Johnson (33)	.3457	1890	L
487.	Johnny Bassler (29)	.3456	1924	L
	Harry Heilmann+ (29)	.3456	1924	R
	Mike Piazza (26)	.3456	1995	R
	Mike Smith (25)	.3456	1893	L
491.	Sammy Hale (28)	.3453	1925	R
	Wally Moses (25)	.3453	1936	L
493.	Roberto Clemente+ (34)	.3452	1969	R
	Cy Williams (38)	.3452	1926	L
495.	Willie Mays+ (23)	.3451	1954	R
	George Sisler+ (32)	.3451	1925	L
497.	Joe Cunningham (27)	.3450	1959	L
	Vladimir Guerrero (25)	.3450	2000	R
	Ted Williams+ (37)	.3450	1956	L
500.	Hack Wilson+ (29)	.3449	1929	R

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