Cap Anson had the highest batting average in a season in 1888, with an average of .344.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Cap Anson C. Anson	.344	1888	CWS	134	515	101	177	20	12	12	84	47	1	24	28	563	257	44	.400	.499	.899	126	52.1	.417	157	43.8
2	Tip O'Neill T. O'Neill	.335	1888	STL	130	529	96	177	24	10	5	98	44	4	28	26	577	236	39	.390	.446	.836	119	42.8	.392	143	34.3
3	Jimmy Ryan J. Ryan	.332	1888	CWS	129	549	115	182	33	10	16	64	35	5	50	60	589	283	59	.377	.515	.892	130	52.3	.412	154	43.6
4	John Reilly J. Reilly	.321	1888	CIN	127	527	112	169	28	14	13	103	17	18	56	82	562	264	55	.363	.501	.864	118	44.7	.399	152	40
5	King Kelly K. Kelly	.318	1888	BSN	107	440	85	140	22	11	9	71	31	4	39	56	475	211	42	.368	.480	.848	98	35.6	.393	146	29.9
6	Hub Collins H. Collins	.307	1888	TOT	128	527	133	162	31	12	2	53	50	5	55	71	582	223	45	.373	.423	.796	112	35.6	.374	139	30.9
7	Dan Brouthers D. Brouthers	.307	1888	DET	129	522	118	160	33	11	9	66	68	12	13	34	602	242	53	.399	.464	.862	129	50.1	.404	157	46.7
8	Buck Ewing B. Ewing	.306	1888	NYG	103	415	83	127	18	15	6	58	24	3	28	53	442	193	39	.348	.465	.813	86	27.7	.376	145	27
9	Ed McKean E. McKean	.299	1888	CLE	131	548	94	164	21	15	6	68	28	6	30	52	582	233	42	.340	.425	.765	105	28.2	.357	131	24.9
10	Deacon White D. White	.298	1888	DET	125	527	75	157	22	5	4	71	21	9	24	12	557	201	31	.336	.381	.717	92	19.3	.338	121	16.2
11	Denny Lyons D. Lyons	.296	1888	PHA	111	456	93	135	22	5	6	83	41	7	43	39	504	185	33	.363	.406	.769	93	26.9	.363	135	24
12	Dick Johnston D. Johnston	.296	1888	BSN	135	585	102	173	31	18	12	68	15	1	33	35	601	276	61	.314	.472	.786	110	30.8	.361	129	23.5
13	Mike Tiernan M. Tiernan	.293	1888	NYG	113	443	75	130	16	8	9	52	42	7	42	52	492	189	33	.364	.427	.790	94	29.2	.372	142	28.4
14	Oyster Burns O. Burns	.293	1888	TOT	131	529	94	155	27	15	6	67	38	4	20	44	571	230	48	.345	.435	.780	105	30.3	.363	136	28
15	Roger Connor R. Connor	.291	1888	NYG	134	481	98	140	15	17	14	71	73	4	44	27	558	231	46	.389	.480	.869	120	46.4	.404	160	45.5
16	Harry Stovey H. Stovey	.287	1888	PHA	130	530	127	152	25	20	9	65	62	3	69	87	595	244	54	.365	.460	.825	119	40.5	.383	146	37.1
17	Tommy Tucker T. Tucker	.287	1888	BAL	136	520	74	149	17	12	6	61	16	18	52	43	554	208	35	.330	.400	.730	94	21.1	.343	126	19.4
18	Jimmy Wolf J. Wolf	.286	1888	LOU	128	538	80	154	28	11	0	67	25	2	30	41	565	204	39	.320	.379	.700	89	15.3	.328	114	10.6
19	Pop Corkhill P. Corkhill	.285	1888	TOT	137	561	85	160	15	12	2	93	19	6	19	30	586	205	29	.316	.365	.681	89	12.5	.320	110	7.8
20	Billy Nash B. Nash	.283	1888	BSN	135	526	71	149	18	15	4	75	50	4	46	20	580	209	37	.350	.397	.747	102	26.2	.352	124	19.1
21	Curt Welch C. Welch	.282	1888	PHA	136	549	125	155	22	8	1	61	33	29	37	95	611	196	31	.355	.357	.712	103	23.1	.342	123	19.6
22	Paul Hines P. Hines	.281	1888	IND	133	513	84	144	26	3	4	58	41	8	45	31	562	188	33	.343	.366	.710	93	19.5	.338	117	13.4
23	Darby O'Brien D. O'Brien	.280	1888	BKN	136	532	105	149	27	6	2	65	30	7	61	55	569	194	35	.327	.365	.692	90	15.2	.327	115	11.9
24	Jack Rowe J. Rowe	.277	1888	DET	105	451	62	125	19	8	2	74	19	3	28	10	473	166	29	.311	.368	.679	72	9.6	.318	111	7
25	Dave Foutz D. Foutz	.277	1888	BKN	140	563	91	156	20	13	3	99	28	2	27	35	593	211	36	.314	.375	.688	92	13.8	.323	113	10.4

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Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
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