best batters in the 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Ted Williams had the highest batting average, with an average of .356.

Interpreted as:
best with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game batters in the 1940s
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ted Williams
T. Williams
.356
1,035
3,656
951
1,303
270
45
234
893
994
19
312
14
4,671
2,365
549
2
89
.496
.647
1.143
1167
635.1
.514
197
561.3
2Stan Musial
S. Musial
.346
1,072
4,133
815
1,432
302
108
146
706
565
21
199
44
4,747
2,388
556
28
82
.428
.578
1.005
976
451.5
.460
174
410.1
3Dale Mitchell
D. Mitchell
.326
424
1,785
239
582
65
41
8
151
112
2
44
26
1,904
753
114
5
20
.367
.422
.788
261
38.8
.367
114
34
4Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
.325
927
3,562
684
1,156
191
68
180
786
450
24
183
14
4,039
2,023
439
3
89
.404
.568
.972
792
333
.442
159
299.6
5Barney McCosky
B. McCosky
.321
813
3,143
494
1,010
157
54
17
305
381
8
184
36
3,597
1,326
228
65
47
.396
.422
.818
548
140.3
.384
119
85.4
6Johnny Pesky
J. Pesky
.316
746
3,048
561
964
152
34
9
269
378
15
138
44
3,498
1,211
195
57
48
.394
.397
.792
503
109.9
.377
115
60.2
7Rip Radcliff
R. Radcliff
.314
397
1,293
158
406
58
16
13
165
98
3
43
12
1,409
535
87
15
25
.364
.414
.777
195
32.3
.361
100
2.4
8Enos Slaughter
E. Slaughter
.312
1,005
3,809
650
1,190
200
84
95
649
479
18
227
41
4,335
1,843
379
29
50
.392
.484
.876
724
231.8
.405
139
198
9Jackie Robinson
J. Robinson
.312
454
1,757
355
548
107
25
40
257
217
24
100
88
2,051
825
172
53
34
.395
.470
.864
337
97.4
.401
130
76.1
10Luke Appling
L. Appling
.312
1,188
4,417
613
1,376
207
41
22
488
666
7
254
91
5,120
1,731
270
30
111
.403
.392
.794
755
179.6
.379
122
137.2
11Dixie Walker
D. Walker
.311
1,363
4,856
704
1,512
291
56
68
759
597
13
204
44
5,516
2,119
415
50
70
.388
.436
.825
844
231.2
.388
129
186.4
12Bob Dillinger
B. Dillinger
.309
510
1,984
281
614
85
32
6
143
191
10
144
90
2,211
781
123
26
53
.373
.394
.767
294
39
.361
102
6.9
13Taffy Wright
T. Wright
.308
800
2,821
351
869
128
34
32
424
295
22
119
30
3,153
1,161
194
15
69
.378
.412
.790
447
87.3
.371
114
56.4
14Roy Sievers
R. Sievers
.306
140
471
84
144
28
1
16
91
70
2
75
1
5
545
222
45
2
15
.398
.471
.869
91
25.9
.404
123
16
15George Kell
G. Kell
.305
796
3,085
390
940
161
34
18
349
254
14
102
28
3,428
1,223
213
75
93
.360
.396
.757
445
61.4
.357
107
32.8
16Joe Medwick
J. Medwick
.305
900
3,215
427
979
187
32
60
510
196
8
175
14
3,436
1,410
279
17
97
.346
.439
.785
472
92.2
.364
117
67.4
17Tommy Holmes
T. Holmes
.304
1,157
4,605
651
1,402
269
46
79
524
440
20
106
40
5,130
2,000
394
65
85
.368
.434
.802
736
174
.377
123
140.6
18Augie Bergamo
A. Bergamo
.304
174
496
86
151
23
5
5
63
78
1
44
0
589
199
33
14
2
.400
.401
.801
88
24.4
.385
126
18.2
19Richie Ashburn
R. Ashburn
.304
271
1,125
162
342
35
15
3
77
118
2
60
41
1,258
416
53
13
8
.371
.370
.741
159
9.7
.352
105
7.5
20Johnny Mize
J. Mize
.304
949
3,527
655
1,071
181
37
217
744
496
28
259
24
4,057
1,977
435
6
49
.394
.561
.954
770
306
.434
157
276.1
21Billy Goodman
B. Goodman
.303
261
899
120
272
50
5
1
123
133
7
67
7
1,048
335
56
9
32
.397
.373
.769
146
22.3
.370
102
2.9
22Stan Hack
S. Hack
.303
1,000
3,818
639
1,155
200
32
29
272
626
5
233
65
4,501
1,506
261
52
32
.401
.394
.796
667
171.2
.380
130
155.6
23Pete Reiser
P. Reiser
.303
700
2,400
432
726
143
38
52
338
294
18
311
81
2,740
1,101
233
28
22
.383
.459
.841
430
122.2
.392
133
105.7
24Cecil Travis
C. Travis
.302
514
1,859
225
562
104
35
11
253
165
7
119
5
2,047
769
150
16
42
.361
.414
.775
278
44.5
.360
108
27
25Carl Furillo
C. Furillo
.302
491
1,685
240
509
89
27
33
273
145
7
105
23
1,865
751
149
28
50
.360
.446
.806
264
50.9
.373
114
33.1
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