Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Bob Bailor had the highest batting average by a shortstop, with an average of .308.
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best batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game at shortstop 1970s| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Bailor | .308 | 127 | 503 | 62 | 155 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 531 | 201 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 63 | 1 | .326 | 96 | -2.4 |
| 2 | | D. Menke | .304 | 154 | 562 | 82 | 171 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 92 | 82 | 5 | 80 | 6 | 5 | 665 | 248 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | .392 | .441 | .833 | 102 | 26.7 | .371 | 124 | 20 |
| 3 | | G. Templeton | .304 | 515 | 2,153 | 313 | 654 | 90 | 52 | 20 | 205 | 62 | 4 | 281 | 99 | 52 | 2,240 | 908 | 162 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 25 | .323 | .422 | .744 | 268 | 14.6 | .329 | 102 | 5.4 |
| 4 | | L. Milbourne | .278 | 123 | 356 | 40 | 99 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 379 | 126 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .313 | .354 | .667 | 37 | -7.6 | .299 | 77 | -10.5 |
| 5 | | G. Pryor | .275 | 143 | 476 | 60 | 131 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 35 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 525 | 169 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .324 | .355 | .679 | 54 | -7 | .307 | 85 | -9.8 |
| 6 | | A. Bannister | .275 | 139 | 560 | 87 | 154 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 54 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 630 | 189 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 11 | .335 | .338 | .672 | 64 | -9.2 | .305 | 85 | -11.1 |
| 7 | | R. Burleson | .273 | 876 | 3,420 | 425 | 935 | 174 | 19 | 30 | 309 | 248 | 19 | 309 | 55 | 42 | 3,773 | 1,237 | 223 | 50 | 36 | 6 | 90 | .323 | .362 | .685 | 396 | -23.1 | .312 | 85 | -65.4 |
| 8 | | R. Yount | .270 | 845 | 3,224 | 378 | 871 | 144 | 28 | 34 | 303 | 183 | 6 | 359 | 78 | 42 | 3,495 | 1,173 | 206 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 56 | .308 | .364 | .672 | 347 | -40.7 | .304 | 88 | -46.5 |
| 9 | | L. Aparicio | .270 | 513 | 1,978 | 245 | 534 | 95 | 7 | 12 | 176 | 157 | 5 | 138 | 30 | 11 | 2,192 | 679 | 114 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 38 | .322 | .343 | .665 | 220 | -13 | .305 | 85 | -35.5 |
| 10 | | B. Russell | .270 | 1,145 | 4,294 | 468 | 1,159 | 175 | 33 | 32 | 387 | 243 | 17 | 374 | 95 | 46 | 4,655 | 1,496 | 240 | 70 | 31 | 80 | 111 | .309 | .348 | .658 | 422 | -87.8 | .293 | 83 | -93.7 |
| 11 | | D. Concepcion | .270 | 1,349 | 4,702 | 572 | 1,268 | 201 | 31 | 70 | 529 | 387 | 16 | 647 | 220 | 62 | 5,195 | 1,741 | 302 | 48 | 42 | 58 | 133 | .325 | .370 | .695 | 551 | -16.1 | .314 | 93 | -38.6 |
| 12 | | I. De Jesus | .270 | 563 | 2,010 | 302 | 542 | 85 | 26 | 11 | 131 | 204 | 8 | 276 | 90 | 47 | 2,272 | 712 | 122 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 31 | .338 | .354 | .692 | 247 | -10.4 | .316 | 85 | -41.5 |
| 13 |  | A. Trammell | .268 | 300 | 951 | 123 | 255 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 92 | 2 | 123 | 20 | 15 | 1,072 | 324 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 19 | .331 | .341 | .672 | 111 | -10.1 | .309 | 85 | -18.4 |
| 14 | | J. Terrell | .268 | 348 | 1,052 | 134 | 282 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 87 | 51 | 4 | 110 | 20 | 13 | 1,140 | 343 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 22 | .303 | .326 | .629 | 99 | -25.9 | .289 | 75 | -32 |
| 15 | | C. Reynolds | .268 | 467 | 1,603 | 170 | 429 | 51 | 19 | 10 | 116 | 75 | 8 | 118 | 27 | 19 | 1,758 | 548 | 80 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 15 | .302 | .342 | .643 | 156 | -43.4 | .291 | 78 | -44.8 |
| 16 | | L. Bowa | .262 | 1,489 | 5,915 | 725 | 1,552 | 176 | 74 | 11 | 351 | 309 | 13 | 410 | 251 | 81 | 6,385 | 1,909 | 261 | 116 | 32 | 23 | 84 | .299 | .323 | .622 | 533 | -161 | .284 | 71 | -216 |
| 17 | | T. Harrah | .262 | 828 | 2,897 | 380 | 759 | 109 | 11 | 69 | 337 | 359 | 8 | 323 | 82 | 47 | 3,324 | 1,097 | 189 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 60 | .342 | .379 | .721 | 395 | 42.8 | .332 | 111 | 39 |
| 18 | | J. Fregosi | .262 | 265 | 948 | 126 | 248 | 48 | 6 | 27 | 115 | 108 | 8 | 153 | 2 | 3 | 1,078 | 389 | 81 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | .340 | .410 | .750 | 136 | 17.9 | .337 | 113 | 17.2 |
| 19 | | R. Petrocelli | .261 | 157 | 583 | 82 | 152 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 103 | 67 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 664 | 276 | 63 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | .334 | .473 | .807 | 93 | 18 | .354 | 113 | 10 |
| 20 | | M. Wills | .261 | 352 | 1,255 | 166 | 327 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 82 | 100 | 0 | 96 | 44 | 22 | 1,384 | 386 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 21 | .314 | .308 | .621 | 120 | -27.8 | .286 | 79 | -32.5 |
| 21 | | M. Guerrero | .260 | 581 | 1,870 | 134 | 487 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 147 | 65 | 15 | 120 | 5 | 9 | 2,000 | 585 | 78 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 54 | .288 | .313 | .601 | 151 | -68.4 | .274 | 69 | -71.2 |
| 22 | | D. Thompson | .259 | 452 | 1,539 | 133 | 398 | 52 | 11 | 14 | 146 | 90 | 6 | 157 | 5 | 8 | 1,678 | 514 | 77 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 47 | .300 | .334 | .634 | 147 | -29.3 | .290 | 80 | -37.4 |
| 23 | | L. Blanks | .256 | 491 | 1,442 | 169 | 369 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 153 | 108 | 3 | 136 | 8 | 5 | 1,597 | 494 | 77 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 41 | .305 | .343 | .648 | 148 | -28.6 | .297 | 80 | -37.5 |
| 24 | | R. Smalley | .256 | 692 | 2,554 | 350 | 653 | 106 | 14 | 55 | 305 | 345 | 8 | 387 | 15 | 20 | 3,015 | 952 | 175 | 82 | 26 | 17 | 54 | .343 | .373 | .716 | 352 | 15.6 | .327 | 101 | 1.1 |
| 25 | | D. Kessinger | .255 | 1,355 | 4,898 | 596 | 1,249 | 180 | 55 | 8 | 343 | 506 | 13 | 432 | 60 | 46 | 5,531 | 1,563 | 243 | 90 | 24 | 57 | 101 | .325 | .319 | .644 | 512 | -83.1 | .296 | 75 | -158.7 |
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