best batting average for a player during the 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Rod Carew had the highest batting average, with an average of .343.

Interpreted as:

best batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game for a player during the 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	Rod Carew R. Carew	.343	1,358	5,211	837	1,787	241	80	60	628	586	14	528	253	110	5,916	2,368	381	61	44	101	123	.408	.454	.862	950	308.5	.386	142	279.6
2	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.336	342	1,312	215	441	70	25	37	206	93	2	180	4	2	1,421	672	132	2	12	26	41	.378	.512	.890	234	85.2	.392	146	75.4
3	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	.320	837	3,098	457	991	171	25	73	382	290	30	222	99	53	3,464	1,431	269	20	26	64	95	.381	.462	.843	527	143.1	.375	130	116.7
4	Dave Parker D. Parker	.317	878	3,294	519	1,044	203	51	122	533	262	30	549	88	47	3,607	1,715	376	1	20	62	61	.370	.521	.891	599	197.2	.392	143	180.5
5	Pete Rose P. Rose	.314	1,604	6,523	1,068	2,045	394	64	79	580	783	50	464	105	60	7,399	2,804	537	9	34	87	111	.389	.430	.819	1100	295.5	.370	131	260.7
6	Lyman Bostock L. Bostock	.311	526	2,004	305	624	102	30	23	250	171	9	174	45	28	2,214	855	155	10	20	20	64	.365	.427	.791	305	60.5	.355	122	55.8
7	Jim Rice J. Rice	.310	802	3,152	515	976	149	49	172	583	236	26	600	39	23	3,456	1,739	370	4	38	30	91	.359	.552	.910	594	208.9	.399	142	169.1
8	George Brett G. Brett	.310	885	3,495	532	1,082	211	73	74	461	261	6	223	96	55	3,815	1,661	358	25	28	42	51	.356	.475	.831	563	140.1	.368	128	124.1
9	Ken Griffey K. Griffey	.310	800	2,917	518	903	152	44	45	305	321	4	378	115	42	3,273	1,278	241	17	14	10	40	.377	.438	.815	485	122.8	.369	128	107.6
10	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	.309	718	2,647	456	819	185	26	112	460	324	13	355	31	25	3,035	1,392	323	15	36	31	52	.383	.526	.909	523	185.9	.400	144	150.9
11	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.307	1,263	5,032	703	1,546	210	64	75	403	239	19	435	170	82	5,373	2,109	349	62	21	43	72	.340	.419	.759	675	95.4	.341	107	41.7
12	Steve Garvey S. Garvey	.304	1,289	4,826	645	1,469	248	32	159	736	286	15	548	63	38	5,199	2,258	439	22	50	65	129	.342	.468	.810	728	158.4	.359	125	151.6
13	Garry Templeton 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
14	Joe Torre J. Torre	.303	1,013	3,572	454	1,081	161	32	92	532	379	44	491	13	8	4,024	1,582	285	7	22	71	136	.374	.443	.817	585	155	.367	127	125.5
15	Al Oliver A. Oliver	.303	1,438	5,572	767	1,686	320	63	144	812	307	54	476	58	43	6,020	2,564	527	11	76	49	139	.341	.460	.801	829	173.9	.356	121	145.6
16	Bob Watson B. Watson	.301	1,393	5,000	671	1,507	250	34	149	822	518	44	628	23	24	5,625	2,272	433	10	53	83	124	.368	.454	.823	822	211.8	.367	131	201.1
17	Matty Alou M. Alou	.300	626	2,400	307	720	96	17	14	200	135	13	129	56	28	2,583	892	127	19	16	11	54	.339	.372	.710	291	16.4	.322	101	0.5
18	Tony Oliva T. Oliva	.299	764	2,751	325	823	116	12	88	412	180	26	249	11	8	2,983	1,227	216	3	23	61	77	.345	.446	.791	399	74.9	.351	116	55.2
19	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.299	265	1,105	161	330	53	20	15	107	67	6	102	63	25	1,201	468	88	13	10	7	15	.339	.424	.763	153	17.5	.339	109	14.1
20	Bake McBride B. McBride	.298	779	2,763	425	824	106	40	51	291	200	34	336	155	49	3,043	1,163	197	18	28	20	30	.350	.421	.771	399	60.5	.347	112	43.5
21	Greg Gross G. Gross	.298	780	2,297	300	685	77	36	6	191	302	1	162	26	33	2,654	852	119	29	25	21	49	.376	.371	.747	340	49.5	.344	112	37.9
22	Lou Brock L. Brock	.298	1,400	5,428	843	1,617	243	56	47	481	458	14	784	551	181	5,942	2,113	346	16	26	78	81	.353	.389	.742	722	78.4	.335	106	36.5
23	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	.297	1,412	5,213	652	1,550	299	34	151	828	563	25	406	10	28	5,868	2,370	484	7	60	138	172	.365	.455	.819	837	200.4	.362	124	163
24	Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore	.297	787	3,266	532	970	126	38	51	265	251	15	628	294	98	3,559	1,325	215	11	16	13	56	.348	.406	.754	454	58.4	.341	109	35
25	Manny Sanguillen M. Sanguillen	.297	1,242	4,459	496	1,323	177	51	60	518	204	20	270	24	31	4,744	1,782	288	19	42	87	128	.327	.400	.727	532	18.3	.322	100	0