Between the 1920 and 1939 seasons, George Sisler had the best batting average in the AL in a season, with an average of .420 in 1922.
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best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in a season between 1920 to 1939 american league player| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | 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 |  | G. Sisler | .420 | 1922 | 142 | 586 | 134 | 246 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 105 | 49 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 19 | 654 | 348 | 68 | 16 | .467 | .594 | 1.061 | 152 | 70.1 | .481 | 170 | 61.2 | ||||
| 2 | | G. Sisler | .407 | 1920 | 154 | 631 | 137 | 257 | 49 | 18 | 19 | 122 | 46 | 2 | 19 | 42 | 17 | 692 | 399 | 86 | 13 | .449 | .632 | 1.082 | 161 | 82.5 | .494 | 176 | 68.6 | ||||
| 3 | | H. Heilmann | .403 | 1923 | 144 | 524 | 121 | 211 | 44 | 11 | 18 | 115 | 74 | 5 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 626 | 331 | 73 | 23 | .481 | .632 | 1.113 | 155 | 78 | .503 | 189 | 73.3 | ||||
| 4 |  | T. Cobb | .401 | 1922 | 137 | 526 | 99 | 211 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 99 | 55 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 612 | 297 | 62 | 27 | .462 | .565 | 1.026 | 136 | 58.8 | .467 | 167 | 54.3 | ||||
| 5 | | H. Heilmann | .398 | 1927 | 141 | 505 | 106 | 201 | 50 | 9 | 14 | 120 | 72 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 596 | 311 | 73 | 17 | .475 | .616 | 1.091 | 144 | 70.3 | .493 | 177 | 62.2 | ||||
| 6 | | H. Heilmann | .394 | 1921 | 149 | 602 | 114 | 237 | 43 | 14 | 19 | 139 | 53 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 672 | 365 | 76 | 15 | .444 | .606 | 1.051 | 151 | 67.5 | .472 | 164 | 59.5 | ||||
| 7 |  | B. Ruth | .393 | 1923 | 152 | 522 | 151 | 205 | 45 | 13 | 41 | 130 | 170 | 4 | 93 | 17 | 21 | 699 | 399 | 99 | 3 | .545 | .764 | 1.309 | 211 | 124.7 | .571 | 230 | 120.4 | ||||
| 8 | | H. Heilmann | .393 | 1925 | 150 | 573 | 97 | 225 | 40 | 11 | 13 | 134 | 67 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 664 | 326 | 64 | 23 | .457 | .569 | 1.026 | 148 | 61.4 | .464 | 158 | 54.6 | ||||
| 9 | | A. Simmons | .390 | 1931 | 128 | 513 | 105 | 200 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 128 | 47 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 563 | 329 | 72 | 0 | .444 | .641 | 1.085 | 135 | 65.1 | .484 | 176 | 57.9 | ||||
| 10 | | T. Speaker | .389 | 1925 | 117 | 429 | 79 | 167 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 87 | 70 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 518 | 248 | 52 | 15 | .479 | .578 | 1.057 | 122 | 54.3 | .479 | 167 | 49 | ||||
| 11 | | T. Cobb | .389 | 1921 | 128 | 507 | 124 | 197 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 101 | 56 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 581 | 302 | 65 | 15 | .452 | .596 | 1.048 | 131 | 58.2 | .471 | 164 | 51.2 | ||||
| 12 | | L. Appling | .388 | 1936 | 138 | 526 | 111 | 204 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 128 | 85 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 618 | 267 | 44 | 6 | .474 | .508 | .981 | 135 | 54.2 | .454 | 142 | 40 | ||||
| 13 | | T. Speaker | .388 | 1920 | 150 | 552 | 137 | 214 | 50 | 11 | 8 | 107 | 97 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 674 | 310 | 69 | 20 | .483 | .562 | 1.045 | 152 | 74.9 | .483 | 170 | 62 | ||||
| 14 | | A. Simmons | .387 | 1925 | 153 | 654 | 122 | 253 | 43 | 12 | 24 | 129 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 14 | 696 | 392 | 79 | 6 | .419 | .599 | 1.018 | 150 | 58.6 | .455 | 150 | 49.6 | ||||
| 15 | | J. Jackson | .382 | 1920 | 146 | 570 | 105 | 218 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 121 | 56 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 649 | 336 | 74 | 16 | .444 | .589 | 1.033 | 141 | 67.4 | .474 | 167 | 56.5 | ||||
| 16 |  | J. DiMaggio | .381 | 1939 | 120 | 462 | 108 | 176 | 32 | 6 | 30 | 126 | 52 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 524 | 310 | 68 | 6 | 11 | .448 | .671 | 1.119 | 129 | 64 | .495 | 180 | 58.5 | |||
| 17 | | A. Simmons | .381 | 1930 | 138 | 554 | 152 | 211 | 41 | 16 | 36 | 165 | 39 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 611 | 392 | 93 | 17 | .423 | .708 | 1.130 | 153 | 67.4 | .480 | 173 | 63.8 | ||||
| 18 | | T. Speaker | .380 | 1923 | 150 | 574 | 133 | 218 | 59 | 11 | 17 | 130 | 93 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 693 | 350 | 87 | 22 | .469 | .610 | 1.079 | 164 | 78.4 | .489 | 178 | 71.5 | ||||
| 19 | | G. Goslin | .379 | 1928 | 135 | 456 | 80 | 173 | 36 | 10 | 17 | 102 | 48 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 527 | 280 | 63 | 20 | .442 | .614 | 1.056 | 119 | 54.3 | .473 | 174 | 50.8 | ||||
| 20 |  | L. Gehrig | .379 | 1930 | 154 | 581 | 143 | 220 | 42 | 17 | 41 | 173 | 101 | 3 | 63 | 12 | 14 | 703 | 419 | 100 | 18 | .473 | .721 | 1.194 | 193 | 94.5 | .507 | 198 | 98.3 | ||||
| 21 | | T. Cobb | .378 | 1925 | 121 | 415 | 97 | 157 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 102 | 65 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 490 | 248 | 55 | 5 | .468 | .598 | 1.066 | 115 | 51.1 | .478 | 166 | 46 | ||||
| 22 | | B. Ruth | .378 | 1924 | 153 | 529 | 143 | 200 | 39 | 7 | 46 | 124 | 142 | 4 | 81 | 9 | 13 | 681 | 391 | 92 | 6 | .513 | .739 | 1.252 | 193 | 109.2 | .549 | 210 | 102 | ||||
| 23 | | T. Speaker | .378 | 1922 | 131 | 426 | 85 | 161 | 48 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 77 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 516 | 258 | 67 | 12 | .474 | .606 | 1.080 | 122 | 57.5 | .486 | 178 | 53.7 | ||||
| 24 | | E. Averill | .378 | 1936 | 152 | 614 | 136 | 232 | 39 | 15 | 28 | 126 | 65 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 682 | 385 | 82 | 2 | .438 | .627 | 1.065 | 160 | 70.4 | .473 | 153 | 55.7 | ||||
| 25 | | B. Ruth | .378 | 1921 | 152 | 540 | 177 | 204 | 44 | 16 | 59 | 168 | 145 | 4 | 81 | 17 | 13 | 693 | 457 | 119 | 4 | .512 | .846 | 1.359 | 214 | 127.8 | .575 | 224 | 118.7 | ||||
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