best batting average in the 1940s minimum 2000 at bats

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Ted Williams had the best batting average with 2,000+ at-bats, with an average of .356.

Interpreted as:

best batting average by a player in the 1940s minimum 2000 at bats

	NAME	AVG	AB	G	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Ted Williams T. Williams	.356	3,656	1,035	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
2	Stan Musial S. Musial	.346	4,133	1,072	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
3	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.325	3,562	927	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
4	Barney McCosky B. McCosky	.321	3,143	813	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
5	Johnny Pesky J. Pesky	.316	3,048	746	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
6	Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter	.312	3,809	1,005	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
7	Luke Appling L. Appling	.312	4,417	1,188	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
8	Dixie Walker D. Walker	.311	4,856	1,363	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
9	Taffy Wright T. Wright	.308	2,821	800	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
10	George Kell G. Kell	.305	3,085	796	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
11	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.305	3,215	900	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
12	Tommy Holmes T. Holmes	.304	4,605	1,157	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
13	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.304	3,527	949	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
14	Stan Hack S. Hack	.303	3,818	1,000	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
15	Pete Reiser P. Reiser	.303	2,400	700	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
16	Harry Walker H. Walker	.302	2,461	728	360	742	118	37	10	204	224	7	162	42	2,770	964	165	78	30	.361	.392	.753	355	48.1	.356	108	28.2
17	Phil Cavarretta P. Cavarretta	.301	4,326	1,217	664	1,304	241	70	51	598	604	21	355	34	5,013	1,838	362	62	63	.390	.425	.814	752	199.9	.385	131	178.1
18	Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau	.300	5,268	1,425	758	1,578	339	59	62	692	706	27	268	47	6,154	2,221	460	153	131	.385	.422	.807	912	222.9	.380	127	201
19	Arky Vaughan A. Vaughan	.297	2,322	668	419	690	125	34	25	295	297	11	87	52	2,666	958	184	36	27	.379	.413	.792	385	87.8	.373	124	74.8
20	Johnny Hopp J. Hopp	.295	3,777	1,159	618	1,116	187	68	35	392	395	17	338	117	4,248	1,544	290	59	50	.365	.409	.774	575	102.1	.364	113	65.4
21	Del Ennis D. Ennis	.295	2,280	586	319	673	134	27	84	359	182	13	235	18	2,479	1,113	245	4	45	.351	.488	.839	372	89.6	.385	126	77.5
22	Dom DiMaggio D. DiMaggio	.294	3,924	981	721	1,154	224	41	62	443	538	23	388	75	4,527	1,646	327	42	70	.382	.419	.802	663	147.6	.378	114	75.4
23	Andy Pafko A. Pafko	.294	2,875	765	365	845	133	29	78	457	246	33	201	23	3,201	1,270	240	47	78	.356	.442	.798	452	91.9	.372	119	73.2
24	Ernie Lombardi E. Lombardi	.294	2,467	803	244	725	84	3	90	419	221	20	120	3	2,715	1,085	177	7	119	.357	.440	.797	389	89.2	.374	123	72.7
25	Dick Wakefield D. Wakefield	.293	2,128	632	334	624	102	29	56	314	358	3	268	10	2,499	952	187	10	51	.396	.447	.843	395	122.8	.398	134	96.9