best batting average with minimum 100 hit by player in losing game in a season between 1920 to 2020

Between the 1920 and 2020 seasons, Rod Carew had the best batting average in losses with 100+ hits in a season, with an average of .379 in 1977.

NAME AVG H L SEASON TM W L% G AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP OBP SLG OPS
1 Rod Carew
R. Carew
.379
111
73
1977
MIN MIN
0
1.000
73
293
42
12
4
6
31
29
2
23
11
4
325
149
22
0
1
5
3
.437
.509
.945
2 George Sisler
G. Sisler
.373
119
77
1920
SLA SLA
0
1.000
77
319
43
18
7
7
45
14
0
13
20
340
172
32
7
.399
.539
.939
3 Paul Waner
P. Waner
.366
107
72
1934
PIT PIT
0
1.000
72
292
52
15
6
7
33
29
0
15
1
324
155
28
3
.424
.531
.954
4 Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.365
114
80
1997
SDP SDP
0
1.000
80
312
39
16
1
10
48
22
1
12
4
2
339
162
27
0
4
5
8
.404
.519
.923
5 Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.364
118
81
1921
DET DET
0
1.000
81
324
44
21
10
5
51
24
0
26
0
353
174
36
5
.408
.537
.945
6 Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.364
127
94
1930
PHN PHN
0
1.000
94
349
66
22
5
11
60
41
4
13
0
399
192
38
5
.437
.550
.987
7 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.362
101
69
1922
SLN SLN
0
1.000
69
279
46
18
7
18
54
19
1
21
5
306
187
43
7
.405
.670
1.075
8 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.360
108
79
1924
SLN SLN
0
1.000
79
300
52
20
5
17
47
41
1
24
1
347
189
42
5
.439
.630
1.069
9 Chuck Klein
C. Klein
.356
153
102
1930
PHN PHN
0
1.000
102
430
88
35
4
27
94
27
2
37
1
467
277
66
8
.397
.644
1.041
10 Rod Carew
R. Carew
.353
101
76
1974
MIN MIN
0
1.000
76
286
16
19
1
1
18
21
1
30
11
11
315
125
21
5
2
1
9
.397
.437
.834
11 Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.352
100
81
1923
CWS CWS
0
1.000
81
284
30
14
3
1
29
41
1
5
18
346
123
18
20
.436
.433
.869
12 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.352
113
94
1928
BSN BSN
0
1.000
94
321
51
21
6
12
52
68
0
31
3
403
182
39
14
.465
.567
1.032
13 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.352
107
77
1920
SLN SLN
0
1.000
77
304
31
17
7
7
38
25
2
29
3
334
159
31
3
.405
.523
.928
14 Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.349
120
82
1929
PHN PHN
0
1.000
82
344
59
18
2
14
48
39
2
7
0
390
184
34
5
.418
.535
.953
15 Richie Ashburn
R. Ashburn
.347
114
84
1958
PHI PHI
0
1.000
84
329
35
13
5
1
16
56
2
33
16
8
391
140
19
2
2
3
5
.442
.426
.868
16 Earle Combs
E. Combs
.346
110
81
1925
NYY NYY
0
1.000
81
318
51
19
6
2
23
34
1
22
7
356
147
27
3
.411
.462
.873
17 Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.342
117
94
1987
SDP SDP
0
1.000
94
342
50
22
3
2
25
45
3
22
35
6
393
151
27
1
2
11
9
.421
.442
.862
18 Jim Bottomley
J. Bottomley
.341
104
76
1925
SLN SLN
0
1.000
76
305
31
18
5
5
42
20
1
20
1
330
147
28
4
.383
.482
.865
19 Todd Helton
T. Helton
.338
105
87
2003
COL COL
0
1.000
87
311
46
23
1
15
55
54
0
42
0
3
369
175
39
0
4
6
10
.431
.563
.994
20 Curt Walker
C. Walker
.335
115
91
1922
PHN PHN
0
1.000
91
343
47
21
5
5
48
31
3
21
5
386
161
31
9
.395
.469
.865
21 Chuck Klein
C. Klein
.335
120
92
1933
PHN PHN
0
1.000
92
358
45
26
5
12
45
37
1
26
9
397
192
43
1
.399
.536
.935
22 Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.332
100
77
1983
BOS BOS
0
1.000
77
301
32
18
3
2
14
35
0
17
0
0
339
130
23
3
0
1
10
.402
.432
.834
23 Dixie Walker
D. Walker
.331
102
86
1944
BKN BKN
0
1.000
86
308
24
21
3
6
42
29
1
16
1
341
147
30
3
4
.391
.477
.868
24 Todd Helton
T. Helton
.330
104
87
2004
COL COL
0
1.000
87
315
55
29
0
20
53
60
2
43
0
0
381
193
49
0
4
9
5
.436
.613
1.048
25 Zack Wheat
Z. Wheat
.327
110
84
1925
BKN BKN
0
1.000
84
336
53
20
9
6
32
25
1
12
2
364
166
35
2
.376
.494
.870
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