best batting average with minimum 100 hit game with 1 bb or 1 hit by national league player in a season

Rogers Hornsby has the best batting average in the NL with 100+ games played in in a season, with an average of .458 in 1924.

Interpreted as:
best batting average with minimum 100 hit game with 1 or more bb or 1 or more hit by national league player in a season
NAME AVG G BB H SEASON TM AB R 2B 3B HR RBI HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP OBP SLG OPS
1 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.458
133
91
227
1924
SLN SLN
496
121
43
14
25
93
2
25
5
602
373
82
13
.543
.752
1.295
2 Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.444
111
35
197
1995
SDP SDP
444
81
33
1
9
88
0
8
16
5
485
259
43
0
6
10
16
.478
.583
1.062
3 Babe Herman
B. Herman
.442
136
66
241
1930
BKN BKN
545
143
48
11
35
129
4
33
17
627
416
94
12
.506
.763
1.269
4 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.441
125
83
203
1925
SLN SLN
460
133
41
10
39
141
2
35
5
559
381
90
14
.528
.828
1.357
5 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.441
138
60
235
1921
SLN SLN
533
129
44
18
21
120
5
44
12
611
378
83
13
.502
.709
1.211
6 Larry Walker
L. Walker
.438
103
57
166
1999
COL COL
379
107
26
4
37
114
12
38
11
4
453
311
67
0
5
8
6
.519
.821
1.339
7 Freddie Lindstrom
F. Lindstrom
.438
127
48
231
1930
NYG NYG
528
126
39
7
22
106
0
28
15
590
350
68
14
.484
.663
1.147
8 Joe Medwick
J. Medwick
.437
133
41
237
1937
SLN SLN
542
110
56
10
31
151
2
40
4
586
406
97
1
.479
.749
1.228
9 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.436
137
87
229
1929
CHC CHC
525
154
47
8
39
145
1
54
2
630
409
94
17
.517
.779
1.296
10 Babe Herman
B. Herman
.434
128
55
218
1929
BKN BKN
502
105
42
13
21
113
0
36
21
569
349
76
12
.490
.695
1.185
11 George Harper
G. Harper
.431
103
29
173
1925
PHN PHN
401
85
35
7
18
92
6
21
9
444
276
60
8
.477
.688
1.165
12 Bill Terry
B. Terry
.430
144
55
254
1930
NYG NYG
591
138
39
15
23
131
1
32
8
666
392
77
19
.479
.663
1.142
13 Chuck Klein
C. Klein
.430
130
56
223
1933
PHN PHN
519
100
44
7
28
116
1
26
15
579
365
79
3
.486
.703
1.189
14 Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.429
143
77
254
1929
PHN PHN
592
152
35
6
32
121
3
16
2
684
397
73
12
.497
.671
1.168
15 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.428
129
60
218
1920
SLN SLN
509
93
44
20
9
92
2
43
12
579
329
73
8
.490
.646
1.137
16 Babe Herman
B. Herman
.427
102
38
165
1928
BKN BKN
386
62
37
6
12
90
2
31
1
439
250
55
13
.481
.648
1.129
17 Freddy Sanchez
F. Sanchez
.427
117
31
200
2006
PIT PIT
468
83
53
2
6
85
7
37
3
2
518
275
61
3
9
6
6
.462
.588
1.050
18 Vada Pinson
V. Pinson
.426
122
40
208
1961
CIN CIN
488
99
34
8
16
80
1
47
21
10
532
306
58
0
3
1
4
.468
.627
1.095
19 Bill Terry
B. Terry
.426
126
32
225
1932
NYG NYG
528
118
42
11
28
116
1
18
4
562
373
81
1
.460
.706
1.166
20 Pie Traynor
P. Traynor
.426
114
22
196
1927
PIT PIT
460
86
32
9
5
104
3
10
11
509
261
46
24
.456
.567
1.023
21 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.426
145
65
250
1922
SLN SLN
587
140
46
14
42
152
1
45
17
668
450
102
15
.484
.767
1.251
22 Zack Wheat
Z. Wheat
.426
120
45
201
1922
BKN BKN
472
89
29
12
16
107
5
13
7
528
302
57
6
.481
.640
1.121
23 Kitty Bransfield
K. Bransfield
.426
102
25
160
1908
PHN PHN
376
50
25
7
3
73
1
28
412
208
35
10
.463
.553
1.016
24 Stan Musial
S. Musial
.425
138
83
230
1948
SLN SLN
541
133
46
18
39
128
3
28
6
627
429
103
0
18
.504
.793
1.297
25 Spud Davis
S. Davis
.424
114
32
173
1933
PHN PHN
408
49
28
3
9
62
4
19
2
452
234
40
8
.471
.574
1.044
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