best batting average with minimum 120 hit in a season with game with 1 hit in a game american league player

Mickey Mantle has the highest batting average in the AL with 1+ hit with 120+ hits in a season, with an average of .497 in 1957.

Interpreted as:
best batting average by a player with minimum 120 hit in a season with game with 1 or more hit in a game american league player
NAMEAVGHSEASONTMGABR2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
.497
173
1957
NYY NYY
97
348
100
28
6
34
91
82
0
44
15
2
432
315
68
0
2
12
3
.590
.905
1.495
2Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
.486
232
1901
PHA PHA
114
477
139
48
14
14
124
22
9
26
510
350
76
2
.518
.734
1.251
3Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.486
157
1925
DET DET
80
323
91
31
12
12
103
44
2
7
12
373
248
55
4
.550
.768
1.318
4Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.486
201
1927
DET DET
110
414
99
50
9
14
114
54
2
11
11
483
311
73
13
.547
.751
1.298
5Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.484
197
1913
CLE CLE
110
407
98
39
17
7
68
50
4
18
24
465
291
63
4
.544
.715
1.259
6Ted Williams
T. Williams
.484
163
1957
BOS BOS
102
337
87
28
1
38
86
90
5
27
0
1
434
307
67
0
2
29
10
.594
.911
1.505
7Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.481
216
1909
DET DET
120
449
107
33
10
9
100
38
5
65
510
296
52
18
.526
.659
1.186
8Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
.481
227
1910
CLE CLE
125
472
90
52
8
4
47
4
27
541
307
64
18
.532
.650
1.182
9Steve O'Neill
S. O'Neill
.480
122
1922
CLE CLE
75
254
28
27
4
2
58
40
2
13
1
298
163
33
2
.554
.642
1.196
10Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.479
184
1926
NYY NYY
114
384
130
30
5
47
150
108
2
51
11
502
365
82
8
.595
.951
1.546
11Paul O'Neill
P. O'Neill
.478
132
1994
NYY NYY
75
276
62
25
1
21
79
52
0
34
5
4
329
222
47
0
1
10
10
.559
.804
1.364
12Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.478
205
1923
NYY NYY
116
429
135
45
13
41
129
116
2
69
14
550
399
99
3
.590
.930
1.521
13Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
.475
133
1902
TOT
68
280
75
35
5
7
64
15
2
16
302
199
47
5
.505
.711
1.216
14Ted Williams
T. Williams
.474
185
1941
BSA BSA
113
390
127
33
3
37
116
110
3
17
2
503
335
73
0
8
.592
.859
1.451
15Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.474
194
1910
DET DET
109
409
94
35
13
8
84
52
2
58
473
279
56
10
.536
.682
1.218
16Roberto Alomar
R. Alomar
.474
137
1997
BAL BAL
76
289
58
23
2
14
54
30
1
25
7
3
330
206
39
7
3
0
7
.520
.713
1.233
17Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.474
197
1921
DET DET
101
416
121
37
16
12
98
48
3
15
21
483
302
65
16
.531
.726
1.257
18Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.472
226
1912
CLE CLE
123
479
114
44
26
3
40
8
31
540
331
73
13
.520
.691
1.211
19Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.472
225
1925
DET DET
121
477
95
40
11
13
129
56
1
17
5
550
326
64
16
.528
.683
1.212
20George Sisler
G. Sisler
.472
257
1920
SLA SLA
130
545
129
49
18
19
117
33
2
15
40
589
399
86
9
.503
.732
1.236
21Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.471
214
1920
CLE CLE
116
454
124
50
11
8
112
69
3
6
10
545
310
69
19
.544
.683
1.227
22Ted Williams
T. Williams
.471
181
1947
BSA BSA
105
384
104
40
9
32
108
88
1
23
0
473
335
81
0
4
.571
.872
1.443
23Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.470
181
1914
PHA PHA
106
385
102
23
14
2
63
4
21
42
467
238
39
15
.549
.618
1.167
24Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.470
220
1930
NYY NYY
120
468
134
42
17
41
166
73
3
44
10
557
419
100
13
.544
.895
1.439
25Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.469
200
1924
NYY NYY
117
426
127
39
7
46
122
96
3
55
8
528
391
92
3
.570
.918
1.487
StatMuse has game-level data for batting average and hits going back to the 1901 season.
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