Babe Ruth has the best batting average with 2+ hits with 120+ hits in a season, with an average of .641 in 1923.
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best batting average with minimum 120 hit in a season with game with 2 or more hit in a game by player| NAME | AVG | H | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
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| 1 |  | B. Ruth | .641 | 150 | 1923 | 61 | 234 | 94 | 34 | 11 | 29 | 95 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 292 | 293 | 74 | 2 | .710 | 1.252 | 1.962 | |||||
| 2 |  | J. Olerud | .632 | 129 | 1993 | 53 | 204 | 70 | 39 | 2 | 16 | 65 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 220 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .688 | 1.078 | 1.766 | |
| 3 | | H. Wagner | .626 | 127 | 1906 | 51 | 203 | 67 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 219 | 169 | 32 | 1 | .651 | .833 | 1.484 | |||||||
| 4 | | H. Wagner | .625 | 130 | 1907 | 52 | 208 | 62 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 33 | 227 | 200 | 47 | 3 | .652 | .962 | 1.613 | |||||||
| 5 | | H. Heilmann | .624 | 148 | 1927 | 57 | 237 | 65 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 81 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 268 | 237 | 58 | 5 | .662 | 1.000 | 1.662 | |||||
| 6 |  | T. Williams | .620 | 127 | 1947 | 51 | 205 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 241 | 231 | 55 | 0 | 0 | .676 | 1.127 | 1.803 | ||||
| 7 | | G. Sisler | .618 | 201 | 1920 | 74 | 325 | 102 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 95 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 347 | 305 | 63 | 4 | .638 | .938 | 1.577 | |||||
| 8 | | J. Mize | .618 | 131 | 1939 | 53 | 212 | 53 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 70 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 243 | 240 | 58 | 5 | 2 | .660 | 1.132 | 1.792 | ||||
| 9 | | H. Heilmann | .618 | 131 | 1926 | 52 | 212 | 53 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 241 | 196 | 43 | 6 | .655 | .925 | 1.580 | |||||
| 10 | | T. Williams | .616 | 122 | 1941 | 50 | 198 | 78 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 69 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 238 | 217 | 49 | 0 | 1 | .681 | 1.096 | 1.777 | ||||
| 11 |  | M. Mantle | .616 | 130 | 1957 | 54 | 211 | 66 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 63 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 250 | 233 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .672 | 1.104 | 1.776 | |
| 12 |  | R. Hornsby | .616 | 130 | 1928 | 56 | 211 | 56 | 35 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 258 | 216 | 53 | 9 | .675 | 1.024 | 1.698 | |||||
| 13 |  | B. Bonds | .615 | 120 | 1993 | 50 | 195 | 72 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 75 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 227 | 238 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .665 | 1.221 | 1.886 | |
| 14 | | J. Foxx | .615 | 123 | 1930 | 49 | 200 | 68 | 26 | 6 | 22 | 82 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 229 | 227 | 54 | 3 | .659 | 1.135 | 1.794 | |||||
| 15 | | B. Ruth | .615 | 123 | 1926 | 53 | 200 | 74 | 23 | 4 | 29 | 97 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 240 | 241 | 56 | 2 | .676 | 1.205 | 1.881 | |||||
| 16 | | N. Cash | .615 | 126 | 1961 | 56 | 205 | 66 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 79 | 44 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 252 | 230 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .687 | 1.122 | 1.808 | |
| 17 | | P. Cavarretta | .614 | 135 | 1945 | 54 | 220 | 55 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 257 | 191 | 39 | 3 | 1 | .665 | .868 | 1.534 | ||||
| 18 | | H. Heilmann | .612 | 169 | 1925 | 65 | 276 | 66 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 94 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 310 | 245 | 48 | 7 | .647 | .888 | 1.535 | |||||
| 19 | | M. Mantle | .612 | 131 | 1956 | 55 | 214 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 35 | 90 | 41 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 257 | 260 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .669 | 1.215 | 1.884 | |
| 20 |  | L. Gehrig | .610 | 166 | 1930 | 66 | 272 | 90 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 126 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 312 | 316 | 74 | 6 | .654 | 1.162 | 1.815 | |||||
| 21 | | C. Grimm | .609 | 131 | 1923 | 54 | 215 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 228 | 184 | 36 | 2 | .628 | .856 | 1.484 | |||||
| 22 |  | M. Cabrera | .608 | 127 | 2016 | 50 | 209 | 54 | 21 | 1 | 29 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 237 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .628 | 1.134 | 1.762 | |
| 23 | | B. Terry | .607 | 167 | 1929 | 66 | 275 | 66 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 305 | 236 | 41 | 7 | .638 | .858 | 1.496 | |||||
| 24 | | N. Lajoie | .607 | 122 | 1912 | 48 | 201 | 39 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 216 | 154 | 29 | 7 | .622 | .766 | 1.388 | |||||||
| 25 | | L. O'Doul | .607 | 145 | 1930 | 55 | 239 | 81 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 237 | 54 | 3 | .653 | .992 | 1.645 | |||||
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