best batting average with minimum 150 hit in a season with game with 1 hit in a game national league player between 1920 to 1948

Between the 1920 and 1948 seasons, Rogers Hornsby had the highest batting average in the NL with 1+ hit with 150+ hits in a season, with an average of .496 in 1924.

Interpreted as:
best batting average by a player with minimum 150 hit in a season with game with 1 or more hit in a game national league player between 1920 to 1948
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
1 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.496
227
1924
SLN SLN
119
458
116
43
14
25
93
73
2
17
5
544
373
82
11
.567
.814
1.381
2 Arky Vaughan
A. Vaughan
.487
192
1935
PIT PIT
105
394
101
34
10
19
93
68
4
11
4
471
303
63
5
.567
.769
1.336
3 Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
.480
177
1945
CHC CHC
96
369
82
34
10
6
94
61
1
19
5
434
249
50
3
4
.555
.675
1.229
4 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.477
203
1925
SLN SLN
111
426
124
41
10
39
139
63
2
33
5
502
381
90
11
.546
.894
1.440
5 Babe Herman
B. Herman
.475
241
1930
BKN BKN
122
507
134
48
11
35
129
45
4
29
15
566
416
94
10
.522
.821
1.342
6 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.468
163
1923
SLN SLN
85
348
82
32
10
17
81
38
1
23
2
392
266
59
5
.522
.764
1.286
7 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.468
229
1929
CHC CHC
124
489
148
47
8
39
145
64
0
45
2
568
409
94
15
.530
.836
1.366
8 Bill Terry
B. Terry
.466
254
1930
NYG NYG
129
545
135
39
15
23
126
37
1
24
8
598
392
77
15
.501
.719
1.220
9 Stan Musial
S. Musial
.465
230
1948
SLN SLN
121
495
126
46
18
39
126
58
3
25
6
556
429
103
0
17
.523
.867
1.390
10 Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.464
254
1929
PHN PHN
130
547
144
35
6
32
118
60
3
13
2
620
397
73
10
.520
.726
1.245
11 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.464
235
1921
SLN SLN
130
507
128
44
18
21
120
52
5
41
12
577
378
83
13
.518
.746
1.263
12 Chuck Klein
C. Klein
.463
223
1933
PHN PHN
118
482
96
44
7
28
115
39
1
24
14
525
365
79
3
.504
.757
1.261
13 George Harper
G. Harper
.462
160
1927
NYG NYG
101
346
75
19
6
16
86
56
4
12
5
419
239
41
13
.542
.691
1.233
14 Mel Ott
M. Ott
.457
182
1930
NYG NYG
107
398
107
34
5
25
114
67
0
22
9
480
301
64
15
.535
.756
1.292
15 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.456
188
1928
BSN BSN
114
412
90
42
7
21
93
83
1
31
4
514
307
70
18
.548
.745
1.294
16 Ross Youngs
R. Youngs
.455
187
1924
NYG NYG
100
411
103
33
12
10
74
54
3
17
9
473
274
55
5
.521
.667
1.188
17 Joe Medwick
J. Medwick
.454
237
1937
SLN SLN
126
522
108
56
10
31
149
31
2
39
4
556
406
97
1
.486
.778
1.264
18 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.453
218
1920
SLN SLN
118
481
91
44
20
9
91
46
2
39
12
536
329
73
7
.503
.684
1.187
19 Babe Herman
B. Herman
.452
165
1928
BKN BKN
94
365
61
37
6
12
89
29
2
27
1
408
250
55
12
.495
.685
1.180
20 Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.452
205
1927
NYG NYG
119
454
125
32
9
26
116
55
4
31
9
530
333
67
17
.515
.733
1.248
21 Dixie Walker
D. Walker
.452
191
1944
BKN BKN
110
423
72
37
8
13
88
57
0
19
5
482
283
58
2
5
.517
.669
1.186
22 Paul Waner
P. Waner
.451
237
1927
PIT PIT
128
525
108
42
18
9
128
47
3
11
4
596
342
69
21
.499
.651
1.151
23 Cotton Tierney
C. Tierney
.451
152
1922
PIT PIT
86
337
54
26
14
7
78
16
1
24
6
370
227
47
16
.477
.674
1.151
24 Chick Hafey
C. Hafey
.451
175
1929
SLN SLN
97
388
94
47
9
29
123
33
2
20
7
428
327
85
5
.496
.843
1.339
25 Mel Ott
M. Ott
.450
190
1934
NYG NYG
108
422
112
29
10
35
132
57
3
14
0
482
344
74
0
.519
.815
1.334
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