best batting average with minimum 40 hit by player in a month national league

Todd Helton has the best batting average in the NL with 40+ hits in a month, with an average of .512 in May 2000.

	NAME	AVG	H	MONTH	G	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Todd Helton T. Helton	.512	42	May 2000	23	82	32	7	0	11	26	18	0	9	0	0	102	82	18	0	2	5	2	.588	1.000	1.588
2	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.509	54	August 1924	29	106	29	13	2	8	22	15	0	7	0		127	95	23	6				.570	.896	1.466
3	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.488	61	July 1923	31	125	31	13	4	7	39	14	0	12	0		142	103	24	3				.540	.824	1.364
4	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.480	48	June 1925	28	100	31	9	2	9	31	25	0	6	2		126	88	20	1				.584	.880	1.464
5	Todd Helton T. Helton	.476	50	August 2000	29	105	22	18	0	7	32	17	2	7	2	0	126	89	25	0	2	5	1	.548	.848	1.395
6	Richard Hidalgo R. Hidalgo	.476	49	September 2000	28	103	36	14	2	11	31	11	4	9	5	0	120	100	27	0	2	2	0	.533	.971	1.504
7	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.473	44	June 1987	25	93	22	5	5	1	16	11	0	3	12	3	105	62	11	0	1	4	1	.524	.667	1.190
8	Lance Berkman L. Berkman	.471	49	May 2008	28	104	31	11	1	9	22	18	1	18	6	1	123	89	21	0	0	6	1	.553	.856	1.409
9	Freddie Lindstrom F. Lindstrom	.469	46	September 1930	26	98	19	8	2	6	19	12	0	5	3		110	76	16	0				.527	.776	1.303
10	Mike Donlin M. Donlin	.467	42	September 1903	23	90	24	3	10	0		10	0		6		103	65	13	3				.520	.722	1.242
11	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.464	52	July 1924	31	112	34	8	3	7	27	23	0	6	1		139	87	18	4				.556	.777	1.332
12	Cy Williams C. Williams	.463	44	September 1924	24	95	25	8	4	6	19	10	1	5	1		106	78	18	0				.519	.821	1.340
13	Chick Hafey C. Hafey	.462	49	July 1928	27	106	30	18	2	9	34	8	1	10	3		116	98	29	1				.504	.925	1.429
14	Pie Traynor P. Traynor	.460	64	August 1928	32	139	34	11	5	1	49	4	1	1	4		150	88	17	6				.479	.633	1.112
15	Willie Davis W. Davis	.459	50	August 1969	28	109	17	4	1	1	20	7	1	5	10	3	119	59	6	0	2	1	3	.487	.541	1.029
16	Bill Sweeney B. Sweeney	.457	48	June 1912	27	105	17	7	4	1	24	11	0	3	5		123	66	12	7				.509	.629	1.137
17	Larry Walker L. Walker	.456	41	April 1997	23	90	29	6	1	11	29	14	2	16	7	1	106	82	18	0	0	3	3	.538	.911	1.449
18	Tony Pena T. Pena	.456	41	June 1982	22	90	11	5	1	2	15	2	1	6	0	1	94	54	8	1	0	1	5	.473	.600	1.073
19	Mookie Betts M. Betts	.455	51	August 2023	28	112	35	10	0	11	30	12	2	17	3	1	126	94	21	0	0	0	1	.516	.839	1.355
20	Billy Williams B. Williams	.455	51	May 1964	30	112	22	9	0	8	22	18	0	14	5	3	130	84	17	0	0	1	1	.531	.750	1.281
21	Les Bell L. Bell	.454	49	July 1926	30	108	23	10	1	4	27	15	0	9	5		131	73	15	8				.520	.676	1.196
22	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.454	44	June 1905	25	97	20	14	4	0		7	0		8		104	66	18	0				.490	.680	1.171
23	Paul Waner P. Waner	.453	48	June 1927	25	106	26	16	5	3	32	7	0	2	0		117	83	24	4				.487	.783	1.270
24	Chuck Klein C. Klein	.450	49	June 1931	27	109	25	10	2	9	29	12	0	3	1		121	90	21	0				.504	.826	1.330
25	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.449	40	September 1938	26	89	20	11	3	4	26	18	2	7	0		109	69	18	0				.550	.775	1.326