best season player batting average since 1970

Since 1970, Tony Gwynn has the highest batting average in a season, with an average of .394 in 1994.

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best season player batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game since 1970

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.394	1994	SDP	110	419	79	165	35	1	12	64	48	2	19	5	0	475	238	48	1	5	16	20	.454	.568	1.022	101	40.6	.434	166	40.2
2	George Brett G. Brett	.390	1980	KCR	117	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	1	22	15	6	515	298	66	0	7	16	11	.454	.664	1.118	120	62.7	.478	198	59.2
3	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	1977	MIN	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	694	351	68	1	5	15	6	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
4	Larry Walker L. Walker	.379	1999	COL	127	438	108	166	26	4	37	115	57	12	52	11	4	513	311	67	0	6	8	12	.458	.710	1.168	131	64.1	.485	167	46.6
5	Todd Helton T. Helton	.372	2000	COL	160	580	138	216	59	2	42	147	103	4	61	5	3	697	405	103	0	10	22	12	.463	.698	1.162	174	82.4	.476	161	58
6	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.372	2000	BOS	140	529	104	197	51	3	21	96	61	2	50	5	2	599	317	75	0	7	20	8	.434	.599	1.033	126	47.5	.432	154	44
7	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.372	2004	SEA	161	704	101	262	24	5	8	60	49	4	63	36	11	762	320	37	2	3	19	6	.414	.455	.869	124	29.1	.375	131	30
8	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.372	1997	SDP	149	592	97	220	49	2	17	119	43	3	28	12	5	651	324	68	1	12	12	12	.409	.547	.957	121	41.1	.408	153	43.5
9	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	.370	1993	COL	120	470	71	174	35	4	22	98	24	6	73	2	4	506	283	61	0	6	12	9	.403	.602	1.005	102	41.8	.429	150	31.3
10	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.370	1987	SDP	157	589	119	218	36	13	7	54	82	3	35	56	12	680	301	56	2	4	26	13	.447	.511	.958	130	46.9	.409	154	46.2
11	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.370	2002	SFG	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	198	9	47	9	2	612	322	79	0	2	68	4	.582	.799	1.381	183	110	.544	244	109.9
12	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.368	1995	SDP	135	535	82	197	33	1	9	90	35	1	15	17	5	577	259	43	0	6	10	20	.404	.484	.888	98	25.7	.387	137	26.9
13	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.368	1985	BOS	161	653	107	240	42	3	8	78	96	4	61	2	1	758	312	53	3	2	5	20	.450	.478	.928	144	57.7	.415	157	51.3
14	Jeff Bagwell J. Bagwell	.368	1994	HOU	110	400	104	147	32	2	39	116	65	4	65	15	4	479	300	73	0	10	14	12	.451	.750	1.201	123	62.6	.488	206	65.2
15	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.366	1988	BOS	155	584	128	214	45	6	5	58	125	3	34	2	3	719	286	56	0	7	18	23	.476	.490	.965	141	62.7	.427	167	55.5
16	Larry Walker L. Walker	.366	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	78	14	90	33	8	664	409	99	0	4	14	15	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	177	64.8
17	Rico Carty R. Carty	.366	1970	ATL	136	478	84	175	23	3	25	101	77	2	46	1	2	560	279	51	0	3	6	19	.454	.584	1.037	122	59.1	.455	173	50.9
18	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.365	2009	MIN	138	523	94	191	30	1	28	96	76	2	63	4	1	606	307	59	0	5	14	13	.444	.587	1.031	127	54.8	.438	170	53.2
19	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.364	2008	ATL	128	439	82	160	24	1	22	75	90	1	61	4	0	534	252	47	0	4	16	13	.470	.574	1.044	116	51.6	.445	175	50.2
20	DJ LeMahieu	.364	2020	NYY	50	195	41	71	10	2	10	27	18	2	21	3	0	216	115	22	0	1	0	3	.421	.590	1.011	47	19.8	.429	177	20.6
21	Rod Carew R. Carew	.364	1974	MIN	153	599	86	218	30	5	3	55	74	1	49	38	16	690	267	38	13	3	9	17	.433	.446	.879	117	42.6	.401	153	39.9
22	Larry Walker L. Walker	.363	1998	COL	130	454	113	165	46	3	23	67	64	4	61	14	4	524	286	72	0	2	2	11	.445	.630	1.075	121	55.7	.459	158	38.7
23	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.363	2007	DET	157	595	117	216	54	0	28	139	76	2	79	4	1	678	354	82	0	5	8	20	.434	.595	1.029	145	60.9	.438	169	58.9
24	John Olerud J. Olerud	.363	1993	TOR	158	551	109	200	54	2	24	107	114	7	65	0	2	679	330	80	0	7	33	12	.473	.599	1.072	151	69.8	.454	180	66.6
25	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.363	1987	BOS	147	551	108	200	40	6	24	89	105	2	48	1	3	667	324	70	1	8	19	13	.461	.588	1.049	147	64.9	.443	171	60.2

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Dodgers	82	56	.594
Diamondbacks	74	67	.525	9.5
Padres	73	67	.521	10.0
Giants	58	82	.414	25.0
Rockies	54	86	.386	29.0

Schedule

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Fri 9/4	NYY	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Sat 9/5	NYY	@	SDP	7:15 PM
Sun 9/6	NYY	@	SDP	4:10 PM
Mon 9/7	WSH	@	SDP	5:10 PM
Tue 9/8	WSH	@	SDP	9:40 PM

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HR Leaders

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38

Crow-Armstrong

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RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

100

Burleson

99

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Arraez

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Hit Leaders

166

Lopez

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Arraez

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Díaz

Run Leaders

102

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

94

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.394

Harper

SLG Leaders

.604

Alvarez

.568

Crow-Armstrong

.550

García

SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

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Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

221

Cease

217

Williams

ERA Leaders

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Misiorowski

2.06

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WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.89

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0.93

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K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

11.98

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K/BB Leaders

6.32

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

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Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

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Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

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Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,579.6

Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	83	57	.593
Phillies	79	61	.564	4.0
Marlins	71	69	.507	12.0
Nationals	67	75	.472	17.0
Mets	63	77	.450	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	87	53	.621
Cubs	78	62	.557	9.0
Cardinals	69	70	.496	17.5
Pirates	68	72	.486	19.0
Reds	67	73	.479	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	56	.594
Diamondbacks	74	67	.525	9.5
Padres	73	67	.521	10.0
Giants	58	82	.414	25.0
Rockies	54	86	.386	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	83	56	.597
Yankees	79	60	.568	4.0
Red Sox	75	65	.536	8.5
Blue Jays	69	71	.493	14.5
Orioles	69	71	.493	14.5
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White Sox	73	66	.525
Guardians	70	69	.504	3.0
Twins	67	72	.482	6.0
Tigers	63	75	.457	9.5
Royals	62	78	.443	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	71	69	.507
Rangers	69	71	.493	2.0
Mariners	66	74	.471	5.0
Athletics	54	86	.386	17.0
Angels	53	86	.381	17.5

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Scores

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Wed 8/19	SDP	@	NYM	2-4
Wed 8/19	ATL	@	MIN	4-6
Wed 8/19	CWS	@	CHC	3-0
Wed 8/19	AZ	@	BOS	7-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/3	SFG	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Thu 9/3	TOR	@	CLE	1:10 PM
Thu 9/3	CWS	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Thu 9/3	MIL	@	CHC	7:15 PM
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