Paul Molitor has the highest career batting average by a designated hitter, with an average of .319.
Interpreted as:
dh career batting average with a minimum of 3000 PA leaders| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Molitor | .319 | 5,713 | 1,261 | 5,054 | 843 | 1,613 | 309 | 53 | 119 | 756 | 558 | 24 | 557 | 187 | 40 | 2,385 | 481 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 112 | .385 | .472 | .857 | 909 | 219.6 | .375 | 126 | 183.4 |
| 2 | | E. Martinez | .313 | 6,201 | 1,445 | 5,082 | 877 | 1,593 | 369 | 6 | 251 | 1,006 | 995 | 65 | 927 | 26 | 16 | 2,727 | 626 | 1 | 58 | 95 | 138 | .428 | .537 | .965 | 1206 | 428.4 | .414 | 152 | 418.4 |
| 3 |  | Y. Alvarez | .300 | 3,410 | 800 | 2,901 | 511 | 871 | 181 | 6 | 206 | 581 | 432 | 47 | 658 | 10 | 2 | 1,682 | 393 | 0 | 30 | 66 | 65 | .396 | .580 | .976 | 666 | 259.1 | .407 | 166 | 267 |
| 4 | | H. McRae | .295 | 6,432 | 1,605 | 5,750 | 779 | 1,698 | 393 | 54 | 155 | 891 | 535 | 64 | 612 | 92 | 63 | 2,664 | 602 | 17 | 66 | 56 | 140 | .358 | .463 | .821 | 940 | 223.6 | .364 | 126 | 193.1 |
| 5 | | H. Baines | .291 | 7,015 | 1,838 | 6,154 | 807 | 1,789 | 306 | 11 | 244 | 1,039 | 799 | 7 | 902 | 5 | 16 | 2,849 | 561 | 1 | 54 | 127 | 201 | .370 | .463 | .833 | 1048 | 212.1 | .363 | 122 | 188.7 |
| 6 | | V. Martinez | .290 | 3,942 | 969 | 3,558 | 405 | 1,033 | 188 | 0 | 115 | 540 | 319 | 25 | 409 | 4 | 4 | 1,566 | 303 | 0 | 40 | 67 | 131 | .349 | .440 | .789 | 521 | 73.7 | .339 | 113 | 56.4 |
| 7 |  | D. Ortiz | .286 | 9,714 | 2,307 | 8,313 | 1,362 | 2,379 | 609 | 19 | 531 | 1,716 | 1,278 | 33 | 1,659 | 16 | 9 | 4,619 | 1,159 | 2 | 88 | 206 | 227 | .380 | .556 | .936 | 1705 | 551.7 | .393 | 141 | 479.3 |
| 8 | | B. Butler | .284 | 4,336 | 1,097 | 3,902 | 437 | 1,107 | 226 | 4 | 111 | 557 | 373 | 27 | 659 | 4 | 3 | 1,674 | 341 | 0 | 34 | 48 | 155 | .348 | .429 | .777 | 564 | 70.5 | .337 | 110 | 52 |
| 9 |  | S. Ohtani | .283 | 4,844 | 1,134 | 4,178 | 789 | 1,182 | 216 | 48 | 309 | 747 | 611 | 30 | 1,226 | 172 | 46 | 2,421 | 573 | 0 | 25 | 104 | 57 | .376 | .579 | .956 | 904 | 326.8 | .397 | 155 | 320.9 |
| 10 |  | J.D. Martinez | .282 | 3,738 | 870 | 3,324 | 506 | 936 | 222 | 11 | 179 | 595 | 353 | 26 | 928 | 10 | 1 | 1,717 | 412 | 0 | 35 | 31 | 110 | .352 | .517 | .868 | 605 | 156.4 | .365 | 130 | 137.6 |
| 11 | | C. Davis | .281 | 5,136 | 1,249 | 4,365 | 646 | 1,227 | 227 | 6 | 206 | 771 | 716 | 9 | 893 | 35 | 26 | 2,084 | 439 | 1 | 45 | 98 | 127 | .380 | .477 | .858 | 808 | 187.4 | .373 | 124 | 158 |
| 12 |  | F. Thomas | .281 | 5,985 | 1,404 | 4,937 | 813 | 1,385 | 280 | 6 | 296 | 959 | 926 | 62 | 927 | 15 | 10 | 2,565 | 582 | 0 | 60 | 63 | 123 | .396 | .520 | .916 | 1057 | 318 | .394 | 139 | 296 |
| 13 |  | N. Cruz | .274 | 4,551 | 1,099 | 4,020 | 596 | 1,101 | 179 | 6 | 263 | 743 | 429 | 64 | 1,041 | 16 | 7 | 2,081 | 448 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 116 | .350 | .518 | .868 | 727 | 188.9 | .366 | 135 | 191.8 |
| 14 | | T. Hafner | .273 | 4,775 | 1,183 | 4,058 | 619 | 1,107 | 250 | 13 | 213 | 731 | 598 | 90 | 976 | 11 | 7 | 2,022 | 476 | 0 | 29 | 81 | 86 | .376 | .498 | .874 | 766 | 193.9 | .374 | 132 | 189.5 |
| 15 | | B. Downing | .270 | 3,152 | 758 | 2,652 | 425 | 717 | 125 | 11 | 109 | 339 | 413 | 59 | 408 | 10 | 12 | 1,191 | 245 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 53 | .378 | .449 | .827 | 485 | 129.3 | .370 | 132 | 120.5 |
| 16 | | W. Horton | .267 | 3,201 | 787 | 2,913 | 304 | 778 | 103 | 10 | 102 | 425 | 244 | 11 | 540 | 7 | 11 | 1,207 | 215 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 88 | .323 | .414 | .738 | 379 | 20.9 | .329 | 101 | 2 |
| 17 | | J. Canseco | .266 | 3,700 | 855 | 3,171 | 542 | 844 | 155 | 5 | 217 | 627 | 457 | 39 | 882 | 66 | 29 | 1,660 | 377 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 83 | .362 | .523 | .886 | 607 | 139.3 | .379 | 123 | 114.8 |
| 18 |  | J. Thome | .265 | 3,032 | 805 | 2,503 | 432 | 663 | 127 | 2 | 182 | 506 | 490 | 19 | 786 | 1 | 1 | 1,340 | 311 | 0 | 20 | 46 | 59 | .387 | .535 | .922 | 530 | 165.9 | .393 | 139 | 145.9 |
| 19 | | C. Johnson | .264 | 3,158 | 922 | 2,722 | 366 | 718 | 134 | 5 | 138 | 488 | 370 | 36 | 479 | 8 | 10 | 1,276 | 277 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 53 | .356 | .469 | .825 | 469 | 112.3 | .365 | 126 | 98 |
| 20 | | K. Morales | .263 | 3,916 | 980 | 3,550 | 413 | 933 | 185 | 3 | 154 | 536 | 306 | 35 | 748 | 2 | 4 | 1,586 | 342 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 125 | .325 | .447 | .772 | 502 | 53.8 | .332 | 110 | 46.8 |
| 21 |  | E. Encarnacion | .261 | 3,925 | 929 | 3,365 | 545 | 878 | 166 | 2 | 220 | 636 | 474 | 45 | 726 | 31 | 7 | 1,708 | 388 | 0 | 41 | 29 | 94 | .356 | .508 | .864 | 619 | 161.2 | .367 | 131 | 141.8 |
| 22 | | A. Thornton | .255 | 3,344 | 806 | 2,857 | 387 | 728 | 120 | 2 | 127 | 481 | 432 | 7 | 436 | 27 | 18 | 1,233 | 249 | 5 | 43 | 45 | 81 | .350 | .432 | .781 | 449 | 72.3 | .346 | 113 | 49.1 |
| 23 | | D. Baylor | .253 | 5,620 | 1,372 | 4,878 | 746 | 1,235 | 220 | 8 | 225 | 789 | 488 | 179 | 692 | 87 | 49 | 2,146 | 453 | 6 | 69 | 60 | 124 | .339 | .440 | .779 | 749 | 114.4 | .345 | 116 | 101.6 |
| 24 |  | G. Stanton | .244 | 3,078 | 746 | 2,728 | 367 | 665 | 114 | 1 | 186 | 498 | 312 | 18 | 924 | 7 | 1 | 1,339 | 301 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 86 | .323 | .491 | .814 | 446 | 81.4 | .346 | 123 | 85.6 |
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74 | 51 | .592 | ||
68 | 58 | .540 | 6.5 | |
64 | 62 | .508 | 10.5 | |
60 | 66 | .476 | 14.5 | |
57 | 69 | .452 | 17.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
77 | 48 | .616 | ||
73 | 53 | .579 | 4.5 | |
64 | 62 | .508 | 13.5 | |
61 | 66 | .480 | 17.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 17.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 51 | .595 | ||
67 | 59 | .532 | 8.0 | |
66 | 60 | .524 | 9.0 | |
51 | 73 | .411 | 23.0 | |
50 | 75 | .400 | 24.5 |
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75 | 49 | .605 | ||
69 | 55 | .556 | 6.0 | |
67 | 58 | .536 | 8.5 | |
61 | 64 | .488 | 14.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 59 | .524 | ||
61 | 64 | .488 | 4.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 5.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 5.5 | |
52 | 74 | .413 | 14.0 | |
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63 | 62 | .504 | ||
61 | 64 | .488 | 2.0 | |
59 | 66 | .472 | 4.0 | |
49 | 76 | .392 | 14.0 | |
49 | 76 | .392 | 14.0 |
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