does ted williams have the highest career batting average in the majors

Ted Williams had his highest batting average in a season in 1953, with an average of .407.

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NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ted Williams
T. Williams
.407
1953
BOS BOS
37
91
17
37
6
0
13
34
19
0
10
0
1
110
82
19
0
1
.509
.901
1.410
36
22.6
.593
255
21.1
2Ted Williams
T. Williams
.406
1941
BSA BSA
143
456
135
185
33
3
37
120
147
3
27
2
4
606
335
73
0
10
.553
.735
1.287
179
108.8
.568
221
96.9
3Ted Williams
T. Williams
.400
1952
BSA BSA
6
10
2
4
0
1
1
3
2
0
2
0
0
12
9
2
0
0
.500
.900
1.400
4
2.4
.600
261
2.3
4Ted Williams
T. Williams
.388
1957
BOS BOS
132
420
96
163
28
1
38
87
119
5
43
0
1
546
307
67
0
2
33
11
.526
.731
1.257
148
87.3
.524
223
79
5Ted Williams
T. Williams
.369
1948
BSA BSA
137
509
124
188
44
3
25
127
126
3
41
4
0
638
313
72
0
10
.497
.615
1.112
156
81
.504
184
68.8
6Ted Williams
T. Williams
.356
1942
BSA BSA
150
522
141
186
34
5
36
137
145
4
51
3
2
671
338
75
0
12
.499
.648
1.147
168
96.2
.524
209
86.5
7Ted Williams
T. Williams
.356
1955
BOS BOS
98
320
77
114
21
3
28
83
91
2
24
2
0
417
225
52
0
4
17
8
.496
.703
1.200
107
58.6
.505
201
51.8
8Ted Williams
T. Williams
.345
1956
BOS BOS
136
400
71
138
28
2
24
82
102
1
39
0
0
503
242
54
0
0
11
13
.479
.605
1.084
116
57.5
.470
175
47.8
9Ted Williams
T. Williams
.345
1954
BOS BOS
117
386
93
133
23
1
29
89
136
1
32
0
0
526
245
53
0
3
10
.513
.635
1.148
131
71.1
.507
207
65.5
10Ted Williams
T. Williams
.344
1940
BSA BSA
144
561
134
193
43
14
23
113
96
3
54
4
4
661
333
80
1
13
.442
.594
1.036
146
66.4
.461
159
53.1
11Ted Williams
T. Williams
.343
1947
BSA BSA
156
528
125
181
40
9
32
114
162
2
47
0
1
693
335
81
1
10
.499
.634
1.133
170
91.3
.508
207
86.2
12Ted Williams
T. Williams
.343
1949
BSA BSA
155
566
150
194
39
3
43
159
162
2
48
1
1
730
368
85
0
22
.490
.650
1.141
182
95.5
.511
187
82.2
13Ted Williams
T. Williams
.342
1946
BSA BSA
150
514
142
176
37
8
38
123
156
2
44
0
0
672
343
83
0
12
.497
.667
1.164
166
95.8
.525
214
87.5
14Ted Williams
T. Williams
.328
1958
BOS BOS
129
411
81
135
23
2
26
85
98
4
49
1
0
517
240
51
0
4
12
19
.458
.584
1.042
110
52.2
.449
179
47.5
15Ted Williams
T. Williams
.327
1939
BSA BSA
149
565
131
185
44
11
31
145
107
2
64
2
1
677
344
86
3
10
.436
.609
1.045
150
66.1
.464
156
53.1
16Ted Williams
T. Williams
.318
1951
BSA BSA
148
531
109
169
28
4
30
126
144
0
45
1
1
675
295
62
0
10
.464
.556
1.019
146
66.5
.463
166
55.4
17Ted Williams
T. Williams
.317
1950
BSA BSA
89
334
82
106
24
1
28
97
82
0
21
3
0
416
216
53
0
12
.452
.647
1.099
98
46.2
.482
166
37.5
18Ted Williams
T. Williams
.316
1960
BOS BOS
113
310
56
98
15
0
29
72
75
3
41
1
1
390
200
44
0
2
7
7
.451
.645
1.096
90
45.8
.470
184
40.2
19Ted Williams
T. Williams
.254
1959
BOS BOS
103
272
32
69
15
0
10
43
52
2
27
0
0
331
114
25
0
5
6
7
.372
.419
.791
46
8.2
.350
111
4.5

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