hall of fame pitchers with highest batting average

Sam Rice and Roger Bresnahan are tied for the highest career batting average by a pitcher Hall of Famer, with an average of .375.

NAMEAVGHOFGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Sam Rice
S. Rice
.375
1963
4
8
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
3
0
0
.375
.375
.750
1
0.2
.360
121
0.2
2Roger Bresnahan
R. Bresnahan
.375
1945
6
16
1
6
0
0
0
3
1
0
2
0
17
6
0
0
.412
.375
.787
3
0.5
.385
112
0.3
3Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.299
1936
166
361
49
108
22
7
9
50
31
0
68
0
405
171
38
13
.355
.474
.828
62
22.3
.396
148
20.7
4Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
.269
1967
882
1,937
207
521
98
13
36
273
97
6
266
1
2,083
753
147
43
13
.306
.389
.695
220
-37.6
.318
80
-55.3
5Amos Rusie
A. Rusie
.248
1977
487
1,730
209
429
42
29
8
176
27
6
141
25
1,765
553
79
2
.262
.320
.582
165
-104.1
.274
61
-108.8
6Burleigh Grimes
B. Grimes
.248
1964
632
1,535
157
380
62
11
2
168
69
5
241
15
1,685
470
75
76
.282
.306
.588
118
-85.1
.277
56
-93.5
7John Ward
J. Ward
.247
1964
206
858
138
212
26
10
3
15
873
267
39
.311
110
-6.7
.260
94
-6.4
8Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
.236
1939
647
2,466
307
582
64
11
9
113
158
9
11
26
2,633
695
84
.284
.282
.566
328
-56.5
.270
83
-69.6
9Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
.235
1936
934
2,324
241
547
94
41
24
255
110
13
418
13
2,517
795
159
70
.274
.342
.616
214
-62.8
.293
74
-75.1
10Ted Lyons
T. Lyons
.233
1955
705
1,563
162
364
49
9
5
149
73
7
201
0
1,726
446
63
83
9
.270
.285
.556
101
-113.9
.261
44
-133.1
11Bob Lemon
B. Lemon
.233
1976
605
1,174
148
273
54
9
37
147
93
2
237
2
0
1,321
456
100
49
3
0
9
.289
.388
.678
129
-24.4
.310
81
-29.1
12Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
.226
1987
302
658
60
149
16
3
6
51
8
0
160
2
0
710
189
25
39
5
0
10
.234
.287
.521
35
-37.5
.235
49
-39.5
13Kid Nichols
K. Nichols
.226
1949
650
2,090
273
472
58
24
16
278
137
12
307
19
2,264
626
98
25
.277
.300
.577
215
-113
.280
59
-140.5
14Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
.225
1953
324
717
76
161
23
4
8
76
9
1
104
5
766
216
35
39
.235
.301
.536
36
-59.2
.245
35
-61.8
15Mickey Welch
M. Welch
.224
1973
607
2,201
268
492
93
16
12
88
82
3
14
10
2,286
653
121
.252
.297
.549
255
-74.2
.255
75
-86.7
16John Clarkson
J. Clarkson
.219
1963
546
1,974
254
432
73
26
24
213
81
1
118
31
2,060
629
123
4
.250
.319
.569
217
-88.2
.266
64
-116.1
17Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
.215
1936
647
1,687
151
362
50
12
7
167
116
17
218
20
1,889
457
69
69
.272
.271
.543
140
-65
.268
65
-77.7
18Early Wynn
E. Wynn
.214
1972
796
1,704
136
365
59
5
17
173
141
2
330
1
0
1,903
485
81
52
4
0
33
.274
.285
.559
120
-96.3
.264
55
-104.2
19Chief Bender
C. Bender
.212
1953
506
1,147
102
243
40
10
6
116
75
10
160
20
1,274
321
56
42
.266
.280
.546
91
-42.1
.269
68
-46.4
20Cy Young
C. Young
.210
1937
918
2,960
325
623
87
35
18
290
81
10
373
29
3,101
834
140
50
.234
.282
.516
198
-212.2
.245
45
-238.4
21Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
.209
1938
703
1,810
154
378
60
13
11
163
77
2
276
3
1,977
497
84
88
.242
.275
.517
97
-128.2
.247
41
-142.4
22Bobby Wallace
B. Wallace
.207
1953
34
111
16
23
3
3
0
11
6
2
18
0
125
32
6
6
.261
.288
.549
9
-11.7
.263
39
-13.3
23CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
.207
2025
48
121
7
25
3
0
3
15
2
0
36
0
0
127
37
6
4
0
0
7
.220
.306
.525
5
-10.3
.229
30
-10.8
24Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
.206
1981
596
1,328
132
274
44
5
24
144
63
8
415
13
10
1,489
400
73
72
18
0
13
.243
.301
.545
89
-69.6
.247
49
-86.2
25Eddie Plank
E. Plank
.206
1946
630
1,607
130
331
39
7
3
122
71
24
266
13
1,778
393
49
76
.250
.245
.495
103
-87.8
.244
51
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