Third basemen had their highest batting average in a season in 1894, with an average of .315.

Interpreted as:

highest 3b batting average in a regular season

	POSITION	AVG	SEASON	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Third Baseman	.315	1894	1,643	6,397	1,374	2,012	289	138	78	1,114	763	88	279	416	7,376	2,811	505	128		.395	.439	.834	1423	88.7	.391	102	27.4
2	Third Baseman	.302	1930	2,849	9,822	1,507	2,969	547	132	119	1,382	980	53	751	151	11,161	4,137	798	306		.369	.421	.790	1608	36.7	.359	96	-69.9
3	Third Baseman	.298	1895	1,497	5,833	1,166	1,740	257	81	58	957	615	67	353	360	6,621	2,333	396	106		.372	.400	.772	1136	41.2	.368	100	-2.2
4	Third Baseman	.296	1928	2,839	9,915	1,423	2,934	538	129	106	1,393	830	54	561	178	11,158	4,048	773	359		.354	.408	.762	1441	80.5	.353	99	-13.9
5	Third Baseman	.294	1921	2,640	9,672	1,417	2,845	424	178	82	1,233	741	42	566	223	10,878	3,871	684	423		.347	.400	.747	1343	-14.6	.346	94	-97.4
6	Third Baseman	.289	1899	1,867	6,998	1,140	2,023	252	129	42	933	601	106	332	328	7,806	2,659	423	101		.354	.380	.734	1148	70	.355	101	12
7	Third Baseman	.289	1925	2,916	10,226	1,507	2,952	500	128	98	1,237	903	47	659	179	11,518	4,002	726	342		.349	.391	.740	1417	-90.6	.345	89	-183.5
8	Third Baseman	.288	1897	1,687	6,421	1,114	1,849	291	117	37	1,011	640	88	432	332	7,281	2,485	445	132		.360	.387	.747	1127	29.3	.359	98	-18.2
9	Third Baseman	.288	1939	2,360	8,687	1,270	2,499	436	90	137	1,119	908	38	664	156	9,830	3,526	663	197	192	.358	.406	.764	1303	86.3	.355	100	-1.5
10	Third Baseman	.285	1929	2,755	9,709	1,422	2,769	492	100	105	1,225	818	55	574	159	10,930	3,776	697	348		.344	.389	.733	1315	-130.7	.339	85	-234.5
11	Third Baseman	.284	1887	2,040	8,100	1,449	2,304	376	164	60	1,245	598	65		723	8,763	3,188	600			.339	.394	.732	1520	77.7	.342	101	20
12	Third Baseman	.284	1896	1,684	6,384	1,073	1,812	249	106	36	877	635	71	411	351	7,223	2,381	391	133		.355	.373	.728	1087	-22.6	.351	94	-72.2
13	Third Baseman	.283	1903	1,990	7,646	1,077	2,164	333	136	36	900	420	66	584	324	8,327	2,877	505	195		.326	.376	.702	1077	92.1	.332	103	27.7
14	Third Baseman	.283	1938	2,763	10,045	1,520	2,842	465	121	184	1,378	1,115	43	742	156	11,315	4,101	770	112		.357	.408	.765	1531	110.5	.356	102	18.7
15	Third Baseman	.281	1936	2,552	9,375	1,397	2,633	448	113	136	1,229	954	49	848	113	10,545	3,715	697	167		.350	.396	.747	1368	-15.4	.348	91	-116.8
16	Third Baseman	.281	1935	2,672	9,550	1,335	2,679	480	112	131	1,233	891	51	807	137	10,656	3,776	723	164		.345	.395	.741	1348	15.5	.343	94	-78.5
17	Third Baseman	.280	1948	2,944	10,077	1,489	2,820	481	81	192	1,280	1,340	51	855	113	11,580	4,039	754	112	276	.367	.401	.768	1563	193.7	.363	107	103.7
18	Third Baseman	.280	1950	2,748	9,120	1,437	2,551	422	76	220	1,163	1,277	55	916	74	10,573	3,785	718	121	273	.372	.415	.787	1481	164.8	.365	105	74.9
19	Third Baseman	.279	1900	1,224	4,598	709	1,284	171	77	39	636	333	85	271	165	5,105	1,726	287	89		.339	.375	.715	709	12.7	.342	96	-27.5
20	Third Baseman	.278	1912	2,570	9,066	1,339	2,521	386	183	59	1,059	903	69	924	424	10,338	3,450	628	300		.348	.381	.729	1348	109	.351	103	37.6
21	Third Baseman	.278	1937	2,551	9,071	1,317	2,521	424	93	117	1,138	928	37	835	168	10,169	3,482	634	133		.347	.384	.731	1253	-23	.341	90	-126.9
22	Third Baseman	.277	1924	2,754	9,257	1,208	2,566	437	109	48	1,110	744	79	694	165	10,392	3,365	594	312		.336	.364	.700	1135	-143.3	.330	84	-223.3
23	Third Baseman	.277	1922	2,895	9,946	1,389	2,756	449	131	72	1,125	841	77	734	158	11,266	3,683	652	402		.338	.370	.708	1263	-150.1	.332	83	-252.2
24	Third Baseman	.277	1934	2,820	9,791	1,337	2,712	492	109	109	1,144	878	38	931	146	10,866	3,749	710	159		.339	.383	.722	1308	-56.6	.335	89	-154.3
25	Third Baseman	.277	1923	2,630	9,370	1,244	2,593	431	124	76	1,121	720	58	699	168	10,472	3,500	631	324		.332	.374	.706	1167	-126.3	.332	85	-208.2