highest avg by a player in a season with at least 500 pa since 1961

Since 1961, George Brett has the best batting average with 500+ plate appearances in a season, with an average of .390 in 1980.

	NAME	AVG	PA	SEASON	TM	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	George Brett G. Brett	.390	515	1980	KCR	117	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	1	22	15	6	298	66	0	7	16	11	.454	.664	1.118	120	62.7	.478	198	59.2
2	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	694	1977	MIN	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	351	68	1	5	15	6	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
3	Larry Walker L. Walker	.379	513	1999	COL	127	438	108	166	26	4	37	115	57	12	52	11	4	311	67	0	6	8	12	.458	.710	1.168	131	64.1	.485	167	46.6
4	Todd Helton T. Helton	.372	697	2000	COL	160	580	138	216	59	2	42	147	103	4	61	5	3	405	103	0	10	22	12	.463	.698	1.162	174	82.4	.476	161	58
5	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.372	599	2000	BOS	140	529	104	197	51	3	21	96	61	2	50	5	2	317	75	0	7	20	8	.434	.599	1.033	126	47.5	.432	154	44
6	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.372	762	2004	SEA	161	704	101	262	24	5	8	60	49	4	63	36	11	320	37	2	3	19	6	.414	.455	.869	124	29.1	.375	131	30
7	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.372	651	1997	SDP	149	592	97	220	49	2	17	119	43	3	28	12	5	324	68	1	12	12	12	.409	.547	.957	121	41.1	.408	153	43.5
8	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	.370	506	1993	COL	120	470	71	174	35	4	22	98	24	6	73	2	4	283	61	0	6	12	9	.403	.602	1.005	102	41.8	.429	150	31.3
9	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.370	680	1987	SDP	157	589	119	218	36	13	7	54	82	3	35	56	12	301	56	2	4	26	13	.447	.511	.958	130	46.9	.409	154	46.2
10	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.370	612	2002	SFG	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	198	9	47	9	2	322	79	0	2	68	4	.582	.799	1.381	183	110	.544	244	109.9
11	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.368	577	1995	SDP	135	535	82	197	33	1	9	90	35	1	15	17	5	259	43	0	6	10	20	.404	.484	.888	98	25.7	.387	137	26.9
12	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.368	758	1985	BOS	161	653	107	240	42	3	8	78	96	4	61	2	1	312	53	3	2	5	20	.450	.478	.928	144	57.7	.415	157	51.3
13	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.366	719	1988	BOS	155	584	128	214	45	6	5	58	125	3	34	2	3	286	56	0	7	18	23	.476	.490	.965	141	62.7	.427	167	55.5
14	Larry Walker L. Walker	.366	664	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	78	14	90	33	8	409	99	0	4	14	15	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	177	64.8
15	Rico Carty R. Carty	.366	560	1970	ATL	136	478	84	175	23	3	25	101	77	2	46	1	2	279	51	0	3	6	19	.454	.584	1.037	122	59.1	.455	173	50.9
16	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.365	606	2009	MIN	138	523	94	191	30	1	28	96	76	2	63	4	1	307	59	0	5	14	13	.444	.587	1.031	127	54.8	.438	170	53.2
17	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.364	534	2008	ATL	128	439	82	160	24	1	22	75	90	1	61	4	0	252	47	0	4	16	13	.470	.574	1.044	116	51.6	.445	175	50.2
18	Rod Carew R. Carew	.364	690	1974	MIN	153	599	86	218	30	5	3	55	74	1	49	38	16	267	38	13	3	9	17	.433	.446	.879	117	42.6	.401	153	39.9
19	Larry Walker L. Walker	.363	524	1998	COL	130	454	113	165	46	3	23	67	64	4	61	14	4	286	72	0	2	2	11	.445	.630	1.075	121	55.7	.459	158	38.7
20	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.363	678	2007	DET	157	595	117	216	54	0	28	139	76	2	79	4	1	354	82	0	5	8	20	.434	.595	1.029	145	60.9	.438	169	58.9
21	John Olerud J. Olerud	.363	679	1993	TOR	158	551	109	200	54	2	24	107	114	7	65	0	2	330	80	0	7	33	12	.473	.599	1.072	151	69.8	.454	180	66.6
22	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.363	667	1987	BOS	147	551	108	200	40	6	24	89	105	2	48	1	3	324	70	1	8	19	13	.461	.588	1.049	147	64.9	.443	171	60.2
23	Joe Torre J. Torre	.363	707	1971	STL	161	634	97	230	34	8	24	137	63	4	70	4	1	352	66	1	5	20	18	.421	.555	.976	134	61.6	.429	173	56.6
24	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.362	617	2004	SFG	147	373	129	135	27	3	45	101	232	9	41	6	1	303	75	0	3	120	5	.609	.812	1.422	185	108	.537	233	105.7
25	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.362	633	1997	LAD	152	556	104	201	32	1	40	124	69	3	77	5	1	355	73	0	5	11	19	.431	.638	1.070	141	63.2	.452	183	66.4