highest ba in a season by a shortstop since 1946

Since 1946, Nomar Garciaparra has the highest batting average by a shortstop in a season, with an average of .372 in 2000.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.372	2000	BOS	140	529	104	197	51	3	21	96	61	2	50	5	2	599	317	75	0	7	20	8	.434	.599	1.033	126	47.5	.432	154	44
2	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	.358	1996	SEA	146	601	141	215	54	1	36	123	59	4	104	15	4	677	379	91	6	7	1	15	.414	.631	1.045	149	62.1	.443	159	55.4
3	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.357	1999	BOS	135	532	103	190	42	4	27	104	51	8	39	14	3	595	321	73	0	4	7	11	.418	.603	1.022	125	47.8	.434	157	45
4	Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau	.355	1948	CLE	152	560	116	199	34	6	18	106	98	2	9	3	2	676	299	58	16			15	.453	.534	.987	140	60	.455	166	57.5
5	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.349	1999	NYY	158	627	134	219	37	9	24	102	91	12	116	19	8	739	346	70	3	6	5	12	.438	.552	.989	152	55.8	.428	157	56.1
6	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.343	2006	NYY	154	623	118	214	39	3	14	97	69	12	102	34	5	715	301	56	7	4	4	13	.417	.483	.900	127	37.1	.392	137	34.4
7	Alan Trammell A. Trammell	.343	1987	DET	151	597	109	205	34	3	28	105	60	3	47	21	2	668	329	65	2	6	8	11	.402	.551	.953	127	45.2	.407	152	43.9
8	Hanley Ramirez H. Ramirez	.342	2009	FLA	151	576	101	197	42	1	24	106	61	9	101	27	8	652	313	67	1	5	14	9	.410	.543	.954	120	42.1	.407	149	39.2
9	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.339	2000	NYY	148	593	119	201	31	4	15	73	68	12	99	22	4	679	285	50	3	3	4	14	.416	.481	.896	121	31.9	.395	133	30.6
10	Jose Reyes J. Reyes	.337	2011	NYM	126	537	101	181	31	16	7	44	43	0	41	39	7	586	265	54	2	4	9	5	.384	.493	.877	94	28	.376	142	28.1
11	Tim Anderson T. Anderson	.335	2019	CWS	123	498	81	167	32	0	18	56	15	3	109	17	5	518	253	50	0	2	0	12	.357	.508	.865	85	19.3	.363	129	19
12	Johnny Pesky J. Pesky	.335	1946	BSA	153	621	115	208	43	4	2	55	65	3	29	9	8	703	265	49	14			8	.401	.427	.827	105	31.9	.391	129	23.3
13	Trea Turner T. Turner	.335	2020	WSH	59	233	46	78	15	4	12	41	22	2	36	12	4	259	137	31	0	2	0	5	.394	.588	.982	53	20.3	.413	158	19.4
14	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.334	2009	NYY	153	634	107	212	27	1	18	66	72	5	90	30	5	716	295	46	4	1	4	18	.406	.465	.871	119	33.1	.385	130	26.9
15	Omar Vizquel O. Vizquel	.333	1999	CLE	144	574	112	191	36	4	5	66	65	1	50	42	9	664	250	45	17	7	0	8	.397	.436	.833	104	17.8	.372	115	13.7
16	Edgar Renteria E. Renteria	.332	2007	ATL	124	494	87	164	30	1	12	57	46	1	77	11	2	543	232	43	2	0	0	14	.390	.470	.860	89	21.8	.379	127	19.2
17	Hanley Ramirez H. Ramirez	.332	2007	FLA	154	639	125	212	48	6	29	81	52	7	95	51	14	706	359	83	4	4	3	10	.386	.562	.948	131	43.9	.405	144	40.4
18	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.332	2024	KCR	161	636	125	211	45	11	32	109	57	8	106	31	12	709	374	88	0	8	9	4	.389	.588	.977	140	56.8	.410	169	56.1
19	Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn	.332	1956	DET	146	591	96	196	32	7	12	88	55	3	34	9	5	657	278	51	0	8	3	11	.387	.470	.857	104	28.2	.380	125	20.8
20	Michael Young M. Young	.331	2005	TEX	159	668	114	221	40	5	24	91	58	3	91	5	2	732	343	69	0	3	0	20	.385	.513	.899	126	38.2	.389	136	32.1
21	Robin Yount R. Yount	.331	1982	MIL	156	635	129	210	46	12	29	114	54	1	63	14	3	704	367	87	4	10	2	19	.379	.578	.957	132	52.6	.415	164	53
22	Edgar Renteria E. Renteria	.330	2003	STL	157	587	96	194	47	1	13	100	65	1	54	34	7	663	282	61	3	7	12	21	.394	.480	.874	107	26.2	.375	128	24
23	Miguel Tejada M. Tejada	.330	2006	BAL	162	648	99	214	37	0	24	100	46	9	79	6	2	709	323	61	0	6	10	28	.379	.498	.878	115	25.8	.374	124	22.3
24	Trea Turner T. Turner	.328	2021	TOT	148	595	107	195	34	3	28	77	41	6	110	32	5	646	319	65	0	4	2	18	.375	.536	.911	117	38.4	.386	143	35.1
25	Corey Seager C. Seager	.327	2023	TEX	119	477	88	156	42	0	33	96	49	4	88	2	1	536	297	75	0	6	9	9	.390	.623	1.013	110	44.6	.419	171	45.7

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