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Since 1940, Elmer Valo has the highest batting average with 50+ at-bats in a season, with an average of .420 in his rookie season in 1941.

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NAMEAVGABSEASONTMGRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Elmer Valo
E. Valo
.420
50
1941
15
13
21
0
1
2
6
4
0
2
0
0
54
29
3
0
1
.463
.580
1.043
12
6
.478
171
5
2Todd Haney
T. Haney
.411
73
1995
25
11
30
8
0
2
6
7
0
11
0
0
81
44
10
1
0
0
0
.463
.603
1.065
19
8.9
.465
185
8.7
3Phil Clark
P. Clark
.407
54
1992
23
3
22
4
0
1
5
6
0
9
1
0
61
29
5
1
0
1
2
.467
.537
1.004
13
6
.448
183
5.7
4Ted Williams
T. Williams
.407
91
1953
37
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
5Ted Williams
T. Williams
.406
456
1941
143
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
6Bob Hazle
B. Hazle
.403
134
1957
41
26
54
12
0
7
27
18
1
15
1
3
155
87
19
2
0
4
1
.477
.649
1.126
37
20.2
.486
207
20.1
7Livan Soto
L. Soto
.400
55
2022
18
9
22
5
1
1
9
2
0
13
1
1
59
32
7
1
1
0
1
.414
.582
.996
12
5.4
.424
181
5.3
8Mike Davis
M. Davis
.400
75
1982
23
12
30
4
0
1
10
2
0
8
3
2
77
37
5
0
0
0
0
.416
.493
.909
14
5.3
.407
157
5.2
9Roger Freed
R. Freed
.398
83
1977
49
10
33
2
1
5
21
11
0
9
0
0
95
52
8
0
1
0
2
.463
.627
1.090
22
11.3
.473
193
10.7
10Buster Mills
B. Mills
.397
63
1940
34
10
25
3
3
1
15
7
0
5
0
0
70
37
7
0
6
.457
.587
1.044
16
7.4
.467
168
6.6
11Ryan Zimmerman
R. Zimmerman
.397
58
2005
20
6
23
10
0
0
6
3
0
12
0
0
62
33
10
0
1
0
1
.419
.569
.988
12
5
.423
163
4.9
12Jeremy Reed
J. Reed
.397
58
2004
18
11
23
4
0
0
5
7
1
4
3
1
66
27
4
0
0
1
2
.470
.466
.935
13
4.7
.413
156
4.7
13Carl Scheib
C. Scheib
.396
53
1951
48
9
21
2
2
2
8
1
1
5
0
0
55
33
6
0
1
.418
.623
1.041
12
5.6
.466
174
5.1
14David Dellucci
D. Dellucci
.394
109
1999
63
27
43
7
1
1
15
11
3
24
2
0
123
55
9
0
0
0
3
.463
.505
.968
26
9.7
.432
152
8.7
15Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.394
419
1994
110
79
165
35
1
12
64
48
2
19
5
0
475
238
48
1
5
16
20
.454
.568
1.022
101
40.6
.434
166
40.2
16Michael Ryan
M. Ryan
.393
61
2003
27
13
24
7
0
5
13
6
0
12
2
1
68
46
12
0
1
0
4
.441
.754
1.195
18
9.5
.495
209
9.3
17Bob Lillis
B. Lillis
.391
69
1958
20
10
27
3
1
1
5
4
1
2
1
2
77
35
5
1
2
0
1
.421
.507
.928
14
5.3
.407
141
3.9
18George Brett
G. Brett
.390
449
1980
117
87
175
33
9
24
118
58
1
22
15
6
515
298
66
0
7
16
11
.454
.664
1.118
120
62.7
.478
198
59.2
19Timo Perez
T. Perez
.389
90
2007
29
12
35
9
2
0
13
6
0
6
1
1
96
48
11
0
0
0
5
.427
.533
.960
19
7.1
.419
156
6.8
20Geovany Soto
G. Soto
.389
54
2007
18
12
21
6
0
3
8
5
0
14
0
0
60
36
9
0
1
0
1
.433
.667
1.100
14
6.7
.464
177
6
21Ted Williams
T. Williams
.388
420
1957
132
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
22Rod Carew
R. Carew
.388
616
1977
155
128
239
38
16
14
100
69
3
55
23
13
694
351
68
1
5
15
6
.449
.570
1.019
145
64.4
.440
175
61.4
23Hector Ortiz
H. Ortiz
.386
88
2000
26
15
34
6
0
0
5
8
1
8
0
0
99
40
6
2
0
1
0
.443
.455
.898
18
5.2
.401
129
4
24Joe Schultz
J. Schultz
.386
57
1946
42
1
22
4
0
0
14
11
0
2
0
0
69
26
4
1
1
.485
.456
.941
13
5.9
.447
163
5
25Rod Craig
R. Craig
.385
52
1979
16
9
20
8
1
0
6
1
0
5
1
1
53
30
9
0
0
0
0
.396
.577
.973
10
4.3
.426
160
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