highest batting average 1905 to 1928 min 5000 pa

Between 1905 and 1928, Ty Cobb had the best batting average when making 5,000+ plate appearances, with an average of .366.

NAMEAVGPAGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSTBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.366
13,068
3,034
11,434
2,244
4,189
724
295
117
1,933
1,249
94
681
897
5,854
1,136
291
.433
.512
.945
2534
1,093.6
.445
165
975.1
2Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.361
7,920
1,829
6,852
1,312
2,476
435
159
238
1,270
841
41
553
131
3,943
832
186
.434
.575
1.010
1681
762.3
.461
176
743.5
3Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.356
5,690
1,332
4,981
873
1,772
307
168
54
785
519
59
234
202
2,577
529
131
.423
.517
.940
1090
480.3
.443
165
429.2
4Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.346
6,964
1,655
5,495
1,446
1,904
370
106
470
1,408
1,358
32
919
96
3,896
946
79
.478
.709
1.187
1820
995.6
.525
203
938.5
5Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.345
11,988
2,789
10,195
1,882
3,514
792
222
117
1,531
1,381
103
394
436
5,101
1,131
309
.428
.500
.928
2264
921
.436
157
812.3
6George Sisler
G. Sisler
.343
7,857
1,785
7,207
1,163
2,474
370
149
97
1,032
416
42
295
362
3,433
616
192
.383
.476
.859
1270
366.8
.399
127
259.9
7Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.342
7,871
1,865
6,844
1,123
2,343
456
138
149
1,323
742
37
459
106
3,522
743
248
.410
.515
.924
1462
547.8
.426
145
462
8Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.333
12,026
2,814
9,940
1,820
3,314
438
187
47
1,300
1,497
77
468
741
4,267
672
512
.425
.429
.854
2032
694.6
.409
144
620.9
9Edd Roush
E. Roush
.326
7,247
1,751
6,537
977
2,128
308
170
59
888
422
47
239
260
2,953
537
241
.371
.452
.822
1090
265.2
.384
132
263.1
10Joe Sewell
J. Sewell
.323
5,490
1,252
4,690
723
1,516
320
54
23
747
565
55
92
64
2,013
397
180
.402
.429
.831
869
188.7
.390
117
124.4
11Sam Rice
S. Rice
.322
7,645
1,711
6,939
1,068
2,237
364
142
29
821
501
44
219
304
2,972
535
161
.372
.428
.800
1097
193.2
.373
114
137.2
12Ross Youngs
R. Youngs
.322
5,333
1,211
4,627
812
1,491
236
93
42
592
550
37
390
153
2,039
371
119
.399
.441
.839
848
217.7
.394
135
217.4
13Frankie Frisch
F. Frisch
.321
5,771
1,294
5,217
920
1,675
240
97
74
688
387
21
166
301
2,331
411
146
.370
.447
.817
858
151.1
.377
118
138.9
14Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
.320
6,170
1,505
5,564
675
1,782
337
56
17
756
363
67
212
196
2,282
410
176
.369
.410
.779
893
258.1
.377
135
230.4
15Ken Williams
K. Williams
.318
5,455
1,323
4,723
839
1,504
271
75
193
895
551
28
280
153
2,504
539
153
.393
.530
.923
994
334.1
.420
134
249.6
16Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
.318
7,293
1,761
6,422
1,014
2,043
365
150
60
981
637
67
497
411
2,888
575
167
.385
.450
.835
1176
420.9
.402
146
369.2
17Zack Wheat
Z. Wheat
.317
9,996
2,410
9,106
1,289
2,884
476
172
132
1,248
650
77
572
205
4,100
780
163
.367
.450
.817
1510
381
.384
128
332.3
18Bob Meusel
B. Meusel
.315
5,131
1,194
4,641
718
1,463
323
84
136
952
332
20
514
132
2,362
543
138
.364
.509
.872
833
200.7
.395
123
155.8
19Jack Fournier
J. Fournier
.313
6,033
1,530
5,208
822
1,631
252
113
136
859
587
89
424
146
2,517
501
149
.392
.483
.875
1024
314.3
.406
141
305
20Sam Crawford
S. Crawford
.311
7,650
1,827
6,872
978
2,139
357
208
64
1,102
577
14
346
280
3,104
629
187
.366
.452
.817
1186
391
.391
141
339.9
21Baby Doll Jacobson
B. Doll Jacobson
.311
6,072
1,472
5,507
787
1,714
328
94
83
818
355
39
410
86
2,479
505
171
.357
.450
.807
879
160.8
.374
109
69.8
22Irish Meusel
I. Meusel
.310
5,309
1,289
4,900
701
1,521
250
93
106
819
269
17
199
113
2,275
449
123
.348
.464
.813
766
135.5
.374
117
110.6
23Bobby Veach
B. Veach
.310
7,557
1,821
6,656
957
2,063
393
147
64
1,169
571
59
370
195
2,942
604
271
.370
.442
.812
1119
285.3
.383
124
210.6
24Jack Tobin
J. Tobin
.309
6,872
1,619
6,174
936
1,906
294
99
64
585
508
29
267
147
2,590
457
161
.364
.420
.784
957
168.5
.368
108
65.5
25George Burns
G. Burns
.308
7,172
1,828
6,515
896
2,005
439
72
71
941
361
110
426
153
2,801
582
186
.354
.430
.784
996
179.7
.368
111
101.3

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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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