highest batting average 1979 to 1983

Between the 1979 and 1983 seasons, Wade Boggs had the highest batting average, with an average of .357.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player 1979 to 1983
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.357
257
920
151
328
58
8
10
118
127
1
57
4
3
1,066
432
76
7
11
6
24
.431
.470
.900
189
69
.402
146
57.4
2George Brett
G. Brett
.328
627
2,457
439
806
172
47
99
443
264
4
171
52
24
2,749
1,369
318
1
23
64
47
.391
.557
.948
500
190.8
.409
154
175.2
3Rod Carew
R. Carew
.324
614
2,308
363
747
115
18
13
212
301
4
226
73
56
2,674
937
146
46
15
35
56
.400
.406
.806
392
92.1
.364
127
83.6
4Cecil Cooper
C. Cooper
.320
724
2,943
459
942
187
12
123
535
192
6
265
41
17
3,197
1,522
322
21
35
41
67
.359
.517
.876
514
155.2
.382
141
152.7
5Lonnie Smith
L. Smith
.317
465
1,588
316
503
96
20
21
148
150
27
198
167
68
1,783
702
137
8
10
7
28
.383
.442
.825
271
71.5
.371
134
68.4
6Al Oliver
A. Oliver
.316
718
2,800
378
886
181
13
65
441
202
17
212
18
17
3,046
1,288
259
4
23
59
77
.363
.460
.823
441
98.9
.361
128
97.1
7Keith Hernandez
K. Hernandez
.315
733
2,698
448
849
170
36
54
409
415
11
335
65
35
3,159
1,253
260
4
31
48
49
.404
.464
.869
515
160.3
.385
143
154.6
8Willie Wilson
W. Wilson
.311
690
2,893
477
901
97
58
15
209
133
24
371
292
49
3,082
1,159
170
24
8
13
18
.346
.401
.747
383
36.9
.335
105
19.6
9Bill Madlock
B. Madlock
.309
657
2,374
342
733
125
13
61
346
228
14
154
87
37
2,653
1,067
199
5
32
56
65
.368
.449
.818
379
79.9
.359
124
71.1
10Jim Rice
J. Rice
.305
690
2,773
425
845
137
19
143
501
228
24
460
19
12
3,052
1,449
299
1
26
28
106
.360
.523
.882
502
158.9
.387
134
124.7
11Lou Brock
L. Brock
.304
120
405
56
123
15
4
5
38
23
3
43
21
12
436
161
24
0
5
1
7
.342
.398
.739
53
2.3
.331
103
1.7
12Eddie Murray
E. Murray
.303
723
2,737
449
828
147
10
144
514
322
9
364
31
10
3,099
1,427
301
1
30
60
74
.374
.521
.895
517
168.7
.390
145
163.4
13Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.302
140
494
67
149
24
4
2
54
37
0
37
15
7
543
187
30
8
4
5
14
.348
.379
.726
64
2.6
.325
106
4
14Tom Paciorek
T. Paciorek
.301
552
1,935
246
583
129
14
55
285
129
22
290
31
20
2,120
905
198
12
22
12
44
.348
.468
.816
305
68.7
.362
122
53
15Mickey Rivers
M. Rivers
.301
493
1,939
273
584
98
17
21
160
77
5
132
46
25
2,057
779
136
19
17
5
14
.327
.402
.729
240
9.3
.326
102
5.5
16Pedro Guerrero
P. Guerrero
.301
508
1,751
254
527
83
14
85
291
184
9
301
54
22
1,966
893
182
8
14
35
33
.368
.510
.878
318
99
.384
146
101.9
17Tony Pena
T. Pena
.301
363
1,270
121
382
60
9
28
151
56
5
157
9
15
1,347
544
97
11
5
13
35
.332
.428
.760
169
19.2
.336
109
14.2
18Mike Easler
M. Easler
.300
539
1,642
213
493
90
13
55
239
137
9
272
14
20
1,810
774
158
2
20
26
38
.353
.471
.825
263
61.4
.363
126
53.8
19Bill Buckner
B. Buckner
.300
714
2,873
358
862
182
24
65
380
147
13
118
42
17
3,069
1,287
271
6
30
38
70
.334
.448
.782
400
55.6
.343
108
26.7
20Ken Griffey
K. Griffey
.299
587
2,262
346
677
120
25
46
251
210
5
261
63
15
2,503
985
191
9
17
17
33
.358
.435
.793
347
67.2
.354
122
62.1
21Lee Lacy
L. Lacy
.298
500
1,320
199
394
68
17
23
102
115
5
191
119
41
1,456
565
108
8
8
13
14
.355
.428
.783
197
33.8
.349
117
28
22George Hendrick
G. Hendrick
.298
671
2,503
345
746
132
14
96
446
210
11
329
18
12
2,763
1,194
242
2
37
44
66
.350
.477
.827
400
90.2
.362
127
84.9
23Buddy Bell
B. Bell
.298
692
2,675
346
797
144
13
72
381
232
12
212
19
17
2,961
1,183
229
11
31
38
75
.353
.442
.795
406
72.6
.351
119
64.8
24Hal McRae
H. McRae
.298
642
2,473
341
736
181
25
70
408
206
29
264
24
17
2,738
1,177
276
5
25
21
56
.355
.476
.831
408
101.4
.367
127
86.3
25Jerry Mumphrey
J. Mumphrey
.297
614
2,109
292
627
90
27
30
244
199
1
278
92
31
2,349
861
147
21
19
16
60
.355
.408
.763
305
41.6
.343
117
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63
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.563
2.5
60
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.541
5.0
54
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.482
11.5
52
60
.464
13.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
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57
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.504
3.0
56
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.496
4.0
54
58
.482
5.5
46
67
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14.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
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.491
2.5
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.487
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