highest batting average after 1980

Since 1981, Tony Gwynn has the best batting average, with an average of .338.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player after 1980
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.338
2,440
9,288
1,383
3,141
543
85
135
1,138
790
24
434
319
125
10,232
4,259
763
45
85
203
259
.388
.459
.847
1582
379.2
.370
132
390.4
2Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.328
2,439
9,180
1,513
3,010
578
61
118
1,014
1,412
23
745
24
35
10,740
4,064
757
29
96
180
236
.415
.443
.858
1746
493.9
.381
132
411
3Kirby Puckett
K. Puckett
.318
1,783
7,244
1,071
2,304
414
57
207
1,085
450
56
965
134
76
7,831
3,453
678
23
58
85
188
.360
.477
.837
1182
280.7
.366
123
211.4
4Vladimir Guerrero
V. Guerrero
.318
2,147
8,155
1,328
2,590
477
46
449
1,496
737
103
985
181
94
9,059
4,506
972
0
64
250
277
.379
.553
.931
1575
464.6
.390
136
419
5Todd Helton
T. Helton
.316
2,247
7,962
1,401
2,519
592
37
369
1,406
1,335
57
1,175
37
29
9,450
4,292
998
3
93
185
186
.414
.539
.953
1765
612.5
.405
132
389.5
6Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
.316
881
3,406
452
1,077
176
20
36
322
240
20
222
35
17
3,710
1,401
232
18
26
20
70
.362
.411
.773
511
68.4
.337
116
71.3
7Nomar Garciaparra
N. Garciaparra
.313
1,434
5,586
927
1,747
370
52
229
936
403
59
554
95
31
6,116
2,908
651
5
63
54
129
.361
.521
.882
989
228.3
.376
124
194.6
8Larry Walker
L. Walker
.313
1,988
6,907
1,355
2,160
471
62
383
1,311
913
138
1,231
230
76
8,030
3,904
916
7
65
117
153
.400
.565
.965
1532
556.6
.412
140
406.2
9Manny Ramirez
M. Ramirez
.312
2,302
8,244
1,544
2,574
547
20
555
1,831
1,329
109
1,813
38
33
9,774
4,826
1,122
2
90
216
243
.411
.585
.996
1931
719.5
.418
153
658.7
10Edgar Martinez
E. Martinez
.312
2,055
7,213
1,219
2,247
514
15
309
1,261
1,283
89
1,202
49
30
8,672
3,718
838
10
77
113
190
.418
.515
.933
1606
548.2
.405
147
523.9
11Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
.311
2,653
9,934
1,420
3,089
362
96
117
780
647
55
1,080
509
117
10,734
3,994
575
50
48
181
92
.355
.402
.757
1322
46.3
.328
104
61.4
12Derek Jeter
D. Jeter
.310
2,747
11,195
1,923
3,465
544
66
260
1,311
1,082
170
1,840
358
97
12,602
4,921
870
97
58
39
287
.377
.440
.817
1877
346.6
.360
119
305.9
13Rod Carew
R. Carew
.309
580
2,131
322
659
91
12
12
179
273
4
228
41
41
2,465
810
115
43
14
31
48
.386
.380
.767
331
56.6
.347
116
46.8
14Magglio Ordonez
M. Ordonez
.309
1,848
6,978
1,076
2,156
426
21
294
1,236
651
45
852
94
50
7,742
3,506
741
3
65
36
242
.369
.502
.871
1245
292.4
.375
126
258.1
15Mike Piazza
M. Piazza
.308
1,912
6,911
1,048
2,127
344
8
427
1,335
759
30
1,113
17
20
7,745
3,768
779
0
45
146
229
.377
.545
.922
1347
382.3
.390
140
402.2
16Don Mattingly
D. Mattingly
.307
1,785
7,003
1,007
2,153
442
20
222
1,099
588
21
444
14
9
7,721
3,301
684
13
96
136
191
.358
.471
.830
1133
246.8
.361
124
221.6
17Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
.307
2,307
9,280
1,540
2,852
523
92
210
1,163
979
38
1,094
407
99
10,447
4,189
825
56
94
89
185
.372
.451
.824
1559
341.3
.364
123
290.6
18Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
.306
2,797
10,356
1,551
3,174
627
17
511
1,881
1,258
74
2,105
40
21
11,796
5,368
1,155
5
103
238
364
.382
.518
.901
1981
585.3
.382
139
547.8
19Joe Mauer
J. Mauer
.306
1,858
6,930
1,018
2,123
428
30
143
923
939
25
1,034
52
19
7,960
3,040
601
6
60
145
208
.388
.439
.827
1179
245.6
.358
123
220.6
20Rusty Greer
R. Greer
.305
1,027
3,829
643
1,166
258
25
119
614
519
22
555
31
15
4,420
1,831
402
6
44
16
91
.387
.478
.865
723
164.6
.378
121
120.5
21Al Oliver
A. Oliver
.304
634
2,350
270
715
147
9
39
327
168
10
191
13
9
2,539
997
195
2
9
50
83
.352
.424
.776
331
48.8
.342
118
49.9
22Hal Morris
H. Morris
.304
1,246
3,998
535
1,216
246
21
76
513
356
22
548
45
24
4,443
1,732
343
28
39
55
105
.361
.433
.794
611
73.9
.349
111
58.4
23Chipper Jones
C. Jones
.303
2,499
8,984
1,619
2,726
549
38
468
1,623
1,512
18
1,409
150
46
10,614
4,755
1,055
3
97
177
253
.401
.529
.930
1904
598.1
.397
141
563
24Will Clark
W. Clark
.303
1,976
7,173
1,186
2,176
440
47
284
1,205
937
59
1,190
67
48
8,283
3,562
771
13
101
155
100
.384
.497
.880
1356
372.4
.381
136
356.6
25Moises Alou
M. Alou
.303
1,942
7,037
1,109
2,134
421
39
332
1,287
737
48
894
106
37
7,913
3,629
792
9
82
91
195
.369
.516
.885
1294
318.3
.378
129
291.6

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21
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.477
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.455
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
28
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.585
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.581
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NL WestWLPCTGB
26
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.591
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.581
0.5
20
22
.476
5.0
18
26
.409
8.0
17
27
.386
9.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
28
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.667
27
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.614
2.0
20
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.455
9.0
19
24
.442
9.5
18
25
.419
10.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
24
21
.533
22
21
.512
1.0
20
24
.455
3.5
19
25
.432
4.5
19
25
.432
4.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
22
21
.512
22
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.489
1.0
21
22
.488
1.0
17
28
.378
6.0
16
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.364
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