highest batting average before the all star break 1950 to 2024 with a minimum plate appearances of 250

Between the 1950 and 2024 seasons, Tony Gwynn had the highest batting average when making 250+ plate appearances before the All-Star Game, with an average of .342.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average by a player before the all star break 1950 to 2024 with a minimum plate appearances of 250
NAME AVG PA G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP OBP SLG OPS
1 Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.342
5,595
1,307
5,040
780
1,722
299
55
83
638
460
20
232
181
65
2,380
437
21
54
126
131
.395
.472
.867
2 Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
.337
1,476
351
1,341
193
452
64
8
13
126
113
13
105
8
9
571
85
1
8
12
33
.392
.426
.818
3 Rod Carew
R. Carew
.336
5,947
1,367
5,237
823
1,761
261
62
63
613
583
13
589
206
109
2,335
386
75
39
80
121
.401
.446
.847
4 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.331
2,124
521
1,668
374
552
107
8
120
397
434
10
153
3
1
1,035
235
0
12
36
47
.469
.621
1.089
5 Stan Musial
S. Musial
.322
4,203
1,008
3,586
613
1,156
214
42
184
690
564
21
259
19
17
2,006
440
4
28
73
87
.415
.559
.974
6 Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.321
5,723
1,300
4,845
771
1,556
294
29
70
547
795
12
416
14
14
2,118
393
20
51
92
123
.414
.437
.851
7 Jackie Robinson
J. Robinson
.321
1,975
481
1,636
319
525
99
18
52
250
285
23
89
56
15
816
169
25
6
4
46
.427
.499
.926
8 Kirby Puckett
K. Puckett
.319
4,229
957
3,926
597
1,254
228
34
118
595
234
32
469
62
40
1,904
380
8
29
46
101
.360
.485
.845
9 Dom DiMaggio
D. DiMaggio
.319
961
205
849
178
271
39
5
14
85
102
6
88
15
10
362
58
4
21
.396
.426
.822
10 Nomar Garciaparra
N. Garciaparra
.318
3,045
702
2,776
461
884
191
34
97
476
205
28
273
54
21
1,434
322
3
33
21
64
.367
.517
.884
11 Bob Dillinger
B. Dillinger
.317
568
130
526
80
167
23
13
2
52
37
2
23
12
4
222
38
3
16
.365
.422
.787
12 Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
.317
5,928
1,463
5,454
794
1,727
200
57
61
416
397
27
563
309
71
2,224
318
24
26
104
54
.364
.408
.772
13 Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
.316
5,360
1,274
4,967
762
1,572
227
97
130
711
322
18
643
43
28
2,383
454
20
33
81
146
.358
.480
.838
14 George Kell
G. Kell
.316
2,157
521
1,896
272
599
105
11
33
274
213
6
117
13
5
825
149
37
5
4
43
.386
.435
.821
15 Vladimir Guerrero
V. Guerrero
.316
4,855
1,145
4,368
699
1,379
252
26
223
813
392
54
537
80
45
2,352
501
0
41
128
142
.376
.538
.914
16 Mike Piazza
M. Piazza
.315
4,215
1,032
3,792
568
1,196
194
3
233
702
388
13
594
8
10
2,095
430
0
22
77
127
.379
.552
.931
17 Manny Mota
M. Mota
.314
2,242
817
2,000
271
627
76
23
21
238
155
17
172
30
27
812
120
51
19
25
52
.365
.406
.771
18 Larry Walker
L. Walker
.313
4,511
1,090
3,873
789
1,211
270
37
226
754
515
84
691
129
46
2,233
533
4
35
66
79
.402
.577
.978
19 Sean Casey
S. Casey
.312
3,044
751
2,741
385
855
183
4
69
389
254
29
298
14
2
1,253
256
0
20
37
84
.374
.457
.831
20 Manny Ramirez
M. Ramirez
.311
5,297
1,235
4,479
821
1,391
288
15
296
1,012
721
45
976
26
16
2,597
599
2
50
109
134
.407
.580
.987
21 Bill Howerton
B. Howerton
.310
377
123
323
58
100
22
8
8
58
52
0
57
0
1
162
38
2
3
.405
.502
.907
22 Frank Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
.309
1,083
307
989
134
306
54
18
8
89
71
6
61
8
11
420
80
13
4
1
20
.358
.425
.783
23 Edgar Martinez
E. Martinez
.309
4,681
1,110
3,904
682
1,207
282
8
184
726
686
46
651
31
15
2,057
474
6
39
66
95
.415
.527
.942
24 Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
.309
6,528
1,540
5,722
871
1,766
357
13
273
1,027
705
40
1,151
24
17
2,968
643
1
60
125
210
.385
.519
.903
25 Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
.308
6,133
1,359
5,444
909
1,675
307
46
123
678
569
26
611
246
74
2,443
476
36
58
52
107
.372
.449
.821
StatMuse has game-level data for batting average and plate appearances going back to the 1901 season.
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32
.619
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37
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38
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6:30 PM
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35
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36
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34
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32
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52
32
.619
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41
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CIN CIN
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Fri
6/13
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