highest batting average before the all star break in a season with at least 70 games played since 1930

Since 1930, Ted Williams has the best batting average with 70+ games played in a season before the All-Star Game, with an average of .405 in 1941.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average by a player before the all star break in a season with at least 70 games played since 1930
NAMEAVGGSEASONTMABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Ted Williams
T. Williams
.405
70
1941
BSA BSA
237
72
96
18
0
16
62
55
2
10
2
294
162
34
0
7
.520
.684
1.204
2Heinie Manush
H. Manush
.403
75
1934
WSH WSH
320
63
129
28
10
8
56
23
3
6
7
354
201
46
8
.448
.628
1.076
3Stan Musial
S. Musial
.403
76
1948
SLN SLN
298
66
120
17
9
20
64
42
1
14
2
341
215
46
0
8
.478
.721
1.199
4Larry Walker
L. Walker
.398
84
1997
COL COL
309
79
123
25
3
25
68
49
11
50
19
6
369
229
53
0
0
8
4
.496
.741
1.237
5John Olerud
J. Olerud
.395
87
1993
TOR TOR
304
58
120
37
1
15
69
59
4
29
0
1
372
204
53
0
5
22
7
.492
.671
1.163
6Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.394
82
1997
SDP SDP
330
55
130
23
1
13
71
26
1
12
8
5
365
194
37
1
7
7
6
.431
.588
1.019
7Rod Carew
R. Carew
.394
88
1977
MIN MIN
343
70
135
20
14
6
58
45
3
33
10
10
395
201
40
0
4
11
4
.463
.586
1.049
8Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.389
74
1936
NYY NYY
288
92
112
22
5
20
61
56
4
20
2
348
204
47
0
.494
.708
1.203
9Ted Williams
T. Williams
.388
71
1948
BSA BSA
263
66
102
21
2
16
72
71
1
20
2
335
175
39
0
9
.519
.665
1.185
10Charlie Gehringer
C. Gehringer
.384
76
1934
DET DET
294
74
113
30
5
7
65
49
0
9
6
345
174
42
2
.472
.592
1.064
11Darin Erstad
D. Erstad
.384
87
2000
ANA ANA
375
69
144
23
2
17
66
37
1
42
17
5
414
222
42
1
0
1
4
.441
.592
1.033
12Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.383
82
1994
SDP SDP
308
61
118
23
1
9
49
37
2
16
5
0
352
170
33
1
4
12
15
.447
.552
.999
13Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
.383
86
2023
MIA MIA
329
40
126
18
1
3
42
27
4
19
1
2
362
155
22
0
2
8
12
.434
.471
.905
14Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
.383
86
1994
CWS CWS
303
93
116
27
1
32
78
84
2
42
0
3
392
241
60
0
3
7
11
.515
.795
1.311
15Todd Helton
T. Helton
.383
83
2000
COL COL
298
83
114
28
2
21
70
58
1
32
2
2
361
209
51
0
4
13
8
.479
.701
1.181
16Rod Carew
R. Carew
.382
93
1974
MIN MIN
374
56
143
22
3
1
37
38
1
30
23
11
423
174
26
9
1
5
11
.440
.465
.905
17Larry Walker
L. Walker
.382
73
1999
COL COL
275
73
105
17
3
25
77
26
11
36
9
3
316
203
45
0
4
5
8
.449
.738
1.188
18Paul O'Neill
P. O'Neill
.382
78
1994
NYY NYY
275
51
105
16
1
16
62
50
0
45
4
3
326
171
33
0
1
10
7
.475
.622
1.097
19Kenny Lofton
K. Lofton
.378
83
1994
CLE CLE
341
82
129
24
7
10
43
42
1
40
45
10
390
197
41
2
4
3
4
.443
.578
1.021
20Derrek Lee
D. Lee
.378
84
2005
CHC CHC
315
69
119
27
2
27
72
42
5
61
10
2
367
231
56
0
5
9
5
.452
.733
1.186
21Joe Mauer
J. Mauer
.378
76
2006
MIN MIN
286
46
108
22
1
7
45
38
0
30
7
1
327
153
30
0
3
7
10
.446
.535
.981
22Chipper Jones
C. Jones
.376
83
2008
ATL ATL
298
56
112
15
1
18
51
56
1
40
2
0
358
183
34
0
3
9
9
.472
.614
1.086
23Jose Vidro
J. Vidro
.375
80
2000
MON MON
325
64
122
31
1
15
62
23
2
40
5
2
355
200
47
0
5
3
7
.414
.615
1.029
24Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.375
87
1987
BOS BOS
333
71
125
21
4
17
55
58
2
30
0
1
397
205
42
1
3
14
7
.467
.616
1.083
25Rod Carew
R. Carew
.375
81
1975
MIN MIN
304
56
114
15
3
10
47
37
0
23
19
6
351
165
28
4
6
9
7
.435
.543
.978
StatMuse has game-level data for games going back to the 1908 season.
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