Since 1941, Ted Williams has the highest batting average with 250+ plate appearances in a season before the All-Star Game, with an average of .405 in 1941.
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highest batting average by a player before the all star game in a season since 1941 with at least 250 plate appearances| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
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| 1 |  | T. Williams | .405 | 294 | 1941 | 70 | 237 | 72 | 96 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 62 | 55 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 162 | 34 | 0 | 7 | .520 | .684 | 1.204 | ||||
| 2 |  | S. Musial | .403 | 341 | 1948 | 76 | 298 | 66 | 120 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 215 | 46 | 0 | 8 | .478 | .721 | 1.199 | ||||
| 3 |  | R. Carew | .402 | 254 | 1983 | 58 | 229 | 35 | 92 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .457 | .498 | .955 | |
| 4 | | L. Walker | .398 | 369 | 1997 | 84 | 309 | 79 | 123 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 68 | 49 | 11 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 229 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .496 | .741 | 1.237 | |
| 5 | | J. Olerud | .395 | 372 | 1993 | 87 | 304 | 58 | 120 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 69 | 59 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 7 | .492 | .671 | 1.163 | |
| 6 |  | T. Gwynn | .394 | 365 | 1997 | 82 | 330 | 55 | 130 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 71 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 194 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | .431 | .588 | 1.019 | |
| 7 | | R. Carew | .394 | 395 | 1977 | 88 | 343 | 70 | 135 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 58 | 45 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 201 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | .463 | .586 | 1.049 | |
| 8 | | A. Galarraga | .391 | 290 | 1993 | 69 | 271 | 42 | 106 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 65 | 14 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 175 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | .424 | .646 | 1.070 | |
| 9 | | N. Garciaparra | .389 | 286 | 2000 | 68 | 252 | 47 | 98 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 55 | 28 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | .444 | .643 | 1.087 | |
| 10 | | T. Williams | .388 | 335 | 1948 | 71 | 263 | 66 | 102 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 72 | 71 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 175 | 39 | 0 | 9 | .519 | .665 | 1.185 | ||||
| 11 | | D. Erstad | .384 | 414 | 2000 | 87 | 375 | 69 | 144 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 66 | 37 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 222 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .441 | .592 | 1.033 | |
| 12 | | T. Gwynn | .383 | 352 | 1994 | 82 | 308 | 61 | 118 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 170 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | .447 | .552 | .999 | |
| 13 |  | L. Arraez | .383 | 362 | 2023 | 86 | 329 | 40 | 126 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | .434 | .471 | .905 | |
| 14 |  | F. Thomas | .383 | 392 | 1994 | 86 | 303 | 93 | 116 | 27 | 1 | 32 | 78 | 84 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | .515 | .795 | 1.311 | |
| 15 | | T. Helton | .383 | 361 | 2000 | 83 | 298 | 83 | 114 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 70 | 58 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 209 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | .479 | .701 | 1.181 | |
| 16 | | R. Carew | .382 | 423 | 1974 | 93 | 374 | 56 | 143 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 174 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .440 | .465 | .905 | |
| 17 | | L. Walker | .382 | 316 | 1999 | 73 | 275 | 73 | 105 | 17 | 3 | 25 | 77 | 26 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 203 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .449 | .738 | 1.188 | |
| 18 | | P. O'Neill | .382 | 326 | 1994 | 78 | 275 | 51 | 105 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 62 | 50 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 171 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .475 | .622 | 1.097 | |
| 19 | | K. Lofton | .378 | 390 | 1994 | 83 | 341 | 82 | 129 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 10 | 197 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .443 | .578 | 1.021 | |
| 20 | | D. Lee | .378 | 367 | 2005 | 84 | 315 | 69 | 119 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 72 | 42 | 5 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 231 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | .452 | .733 | 1.186 | |
| 21 | | J. Mauer | .378 | 327 | 2006 | 76 | 286 | 46 | 108 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 153 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .446 | .535 | .981 | |
| 22 |  | J. Turner | .377 | 274 | 2017 | 65 | 228 | 40 | 86 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .473 | .583 | 1.056 | |
| 23 |  | C. Jones | .376 | 358 | 2008 | 83 | 298 | 56 | 112 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 51 | 56 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | .472 | .614 | 1.086 | |
| 24 | | J. Vidro | .375 | 355 | 2000 | 80 | 325 | 64 | 122 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 62 | 23 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 200 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .414 | .615 | 1.029 | |
| 25 |  | W. Boggs | .375 | 397 | 1987 | 87 | 333 | 71 | 125 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 55 | 58 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | .467 | .616 | 1.083 | |
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