highest batting average before turning 25 with at least 200 games

Joe Jackson had the best batting average by a player younger than 25 with 200+ games played, with an average of .388.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average by a player before turning 25 years old with at least 200 games
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.388
261
1,001
211
388
73
39
10
91
14
64
1,121
569
122
15
.446
.568
1.014
2Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.375
592
2,256
457
846
151
67
29
196
24
263
2,542
1,218
247
66
.431
.540
.970
3Paul Waner
P. Waner
.360
303
1,174
218
423
79
40
17
213
128
7
33
16
1,344
633
136
35
.426
.539
.965
4Chuck Klein
C. Klein
.357
213
869
166
310
59
10
54
180
68
1
83
5
954
551
123
16
.404
.634
1.038
5Ted Williams
T. Williams
.356
586
2,104
541
749
154
33
127
515
493
12
196
11
2,613
1,350
314
4
45
.481
.642
1.122
6Al Simmons
A. Simmons
.350
482
1,948
303
682
138
33
56
386
128
5
158
41
2,123
1,054
227
42
.392
.541
.933
7Lloyd Waner
L. Waner
.349
521
2,210
420
772
75
43
13
196
118
20
61
31
2,402
972
131
54
.388
.440
.827
8Johnny Mize
J. Mize
.349
271
974
179
340
70
15
44
206
106
6
89
3
1,090
572
129
4
.416
.587
1.003
9Stan Musial
S. Musial
.344
455
1,699
315
584
135
44
36
253
226
9
73
23
1,953
915
215
19
27
.423
.539
.962
10Jim Bottomley
J. Bottomley
.342
316
1,236
203
423
77
32
28
254
88
9
95
12
1,369
648
137
36
.390
.524
.914
11Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
.341
554
2,319
520
791
143
49
137
557
200
15
117
16
2,545
1,443
329
11
11
.397
.622
1.019
12Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.336
514
1,841
420
619
139
54
100
420
292
9
247
23
2,197
1,166
293
55
.430
.633
1.063
13Bill Madlock
B. Madlock
.336
279
1,044
158
351
55
15
17
123
91
9
82
23
16
1,159
487
87
4
11
13
26
.390
.466
.857
14Arky Vaughan
A. Vaughan
.336
723
2,695
501
906
149
61
53
430
412
24
126
33
3,180
1,336
263
49
.429
.496
.924
15Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.336
609
2,280
401
766
136
53
32
243
37
150
2,619
1,104
221
59
.409
.484
.893
16Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
.336
810
2,750
612
923
159
57
174
668
461
5
377
29
3,270
1,718
390
54
.432
.625
1.057
17Joe Medwick
J. Medwick
.333
632
2,591
462
864
202
55
79
480
114
12
241
18
2,729
1,413
336
12
.364
.545
.910
18Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
.333
629
2,363
500
787
189
9
160
504
304
35
279
13
13
2,728
1,474
358
1
25
43
75
.413
.624
1.037
19Mike Greenwell
M. Greenwell
.333
259
803
129
267
56
9
38
175
90
14
75
16
9
915
455
103
0
8
12
15
.405
.567
.972
20Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.332
553
2,033
325
675
90
45
10
216
30
195
2,359
885
145
80
.404
.435
.839
21Bill Dickey
B. Dickey
.331
422
1,477
212
489
81
28
28
248
92
1
57
13
1,596
710
137
26
.371
.481
.851
22Cecil Travis
C. Travis
.329
633
2,382
356
783
131
33
10
320
182
21
142
18
2,619
1,010
174
34
.381
.424
.805
23Freddie Lindstrom
F. Lindstrom
.328
866
3,343
583
1,095
174
52
71
475
209
9
174
69
3,661
1,586
297
100
.369
.474
.843
24Fred Lynn
F. Lynn
.327
292
1,078
184
352
81
17
33
180
116
5
163
24
14
1,222
566
131
6
17
14
20
.389
.525
.914
25Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.325
712
2,621
374
852
122
73
37
238
22
238
71
2,936
1,231
232
55
.386
.470
.856
StatMuse has game-level data for games and player age going back to the 1908 season.
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