Between the 1947 and 1956 seasons, Ted Williams had the best batting average, with an average of .344.
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highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player between 1947 to 1956| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Williams | .344 | 1,079 | 3,675 | 850 | 1,264 | 253 | 27 | 253 | 914 | 1,026 | 11 | 309 | 11 | 2 | 4,720 | 2,330 | 533 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 96 | .488 | .634 | 1.122 | 1146 | 592.9 | .497 | 188 | 518.6 |
| 2 |  | S. Musial | .336 | 1,533 | 5,861 | 1,141 | 1,969 | 387 | 98 | 300 | 1,113 | 910 | 30 | 350 | 41 | 27 | 6,832 | 3,452 | 785 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 137 | .427 | .589 | 1.016 | 1421 | 623.4 | .452 | 165 | 555.3 |
| 3 |  | B. Skowron | .319 | 329 | 967 | 161 | 308 | 50 | 18 | 42 | 192 | 90 | 10 | 110 | 7 | 6 | 1,074 | 520 | 110 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 35 | .381 | .538 | .918 | 188 | 64.4 | .404 | 147 | 61.6 |
| 4 | | G. Kell | .314 | 1,278 | 4,785 | 681 | 1,501 | 306 | 33 | 61 | 673 | 507 | 31 | 213 | 39 | 11 | 5,443 | 2,056 | 400 | 101 | 19 | 5 | 124 | .382 | .430 | .811 | 802 | 164.2 | .374 | 116 | 109.1 |
| 5 | | L. Skizas | .314 | 89 | 303 | 39 | 95 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 323 | 145 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .343 | .479 | .821 | 46 | 9 | .361 | 110 | 4 |
| 6 | | R. Ashburn | .313 | 1,333 | 5,317 | 837 | 1,666 | 221 | 74 | 19 | 413 | 676 | 25 | 321 | 147 | 42 | 6,109 | 2,092 | 314 | 88 | 3 | 8 | 43 | .393 | .393 | .787 | 869 | 154.7 | .367 | 116 | 124.5 |
| 7 | | H. Kuenn | .313 | 620 | 2,626 | 373 | 822 | 133 | 27 | 27 | 254 | 176 | 7 | 106 | 34 | 23 | 2,835 | 1,090 | 187 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 50 | .356 | .415 | .771 | 370 | 40.7 | .349 | 106 | 22.9 |
| 8 |  | J. Robinson | .311 | 1,382 | 4,877 | 947 | 1,518 | 273 | 54 | 137 | 734 | 740 | 72 | 291 | 197 | 30 | 5,802 | 2,310 | 464 | 104 | 9 | 7 | 113 | .409 | .474 | .883 | 993 | 315.6 | .406 | 135 | 255.1 |
| 9 | | H. Walker | .311 | 459 | 1,508 | 213 | 469 | 69 | 23 | 5 | 111 | 162 | 5 | 105 | 23 | 0 | 1,702 | 599 | 97 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .380 | .397 | .777 | 233 | 33.6 | .366 | 110 | 21.6 |
| 10 | | D. Mitchell | .311 | 1,116 | 3,940 | 548 | 1,225 | 166 | 61 | 41 | 398 | 345 | 5 | 117 | 44 | 14 | 4,312 | 1,636 | 268 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 64 | .367 | .415 | .782 | 589 | 82.6 | .362 | 113 | 72.5 |
| 11 | | A. Kaline | .311 | 473 | 1,737 | 269 | 540 | 74 | 21 | 59 | 275 | 175 | 7 | 162 | 23 | 14 | 1,939 | 833 | 154 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 45 | .374 | .480 | .853 | 302 | 78.1 | .379 | 126 | 64.6 |
| 12 |  | H. Aaron | .310 | 428 | 1,679 | 269 | 520 | 98 | 29 | 66 | 267 | 114 | 8 | 154 | 7 | 7 | 1,834 | 874 | 193 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 54 | .354 | .521 | .874 | 291 | 79.9 | .383 | 136 | 81.4 |
| 13 |  | M. Mantle | .308 | 808 | 2,944 | 642 | 907 | 136 | 43 | 173 | 575 | 524 | 5 | 578 | 43 | 16 | 3,493 | 1,648 | 352 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 21 | .412 | .560 | .972 | 679 | 277.2 | .432 | 164 | 275 |
| 14 | | B. Dillinger | .308 | 670 | 2,679 | 368 | 825 | 117 | 44 | 10 | 202 | 232 | 10 | 171 | 98 | 5 | 2,952 | 1,060 | 171 | 31 | 75 | .365 | .396 | .761 | 385 | 34.8 | .356 | 99 | -4 | ||
| 15 |  | J. DiMaggio | .307 | 625 | 2,340 | 451 | 719 | 126 | 41 | 117 | 512 | 327 | 20 | 149 | 4 | 0 | 2,687 | 1,278 | 284 | 0 | 75 | .397 | .546 | .943 | 500 | 181.5 | .427 | 149 | 167.1 | ||
| 16 | | M. Minoso | .307 | 896 | 3,301 | 618 | 1,013 | 166 | 67 | 89 | 516 | 458 | 98 | 262 | 127 | 67 | 3,920 | 1,580 | 322 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 100 | .405 | .479 | .883 | 667 | 215.4 | .401 | 140 | 193 |
| 17 | | B. Goodman | .306 | 1,159 | 4,383 | 687 | 1,343 | 247 | 34 | 14 | 464 | 559 | 22 | 244 | 33 | 21 | 5,046 | 1,700 | 295 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 87 | .387 | .388 | .775 | 701 | 111.1 | .363 | 104 | 27.8 |
| 18 |  | W. Mays | .306 | 610 | 2,314 | 419 | 708 | 102 | 43 | 152 | 412 | 286 | 10 | 259 | 83 | 24 | 2,628 | 1,352 | 297 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 53 | .382 | .584 | .966 | 491 | 187.8 | .421 | 151 | 166.2 |
| 19 | | D. Walker | .306 | 365 | 1,118 | 142 | 342 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 166 | 175 | 1 | 55 | 7 | 1,313 | 446 | 73 | 19 | 20 | .400 | .399 | .799 | 194 | 41.4 | .380 | 115 | 25.1 | |||
| 20 | | D. Snider | .306 | 1,286 | 4,809 | 903 | 1,470 | 263 | 59 | 276 | 911 | 615 | 14 | 770 | 89 | 37 | 5,494 | 2,679 | 598 | 40 | 16 | 45 | 108 | .385 | .557 | .942 | 1000 | 356.9 | .417 | 143 | 299.5 |
| 21 | | L. Boudreau | .305 | 603 | 2,108 | 309 | 642 | 130 | 15 | 32 | 311 | 296 | 17 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 2,471 | 898 | 177 | 50 | 62 | .394 | .426 | .820 | 377 | 86.2 | .385 | 125 | 75.6 | ||
| 22 | | T. Kluszewski | .303 | 1,270 | 4,834 | 733 | 1,465 | 237 | 23 | 245 | 865 | 401 | 21 | 287 | 20 | 8 | 5,271 | 2,483 | 505 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 119 | .358 | .514 | .872 | 838 | 221.6 | .388 | 125 | 167.3 |
| 23 | | B. McCosky | .303 | 482 | 1,479 | 222 | 448 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 132 | 171 | 4 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 1,692 | 557 | 86 | 38 | 23 | .377 | .377 | .753 | 221 | 23.9 | .357 | 107 | 12.4 | ||
| 24 | | D. Mueller | .302 | 1,036 | 3,744 | 447 | 1,132 | 127 | 36 | 59 | 467 | 143 | 12 | 121 | 9 | 8 | 3,944 | 1,508 | 222 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 88 | .328 | .403 | .731 | 455 | -5.4 | .332 | 92 | -38.4 |
| 25 | | L. Appling | .301 | 470 | 1,620 | 223 | 488 | 69 | 11 | 13 | 167 | 291 | 1 | 95 | 27 | 1,929 | 618 | 93 | 17 | 62 | .408 | .381 | .789 | 284 | 57 | .379 | 120 | 46.9 | |||
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78 | 55 | .586 | ||
74 | 60 | .552 | 4.5 | |
68 | 66 | .507 | 10.5 | |
62 | 73 | .459 | 17.0 | |
60 | 73 | .451 | 18.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
82 | 51 | .617 | ||
76 | 58 | .567 | 6.5 | |
66 | 68 | .493 | 16.5 | |
65 | 70 | .481 | 18.0 | |
63 | 71 | .470 | 19.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
80 | 53 | .602 | ||
72 | 62 | .537 | 8.5 | |
71 | 63 | .530 | 9.5 | |
54 | 79 | .406 | 26.0 | |
52 | 81 | .391 | 28.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 54 | .594 | ||
75 | 57 | .568 | 3.5 | |
73 | 60 | .549 | 6.0 | |
65 | 68 | .489 | 14.0 | |
65 | 69 | .485 | 14.5 | |
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70 | 63 | .526 | ||
68 | 66 | .507 | 2.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 6.5 | |
62 | 71 | .466 | 8.0 | |
59 | 75 | .440 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
66 | 67 | .496 | ||
66 | 68 | .493 | 0.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 2.5 | |
53 | 81 | .396 | 13.5 | |
52 | 82 | .388 | 14.5 |
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