highest batting average by a 3b in a season minimum 500 at bats sinc

Lave Cross has the best batting average by a third baseman with 500+ at-bats in a season, with an average of .387 in 1894.

	NAME	AVG	AB	SEASON	TM	G	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	Lave Cross L. Cross	.387	542	1894	PHI	122	128	210	35	10	7	132	31	3	7	23		593	286	52	17				.424	.528	.951	140	32.5	.434	125	27.7
2	Freddie Lindstrom F. Lindstrom	.379	609	1930	NYG	148	127	231	39	7	22	106	48	0	33	15		671	350	68	14				.425	.575	.999	145	50.1	.440	140	41.5
3	Heinie Zimmerman H. Zimmerman	.372	557	1912	CHC	145	95	207	41	14	14	104	38	6	60	23		619	318	69	18				.418	.571	.989	131	57.2	.461	162	50.6
4	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.368	653	1985	BOS	161	107	240	42	3	8	78	96	4	61	2	1	758	312	53	3	2	5	20	.450	.478	.928	144	57.7	.415	157	51.3
5	Denny Lyons D. Lyons	.367	570	1887	PHA	137	128	209	43	14	6	102	47	6	16	73		623	298	63					.421	.523	.943	157	54.6	.432	146	49.5
6	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.366	584	1988	BOS	155	128	214	45	6	5	58	125	3	34	2	3	719	286	56	0	7	18	23	.476	.490	.965	141	62.7	.427	167	55.5
7	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.363	551	1987	BOS	147	108	200	40	6	24	89	105	2	48	1	3	667	324	70	1	8	19	13	.461	.588	1.049	147	64.9	.443	171	60.2
8	Joe Torre J. Torre	.363	634	1971	STL	161	97	230	34	8	24	137	63	4	70	4	1	707	352	66	1	5	20	18	.421	.555	.976	134	61.6	.429	173	56.6
9	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.361	582	1983	BOS	153	100	210	44	7	5	74	92	1	36	3	3	685	283	56	3	7	2	15	.444	.486	.931	129	51.5	.416	155	44.4
10	Bill Everitt B. Everitt	.358	550	1895	CHI	133	129	197	16	10	3	88	33	4	42	47		596	242	29	9				.399	.440	.839	118	19.2	.397	111	11.4
11	Freddie Lindstrom F. Lindstrom	.358	646	1928	NYG	153	99	231	39	9	14	107	25	2	21	15		687	330	62	14				.383	.511	.894	118	33.9	.406	132	29.1
12	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.357	580	1986	BOS	149	107	207	47	2	8	71	105	0	44	0	4	693	282	57	4	4	14	11	.453	.486	.939	131	51.5	.414	154	45.1
13	Pie Traynor P. Traynor	.356	540	1929	PIT	130	94	192	27	12	4	108	30	3	7	13		597	255	43	24				.393	.472	.865	99	20.4	.393	112	10.8
14	George Davis G. Davis	.355	549	1893	NYG	133	112	195	22	27	11	119	42	9	20	37		600	304	60					.410	.554	.964	143	45.6	.442	144	44.3
15	Jimmy Williams J. Williams	.354	621	1899	PIT	153	126	220	28	27	9	116	60	6	51	26		693	329	64	6				.416	.530	.946	150	54.3	.441	151	51.1
16	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	.354	514	1975	CHC	130	77	182	29	7	7	64	42	3	34	9	7	565	246	43	1	5	5	11	.402	.479	.881	94	32.5	.398	139	25.2
17	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	.348	555	2013	DET	148	103	193	26	1	44	137	90	5	94	3	0	652	353	71	0	2	19	19	.442	.636	1.078	144	72.1	.455	193	68.8
18	Home Run Baker H. Run Baker	.347	577	1912	PHA	149	116	200	40	21	10	130	50	6	38	40	26	644	312	71	11				.404	.541	.945	127	50	.441	166	52
19	Jimmy Collins J. Collins	.346	529	1897	BSN	134	103	183	28	13	6	132	41	7	16	14		585	255	47	8				.400	.482	.882	118	29.4	.413	125	22.8
20	Freddy Sanchez F. Sanchez	.344	582	2006	PIT	157	85	200	53	2	6	85	31	7	52	3	2	632	275	61	3	9	6	12	.378	.473	.851	97	17.9	.365	120	16.2
21	George Kell G. Kell	.343	522	1949	DET	134	97	179	38	9	3	59	71	3	13	7	5	612	244	50	16			17	.424	.467	.892	108	34.9	.417	134	27.4
22	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	.343	528	1992	SEA	135	100	181	46	3	18	73	54	4	61	14	4	592	287	67	1	5	2	15	.404	.544	.948	111	46.6	.421	165	43.7
23	Pie Traynor P. Traynor	.342	573	1927	PIT	149	93	196	32	9	5	106	22	3	11	11		633	261	46	35				.370	.455	.825	95	17.5	.380	115	12.1
24	John McGraw J. McGraw	.342	515	1898	BAL	143	143	176	8	10	0	53	112	19	13	43		652	204	18	6				.475	.396	.871	137	51.5	.438	153	47.2
25	Lave Cross L. Cross	.342	559	1902	PHA	137	90	191	39	8	0	108	27	2	4	25		595	246	47	7				.374	.440	.814	98	27.9	.386	118	14.6