highest batting average by a left handed batter in a career

Ty Cobb has the best career batting average by a left-hander, with an average of .366.

Interpreted as:

highest batting average with a minimum of 3000 PA by a left handed batter in a career

	NAME	AVG	PA	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.366	13,068	3,034	11,434	2,244	4,189	724	295	117	1,933	1,249	94	681	897		5,854	1,136	291				.433	.512	.945	2534	1,093.6	.445	165	975.1
2	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.356	5,690	1,332	4,981	873	1,772	307	168	54	785	519	59	234	202		2,577	529	131				.423	.517	.940	1090	480.3	.443	165	429.2
3	Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	.349	3,659	970	3,264	624	1,140	175	41	113	542	333	23	122	36		1,736	329	39				.413	.532	.945	717	250.6	.426	142	211.5
4	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	.345	11,988	2,789	10,195	1,882	3,514	792	222	117	1,531	1,381	103	394	436		5,101	1,131	309				.428	.500	.928	2264	921	.436	157	812.3
5	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	.344	7,608	1,594	6,283	1,697	2,164	242	95	40	742	1,189	89	271	914		2,716	377	47				.455	.432	.888	1716	578.6	.433	142	505.5
6	Ted Williams T. Williams	.344	9,791	2,292	7,706	1,798	2,654	525	71	521	1,839	2,021	39	709	24	4	4,884	1,117	5	20	86	197	.482	.634	1.116	2349	1,219.7	.493	188	1,067
7	Dan Brouthers D. Brouthers	.342	7,676	1,673	6,711	1,523	2,296	460	205	106	994	840	105	83	256		3,484	771	20				.423	.519	.942	1874	728.6	.436	155	655.7
8	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.342	10,617	2,503	8,399	2,174	2,873	506	136	714	2,214	2,062	43	1,330	123		5,793	1,356	113				.474	.690	1.164	2727	1,436.8	.513	197	1,369.6
9	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	.341	9,610	2,123	8,591	1,719	2,932	241	145	33	810	524	129	136	495		3,562	419	366				.388	.415	.802	1640	406.6	.383	124	330.8
10	Bill Terry B. Terry	.341	7,111	1,721	6,428	1,120	2,193	373	112	154	1,078	537	9	449	56		3,252	639	137				.393	.506	.899	1265	365	.407	136	346.7
11	George Sisler G. Sisler	.340	9,013	2,055	8,267	1,284	2,812	425	164	102	1,178	472	48	327	375		3,871	691	226				.379	.468	.847	1424	363.9	.393	123	244.2
12	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.340	9,660	2,164	8,001	1,888	2,721	534	163	493	1,995	1,508	45	790	102		5,060	1,190	106			2	.447	.632	1.080	2265	1,046.8	.477	173	980
13	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.338	9,620	2,067	8,426	1,720	2,850	320	182	75	952	1,029	75	561	389		3,759	577	90				.415	.446	.861	1921	592.9	.411	137	526.7
14	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.338	10,232	2,440	9,288	1,383	3,141	543	85	135	1,138	790	24	434	319	125	4,259	763	45	85	203	259	.388	.459	.847	1582	379.2	.370	132	390.4
15	John McGraw J. McGraw	.334	4,940	1,100	3,924	1,024	1,309	121	70	13	462	836	134	155	436		1,609	204	46				.466	.410	.876	1083	354	.433	141	309
16	Paul Waner P. Waner	.333	10,762	2,549	9,459	1,627	3,152	605	191	113	1,309	1,091	38	376	104		4,478	909	174			45	.404	.473	.878	1868	537	.403	135	487.9
17	Eddie Collins E. Collins	.333	12,037	2,826	9,949	1,821	3,315	438	187	47	1,300	1,499	77	468	741		4,268	672	512				.424	.429	.853	2032	693.4	.409	144	619.7
18	Mike Donlin M. Donlin	.333	4,282	1,049	3,854	669	1,282	176	97	51	543	312	20	311	213		1,805	324	96				.386	.468	.854	751	261.3	.404	139	203.7
19	Sam Thompson S. Thompson	.331	6,525	1,410	5,998	1,261	1,988	343	161	126	1,305	451	63	101	232		3,031	630	13				.384	.505	.890	1414	415	.410	135	375.3
20	Stan Musial S. Musial	.331	12,712	3,026	10,972	1,949	3,630	725	177	475	1,951	1,599	53	696	78	31	6,134	1,377	35	53	127	243	.417	.559	.976	2474	1,032.5	.435	158	896.7
21	Heinie Manush H. Manush	.330	8,416	2,008	7,654	1,288	2,524	491	160	110	1,183	506	70	345	113		3,665	761	186			1	.377	.479	.856	1366	310	.389	120	222.9
22	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	10,740	2,439	9,180	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	23	745	24	35	4,064	757	29	96	180	236	.415	.443	.858	1746	493.9	.381	132	411
23	Rod Carew R. Carew	.328	10,550	2,469	9,315	1,424	3,053	445	112	92	1,015	1,018	25	1,028	353	187	3,998	649	128	64	144	216	.393	.429	.822	1576	435.7	.369	132	379.9
24	Earle Combs E. Combs	.325	6,507	1,455	5,746	1,186	1,866	309	154	58	633	670	17	278	98		2,657	521	74				.397	.462	.859	1086	265.2	.395	127	236.6
25	Babe Herman B. Herman	.324	6,226	1,552	5,603	882	1,818	399	110	181	997	520	11	553	94		2,980	690	92			1	.383	.532	.915	1127	341.8	.410	139	323.4