highest batting average by a player 1939 to 1958 american league

Between the 1939 and 1958 seasons, Ted Williams had the highest batting average in the AL, with an average of .349.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player 1939 to 1958 american league
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSWRCWRAAWOBAWRC+BRAA
1Ted Williams
T. Williams
.349
2,076
7,124
1,710
2,487
495
71
482
1,724
1,894
34
641
23
3
9,070
4,570
1,048
5
13
73
183
.487
.641
1.129
2213
1,165.7
.500
191
1,022.2
2Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
.322
1,302
4,964
978
1,599
278
88
254
1,105
643
35
272
17
0
5,651
2,815
620
9
130
.404
.567
.971
1107
450.9
.439
156
406.5
3Jimmie Foxx
J. Foxx
.315
433
1,569
341
494
92
22
95
343
301
4
277
10
1,883
915
209
9
57
.426
.583
1.010
398
173.2
.453
153
136.8
4Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
.314
1,102
3,937
890
1,238
185
50
249
766
799
7
773
77
22
4,770
2,270
484
11
16
48
37
.430
.577
1.006
974
428.8
.442
174
426.8
5Dale Mitchell
D. Mitchell
.312
1,108
3,960
552
1,237
168
61
41
402
346
5
116
45
14
4,333
1,650
270
21
1
3
63
.368
.417
.785
595
87.2
.364
114
77.1
6Barney McCosky
B. McCosky
.312
1,145
4,122
662
1,285
212
70
23
386
493
10
259
58
1
4,705
1,706
305
80
62
.387
.414
.800
689
145.3
.375
112
71
7Luke Appling
L. Appling
.310
1,386
5,061
706
1,568
226
51
22
557
783
7
299
109
5,894
1,962
299
43
129
.403
.388
.791
865
194.3
.378
120
141.5
8Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
.309
525
1,933
388
598
146
23
133
462
322
3
310
23
2,273
1,189
302
15
50
.409
.615
1.024
479
217.2
.458
161
176.6
9Bob Dillinger
B. Dillinger
.308
683
2,639
375
814
112
45
9
204
237
12
181
100
5
2,920
1,043
166
32
70
.368
.395
.763
384
42.3
.358
101
3
10Taffy Wright
T. Wright
.308
929
3,320
428
1,023
157
45
36
517
333
23
138
31
3,700
1,378
238
24
76
.375
.415
.790
524
96.2
.370
113
60.2
11Harvey Kuenn
H. Kuenn
.308
910
3,811
520
1,174
202
36
44
352
274
7
168
44
41
4,133
1,580
282
18
23
18
78
.354
.415
.768
534
59.7
.345
106
31.8
12Al Kaline
A. Kaline
.308
768
2,857
436
880
137
32
98
450
272
12
247
41
27
3,182
1,375
267
17
24
29
73
.368
.481
.849
488
125
.375
126
101.8
13Minnie Minoso
M. Minoso
.307
1,198
4,425
808
1,357
227
74
125
699
596
134
369
159
96
5,236
2,107
426
51
30
15
132
.403
.476
.879
882
282.3
.397
141
256.3
14Johnny Pesky
J. Pesky
.307
1,270
4,745
867
1,455
226
50
17
404
662
25
218
53
15
5,516
1,832
293
83
1
82
.394
.386
.780
781
149.1
.371
111
72
15George Kell
G. Kell
.306
1,795
6,702
880
2,054
385
50
78
870
621
36
287
51
11
7,528
2,773
513
149
20
7
188
.367
.414
.781
1032
170.1
.362
111
103.2
16Billy Goodman
B. Goodman
.305
1,366
5,087
765
1,552
273
42
17
537
619
27
284
34
23
5,833
1,960
332
86
14
4
108
.382
.385
.768
793
115.3
.358
104
31.2
17Bill Skowron
B. Skowron
.304
577
1,889
276
574
87
26
73
353
149
17
239
11
9
2,078
932
186
6
17
14
68
.357
.493
.851
318
81.9
.374
131
79.2
18Bob Boyd
B. Boyd
.304
432
1,350
192
410
54
19
16
113
130
6
86
6
14
1,510
550
89
19
5
6
21
.366
.407
.774
202
29.9
.348
116
29.1
19Rip Radcliff
R. Radcliff
.302
510
1,690
207
511
83
18
15
218
124
5
64
18
1,844
675
116
25
30
.352
.399
.751
237
20.5
.349
93
-15.5
20Cecil Travis
C. Travis
.300
644
2,335
280
701
124
44
16
316
199
9
144
5
2,569
961
184
26
51
.357
.412
.769
342
44.5
.357
105
22.1
21Dom DiMaggio
D. DiMaggio
.298
1,399
5,640
1,046
1,680
308
57
87
618
750
31
571
100
15
6,478
2,363
452
57
107
.383
.419
.802
950
204.8
.377
112
97.9
22Nellie Fox
N. Fox
.297
1,454
5,754
862
1,711
226
78
25
485
450
91
134
66
56
6,443
2,168
329
127
21
9
109
.357
.377
.733
781
37.1
.338
101
0.7
23Lou Finney
L. Finney
.297
617
2,195
319
651
108
41
15
291
172
3
70
13
2,404
886
164
34
59
.349
.404
.752
310
34.4
.350
99
-3.7
24Buddy Lewis
B. Lewis
.297
891
3,308
501
981
161
65
43
368
416
12
173
49
3,795
1,401
269
59
69
.377
.424
.801
551
113.3
.374
118
85.9
25Joe Cronin
J. Cronin
.296
618
1,941
339
574
120
17
73
395
315
3
214
15
2,312
947
210
53
57
.395
.488
.883
399
127
.406
129
86.1

More Red Sox Stats

Team Rankings

HR

186

15th

R

786

7th

SO

1,361

16th

ERA

3.70

5th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Red Sox Red Sox
89
73
.549
5.0
Rays Rays
77
85
.475
17.0
Orioles Orioles
75
87
.463
19.0
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Phillies Phillies
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66
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79
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70
.568
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NL WestWLPCTGB
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Tue
9/16
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AZ AZ
5-1
Tue
9/16
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