highest batting average by a ss in a season minimum 500 at bats

Hughie Jennings has the best batting average by a shortstop with 500+ at-bats in a season, with an average of .401 in 1896.

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 Hughie Jennings
H. Jennings
.401
521
1896
BAL BAL
130
125
209
27
9
0
121
19
51
11
70
602
254
36
11
.472
.488
.960
148
55.6
.461
154
52.2
2 Luke Appling
L. Appling
.388
526
1936
CWS CWS
138
111
204
31
7
6
128
85
1
25
10
6
618
267
44
6
.474
.508
.981
135
54.2
.454
142
40
3 Hughie Jennings
H. Jennings
.386
529
1895
BAL BAL
131
159
204
41
7
4
125
24
32
17
53
613
271
52
28
.444
.512
.957
150
49.1
.449
143
45.1
4 Nomar Garciaparra
N. Garciaparra
.372
529
2000
BOS BOS
140
104
197
51
3
21
96
61
2
50
5
2
599
317
75
0
7
20
8
.434
.599
1.033
126
47.5
.432
154
44
5 Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
.363
548
1905
PIT PIT
147
114
199
32
14
6
101
54
7
53
57
616
277
52
7
.427
.505
.932
122
56.8
.444
165
47.5
6 Bill Dahlen
B. Dahlen
.359
507
1894
CHI CHI
122
150
182
32
14
15
108
76
3
33
43
596
287
61
10
.445
.566
1.011
154
45.8
.455
133
36.7
7 Cecil Travis
C. Travis
.359
608
1941
WSH WSH
152
106
218
39
19
7
101
52
1
25
2
2
663
316
65
2
13
.410
.520
.930
123
46.7
.426
144
38.3
8 Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
.358
601
1996
SEA SEA
146
141
215
54
1
36
123
59
4
104
15
4
677
379
91
6
7
1
15
.414
.631
1.045
149
62.1
.443
159
55.4
9 Ed McKean
E. McKean
.357
554
1894
CLE
130
116
198
30
15
8
128
49
2
12
33
616
282
53
11
.412
.509
.921
137
25.2
.420
115
16.9
10 Nomar Garciaparra
N. Garciaparra
.357
532
1999
BOS BOS
135
103
190
42
4
27
104
51
8
39
14
3
595
321
73
0
4
7
11
.418
.603
1.022
125
47.8
.434
157
45
11 Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
.355
512
1903
PIT PIT
129
97
182
30
19
5
101
44
7
17
46
571
265
54
8
.414
.518
.931
116
48.6
.434
154
40.7
12 Lou Boudreau
L. Boudreau
.355
560
1948
CLE CLE
152
116
199
34
6
18
106
98
2
9
3
2
676
299
58
16
15
.453
.534
.987
140
60
.455
166
57.5
13 Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
.354
568
1908
PIT PIT
151
100
201
39
19
10
109
54
5
22
53
641
308
68
14
.415
.542
.957
125
65.5
.459
194
60.7
14 Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
.353
549
1901
PIT PIT
140
101
194
37
11
6
126
53
7
39
49
619
271
54
10
.417
.494
.911
128
47.4
.426
157
46.3
15 George Davis
G. Davis
.353
521
1897
NYG NYG
131
112
184
31
10
10
135
43
7
23
65
576
265
51
5
.410
.509
.918
123
36
.427
138
34.7
16 Joe Sewell
J. Sewell
.353
553
1923
CLE CLE
153
98
195
41
10
3
109
98
7
12
9
6
682
265
54
24
.456
.479
.935
134
49.9
.439
148
43.1
17 Jack Glasscock
J. Glasscock
.352
582
1889
IND
134
128
205
40
3
7
85
31
5
10
57
618
272
50
.390
.467
.857
131
35.7
.403
125
25.5
18 Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
.350
515
1907
PIT PIT
142
98
180
38
14
6
82
46
5
40
61
580
264
58
14
.408
.513
.921
108
52.1
.445
178
47.5
19 Derek Jeter
D. Jeter
.349
627
1999
NYY NYY
158
134
219
37
9
24
102
91
12
116
19
8
739
346
70
3
6
5
12
.438
.552
.989
152
55.8
.428
157
56.1
20 Luke Appling
L. Appling
.348
566
1940
CWS CWS
150
96
197
27
13
0
79
69
1
35
3
5
639
250
40
3
11
.420
.442
.862
109
32.2
.398
125
22.3
21 Joe Cronin
J. Cronin
.346
587
1930
WSH WSH
154
127
203
41
9
13
126
72
5
36
17
10
686
301
63
22
.422
.513
.934
135
38.1
.418
139
37.9
22 Herman Long
H. Long
.345
502
1896
BSN BSN
120
106
173
26
8
6
101
26
5
16
38
545
233
40
12
.383
.464
.847
103
19.6
.396
113
11.5
23 Cecil Travis
C. Travis
.344
526
1937
WSH WSH
135
72
181
27
7
3
66
39
5
34
3
2
578
231
37
8
.395
.439
.834
92
19.8
.385
115
12.4
24 Derek Jeter
D. Jeter
.343
623
2006
NYY NYY
154
118
214
39
3
14
97
69
12
102
34
5
715
301
56
7
4
4
13
.417
.483
.900
127
37.1
.392
137
34.4
25 Alan Trammell
A. Trammell
.343
597
1987
DET DET
151
109
205
34
3
28
105
60
3
47
21
2
668
329
65
2
6
8
11
.402
.551
.953
127
45.2
.407
152
43.9

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
26
18
.591
Red Sox Red Sox
22
24
.478
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
30
15
.667
Guardians Guardians
25
19
.568
4.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
24
19
.558
Astros Astros
23
21
.523
1.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
28
17
.622
Phillies Phillies
26
18
.591
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
26
19
.578
Cardinals Cardinals
25
20
.556
1.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
29
16
.644
Padres Padres
27
16
.628
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/1
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
1-6
Thu
5/1
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
9-4
Thu
5/1
AZ AZ
@
PHI PHI
2-3
Thu
5/1
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
0-3
Thu
5/1
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
0-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/17
NYM NYM
@
NYY NYY
1:05 PM
Sat
5/17
CWS CWS
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
5/17
DET DET
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
5/17
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
4:05 PM
Sat
5/17
TBR TBR
@
MIA MIA
4:10 PM