highest batting average by a twins player with at least 400 plate appearances in a season since 1961

Since 1961, Rod Carew has the best batting average for the Twins with 400+ plate appearances in a season, with an average of .388 in 1977.

	NAME	AVG	PA	SEASON	TM	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	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	694	1977	MIN	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	351	68	1	5	15	6	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
2	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.365	606	2009	MIN	138	523	94	191	30	1	28	96	76	2	63	4	1	307	59	0	5	14	13	.444	.587	1.031	127	54.8	.438	170	53.2
3	Rod Carew R. Carew	.364	690	1974	MIN	153	599	86	218	30	5	3	55	74	1	49	38	16	267	38	13	3	9	17	.433	.446	.879	117	42.6	.401	153	39.9
4	Rod Carew R. Carew	.359	617	1975	MIN	143	535	89	192	24	4	14	80	64	1	40	35	9	266	42	7	10	18	10	.421	.497	.919	108	39.9	.407	154	37.2
5	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.356	691	1988	MIN	158	657	109	234	42	5	24	121	23	2	83	6	7	358	71	0	9	4	17	.375	.545	.920	123	47.8	.403	150	40.2
6	Rod Carew R. Carew	.350	657	1973	MIN	149	580	98	203	30	11	6	62	62	2	55	41	16	273	47	7	6	9	16	.411	.471	.881	110	37.2	.393	144	32.5
7	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.347	608	2006	MIN	140	521	86	181	36	4	13	84	79	1	54	8	3	264	53	0	7	21	24	.429	.507	.936	110	33.3	.396	141	32.6
8	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.341	728	1996	MIN	161	660	99	225	41	8	9	113	56	3	72	18	6	309	58	0	9	10	21	.390	.468	.858	117	23	.372	115	14.9
9	Chuck Knoblauch C. Knoblauch	.341	701	1996	MIN	153	578	140	197	35	14	13	72	98	19	74	45	14	299	62	0	6	6	9	.448	.517	.965	142	51.9	.422	145	44.1
10	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.339	684	1989	MIN	159	635	75	215	45	4	9	85	41	3	59	11	4	295	58	0	5	9	21	.379	.465	.843	106	31.4	.374	133	25.5
11	Tony Oliva T. Oliva	.337	518	1971	MIN	126	487	73	164	30	3	22	81	25	2	44	4	1	266	55	0	4	8	21	.369	.546	.915	89	35.9	.405	154	30.9
12	Lyman Bostock L. Bostock	.336	660	1977	MIN	153	593	104	199	36	12	14	90	51	6	59	16	7	301	62	2	8	5	16	.389	.508	.897	112	35.3	.391	142	32.5
13	Rod Carew R. Carew	.333	651	1978	MIN	152	564	85	188	26	10	5	70	78	1	62	27	7	249	41	2	6	19	18	.411	.441	.853	100	29.7	.378	136	26
14	Chuck Knoblauch C. Knoblauch	.333	629	1995	MIN	136	538	107	179	34	8	11	63	78	10	95	46	18	262	53	0	3	3	15	.424	.487	.911	116	37.2	.404	139	32
15	Rod Carew R. Carew	.332	504	1969	MIN	123	458	79	152	30	4	8	56	37	3	72	19	8	214	42	6	0	0	7	.386	.467	.853	81	27.5	.387	138	22.1
16	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.332	668	1987	MIN	157	624	96	207	32	5	28	99	32	6	91	12	7	333	65	0	6	7	16	.367	.534	.900	114	32.1	.384	130	25.8
17	Rod Carew R. Carew	.331	687	1976	MIN	156	605	97	200	29	12	9	90	67	1	52	49	22	280	50	8	6	14	12	.395	.463	.858	108	35.8	.387	148	34.8
18	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.329	696	1992	MIN	160	639	104	210	38	4	19	110	44	6	97	17	7	313	61	1	6	13	17	.374	.490	.864	109	33.9	.381	136	28.2
19	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.328	633	2008	MIN	146	536	98	176	31	4	9	85	84	1	50	1	1	242	44	1	11	8	21	.413	.451	.864	103	26.4	.379	134	26.2
20	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.328	723	1986	MIN	161	680	119	223	37	6	31	96	34	7	99	20	12	365	74	2	0	4	14	.366	.537	.903	126	42.3	.394	141	35.6
21	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.327	584	2010	MIN	137	510	88	167	43	1	9	75	65	3	53	1	4	239	53	0	6	14	19	.402	.469	.871	93	26.1	.377	135	23.8
22	Tony Oliva T. Oliva	.325	674	1970	MIN	157	628	96	204	36	7	23	107	38	3	67	5	4	323	66	1	4	12	16	.364	.514	.878	109	33.3	.383	134	27.5
23	Brian Harper B. Harper	.325	412	1989	MIN	126	385	43	125	24	0	8	57	13	6	16	2	4	173	32	4	4	3	11	.353	.449	.802	59	13.7	.358	122	10.2
24	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.324	508	2013	MIN	113	445	62	144	35	0	11	47	61	0	89	0	1	212	46	0	2	7	7	.404	.476	.880	83	27.5	.383	143	24.9
25	Tony Oliva T. Oliva	.323	718	1964	MIN	161	672	109	217	43	9	32	94	34	6	68	12	6	374	84	3	3	8	9	.359	.557	.916	126	49.1	.397	148	40.3

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