George Sisler has the best batting average by a first baseman in a season, with an average of .420 in 1922.
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highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game for a 1st baseman in a single season| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | 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 |  | G. Sisler | .420 | 1922 | 142 | 586 | 134 | 246 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 105 | 49 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 19 | 654 | 348 | 68 | 16 | .467 | .594 | 1.061 | 152 | 70.1 | .481 | 170 | 61.2 | ||||
| 2 | | G. Sisler | .407 | 1920 | 154 | 631 | 137 | 257 | 49 | 18 | 19 | 122 | 46 | 2 | 19 | 42 | 17 | 692 | 399 | 86 | 13 | .449 | .632 | 1.082 | 161 | 82.5 | .494 | 176 | 68.6 | ||||
| 3 | | B. Terry | .401 | 1930 | 154 | 633 | 139 | 254 | 39 | 15 | 23 | 129 | 57 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 710 | 392 | 77 | 19 | .452 | .619 | 1.071 | 171 | 71.2 | .468 | 156 | 62.1 | |||||
| 4 | | C. Anson | .399 | 1881 | 84 | 343 | 67 | 137 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 82 | 26 | 4 | 369 | 175 | 29 | .510 | 91 | 40.8 | .436 | 173 | 37.5 | ||||||||||
| 5 | | R. Carew | .388 | 1977 | 155 | 616 | 128 | 239 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 100 | 69 | 3 | 55 | 23 | 13 | 694 | 351 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 6 | .449 | .570 | 1.019 | 145 | 64.4 | .440 | 175 | 61.4 | |
| 6 | | D. White | .387 | 1877 | 59 | 266 | 51 | 103 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 274 | 145 | 27 | .545 | 70 | 30.1 | .429 | 170 | 29.1 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  | L. Gehrig | .379 | 1930 | 154 | 581 | 143 | 220 | 42 | 17 | 41 | 173 | 101 | 3 | 63 | 12 | 14 | 703 | 419 | 100 | 18 | .473 | .721 | 1.194 | 193 | 94.5 | .507 | 198 | 98.3 | ||||
| 8 | | D. Brouthers | .374 | 1883 | 98 | 425 | 85 | 159 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 97 | 16 | 17 | 441 | 243 | 61 | .572 | 117 | 50.2 | .426 | 161 | 43.7 | ||||||||||
| 9 | | L. Gehrig | .374 | 1928 | 154 | 562 | 139 | 210 | 47 | 13 | 27 | 147 | 95 | 4 | 69 | 4 | 11 | 677 | 364 | 87 | 16 | .467 | .648 | 1.115 | 165 | 82.1 | .496 | 192 | 80.9 | ||||
| 10 | | L. Gehrig | .373 | 1927 | 155 | 584 | 149 | 218 | 52 | 18 | 47 | 173 | 109 | 3 | 84 | 10 | 8 | 717 | 447 | 117 | 21 | .474 | .765 | 1.240 | 199 | 110.9 | .540 | 209 | 105.6 | ||||
| 11 | | D. Brouthers | .373 | 1889 | 126 | 485 | 105 | 181 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 118 | 66 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 565 | 246 | 42 | .462 | .507 | .969 | 146 | 59 | .460 | 153 | 48.9 | ||||||
| 12 | | T. Helton | .372 | 2000 | 160 | 580 | 138 | 216 | 59 | 2 | 42 | 147 | 103 | 4 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 697 | 405 | 103 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 12 | .463 | .698 | 1.162 | 174 | 82.4 | .476 | 161 | 58 | |
| 13 | | B. Terry | .372 | 1929 | 150 | 607 | 103 | 226 | 39 | 5 | 14 | 117 | 48 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 673 | 317 | 58 | 18 | .418 | .522 | .941 | 130 | 41.1 | .425 | 133 | 33 | |||||
| 14 | | T. Tucker | .372 | 1889 | 134 | 527 | 103 | 196 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 99 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 63 | 602 | 255 | 38 | .450 | .484 | .934 | 149 | 56.2 | .446 | 158 | 55.3 | ||||||
| 15 | | R. Connor | .371 | 1885 | 110 | 455 | 102 | 169 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 65 | 51 | 8 | 506 | 225 | 39 | .495 | 125 | 54.3 | .430 | 175 | 53.6 | ||||||||||
| 16 | | G. Sisler | .371 | 1921 | 138 | 582 | 125 | 216 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 104 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 635 | 326 | 68 | 14 | .411 | .560 | .971 | 125 | 46 | .437 | 140 | 35.3 | ||||
| 17 | | C. Anson | .371 | 1886 | 125 | 504 | 117 | 187 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 147 | 55 | 19 | 29 | 559 | 274 | 56 | .544 | 146 | 64.6 | .451 | 164 | 54.6 | |||||||||
| 18 | | J. Bottomley | .371 | 1923 | 134 | 523 | 79 | 194 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 94 | 45 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 587 | 280 | 56 | 15 | .425 | .535 | .960 | 116 | 43.6 | .440 | 154 | 41.1 | ||||
| 19 | | D. Orr | .371 | 1890 | 107 | 464 | 89 | 172 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 124 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 498 | 248 | 51 | .414 | .534 | .948 | 120 | 43.8 | .443 | 135 | 30.5 | ||||||
| 20 | | A. Galarraga | .370 | 1993 | 120 | 470 | 71 | 174 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 98 | 24 | 6 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 506 | 283 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 9 | .403 | .602 | 1.005 | 102 | 41.8 | .429 | 150 | 31.3 | |
| 21 | | D. Brouthers | .370 | 1886 | 121 | 489 | 139 | 181 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 72 | 66 | 16 | 21 | 555 | 284 | 66 | .581 | 153 | 72.2 | .469 | 180 | 68 | |||||||||
| 22 | | L. Fonseca | .369 | 1929 | 148 | 566 | 97 | 209 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 103 | 50 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 643 | 301 | 65 | 20 | .427 | .532 | .959 | 128 | 43.3 | .432 | 144 | 38.2 | ||||
| 23 | | J. Doyle | .368 | 1894 | 107 | 427 | 94 | 157 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 103 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 471 | 212 | 41 | 4 | .422 | .496 | .918 | 106 | 21.3 | .424 | 122 | 19.2 | |||||
| 24 | | D. Brouthers | .368 | 1882 | 84 | 351 | 71 | 129 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 21 | 7 | 372 | 192 | 40 | .547 | 95 | 42.4 | .424 | 171 | 38.8 | ||||||||||
| 25 |  | J. Bagwell | .368 | 1994 | 110 | 400 | 104 | 147 | 32 | 2 | 39 | 116 | 65 | 4 | 65 | 15 | 4 | 479 | 300 | 73 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 12 | .451 | .750 | 1.201 | 123 | 62.6 | .488 | 206 | 65.2 | |
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