Since 1951, Mickey Mantle has the highest batting average by a center fielder in a season, with an average of .365 in 1957.
Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game for a cf in a season after 1950| 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 |  | M. Mantle | .365 | 1957 | 144 | 474 | 121 | 173 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 94 | 146 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 3 | 623 | 315 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .512 | .665 | 1.177 | 157 | 87.1 | .498 | 217 | 86 | |
| 2 |  | K. Puckett | .356 | 1988 | 158 | 657 | 109 | 234 | 42 | 5 | 24 | 121 | 23 | 2 | 83 | 6 | 7 | 691 | 358 | 71 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 17 | .375 | .545 | .920 | 123 | 47.8 | .403 | 150 | 40.2 | |
| 3 |  | W. McGee | .353 | 1985 | 152 | 612 | 114 | 216 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 82 | 34 | 0 | 86 | 56 | 16 | 652 | 308 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .384 | .503 | .887 | 110 | 36.4 | .389 | 151 | 37.8 | |
| 4 | | M. Mantle | .353 | 1956 | 150 | 533 | 132 | 188 | 22 | 5 | 52 | 130 | 112 | 2 | 99 | 10 | 1 | 652 | 376 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | .464 | .705 | 1.169 | 164 | 88.9 | .498 | 202 | 84.6 | |
| 5 |  | I. Suzuki | .351 | 2007 | 161 | 678 | 111 | 238 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 49 | 3 | 77 | 37 | 8 | 736 | 292 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | .396 | .431 | .827 | 110 | 19.1 | .362 | 122 | 20.6 | |
| 6 | | R. Ashburn | .350 | 1958 | 152 | 615 | 98 | 215 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 97 | 4 | 48 | 30 | 12 | 725 | 271 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .440 | .441 | .881 | 124 | 42.7 | .395 | 138 | 34.1 | |
| 7 | | K. Lofton | .349 | 1994 | 112 | 459 | 105 | 160 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 2 | 56 | 60 | 12 | 523 | 246 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .412 | .536 | .948 | 99 | 32.9 | .408 | 142 | 29.1 | |
| 8 |  | W. Mays | .347 | 1958 | 152 | 600 | 121 | 208 | 33 | 11 | 29 | 96 | 78 | 1 | 56 | 31 | 6 | 685 | 350 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 11 | .419 | .583 | 1.002 | 137 | 59.7 | .431 | 162 | 53 | |
| 9 | | W. Mays | .345 | 1954 | 151 | 565 | 119 | 195 | 33 | 13 | 41 | 110 | 66 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 640 | 377 | 87 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .411 | .667 | 1.078 | 141 | 68.5 | .471 | 174 | 60.3 | ||
| 10 | | R. Ashburn | .344 | 1951 | 154 | 643 | 92 | 221 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 50 | 2 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 712 | 274 | 40 | 17 | 4 | .393 | .426 | .819 | 108 | 24.2 | .380 | 124 | 21.4 | |||
| 11 | | V. Pinson | .343 | 1961 | 154 | 607 | 101 | 208 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 87 | 39 | 1 | 63 | 23 | 10 | 659 | 306 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | .379 | .504 | .883 | 111 | 33.2 | .387 | 131 | 26.2 | |
| 12 | | M. Alou | .342 | 1966 | 141 | 535 | 86 | 183 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 578 | 225 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .373 | .421 | .793 | 81 | 20 | .349 | 120 | 13.7 | |
| 13 | | B. Williams | .342 | 1999 | 158 | 591 | 116 | 202 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 115 | 100 | 1 | 95 | 9 | 10 | 697 | 317 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | .435 | .536 | .971 | 136 | 45.6 | .416 | 149 | 45.9 | |
| 14 | | D. Snider | .341 | 1954 | 149 | 584 | 120 | 199 | 39 | 10 | 40 | 130 | 84 | 4 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 679 | 378 | 89 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .423 | .647 | 1.071 | 149 | 72.1 | .470 | 171 | 61 | ||
| 15 | | B. Williams | .339 | 1998 | 128 | 499 | 101 | 169 | 30 | 5 | 26 | 97 | 74 | 1 | 81 | 15 | 9 | 578 | 287 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | .422 | .575 | .997 | 117 | 45.3 | .425 | 158 | 43.3 | |
| 16 | | K. Puckett | .339 | 1989 | 159 | 635 | 75 | 215 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 41 | 3 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 684 | 295 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | .379 | .465 | .843 | 106 | 31.4 | .374 | 133 | 25.5 | |
| 17 | | M. Alou | .338 | 1967 | 139 | 550 | 87 | 186 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 584 | 227 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .372 | .413 | .785 | 81 | 22.9 | .353 | 128 | 17.8 | |
| 18 | | R. Ashburn | .338 | 1955 | 140 | 533 | 91 | 180 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 105 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 644 | 239 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .449 | .448 | .897 | 117 | 41.6 | .409 | 147 | 37.7 | |
| 19 |  | T. Gwynn | .336 | 1989 | 158 | 604 | 82 | 203 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 56 | 1 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 679 | 256 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 12 | .389 | .424 | .813 | 98 | 23.8 | .360 | 133 | 24.2 | |
| 20 |  | S. Musial | .336 | 1952 | 154 | 578 | 105 | 194 | 42 | 6 | 21 | 91 | 96 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 676 | 311 | 69 | 0 | 11 | .432 | .538 | .970 | 132 | 58.7 | .443 | 166 | 52.3 | |||
| 21 | | D. Snider | .336 | 1953 | 153 | 590 | 132 | 198 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 126 | 82 | 3 | 90 | 16 | 7 | 680 | 370 | 84 | 5 | 10 | .419 | .627 | 1.046 | 149 | 67.2 | .459 | 165 | 58 | |||
| 22 | | L. Bostock | .336 | 1977 | 153 | 593 | 104 | 199 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 90 | 51 | 6 | 59 | 16 | 7 | 660 | 301 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | .389 | .508 | .897 | 112 | 35.3 | .391 | 142 | 32.5 | |
| 23 | | C. Flood | .335 | 1967 | 134 | 514 | 68 | 172 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 37 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 562 | 213 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .378 | .414 | .793 | 80 | 23.5 | .357 | 130 | 18.6 | |
| 24 | | B. Williams | .333 | 2002 | 154 | 612 | 102 | 204 | 37 | 2 | 19 | 102 | 83 | 3 | 97 | 8 | 4 | 699 | 302 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19 | .415 | .493 | .908 | 124 | 40.4 | .396 | 145 | 39.1 | |
| 25 | | M. Rivers | .333 | 1980 | 147 | 630 | 96 | 210 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 661 | 275 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .353 | .437 | .789 | 91 | 16.5 | .353 | 119 | 15 | |
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