highest batting average for a pirate in a season

Arky Vaughan has the highest batting average for the Pirates in a season, with an average of .385 in 1935.

Interpreted as:

highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player for a pirate in a 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	Arky Vaughan A. Vaughan	.385	1935	PIT	137	499	108	192	34	10	19	99	97	7	18	4		610	303	63	7			5	.491	.607	1.098	151	75	.493	194	72.7
2	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.381	1900	PIT	135	527	107	201	45	22	4	100	41	8	17	38		580	302	71	4				.434	.573	1.007	137	58.2	.465	165	54.6
3	Paul Waner P. Waner	.380	1927	PIT	155	623	114	237	42	18	9	131	60	3	14	5		709	342	69	23				.437	.549	.986	146	59.3	.450	159	53.3
4	Ke'Bryan Hayes K. Hayes	.376	2020	PIT	24	85	17	32	7	2	5	11	9	1	20	1	0	95	58	14	0	0	2	2	.442	.682	1.124	24	11.6	.464	194	11.4
5	Paul Waner P. Waner	.373	1936	PIT	148	585	107	218	53	9	5	94	74	3	29	7		666	304	67	4			15	.446	.520	.965	139	51.6	.442	162	52.9
6	Jake Stenzel J. Stenzel	.371	1895	PIT	130	518	114	192	38	13	7	97	57	11	25	53		592	277	58	6				.444	.535	.978	148	49.7	.453	147	47.8
7	Paul Waner P. Waner	.370	1928	PIT	152	602	142	223	50	19	6	86	77	5	16	6		697	329	75	13				.446	.547	.992	144	59.5	.451	155	50.4
8	Paul Waner P. Waner	.368	1930	PIT	145	589	117	217	32	18	8	77	57	4	18	18		665	309	58	15				.428	.525	.952	135	41	.425	129	29.7
9	Reb Russell R. Russell	.368	1922	PIT	60	220	51	81	14	8	12	75	14	7	18	4	2	250	147	34	9				.423	.668	1.091	58	27.1	.482	173	24.7
10	Pie Traynor P. Traynor	.366	1930	PIT	130	497	90	182	22	11	9	119	48	1	19	7		569	253	42	23				.423	.509	.932	112	31.4	.418	124	21.8
11	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.363	1905	PIT	147	548	114	199	32	14	6	101	54	7	53	57		616	277	52	7				.427	.505	.932	122	56.8	.444	165	47.5
12	Paul Waner P. Waner	.362	1934	PIT	146	599	122	217	32	16	14	90	68	2	24	8		677	323	62	8			15	.429	.539	.968	138	53	.438	158	50.9
13	Jake Stenzel J. Stenzel	.362	1893	PIT	60	224	57	81	13	4	4	37	24	0	17	16		248	114	21					.423	.509	.932	58	17.8	.437	140	16.8
14	Elmer Smith E. Smith	.362	1896	PIT	122	484	121	175	21	14	6	94	74	8	18	33		572	242	41	6				.454	.500	.954	136	47.8	.450	151	47.2
15	Lloyd Waner L. Waner	.362	1930	PIT	68	260	32	94	8	3	1	36	5	1	5	3		274	111	12	8				.376	.427	.803	41	2.1	.364	94	-2.6
16	Jake Stenzel J. Stenzel	.361	1896	PIT	114	479	104	173	26	14	2	82	32	8	13	57		525	233	42	6				.410	.486	.897	111	29.9	.420	135	29.3
17	Fred Nicholson F. Nicholson	.360	1920	PIT	99	247	33	89	16	7	4	30	18	0	31	9	6	271	131	27	6				.404	.530	.934	50	19.4	.431	167	20.1
18	Eddie Moore E. Moore	.359	1924	PIT	72	209	47	75	8	4	2	13	27	2	12	6	7	240	97	14	2				.437	.464	.901	44	14.3	.422	145	13.4
19	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.357	1967	PIT	147	585	103	209	26	10	23	110	41	3	103	9	1	632	324	59	0	3	17	15	.400	.554	.954	117	54	.418	170	48.5
20	Elmer Smith E. Smith	.357	1894	PIT	126	490	128	175	33	19	6	74	68	5	12	34		573	264	58	10				.440	.539	.979	142	38.7	.446	134	37.2
21	Ed Swartwood E. Swartwood	.357	1883	PIT	94	412	86	147	24	8	3		25					437	196	35						.476		103	37.3	.391	159	38.5
22	Ginger Beaumont G. Beaumont	.357	1902	PIT	130	541	100	193	21	6	0	67	39	4	40	33		599	226	27	15				.404	.418	.822	102	31.8	.395	151	34.3
23	Kiki Cuyler K. Cuyler	.357	1925	PIT	153	617	144	220	43	26	18	102	58	13	56	41	13	700	369	87	12				.423	.598	1.021	150	58.7	.454	154	52.2
24	Pie Traynor P. Traynor	.356	1929	PIT	130	540	94	192	27	12	4	108	30	3	7	13		597	255	43	24				.393	.472	.865	99	20.4	.393	112	10.8
25	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.355	1903	PIT	129	512	97	182	30	19	5	101	44	7	17	46		571	265	54	8				.414	.518	.931	116	48.6	.434	154	40.7

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