highest batting average for a shortstop in 1960s

Between the 1960 and 1969 seasons, Dick Groat had the best batting average by a shortstop, with an average of .286.

Interpreted as:

highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game for a shortstop in 1960s

	NAME	AVG	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	Dick Groat D. Groat	.286	1,118	4,381	507	1,252	211	40	19	419	316	20	339	10	13	4,804	1,600	270	54	33	15	110	.334	.365	.700	535	8.3	.314	93	-42.7
2	Maury Wills M. Wills	.285	1,205	4,848	706	1,384	112	47	14	293	363	14	460	454	152	5,313	1,632	173	71	17	15	52	.336	.337	.673	556	-27.1	.305	94	-41.5
3	Ernie Banks E. Banks	.274	294	1,108	169	304	54	11	70	197	125	6	144	2	5	1,251	590	135	0	12	49	25	.348	.532	.880	193	48.9	.371	125	37.6
4	Wayne Causey W. Causey	.271	557	1,976	242	536	94	17	23	165	246	11	197	7	6	2,265	733	134	19	13	15	43	.353	.371	.724	275	31.6	.326	101	1.6
5	Jim Fregosi J. Fregosi	.270	1,164	4,296	565	1,160	171	64	88	431	450	21	682	69	31	4,866	1,723	323	67	32	24	83	.340	.401	.741	607	102.4	.332	116	87.9
6	Gene Alley G. Alley	.267	666	2,312	272	617	97	26	28	197	155	23	369	38	21	2,542	850	151	39	13	22	58	.318	.368	.685	269	10.5	.306	96	-11
7	Horace Clarke H. Clarke	.266	96	312	37	83	10	4	6	28	27	1	24	5	3	344	119	20	1	3	4	2	.324	.381	.705	38	1.7	.310	103	1.1
8	Leo Cardenas L. Cardenas	.264	1,317	4,625	482	1,220	206	39	82	483	365	21	824	31	34	5,101	1,750	327	56	34	110	125	.318	.378	.697	536	-5.4	.306	88	-67.3
9	Bert Campaneris B. Campaneris	.264	794	3,210	419	846	135	42	24	201	197	33	397	292	77	3,478	1,137	201	27	11	7	27	.312	.354	.666	352	-3.8	.301	94	-26.5
10	Pumpsie Green P. Green	.260	88	219	33	57	12	3	6	27	42	0	32	4	2	264	93	21	1	2	3	4	.376	.425	.801	38	7.1	.357	111	3.6
11	Jerry Adair J. Adair	.259	335	1,168	115	303	49	6	17	99	57	4	157	10	9	1,258	415	72	20	9	3	40	.294	.355	.649	118	-18	.290	83	-22.6
12	Luis Aparicio L. Aparicio	.259	1,494	5,975	765	1,548	220	59	57	427	405	17	408	342	94	6,525	2,057	336	88	40	14	111	.306	.344	.650	622	-75.3	.294	85	-116.5
13	Tony Kubek T. Kubek	.259	695	2,665	333	690	111	19	46	235	144	7	290	15	10	2,869	977	176	37	16	15	40	.297	.367	.664	277	-39.7	.295	84	-53.7
14	Daryl Spencer D. Spencer	.258	148	507	70	131	20	3	16	58	81	5	74	1	1	596	205	39	1	2	7	15	.365	.404	.769	80	13.1	.347	107	5.1
15	Woodie Held W. Held	.258	394	1,351	167	349	50	8	63	203	186	19	291	5	2	1,575	604	121	9	10	21	32	.354	.447	.801	223	40.1	.354	115	29.6
16	Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe	.258	637	2,271	344	586	77	32	81	270	282	12	358	32	29	2,595	970	190	17	13	15	41	.341	.427	.768	345	67	.341	114	39.7
17	Chico Salmon C. Salmon	.256	126	422	46	108	13	2	7	40	21	0	41	10	1	452	146	22	6	3	2	4	.289	.346	.635	40	-7.5	.281	81	-9.3
18	Rico Petrocelli R. Petrocelli	.255	662	2,281	282	581	109	9	100	302	255	14	405	6	13	2,589	1,008	218	20	19	30	37	.331	.442	.773	344	78.7	.344	114	41.9
19	Tito Fuentes T. Fuentes	.254	159	613	75	156	22	3	9	41	14	4	71	6	4	642	211	34	10	1	2	8	.275	.344	.620	54	-14.1	.274	72	-20.9
20	Dick Howser D. Howser	.254	641	2,184	356	554	82	16	16	152	307	9	154	104	29	2,568	716	114	52	16	2	39	.346	.328	.674	281	-3.7	.311	90	-30.6
21	Denis Menke D. Menke	.253	789	2,629	317	666	117	22	67	322	346	24	447	18	33	3,055	1,028	206	25	31	45	51	.342	.391	.733	370	48.6	.326	108	29.2
22	Sonny Jackson S. Jackson	.253	502	1,841	229	465	36	15	5	97	141	8	171	101	37	2,043	546	56	46	7	9	36	.307	.297	.604	171	-37	.276	76	-53
23	Eddie Bressoud E. Bressoud	.252	918	2,930	362	739	156	31	80	312	301	9	607	8	11	3,286	1,197	267	23	23	35	62	.321	.409	.730	386	28	.322	97	-12.2
24	Eddie Kasko E. Kasko	.251	385	1,268	138	318	52	3	4	71	95	9	127	10	12	1,390	388	59	13	5	10	27	.306	.306	.612	116	-37.5	.277	71	-46.5
25	Andre Rodgers A. Rodgers	.249	609	1,869	186	466	75	20	26	174	212	15	350	18	17	2,125	659	121	17	12	22	52	.329	.353	.681	225	-6.8	.306	89	-27.3