highest batting average for a shortstop in 1960s

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

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NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Dick 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
2Maury 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
3Ernie 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
4Wayne 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
5Jim 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
6Gene 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
7Horace 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
8Leo 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
9Bert 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
10Pumpsie 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
11Jerry 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
12Luis 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
13Tony 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
14Daryl 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
15Woodie 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
16Dick 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
17Chico 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
18Rico 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
19Tito 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
20Dick 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
21Denis 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
22Sonny 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
23Eddie 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
24Eddie 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
25Andre 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

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92
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.586
87
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90
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12.0
77
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.522
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.516
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74
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.468
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.468
8.5
67
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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.497
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