highest batting average for a shortstop in 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Larry Milbourne had the best batting average by a shortstop, with an average of .313.

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NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Larry Milbourne
L. Milbourne
.313
61
163
24
51
7
2
1
12
9
1
14
2
0
177
65
10
3
1
2
3
.351
.399
.749
22
3.1
.338
118
3.3
2Robin Yount
R. Yount
.303
704
2,825
507
856
179
44
95
410
241
8
292
64
18
3,126
1,408
318
16
36
17
64
.355
.498
.854
486
138
.375
137
136
3Julio Franco
J. Franco
.293
762
2,977
416
873
134
25
35
378
215
15
318
106
49
3,247
1,162
194
5
35
8
122
.340
.390
.731
391
18
.326
99
-3.8
4Tony Fernandez
T. Fernandez
.292
867
3,317
426
967
165
44
36
338
214
19
274
112
49
3,600
1,328
245
24
26
9
56
.336
.400
.736
440
30.3
.328
101
4.1
5Jody Reed
J. Reed
.290
264
892
140
259
66
4
4
76
122
8
65
6
9
1,054
345
74
25
7
1
17
.378
.387
.765
145
29.6
.350
116
19.3
6Alan Trammell
A. Trammell
.290
1,389
5,192
815
1,504
267
39
130
637
547
27
534
167
71
5,905
2,239
436
86
53
33
87
.357
.431
.788
819
153.2
.351
118
131.6
7Barry Larkin
B. Larkin
.289
414
1,511
229
437
66
14
31
154
106
15
120
79
18
1,666
624
111
17
17
12
24
.338
.413
.751
208
18.9
.333
107
10.4
8Dave Stapleton
D. Stapleton
.285
93
355
45
101
17
1
10
42
21
1
22
0
4
382
150
28
3
2
1
11
.325
.423
.747
47
7
.339
111
4.3
9Hubie Brooks
H. Brooks
.283
348
1,341
174
380
74
15
41
230
83
8
211
14
14
1,449
607
130
0
17
11
38
.325
.453
.778
188
18.8
.337
111
18.3
10Vance Law
V. Law
.281
114
359
40
101
20
1
5
54
26
1
46
4
2
398
138
26
7
5
1
10
.327
.384
.712
45
0.2
.319
94
-2.7
11Rick Burleson
R. Burleson
.280
401
1,509
203
423
68
3
18
126
155
6
136
17
24
1,707
551
89
27
10
5
41
.348
.365
.713
199
9.9
.326
100
-0.9
12Cal Ripken Jr.
C. Ripken Jr.
.277
1,315
5,055
793
1,402
266
24
204
744
553
16
635
19
22
5,680
2,328
494
2
54
22
162
.347
.461
.808
817
173.1
.357
123
153.6
13Scott Fletcher
S. Fletcher
.270
859
2,921
392
788
135
23
15
270
313
34
292
51
34
3,351
1,014
173
64
19
7
62
.345
.347
.692
378
-2.7
.317
93
-26.9
14Dickie Thon
D. Thon
.268
828
2,687
326
720
121
30
49
262
230
6
395
120
45
2,961
1,048
200
19
19
30
43
.325
.390
.715
334
1
.318
103
9.3
15Ernest Riles
E. Riles
.267
261
972
123
260
36
9
14
92
90
3
134
9
9
1,083
356
59
12
6
0
30
.330
.366
.696
120
-3.7
.315
92
-10.3
16Roy Smalley
R. Smalley
.266
594
1,991
272
530
90
5
69
259
285
5
324
6
9
2,317
837
164
15
21
22
44
.356
.420
.777
312
52.4
.348
115
40.2
17Bob Bailor
B. Bailor
.266
279
797
88
212
25
2
1
69
48
4
51
40
6
867
244
28
9
9
2
19
.308
.306
.614
72
-25.3
.281
74
-25.3
18Bill Almon
B. Almon
.264
579
1,576
192
416
74
10
18
171
112
6
290
65
29
1,725
564
102
12
19
4
24
.312
.358
.670
171
-21.4
.302
88
-24.2
19Freddie Patek
F. Patek
.264
86
273
41
72
10
5
5
34
15
1
26
7
6
299
107
20
8
2
1
11
.302
.392
.694
31
-2.4
.310
90
-3.4
20Ron Washington
R. Washington
.264
473
1,407
163
371
58
21
15
128
61
8
224
26
14
1,500
516
94
13
11
1
28
.296
.367
.663
144
-23.4
.297
78
-38.6
21Ozzie Guillen
O. Guillen
.263
769
2,761
314
726
98
35
6
224
86
5
228
101
46
2,926
912
139
54
20
10
51
.284
.330
.615
232
-101.2
.273
65
-122.1
22Garry Templeton
G. Templeton
.262
1,308
4,787
510
1,256
204
49
38
438
279
5
714
139
71
5,134
1,672
291
37
26
124
115
.302
.349
.651
441
-138.4
.284
78
-133.8
23Dave Concepcion
D. Concepcion
.262
951
3,545
378
930
164
17
30
380
303
5
492
94
42
3,918
1,218
211
24
41
25
119
.318
.344
.662
379
-59.1
.299
83
-76.1
24Rafael Ramirez
R. Ramirez
.262
1,233
4,640
484
1,217
189
28
49
414
220
19
511
99
67
4,973
1,609
266
62
32
26
96
.296
.347
.643
446
-111.1
.288
76
-135.5
25Ozzie Smith
O. Smith
.261
1,468
5,330
703
1,392
241
39
17
477
662
23
341
364
86
6,159
1,762
297
110
34
60
93
.343
.331
.674
648
-46
.308
94
-42.9

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92
65
.586
87
70
.554
5.0
76
80
.487
15.5
74
84
.468
18.5
71
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.455
20.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
98
59
.624
87
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.558
10.5
80
77
.510
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76
81
.484
22.0
73
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96
60
.615
87
69
.558
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82
74
.526
14.0
65
92
.414
31.5
57
99
.365
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96
61
.611
90
67
.573
6.0
84
73
.535
12.0
77
80
.490
19.0
76
81
.484
20.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
82
75
.522
81
76
.516
1.0
74
84
.468
8.5
73
84
.465
9.0
67
90
.427
15.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
78
78
.500
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.494
1.0
73
83
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