Lefty O'Doul had the highest batting average in 1929, with an average of .398.

Interpreted as:

highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in 1929

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	.398	1929	PHN	154	638	152	254	35	6	32	122	76	4	19	2		731	397	73	13	.465	.622	1.087	178	80.8	.483	158	62.3
2	Babe Herman B. Herman	.381	1929	BKN	146	569	105	217	42	13	21	113	55	0	45	21		637	348	76	13	.436	.612	1.047	144	59.7	.463	155	51.1
3	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.380	1929	CHC	156	602	156	229	47	8	39	149	87	1	65	2		712	409	94	22	.459	.679	1.139	181	86.8	.497	174	77.3
4	Bill Terry B. Terry	.372	1929	NYG	150	607	103	226	39	5	14	117	48	0	35	10		673	317	58	18	.418	.522	.941	130	41.1	.425	133	33
5	Lew Fonseca L. Fonseca	.369	1929	CLE	148	566	97	209	44	15	6	103	50	7	23	19	11	643	301	65	20	.427	.532	.959	128	43.3	.432	144	38.2
6	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.365	1929	PHA	143	581	114	212	41	9	34	157	31	1	38	4	3	629	373	84	16	.398	.642	1.040	137	53.9	.454	160	51.4
7	Riggs Stephenson R. Stephenson	.362	1929	CHC	136	495	91	179	36	6	17	110	67	7	21	10		582	278	59	13	.445	.562	1.006	126	48.8	.452	148	41
8	Kiki Cuyler K. Cuyler	.360	1929	CHC	139	509	111	183	29	7	15	102	66	5	56	43		596	271	51	16	.438	.532	.970	122	43.4	.439	140	35.5
9	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
10	Chuck Klein C. Klein	.356	1929	PHN	149	616	126	219	45	6	43	145	54	0	61	5		679	405	94	9	.407	.657	1.065	153	63.4	.463	146	46.2
11	Heinie Manush H. Manush	.355	1929	SLA	142	574	85	204	45	10	6	81	43	1	24	9	9	635	287	61	17	.401	.500	.901	113	29.4	.408	127	23.5
12	Tony Lazzeri T. Lazzeri	.354	1929	NYY	147	545	101	193	37	11	18	106	68	4	45	9	10	635	306	66	18	.429	.561	.991	132	48.5	.443	158	50.2
13	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.354	1929	PHA	149	517	123	183	23	9	33	118	103	2	70	9	7	638	323	65	16	.463	.625	1.088	153	68.6	.480	176	66.1
14	Lloyd Waner L. Waner	.353	1929	PIT	151	662	134	234	28	20	5	74	37	9	20	6		726	317	53	18	.395	.479	.874	123	27.1	.397	115	15.5
15	Hack Wilson H. Wilson	.345	1929	CHC	150	574	135	198	30	5	39	159	78	2	83	3		670	355	74	16	.425	.618	1.044	149	60	.459	152	51.1
16	Earle Combs E. Combs	.345	1929	NYY	142	586	119	202	33	15	3	65	69	0	32	12	7	666	274	51	11	.414	.468	.881	117	28.7	.404	134	30.5
17	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.345	1929	NYY	135	499	121	172	26	6	46	154	72	3	60	5	3	587	348	78	13	.430	.697	1.128	144	66.1	.486	185	67.7
18	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.344	1929	DET	125	453	86	156	41	7	15	120	50	2	39	5	6	519	256	63	14	.412	.565	.977	105	35.9	.435	145	31.8
19	Dale Alexander D. Alexander	.343	1929	DET	155	626	110	215	43	15	25	137	56	0	63	5	9	700	363	83	18	.397	.580	.977	139	46.4	.431	143	40.9
20	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	.339	1929	DET	155	634	131	215	45	19	13	106	64	6	19	27	10	715	337	77	11	.405	.532	.936	135	40.2	.419	136	34.6
21	Chick Hafey C. Hafey	.338	1929	SLN	134	517	101	175	47	9	29	125	45	2	42	7		572	327	85	8	.394	.632	1.026	121	45.4	.447	143	36.2
22	Taylor Douthit T. Douthit	.336	1929	SLN	150	613	128	206	42	7	9	62	79	5	49	8		708	289	58	11	.416	.471	.888	126	32.6	.407	120	21.2
23	Paul Waner P. Waner	.336	1929	PIT	151	596	131	200	43	15	15	100	89	3	24	15		703	318	73	15	.424	.534	.958	139	46.4	.431	134	35.1
24	Frankie Frisch F. Frisch	.334	1929	SLN	138	527	93	176	40	12	5	74	53	2	12	24		599	255	57	17	.397	.484	.881	103	23.7	.400	116	14.1
25	Earl Averill E. Averill	.332	1929	CLE	152	597	110	198	43	13	18	96	63	3	53	13	14	680	321	74	17	.398	.538	.936	127	37.3	.418	135	32