highest batting average in a career 1940

Joe DiMaggio had the best batting average in 1940, with an average of .352.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in a career 1940
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
.352
1940
NYY NYY
132
508
93
179
28
9
31
133
61
3
30
1
2
572
318
68
0
16
.425
.626
1.051
128
59.2
.464
167
52.5
2Luke Appling
L. Appling
.348
1940
CWS CWS
150
566
96
197
27
13
0
79
69
1
35
3
5
639
250
40
3
11
.420
.442
.862
109
32.2
.398
125
22.3
3Ted Williams
T. Williams
.344
1940
BSA BSA
144
561
134
193
43
14
23
113
96
3
54
4
4
661
333
80
1
13
.442
.594
1.036
146
66.4
.461
159
53.1
4Rip Radcliff
R. Radcliff
.342
1940
SLA SLA
150
584
83
200
33
9
7
81
47
1
20
6
4
636
272
49
4
11
.392
.466
.858
105
28.7
.391
117
15.1
5Hank Greenberg
H. Greenberg
.340
1940
DET DET
148
573
129
195
50
8
41
150
93
1
75
6
3
670
384
99
3
15
.433
.670
1.103
160
78.8
.482
168
62.8
6Barney McCosky
B. McCosky
.340
1940
DET DET
143
589
123
200
39
19
4
57
67
1
41
13
9
660
289
62
3
8
.408
.491
.899
118
38.4
.407
125
22.6
7Taffy Wright
T. Wright
.337
1940
CWS CWS
147
581
79
196
31
9
5
88
43
2
25
4
7
627
260
45
1
9
.385
.448
.832
99
23
.380
116
13.4
8Cecil Travis
C. Travis
.322
1940
WSH WSH
136
528
60
170
37
11
2
76
48
2
23
0
1
584
235
50
6
5
.381
.445
.826
90
19.9
.377
116
13
9Lou Finney
L. Finney
.320
1940
BSA BSA
130
534
73
171
31
15
5
73
33
0
13
5
2
574
247
51
7
16
.360
.463
.822
86
16.9
.371
107
5.3
10Stan Hack
S. Hack
.317
1940
CHC CHC
149
603
101
191
38
6
8
40
75
3
24
21
686
265
52
5
3
.395
.439
.834
110
27.3
.384
133
27.7
11Buddy Lewis
B. Lewis
.317
1940
WSH WSH
148
600
101
190
38
10
6
63
74
1
36
15
10
679
266
54
4
10
.393
.443
.836
109
26.7
.384
120
18.7
12Rudy York
R. York
.316
1940
DET DET
155
588
105
186
46
6
33
134
89
4
88
3
2
685
343
85
4
12
.410
.583
.993
141
58.1
.441
144
41.8
13Johnny Mize
J. Mize
.314
1940
SLN SLN
155
579
111
182
31
13
43
137
82
5
49
7
666
368
87
0
10
.404
.636
1.039
144
64.2
.455
174
59.7
14Jim Gleeson
J. Gleeson
.313
1940
CHC CHC
129
485
76
152
39
11
5
61
54
6
52
4
551
228
55
6
8
.389
.470
.859
91
24.8
.391
138
25.1
15Charlie Gehringer
C. Gehringer
.313
1940
DET DET
139
515
108
161
33
3
10
81
101
3
17
10
0
629
230
46
10
9
.428
.447
.875
112
35.8
.406
124
20.8
16Wally Moses
W. Moses
.309
1940
PHA PHA
142
537
91
166
41
9
9
50
75
2
44
6
4
619
252
59
5
4
.396
.469
.865
104
29.7
.394
122
18.6
17Frank McCormick
F. McCormick
.309
1940
CIN CIN
155
618
93
191
44
3
19
127
52
5
26
2
676
298
66
1
23
.367
.482
.850
108
26.9
.384
134
28.1
18Dixie Walker
D. Walker
.308
1940
BKN BKN
143
556
75
171
37
8
6
66
42
1
21
3
605
242
51
6
7
.357
.435
.793
86
12.9
.361
116
11.8
19Frankie Hayes
F. Hayes
.308
1940
PHA PHA
136
465
73
143
23
4
16
70
61
1
59
9
3
529
222
43
2
13
.389
.477
.866
89
25.3
.394
122
15.8
20Enos Slaughter
E. Slaughter
.306
1940
SLN SLN
140
516
96
158
25
13
17
73
50
2
35
8
569
260
55
1
4
.370
.504
.874
95
26.2
.392
133
22.4
21Bama Rowell
B. Rowell
.305
1940
BSN BSN
130
486
46
148
19
8
3
58
18
1
22
12
508
192
30
3
4
.331
.395
.726
60
-1.3
.331
103
2.1
22Terry Moore
T. Moore
.304
1940
SLN SLN
136
537
92
163
33
4
17
64
42
2
44
18
585
255
54
4
6
.356
.475
.831
90
19.1
.375
122
15.3
23Roy Weatherly
R. Weatherly
.303
1940
CLE CLE
135
578
90
175
35
11
12
59
27
1
26
9
8
615
268
58
9
9
.335
.464
.799
86
12
.359
109
7.7
24Doc Cramer
D. Cramer
.303
1940
BSA BSA
150
661
94
200
27
12
1
51
36
1
29
3
5
712
254
40
14
13
.340
.384
.724
85
-1.1
.332
84
-15.5
25Wally Judnich
W. Judnich
.303
1940
SLA SLA
137
519
97
157
27
7
24
89
54
0
71
8
5
577
270
58
4
7
.368
.520
.888
99
29.1
.398
121
16.7
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