highest batting average in a career started career after 1920

Since 1921, Rogers Hornsby has the highest batting average, with an average of .375.

Interpreted as:

highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game in a career started by a player career after 1920

		NAME	AVG	GS	G	W	L	W%	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1		Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.375
2		Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.366
3		Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.360	0	1	0	0		0.00	0	0	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	0	0.00	0.00		0.00	0.0	0.0	0.00	.000	0.00	0	3.11	71	0.00	0.1
4		Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	.350	1	29	1	1	.500	4.96	15	0	0	0	69.0	93	38	63	1	43	4	24		328	2	1.96	5.61	0.35	0.13	4.6	13.1	1.97	.347	8.22	124	4.75	118	12.13	-5.5
5		Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	.349
6		Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.345	3	4	4	0	1.000	5.67	5	2	0	0	27.0	37	17	18	1	14	0	1		130	0	1.67	4.67	0.36	0.33	3.8	10.8	1.89	.327	6.00	134	4.80	116	12.33	-2
7		Ted Williams T. Williams	.344	0	1	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1		9	0	4.50	0.00		0.00	11.1	0.0	1.50	.375	4.50	100	1.84	42	13.50	0.6
8		Zack Wheat Z. Wheat	.341
9		Eddie Collins E. Collins	.341
10		Bill Terry B. Terry	.341
11		Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.340
12		Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.338
13		George Sisler G. Sisler	.336	0	3	0	0		0.00	4	0	0	1	5.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	3		17	0	7.20	7.20	1.00	0.00	23.5	23.5	1.00	.111	0.00	0	3.79	89	1.80	0.3
14		Austin McHenry A. McHenry	.336
15		Riggs Stephenson R. Stephenson	.336
16		Al Simmons A. Simmons	.334
17		Paul Waner P. Waner	.333
18		Dale Alexander D. Alexander	.331
19		Stan Musial S. Musial	.331	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0					0.0	0.0		.000
20		Heinie Manush H. Manush	.330
21		Ray Grimes R. Grimes	.329
22		Ken Williams K. Williams	.328
23		Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	0	2	0	0		3.86	2	0	0	0	2.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	11	0	7.71	3.86	2.00	0.00	18.2	9.1	1.71	.375	3.86	79	2.69	59	11.57	0.5
24		Rod Carew R. Carew	.328
25		Jack Fournier J. Fournier	.327	0	1	0	0		0.00	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		4	0	0.00	0.00		0.00	0.0	0.0	0.00	.000	0.00	0	3.01	76	0.00	0.1

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