highest batting average in a career started career after 1920

Since 1921, Rogers Hornsby has the best 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
NAMEAVGGSGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.375
2Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.366
3Ty 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
4Lefty 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
5Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.349
6Babe 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
7Ted 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
8Zack Wheat
Z. Wheat
.341
9Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.341
10Bill Terry
B. Terry
.341
11Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.340
12Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.338
13George 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
14Austin McHenry
A. McHenry
.336
15Riggs Stephenson
R. Stephenson
.336
16Al Simmons
A. Simmons
.334
17Paul Waner
P. Waner
.333
18Dale Alexander
D. Alexander
.331
19Stan 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
20Heinie Manush
H. Manush
.330
21Ray Grimes
R. Grimes
.329
22Ken Williams
K. Williams
.328
23Wade 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
24Rod Carew
R. Carew
.328
25Jack 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

More Cardinals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

20

Contreras

Willson Contreras

RBI

80

Contreras

Willson Contreras

AVG

.290

Burleson

Alec Burleson
Team Pitching Leaders

W

14

Gray

Sonny Gray

K

201

Gray

Sonny Gray

ERA

3.07

Leahy

Kyle Leahy
Team Rankings

HR

148

29th

R

689

19th

SO

1,209

29th

ERA

4.29

21st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
92
70
.568
5.0
83
79
.512
14.0
Cardinals Cardinals
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
4:15 PM
Sat
3/28
@
2:15 PM
Sun
3/29
@
2:15 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:45 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:45 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

78 - 84

0

Final

2

CHC Cubs

92 - 70

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM