highest batting average in a season 1936 to 1960

Between the 1936 and 1960 seasons, Ted Williams had the highest batting average in a season, with an average of .406 in 1941.

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highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in a season 1936 to 1960

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Ted Williams T. Williams	.406	1941	BSA	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	147	3	27	2	4	606	335	73	0			10	.553	.735	1.287	179	108.8	.568	221	96.9
2	Ted Williams T. Williams	.388	1957	BOS	132	420	96	163	28	1	38	87	119	5	43	0	1	546	307	67	0	2	33	11	.526	.731	1.257	148	87.3	.524	223	79
3	Luke Appling L. Appling	.388	1936	CWS	138	526	111	204	31	7	6	128	85	1	25	10	6	618	267	44	6				.474	.508	.981	135	54.2	.454	142	40
4	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.381	1939	NYY	120	462	108	176	32	6	30	126	52	4	20	3	0	524	310	68	6			11	.448	.671	1.119	129	64	.495	180	58.5
5	Earl Averill E. Averill	.378	1936	CLE	152	614	136	232	39	15	28	126	65	1	35	3	3	682	385	82	2				.438	.627	1.065	160	70.4	.473	153	55.7
6	Stan Musial S. Musial	.376	1948	SLN	155	611	135	230	46	18	39	131	79	3	34	7		694	429	103	1			18	.450	.702	1.152	174	92.3	.512	201	86.4
7	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.374	1937	SLN	156	633	111	237	56	10	31	154	41	2	50	4		677	406	97	1			11	.414	.641	1.056	153	68	.467	180	67.4
8	Paul Waner P. Waner	.373	1936	PIT	148	585	107	218	53	9	5	94	74	3	29	7		666	304	67	4			15	.446	.520	.965	139	51.6	.442	162	52.9
9	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	.371	1937	DET	144	564	133	209	40	1	14	96	90	1	25	11	4	660	293	55	5				.458	.520	.978	139	56.2	.448	145	42.8
10	Ted Williams T. Williams	.369	1948	BSA	137	509	124	188	44	3	25	127	126	3	41	4	0	638	313	72	0			10	.497	.615	1.112	156	81	.504	184	68.8
11	Stan Musial S. Musial	.365	1946	SLN	156	624	124	228	50	20	16	103	73	3	31	7		702	366	86	2			7	.434	.587	1.021	145	71.3	.468	187	67.3
12	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.365	1957	NYY	144	474	121	173	28	6	34	94	146	0	75	16	3	623	315	68	0	3	23	5	.512	.665	1.177	157	87.1	.498	217	86
13	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.364	1937	SLN	145	560	103	204	40	7	25	113	56	5	57	2		621	333	72	0			5	.427	.595	1.021	135	57.1	.456	174	56.5
14	Harry Walker H. Walker	.363	1947	TOT	140	513	81	186	29	16	1	41	63	4	39	13		598	250	46	18			10	.436	.487	.924	110	42.1	.428	146	34.6
15	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.360	1939	BSA	124	467	130	168	31	10	35	105	89	2	72	4	3	563	324	76	5			17	.464	.694	1.158	144	74.3	.507	181	63.5
16	Cecil Travis C. Travis	.359	1941	WSH	152	608	106	218	39	19	7	101	52	1	25	2	2	663	316	65	2			13	.410	.520	.930	123	46.7	.426	144	38.3
17	Dixie Walker D. Walker	.357	1944	BKN	147	535	77	191	37	8	13	91	72	1	27	6		611	283	58	3			6	.434	.529	.963	120	54.2	.447	168	48.8
18	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.357	1941	NYY	139	541	122	193	43	11	30	125	76	4	13	4	2	621	348	84	0			6	.440	.643	1.083	144	72.3	.486	181	66.6
19	Stan Musial S. Musial	.357	1943	SLN	157	617	108	220	48	20	13	81	72	2	18	9		701	347	81	10			17	.425	.562	.988	139	67.5	.461	180	61.3
20	Ted Williams T. Williams	.356	1942	BSA	150	522	141	186	34	5	36	137	145	4	51	3	2	671	338	75	0			12	.499	.648	1.147	168	96.2	.524	209	86.5
21	Phil Cavarretta P. Cavarretta	.355	1945	CHC	132	498	94	177	34	10	6	97	81	4	34	5		586	249	50	3			6	.449	.500	.949	114	50.3	.448	164	44.8
22	Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau	.355	1948	CLE	152	560	116	199	34	6	18	106	98	2	9	3	2	676	299	58	16			15	.453	.534	.987	140	60	.455	166	57.5
23	Stan Musial S. Musial	.355	1951	SLN	152	578	124	205	30	12	32	108	98	1	40	4	5	678	355	74	1			6	.449	.614	1.063	153	73.6	.475	180	67.8
24	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.355	1959	MIL	154	629	116	223	46	7	39	123	51	4	54	8	0	693	400	92	0	9	17	19	.401	.636	1.037	145	66.1	.440	175	65.4
25	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	.354	1936	DET	154	641	144	227	60	12	15	116	83	4	13	4	1	731	356	87	3				.431	.555	.987	154	58.5	.445	139	43.7

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