
Between the 1939 and 1989 seasons, Ted Williams had the best batting average with 21+ home runs in a season, with an average of .406 in 1941.
Interpreted as:
highest batting average by a player in a season 1939 to 1989 with 21 or more hr| NAME | AVG | HR | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Williams | .406 | 37 | 1941 | 143 | 456 | 135 | 185 | 33 | 3 | 120 | 147 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 606 | 335 | 73 | 0 | 10 | .553 | .735 | 1.287 | 179 | 108.8 | .568 | 221 | 96.9 | ||||
| 2 | G. Brett | .390 | 24 | 1980 | 117 | 449 | 87 | 175 | 33 | 9 | 118 | 58 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 515 | 298 | 66 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 11 | .454 | .664 | 1.118 | 120 | 62.7 | .478 | 198 | 59.2 | ||
| 3 | T. Williams | .388 | 38 | 1957 | 132 | 420 | 96 | 163 | 28 | 1 | 87 | 119 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 546 | 307 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 11 | .526 | .731 | 1.257 | 148 | 87.3 | .524 | 223 | 79 | ||
| 4 | J. DiMaggio | .381 | 30 | 1939 | 120 | 462 | 108 | 176 | 32 | 6 | 126 | 52 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 524 | 310 | 68 | 6 | 11 | .448 | .671 | 1.119 | 129 | 64 | .495 | 180 | 58.5 | ||||
| 5 | S. Musial | .376 | 39 | 1948 | 155 | 611 | 135 | 230 | 46 | 18 | 131 | 79 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 694 | 429 | 103 | 1 | 18 | .450 | .702 | 1.152 | 174 | 92.3 | .512 | 201 | 86.4 | |||||
| 6 | T. Williams | .369 | 25 | 1948 | 137 | 509 | 124 | 188 | 44 | 3 | 127 | 126 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 638 | 313 | 72 | 0 | 10 | .497 | .615 | 1.112 | 156 | 81 | .504 | 184 | 68.8 | ||||
| 7 | R. Carty | .366 | 25 | 1970 | 136 | 478 | 84 | 175 | 23 | 3 | 101 | 77 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 560 | 279 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | .454 | .584 | 1.037 | 122 | 59.1 | .455 | 173 | 50.9 | ||
| 8 | M. Mantle | .365 | 34 | 1957 | 144 | 474 | 121 | 173 | 28 | 6 | 94 | 146 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 3 | 623 | 315 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .512 | .665 | 1.177 | 157 | 87.1 | .498 | 217 | 86 | ||
| 9 | W. Boggs | .363 | 24 | 1987 | 147 | 551 | 108 | 200 | 40 | 6 | 89 | 105 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 667 | 324 | 70 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 13 | .461 | .588 | 1.049 | 147 | 64.9 | .443 | 171 | 60.2 | ||
| 10 | J. Torre | .363 | 24 | 1971 | 161 | 634 | 97 | 230 | 34 | 8 | 137 | 63 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 707 | 352 | 66 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | .421 | .555 | .976 | 134 | 61.6 | .429 | 173 | 56.6 | ||
| 11 | N. Cash | .361 | 41 | 1961 | 159 | 535 | 119 | 193 | 22 | 8 | 132 | 124 | 9 | 85 | 11 | 5 | 672 | 354 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | .487 | .662 | 1.148 | 168 | 88.3 | .488 | 194 | 79.5 | ||
| 12 | J. Foxx | .360 | 35 | 1939 | 124 | 467 | 130 | 168 | 31 | 10 | 105 | 89 | 2 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 563 | 324 | 76 | 5 | 17 | .464 | .694 | 1.158 | 144 | 74.3 | .507 | 181 | 63.5 | ||||
| 13 | R. Clemente | .357 | 23 | 1967 | 147 | 585 | 103 | 209 | 26 | 10 | 110 | 41 | 3 | 103 | 9 | 1 | 632 | 324 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | .400 | .554 | .954 | 117 | 54 | .418 | 170 | 48.5 | ||
| 14 | J. DiMaggio | .357 | 30 | 1941 | 139 | 541 | 122 | 193 | 43 | 11 | 125 | 76 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 621 | 348 | 84 | 0 | 6 | .440 | .643 | 1.083 | 144 | 72.3 | .486 | 181 | 66.6 | ||||
| 15 | T. Williams | .356 | 36 | 1942 | 150 | 522 | 141 | 186 | 34 | 5 | 137 | 145 | 4 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 671 | 338 | 75 | 0 | 12 | .499 | .648 | 1.147 | 168 | 96.2 | .524 | 209 | 86.5 | ||||
| 16 | T. Williams | .356 | 28 | 1955 | 98 | 320 | 77 | 114 | 21 | 3 | 83 | 91 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 417 | 225 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 8 | .496 | .703 | 1.200 | 107 | 58.6 | .505 | 201 | 51.8 | ||
| 17 | K. Puckett | .356 | 24 | 1988 | 158 | 657 | 109 | 234 | 42 | 5 | 121 | 23 | 2 | 83 | 6 | 7 | 691 | 358 | 71 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 17 | .375 | .545 | .920 | 123 | 47.8 | .403 | 150 | 40.2 | ||
| 18 | S. Musial | .355 | 32 | 1951 | 152 | 578 | 124 | 205 | 30 | 12 | 108 | 98 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 678 | 355 | 74 | 1 | 6 | .449 | .614 | 1.063 | 153 | 73.6 | .475 | 180 | 67.8 | ||||
| 19 | H. Aaron | .355 | 39 | 1959 | 154 | 629 | 116 | 223 | 46 | 7 | 123 | 51 | 4 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 693 | 400 | 92 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 19 | .401 | .636 | 1.037 | 145 | 66.1 | .440 | 175 | 65.4 | ||
| 20 | M. Mantle | .353 | 52 | 1956 | 150 | 533 | 132 | 188 | 22 | 5 | 130 | 112 | 2 | 99 | 10 | 1 | 652 | 376 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | .464 | .705 | 1.169 | 164 | 88.9 | .498 | 202 | 84.6 | ||
| 21 | J. DiMaggio | .352 | 31 | 1940 | 132 | 508 | 93 | 179 | 28 | 9 | 133 | 61 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 572 | 318 | 68 | 0 | 16 | .425 | .626 | 1.051 | 128 | 59.2 | .464 | 167 | 52.5 | ||||
| 22 | T. Holmes | .352 | 28 | 1945 | 154 | 636 | 125 | 224 | 47 | 6 | 117 | 70 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 713 | 367 | 81 | 3 | 11 | .420 | .577 | .997 | 146 | 69.1 | .463 | 171 | 60.8 | |||||
| 23 | C. Cooper | .352 | 25 | 1980 | 153 | 622 | 96 | 219 | 33 | 4 | 122 | 39 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 678 | 335 | 62 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | .387 | .539 | .926 | 119 | 43 | .403 | 151 | 40.7 | ||
| 24 | D. Mattingly | .352 | 31 | 1986 | 162 | 677 | 117 | 238 | 53 | 2 | 113 | 53 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 742 | 388 | 86 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 17 | .394 | .573 | .967 | 141 | 55.9 | .416 | 160 | 54.2 | ||
| 25 | R. Clemente | .351 | 23 | 1961 | 146 | 572 | 100 | 201 | 30 | 10 | 89 | 35 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 614 | 320 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | .390 | .559 | .949 | 115 | 42.2 | .409 | 148 | 37.1 | ||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 61 | .591 | ||
82 | 67 | .550 | 6.0 | |
73 | 76 | .490 | 15.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 18.5 | |
69 | 81 | .460 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
93 | 56 | .624 | ||
83 | 66 | .557 | 10.0 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 19.0 | |
73 | 76 | .490 | 20.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 23.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 58 | .608 | ||
80 | 68 | .541 | 10.0 | |
79 | 70 | .530 | 11.5 | |
62 | 87 | .416 | 28.5 | |
55 | 93 | .372 | 35.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | 59 | .601 | ||
85 | 63 | .574 | 4.0 | |
81 | 68 | .544 | 8.5 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 15.5 | |
72 | 77 | .483 | 17.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 72 | .514 | ||
75 | 74 | .503 | 1.5 | |
70 | 78 | .473 | 6.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 7.0 | |
66 | 83 | .443 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 74 | .503 | ||
73 | 76 | .490 | 2.0 | |
70 | 79 | .470 | 5.0 | |
60 | 89 | .403 | 15.0 | |
56 | 92 | .378 | 18.5 |