highest batting average in a season by a 3b

John McGraw has the best batting average by a third baseman in a season, with an average of .391 in 1899.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in a season by a 3b
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 John McGraw
J. McGraw
.391
1899
BAL BAL
117
399
140
156
13
3
1
33
124
14
21
73
539
178
17
2
.547
.446
.994
140
65.2
.494
178
61.2
2 George Brett
G. Brett
.390
1980
KCR KCR
117
449
87
175
33
9
24
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 Lave Cross
L. Cross
.387
1894
PHI PHI
122
542
128
210
35
10
7
132
31
3
7
23
593
286
52
17
.424
.528
.951
140
32.5
.434
125
27.7
4 Freddie Lindstrom
F. Lindstrom
.379
1930
NYG NYG
148
609
127
231
39
7
22
106
48
0
33
15
671
350
68
14
.425
.575
.999
145
50.1
.440
140
41.5
5 Heinie Zimmerman
H. Zimmerman
.372
1912
CHC CHC
145
557
95
207
41
14
14
104
38
6
60
23
619
318
69
18
.418
.571
.989
131
57.2
.461
162
50.6
6 John McGraw
J. McGraw
.369
1895
BAL BAL
96
388
110
143
13
6
2
48
60
5
9
61
459
174
21
6
.459
.448
.908
108
32.5
.439
137
29.5
7 Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.368
1985
BOS BOS
161
653
107
240
42
3
8
78
96
4
61
2
1
758
312
53
3
2
5
20
.450
.478
.928
144
57.7
.415
157
51.3
8 Denny Lyons
D. Lyons
.367
1887
PHA PHA
137
570
128
209
43
14
6
102
47
6
16
73
623
298
63
.421
.523
.943
157
54.6
.432
146
49.5
9 Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.366
1988
BOS BOS
155
584
128
214
45
6
5
58
125
3
34
2
3
719
286
56
0
7
18
23
.476
.490
.965
141
62.7
.427
167
55.5
10 Pie Traynor
P. Traynor
.366
1930
PIT PIT
130
497
90
182
22
11
9
119
48
1
19
7
569
253
42
23
.423
.509
.932
112
31.4
.418
124
21.8
11 Chipper Jones
C. Jones
.364
2008
ATL ATL
128
439
82
160
24
1
22
75
90
1
61
4
0
534
252
47
0
4
16
13
.470
.574
1.044
116
51.6
.445
175
50.2
12 Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.363
1987
BOS BOS
147
551
108
200
40
6
24
89
105
2
48
1
3
667
324
70
1
8
19
13
.461
.588
1.049
147
64.9
.443
171
60.2
13 Joe Torre
J. Torre
.363
1971
STL STL
161
634
97
230
34
8
24
137
63
4
70
4
1
707
352
66
1
5
20
18
.421
.555
.976
134
61.6
.429
173
56.6
14 Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.361
1983
BOS BOS
153
582
100
210
44
7
5
74
92
1
36
3
3
685
283
56
3
7
2
15
.444
.486
.931
129
51.5
.416
155
44.4
15 Bill Everitt
B. Everitt
.358
1895
CHI CHI
133
550
129
197
16
10
3
88
33
4
42
47
596
242
29
9
.399
.440
.839
118
19.2
.397
111
11.4
16 Freddie Lindstrom
F. Lindstrom
.358
1928
NYG NYG
153
646
99
231
39
9
14
107
25
2
21
15
687
330
62
14
.383
.511
.894
118
33.9
.406
132
29.1
17 Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.357
1986
BOS BOS
149
580
107
207
47
2
8
71
105
0
44
0
4
693
282
57
4
4
14
11
.453
.486
.939
131
51.5
.414
154
45.1
18 Cap Anson
C. Anson
.356
1876
CWS CWS
66
309
63
110
9
7
2
59
12
8
321
139
18
.450
74
26.2
.383
148
23.6
19 Pie Traynor
P. Traynor
.356
1929
PIT PIT
130
540
94
192
27
12
4
108
30
3
7
13
597
255
43
24
.393
.472
.865
99
20.4
.393
112
10.8
20 George Davis
G. Davis
.355
1893
NYG NYG
133
549
112
195
22
27
11
119
42
9
20
37
600
304
60
.410
.554
.964
143
45.6
.442
144
44.3
21 Bill Joyce
B. Joyce
.355
1894
WSH WSH
99
355
103
126
25
14
17
89
87
12
33
21
459
230
56
5
.496
.648
1.143
141
58.1
.505
163
54.4
22 Jimmy Williams
J. Williams
.354
1899
PIT PIT
153
621
126
220
28
27
9
116
60
6
51
26
693
329
64
6
.416
.530
.946
150
54.3
.441
151
51.1
23 Bill Madlock
B. Madlock
.354
1975
CHC CHC
130
514
77
182
29
7
7
64
42
3
34
9
7
565
246
43
1
5
5
11
.402
.479
.881
94
32.5
.398
139
25.2
24 George Davis
G. Davis
.352
1894
NYG NYG
124
486
125
171
27
19
9
93
67
4
10
42
566
263
55
9
.434
.541
.976
138
36.1
.442
131
33.6
25 King Kelly
K. Kelly
.348
1879
CIN
77
345
78
120
20
12
2
47
8
14
353
170
34
.493
78
29.7
.381
161
30.7

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
24
14
.632
Phillies Phillies
22
15
.595
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
16
.579
Brewers Brewers
19
19
.500
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
25
13
.658
Padres Padres
23
13
.639
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
21
16
.568
Red Sox Red Sox
20
19
.513
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
25
13
.658
Guardians Guardians
22
15
.595
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
14
.611
Athletics Athletics
20
18
.526
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/22
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
3-4
Tue
4/22
TOR TOR
@
HOU HOU
1-3
Tue
4/22
TBR TBR
@
AZ AZ
7-6
Tue
4/22
MIL MIL
@
SFG SFG
2-4
Wed
4/23
CWS CWS
@
MIN MIN
3-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
5/9
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Fri
5/9
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM