highest batting average in a season by a ss

Hughie Jennings has the best batting average by a shortstop in a season, with an average of .401 in 1896.

Interpreted as:

highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in a season by a ss

	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	Hughie Jennings H. Jennings	.401	1896	BAL	130	521	125	209	27	9	0	121	19	51	11	70		602	254	36	11				.472	.488	.960	148	55.6	.461	154	52.2
2	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
3	Hughie Jennings H. Jennings	.386	1895	BAL	131	529	159	204	41	7	4	125	24	32	17	53		613	271	52	28				.444	.512	.957	150	49.1	.449	143	45.1
4	Arky Vaughan A. Vaughan	.385	1935	PIT	137	499	108	192	34	10	19	99	97	7	18	4		610	303	63	7			5	.491	.607	1.098	151	75	.493	194	72.7
5	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.372	2000	BOS	140	529	104	197	51	3	21	96	61	2	50	5	2	599	317	75	0	7	20	8	.434	.599	1.033	126	47.5	.432	154	44
6	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.363	1905	PIT	147	548	114	199	32	14	6	101	54	7	53	57		616	277	52	7				.427	.505	.932	122	56.8	.444	165	47.5
7	Jacob Wilson J. Wilson	.362	2025	ATH	68	271	39	98	15	0	8	38	14	2	18	5	0	289	137	23	1	1	1	9	.396	.506	.901	51	18.2	.393	157	18.6
8	Irv Ray I. Ray	.360	1890	BAL	38	139	28	50	6	2	1	20	15	3		11		157	63	9					.433	.453	.886	36	12	.429	146	11
9	Bill Dahlen B. Dahlen	.359	1894	CHI	122	507	150	182	32	14	15	108	76	3	33	43		596	287	61	10				.445	.566	1.011	154	45.8	.455	133	36.7
10	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
11	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	.358	1996	SEA	146	601	141	215	54	1	36	123	59	4	104	15	4	677	379	91	6	7	1	15	.414	.631	1.045	149	62.1	.443	159	55.4
12	Ed McKean E. McKean	.357	1894	CLE	130	554	116	198	30	15	8	128	49	2	12	33		616	282	53	11				.412	.509	.921	137	25.2	.420	115	16.9
13	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.357	1999	BOS	135	532	103	190	42	4	27	104	51	8	39	14	3	595	321	73	0	4	7	11	.418	.603	1.022	125	47.8	.434	157	45
14	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.355	1903	PIT	129	512	97	182	30	19	5	101	44	7	17	46		571	265	54	8				.414	.518	.931	116	48.6	.434	154	40.7
15	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
16	Hughie Jennings H. Jennings	.355	1897	BAL	117	439	133	156	26	9	2	79	42	46	9	60		544	206	37	17				.463	.469	.932	127	44.8	.450	148	41
17	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.354	1908	PIT	151	568	100	201	39	19	10	109	54	5	22	53		641	308	68	14				.415	.542	.957	125	65.5	.459	194	60.7
18	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.353	1901	PIT	140	549	101	194	37	11	6	126	53	7	39	49		619	271	54	10				.417	.494	.911	128	47.4	.426	157	46.3
19	George Davis G. Davis	.353	1897	NYG	131	521	112	184	31	10	10	135	43	7	23	65		576	265	51	5				.410	.509	.918	123	36	.427	138	34.7
20	Joe Sewell J. Sewell	.353	1923	CLE	153	553	98	195	41	10	3	109	98	7	12	9	6	682	265	54	24				.456	.479	.935	134	49.9	.439	148	43.1
21	Bill Dahlen B. Dahlen	.352	1896	CHI	125	474	137	167	30	19	9	74	64	8	36	51		573	262	58	27				.438	.553	.990	139	50.5	.456	147	42.9
22	Jack Glasscock J. Glasscock	.352	1889	IND	134	582	128	205	40	3	7	85	31	5	10	57		618	272	50					.390	.467	.857	131	35.7	.403	125	25.5
23	Bob Ferguson B. Ferguson	.351	1878	CWS	61	259	44	91	10	2	0	39	10		12			269	105	12						.405		54	17.1	.365	139	14.8
24	John Peters J. Peters	.351	1876	CWS	66	316	70	111	14	2	1	47	3		2			319	132	17						.418		68	20	.358	136	17.4
25	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.350	1907	PIT	142	515	98	180	38	14	6	82	46	5	40	61		580	264	58	14				.408	.513	.921	108	52.1	.445	178	47.5