highest batting average in a season by a switch hitting shortstop

George Davis has the best batting average by a switch-hitting shortstop in a season, with an average of .353 in 1897.

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Assumption:3.1+ PA/TG

	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	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
2	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
3	Jose Reyes J. Reyes	.337	2011	NYM	126	537	101	181	31	16	7	44	43	0	41	39	7	586	265	54	2	4	9	5	.384	.493	.877	94	28	.376	142	28.1
4	Omar Vizquel O. Vizquel	.333	1999	CLE	144	574	112	191	36	4	5	66	65	1	50	42	9	664	250	45	17	7	0	8	.397	.436	.833	104	17.8	.372	115	13.7
5	Garry Templeton G. Templeton	.322	1977	STL	153	621	94	200	19	18	8	79	15	1	70	28	24	644	279	45	2	5	3	9	.336	.449	.786	85	9.9	.343	108	5.9
6	Tony Fernandez T. Fernandez	.322	1987	TOR	146	578	90	186	29	8	5	67	51	5	48	32	12	642	246	42	4	4	3	14	.379	.426	.805	95	15.7	.355	115	12
7	Dave Bancroft D. Bancroft	.321	1922	NYG	156	651	117	209	41	5	4	60	79	3	27	16	11	745	272	50	12				.397	.418	.815	114	20.5	.382	116	16.1
8	Carlos Guillen C. Guillen	.320	2006	DET	153	543	100	174	41	5	19	85	71	4	87	20	9	622	282	65	0	4	10	16	.400	.519	.920	110	31.5	.391	136	29.3
9	Garry Templeton G. Templeton	.319	1980	STL	118	504	83	161	19	9	4	43	18	0	43	31	15	524	210	32	1	1	6	13	.342	.417	.759	65	6.5	.336	110	5.9
10	Dave Bancroft D. Bancroft	.319	1925	BSN	128	479	75	153	29	8	2	49	64	0	22	7	4	560	204	39	17				.400	.426	.826	88	14.8	.385	119	14.7
11	George Davis G. Davis	.319	1900	NYG	114	426	69	136	20	4	3	61	35	4	23	29		472	173	27	7				.376	.406	.782	78	13.4	.375	116	11.2
12	Mark Koenig M. Koenig	.319	1928	NYY	132	533	89	170	19	10	4	63	32	2	19	3	5	578	221	33	11				.360	.415	.774	77	6.4	.358	107	5.3
13	Dave Bancroft D. Bancroft	.318	1921	NYG	153	606	121	193	26	15	6	67	66	4	23	17	10	698	267	47	22				.389	.441	.830	108	20.5	.384	122	19.9
14	Carlos Guillen C. Guillen	.318	2004	DET	136	522	97	166	37	10	20	97	52	2	87	12	5	583	283	67	3	4	3	12	.379	.542	.921	102	30	.391	140	30
15	Cristian Guzman C. Guzman	.316	2008	WSH	138	579	77	183	35	5	9	55	23	5	57	6	5	612	255	49	1	4	1	10	.345	.440	.786	81	7.7	.344	106	4.5
16	Garry Templeton G. Templeton	.314	1979	STL	154	672	105	211	32	19	9	62	18	1	91	26	10	696	308	60	2	3	4	8	.331	.458	.790	93	11.9	.346	113	11
17	Erick Aybar E. Aybar	.312	2009	LAA	137	504	70	157	23	9	5	58	30	5	54	14	7	556	213	37	12	5	1	9	.353	.423	.776	72	5.4	.340	105	3.3
18	Dave Bancroft D. Bancroft	.311	1926	BSN	127	453	70	141	18	6	1	44	64	2	29	3		541	174	25	22				.399	.384	.783	78	12.7	.375	121	14.1
19	Tony Fernandez T. Fernandez	.310	1986	TOR	163	687	91	213	33	9	10	65	27	4	52	25	12	727	294	52	5	4	0	8	.338	.428	.766	95	10.9	.339	107	5.9
20	Asdrubal Cabrera A. Cabrera	.308	2009	CLE	131	523	81	161	42	4	6	68	44	1	89	17	4	581	229	52	10	3	1	13	.361	.438	.799	80	10.7	.351	112	8.4
21	George Davis G. Davis	.307	1898	NYG	121	486	80	149	20	5	2	86	32	1	15	26		529	185	27	10				.351	.381	.731	77	8.3	.355	108	6.2
22	Mike Caruso M. Caruso	.306	1998	CWS	133	523	81	160	17	6	5	55	14	7	38	22	6	555	204	28	8	3	0	8	.331	.390	.721	63	-5.6	.319	90	-7.5
23	Larry Bowa L. Bowa	.305	1975	PHI	136	583	79	178	18	9	2	38	24	2	32	24	6	628	220	29	17	2	0	9	.334	.377	.711	71	2.4	.326	96	-2.9
24	Dave Bancroft D. Bancroft	.304	1923	NYG	107	444	80	135	33	3	1	31	62	1	23	8	7	513	177	37	6				.391	.399	.789	75	11.5	.375	115	9.9
25	Ozzie Smith O. Smith	.303	1987	STL	158	600	104	182	40	4	0	75	89	1	36	43	9	706	230	44	12	4	3	9	.392	.383	.775	101	13.9	.350	114	12.4

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