highest batting average in a season by babe ruth and ted williams

Ted Williams had his highest batting average in a season in 1953, with an average of .407.

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
.407
1953
BOS BOS
37
91
17
37
6
0
13
34
19
0
10
0
1
110
82
19
0
1
.509
.901
1.410
36
22.6
.593
255
21.1
2 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.406
1941
BSA 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
3 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.400
1952
BSA BSA
6
10
2
4
0
1
1
3
2
0
2
0
0
12
9
2
0
0
.500
.900
1.400
4
2.4
.600
261
2.3
4 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.393
1923
NYY NYY
152
522
151
205
45
13
41
130
170
4
93
17
21
699
399
99
3
.545
.764
1.309
211
124.7
.571
230
120.4
5 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.388
1957
BOS 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
6 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.378
1924
NYY NYY
153
529
143
200
39
7
46
124
142
4
81
9
13
681
391
92
6
.513
.739
1.252
193
109.2
.549
210
102
7 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.378
1921
NYY NYY
152
540
177
204
44
16
59
168
145
4
81
17
13
693
457
119
4
.512
.846
1.359
214
127.8
.575
224
118.7
8 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.376
1920
NYY NYY
142
458
158
172
36
9
54
135
150
3
80
14
14
616
388
99
5
.532
.847
1.379
191
120.9
.597
237
110.5
9 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.373
1931
NYY NYY
145
534
149
199
31
3
46
162
128
1
51
5
4
663
374
80
0
.495
.700
1.195
181
98.6
.525
206
95.1
10 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.372
1926
NYY NYY
152
495
139
184
30
5
47
153
144
3
76
11
9
652
365
82
10
.516
.737
1.253
184
105.6
.551
216
100.6
11 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.369
1948
BSA 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
12 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.359
1930
NYY NYY
145
518
150
186
28
9
49
153
136
1
61
10
10
676
379
86
21
.493
.732
1.225
192
97
.517
204
100.6
13 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.356
1942
BSA 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
14 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.356
1955
BOS BOS
98
320
77
114
21
3
28
83
91
2
24
2
0
417
225
52
0
4
17
8
.496
.703
1.200
107
58.6
.505
201
51.8
15 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.356
1927
NYY NYY
151
540
158
192
29
8
60
165
137
0
89
7
6
691
417
97
14
.486
.772
1.258
195
109.9
.545
212
104.8
16 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.345
1956
BOS BOS
136
400
71
138
28
2
24
82
102
1
39
0
0
503
242
54
0
0
11
13
.479
.605
1.084
116
57.5
.470
175
47.8
17 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.345
1929
NYY NYY
135
499
121
172
26
6
46
154
72
3
60
5
3
587
348
78
13
.430
.697
1.128
144
66.1
.486
185
67.7
18 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.345
1954
BOS BOS
117
386
93
133
23
1
29
89
136
1
32
0
0
526
245
53
0
3
10
.513
.635
1.148
131
71.1
.507
207
65.5
19 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.344
1940
BSA BSA
144
561
134
193
43
14
23
113
96
3
54
4
4
661
333
80
1
13
.442
.594
1.036
146
66.4
.461
159
53.1
20 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.343
1947
BSA BSA
156
528
125
181
40
9
32
114
162
2
47
0
1
693
335
81
1
10
.499
.634
1.133
170
91.3
.508
207
86.2
21 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.343
1949
BSA BSA
155
566
150
194
39
3
43
159
162
2
48
1
1
730
368
85
0
22
.490
.650
1.141
182
95.5
.511
187
82.2
22 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.342
1946
BSA BSA
150
514
142
176
37
8
38
123
156
2
44
0
0
672
343
83
0
12
.497
.667
1.164
166
95.8
.525
214
87.5
23 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.341
1932
NYY NYY
133
457
120
156
13
5
41
137
130
2
62
2
2
589
302
59
0
.489
.661
1.150
153
79.1
.501
192
75.3
24 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.328
1958
BOS BOS
129
411
81
135
23
2
26
85
98
4
49
1
0
517
240
51
0
4
12
19
.458
.584
1.042
110
52.2
.449
179
47.5
25 Ted Williams
T. Williams
.327
1939
BSA BSA
149
565
131
185
44
11
31
145
107
2
64
2
1
677
344
86
3
10
.436
.609
1.045
150
66.1
.464
156
53.1

More Red Sox Stats

Team Rankings

HR

41

9th

R

172

3rd

SO

291

5th

ERA

3.95

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
13
.594
Red Sox Red Sox
18
16
.529
2.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
16
16
.500
3.0
Rays Rays
14
18
.438
5.0
Orioles Orioles
13
18
.419
5.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/3
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
4:10 PM
Sun
5/4
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Tue
5/6
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Wed
5/7
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Thu
5/8
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Last Game
BOS Red Sox

18 - 16

6

Final

1

MIN Twins

13 - 20

Fri 2 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
22
11
.667
Phillies Phillies
18
14
.563
3.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
20
13
.606
Reds Reds
18
15
.545
2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
22
10
.688
Padres Padres
20
11
.645
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
13
.594
Red Sox Red Sox
18
16
.529
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
12
.636
Guardians Guardians
18
14
.563
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
19
12
.613
Athletics Athletics
18
15
.545
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/17
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
11-13
Thu
4/17
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
3-7
Thu
4/17
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
10-7
Thu
4/17
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
2-7
Thu
4/17
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
1-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/3
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
1:05 PM
Sat
5/3
HOU HOU
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Sat
5/3
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Sat
5/3
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
5/3
COL COL
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM