highest batting average in a season since 1943

Since 1943, Tony Gwynn has the best batting average in a season, with an average of .394 in 1994.

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highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in a season since 1943

	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	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.394	1994	SDP	110	419	79	165	35	1	12	64	48	2	19	5	0	475	238	48	1	5	16	20	.454	.568	1.022	101	40.6	.434	166	40.2
2	George Brett G. Brett	.390	1980	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	Ted Williams T. Williams	.388	1957	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
4	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	1977	MIN	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	694	351	68	1	5	15	6	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
5	Larry Walker L. Walker	.379	1999	COL	127	438	108	166	26	4	37	115	57	12	52	11	4	513	311	67	0	6	8	12	.458	.710	1.168	131	64.1	.485	167	46.6
6	Stan Musial S. Musial	.376	1948	SLN	155	611	135	230	46	18	39	131	79	3	34	7		694	429	103	1			18	.450	.702	1.152	174	92.3	.512	201	86.4
7	Todd Helton T. Helton	.372	2000	COL	160	580	138	216	59	2	42	147	103	4	61	5	3	697	405	103	0	10	22	12	.463	.698	1.162	174	82.4	.476	161	58
8	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
9	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.372	2004	SEA	161	704	101	262	24	5	8	60	49	4	63	36	11	762	320	37	2	3	19	6	.414	.455	.869	124	29.1	.375	131	30
10	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.372	1997	SDP	149	592	97	220	49	2	17	119	43	3	28	12	5	651	324	68	1	12	12	12	.409	.547	.957	121	41.1	.408	153	43.5
11	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	.370	1993	COL	120	470	71	174	35	4	22	98	24	6	73	2	4	506	283	61	0	6	12	9	.403	.602	1.005	102	41.8	.429	150	31.3
12	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.370	1987	SDP	157	589	119	218	36	13	7	54	82	3	35	56	12	680	301	56	2	4	26	13	.447	.511	.958	130	46.9	.409	154	46.2
13	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.370	2002	SFG	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	198	9	47	9	2	612	322	79	0	2	68	4	.582	.799	1.381	183	110	.544	244	109.9
14	Ted Williams T. Williams	.369	1948	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
15	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.368	1995	SDP	135	535	82	197	33	1	9	90	35	1	15	17	5	577	259	43	0	6	10	20	.404	.484	.888	98	25.7	.387	137	26.9
16	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.368	1985	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
17	Jeff Bagwell J. Bagwell	.368	1994	HOU	110	400	104	147	32	2	39	116	65	4	65	15	4	479	300	73	0	10	14	12	.451	.750	1.201	123	62.6	.488	206	65.2
18	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.366	1988	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
19	Larry Walker L. Walker	.366	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	78	14	90	33	8	664	409	99	0	4	14	15	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	177	64.8
20	Rico Carty R. Carty	.366	1970	ATL	136	478	84	175	23	3	25	101	77	2	46	1	2	560	279	51	0	3	6	19	.454	.584	1.037	122	59.1	.455	173	50.9
21	Stan Musial S. Musial	.365	1946	SLN	156	624	124	228	50	20	16	103	73	3	31	7		702	366	86	2			7	.434	.587	1.021	145	71.3	.468	187	67.3
22	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.365	2009	MIN	138	523	94	191	30	1	28	96	76	2	63	4	1	606	307	59	0	5	14	13	.444	.587	1.031	127	54.8	.438	170	53.2
23	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.365	1957	NYY	144	474	121	173	28	6	34	94	146	0	75	16	3	623	315	68	0	3	23	5	.512	.665	1.177	157	87.1	.498	217	86
24	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.364	2008	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
25	DJ LeMahieu	.364	2020	NYY	50	195	41	71	10	2	10	27	18	2	21	3	0	216	115	22	0	1	0	3	.421	.590	1.011	47	19.8	.429	177	20.6

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	37	20	.649
Padres	32	24	.571	4.5
Diamondbacks	31	25	.554	5.5
Giants	22	35	.386	15.0
Rockies	21	37	.362	16.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/31	SDP	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Tue 6/2	SDP	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Wed 6/3	SDP	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Thu 6/4	SDP	@	PHI	1:05 PM
Fri 6/5	NYM	@	SDP	9:40 PM

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Final

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HR Leaders

22

Schwarber

20

Murakami

20

Alvarez

RBI Leaders

50

Pages

47

Abrams

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Hicks

Batting Average Leaders

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Lopez

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Arraez

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Marsh

Hit Leaders

75

Lopez

69

Edwards

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Arraez

Run Leaders

51

Wood

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43

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OBP Leaders

.427

Kurtz

.415

Alvarez

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Wood

SLG Leaders

.654

Rice

.641

Alvarez

.612

Schwarber

SB Leaders

22

Nuñez

20

Ramírez

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Win Leaders

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Ashby

8

Williams

8

Sale

Strikeout Leaders

100

Misiorowski

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Sánchez

92

Cease

ERA Leaders

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1.50

Schlittler

1.62

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WHIP Leaders

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0.85

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0.86

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K/9 Leaders

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11.01

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K/BB Leaders

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Skenes

6.23

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5.94

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Wood

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Alvarez

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744.4

Ohtani

647

Wood

594

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	39	19	.672
Phillies	29	28	.509	9.5
Nationals	29	29	.500	10.0
Marlins	26	32	.448	13.0
Mets	24	33	.421	14.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	34	20	.630
Cardinals	30	25	.545	4.5
Cubs	31	27	.534	5.0
Reds	29	27	.518	6.0
Pirates	30	28	.517	6.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	37	20	.649
Padres	32	24	.571	4.5
Diamondbacks	31	25	.554	5.5
Giants	22	35	.386	15.0
Rockies	21	37	.362	16.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	35	19	.648
Yankees	35	22	.614	1.5
Blue Jays	29	29	.500	8.0
Orioles	26	32	.448	11.0
Red Sox	23	33	.411	13.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	34	25	.576
White Sox	31	27	.534	2.5
Twins	27	31	.466	6.5
Royals	22	35	.386	11.0
Tigers	22	37	.373	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	29	29	.500
Athletics	27	30	.474	1.5
Rangers	26	31	.456	2.5
Astros	26	33	.441	3.5
Angels	22	36	.379	7.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 5/15	PHI	@	PIT	11-9
Fri 5/15	TOR	@	DET	2-3
Fri 5/15	CIN	@	CLE	7-6
Fri 5/15	MIA	@	TBR	2-7
Fri 5/15	BOS	@	ATL	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/30	ATL	@	CIN	7:15 PM
Sat 5/30	CHC	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sat 5/30	SFG	@	COL	9:10 PM
Sat 5/30	NYY	@	ATH	10:05 PM
Sat 5/30	PHI	@	LAD	10:10 PM

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