highest batting average in a single season from 1952 to 1978

Between the 1952 and 1978 seasons, Ted Williams had the best batting average in a season, with an average of .388 in 1957.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in a single season from 1952 to 1978
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ted Williams
T. Williams
.388
1957
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
2Rod Carew
R. Carew
.388
1977
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
3Rico Carty
R. Carty
.366
1970
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
4Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
.365
1957
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
5Rod Carew
R. Carew
.364
1974
153
599
86
218
30
5
3
55
74
1
49
38
16
690
267
38
13
3
9
17
.433
.446
.879
117
42.6
.401
153
39.9
6Joe Torre
J. Torre
.363
1971
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
7Norm Cash
N. Cash
.361
1961
159
535
119
193
22
8
41
132
124
9
85
11
5
672
354
71
2
2
19
16
.487
.662
1.148
168
88.3
.488
194
79.5
8Rod Carew
R. Carew
.359
1975
143
535
89
192
24
4
14
80
64
1
40
35
9
617
266
42
7
10
18
10
.421
.497
.919
108
39.9
.407
154
37.2
9Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
.357
1967
147
585
103
209
26
10
23
110
41
3
103
9
1
632
324
59
0
3
17
15
.400
.554
.954
117
54
.418
170
48.5
10Hank Aaron
H. Aaron
.355
1959
154
629
116
223
46
7
39
123
51
4
54
8
0
693
400
92
0
9
17
19
.401
.636
1.037
145
66.1
.440
175
65.4
11Bill Madlock
B. Madlock
.354
1975
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
12Ralph Garr
R. Garr
.353
1974
143
606
87
214
24
17
11
54
28
2
52
26
16
645
305
52
8
1
10
6
.383
.503
.886
107
37.5
.397
140
29.6
13Harvey Kuenn
H. Kuenn
.353
1959
139
561
99
198
42
7
9
71
48
1
37
7
2
617
281
58
3
4
1
6
.402
.501
.903
109
38.8
.399
145
33.3
14Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
.353
1956
150
533
132
188
22
5
52
130
112
2
99
10
1
652
376
79
1
4
6
4
.464
.705
1.169
164
88.9
.498
202
84.6
15Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
.351
1961
146
572
100
201
30
10
23
89
35
3
59
4
1
614
320
63
1
3
10
18
.390
.559
.949
115
42.2
.409
148
37.1
16Stan Musial
S. Musial
.351
1957
134
502
82
176
38
3
29
102
66
2
34
1
1
579
307
70
1
8
19
13
.422
.612
1.034
119
54.2
.439
167
47.3
17Rod Carew
R. Carew
.350
1973
149
580
98
203
30
11
6
62
62
2
55
41
16
657
273
47
7
6
9
16
.411
.471
.881
110
37.2
.393
144
32.5
18Richie Ashburn
R. Ashburn
.350
1958
152
615
98
215
24
13
2
33
97
4
48
30
12
725
271
39
7
2
7
8
.440
.441
.881
124
42.7
.395
138
34.1
19Pete Rose
P. Rose
.348
1969
156
627
120
218
33
11
16
82
88
5
65
7
10
728
321
60
2
6
18
13
.428
.512
.940
133
55.5
.416
154
44.7
20Willie Mays
W. Mays
.347
1958
152
600
121
208
33
11
29
96
78
1
56
31
6
685
350
73
0
6
12
11
.419
.583
1.002
137
59.7
.431
162
53
21Tommy Davis
T. Davis
.346
1962
163
665
120
230
27
9
27
153
33
2
65
18
6
711
356
63
3
8
6
17
.374
.535
.910
124
41.6
.396
147
42
22Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
.345
1969
138
507
87
175
20
12
19
91
56
3
73
4
1
570
276
51
0
4
16
19
.411
.544
.955
106
44.6
.418
164
41.6
23Willie Mays
W. Mays
.345
1954
151
565
119
195
33
13
41
110
66
2
57
8
5
640
377
87
0
7
12
.411
.667
1.078
141
68.5
.471
174
60.3
24Ted Williams
T. Williams
.345
1956
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
25Joe Cunningham
J. Cunningham
.345
1959
144
458
65
158
28
6
7
60
88
5
47
2
6
556
219
41
2
3
9
9
.453
.478
.931
105
41.4
.414
145
31.3

More Red Sox Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

25

Story

Trevor Story

RBI

96

Story

Trevor Story

AVG

.305

Gonzalez

Romy Gonzalez
Team Pitching Leaders

W

18

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

K

255

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

ERA

2.59

Crochet

Garrett Crochet
Team Rankings

HR

186

15th

R

786

7th

SO

1,361

16th

ERA

3.70

5th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
Red Sox Red Sox
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
4:10 PM
Sat
3/28
@
4:10 PM
Sun
3/29
@
1:40 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:10 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:10 PM
Last Game
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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM