Since 1940, Ted Williams has the best batting average with 1,000+ at-bats in a decade, with an average of .356 in the 1940s.
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highest batting average by a player in any decade minimum 1000 at bats since 1940s| NAME | AVG | AB | DECADE | G | 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 |  | T. Williams | .356 | 3,656 | 1940s | 1,035 | 951 | 1,303 | 270 | 45 | 234 | 893 | 994 | 19 | 312 | 14 | 4,671 | 2,365 | 549 | 2 | 89 | .496 | .647 | 1.143 | 1167 | 635.1 | .514 | 197 | 561.3 | |||
| 2 |  | W. Boggs | .352 | 4,534 | 1980s | 1,183 | 823 | 1,597 | 314 | 36 | 64 | 523 | 754 | 17 | 339 | 14 | 22 | 5,371 | 2,175 | 414 | 23 | 43 | 87 | 123 | .443 | .480 | .922 | 989 | 380.2 | .409 | 151 | 329.6 |
| 3 |  | S. Musial | .346 | 4,133 | 1940s | 1,072 | 815 | 1,432 | 302 | 108 | 146 | 706 | 565 | 21 | 199 | 44 | 4,747 | 2,388 | 556 | 28 | 82 | .428 | .578 | 1.005 | 976 | 451.5 | .460 | 174 | 410.1 | |||
| 4 |  | T. Gwynn | .344 | 4,981 | 1990s | 1,273 | 744 | 1,713 | 330 | 33 | 88 | 688 | 389 | 12 | 188 | 97 | 40 | 5,453 | 2,373 | 451 | 11 | 60 | 112 | 152 | .388 | .476 | .865 | 867 | 210.4 | .375 | 131 | 214.5 |
| 5 |  | R. Carew | .343 | 5,211 | 1970s | 1,358 | 837 | 1,787 | 241 | 80 | 60 | 628 | 586 | 14 | 528 | 253 | 110 | 5,916 | 2,368 | 381 | 61 | 44 | 101 | 123 | .408 | .454 | .862 | 950 | 308.5 | .386 | 142 | 279.6 |
| 6 | | T. Williams | .336 | 3,175 | 1950s | 995 | 660 | 1,068 | 196 | 15 | 227 | 729 | 845 | 15 | 292 | 7 | 3 | 4,053 | 1,975 | 438 | 0 | 18 | 79 | 91 | .476 | .622 | 1.098 | 942 | 472.7 | .477 | 184 | 412.4 |
| 7 |  | R. Clemente | .336 | 1,312 | 1970s | 342 | 215 | 441 | 70 | 25 | 37 | 206 | 93 | 2 | 180 | 4 | 2 | 1,421 | 672 | 132 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 41 | .378 | .512 | .890 | 234 | 85.2 | .392 | 146 | 75.4 |
| 8 |  | A. Pujols | .334 | 5,146 | 2000s | 1,399 | 1,071 | 1,717 | 387 | 14 | 366 | 1,112 | 811 | 69 | 570 | 61 | 30 | 6,082 | 3,230 | 767 | 1 | 55 | 198 | 180 | .427 | .628 | 1.055 | 1295 | 551.8 | .437 | 169 | 537.6 |
| 9 |  | I. Suzuki | .333 | 6,099 | 2000s | 1,426 | 973 | 2,030 | 228 | 68 | 84 | 515 | 412 | 44 | 597 | 341 | 79 | 6,607 | 2,646 | 380 | 24 | 28 | 142 | 43 | .378 | .434 | .811 | 928 | 119.7 | .350 | 116 | 134.1 |
| 10 | | T. Gwynn | .332 | 4,078 | 1980s | 1,060 | 617 | 1,354 | 192 | 51 | 45 | 416 | 382 | 11 | 233 | 221 | 84 | 4,527 | 1,783 | 288 | 34 | 22 | 88 | 102 | .389 | .437 | .826 | 678 | 164.4 | .364 | 133 | 170.7 |
| 11 | | T. Helton | .331 | 5,305 | 2000s | 1,466 | 1,017 | 1,756 | 431 | 27 | 260 | 981 | 1,001 | 39 | 741 | 26 | 17 | 6,409 | 3,021 | 718 | 2 | 62 | 164 | 130 | .436 | .569 | 1.006 | 1299 | 508.8 | .424 | 144 | 366.3 |
| 12 | | S. Musial | .330 | 5,366 | 1950s | 1,456 | 948 | 1,771 | 356 | 61 | 266 | 972 | 842 | 24 | 339 | 28 | 30 | 6,272 | 3,047 | 683 | 7 | 33 | 90 | 133 | .421 | .568 | .989 | 1240 | 514.7 | .435 | 157 | 446.2 |
| 13 |  | M. Piazza | .328 | 3,653 | 1990s | 981 | 611 | 1,200 | 173 | 4 | 240 | 768 | 381 | 13 | 563 | 13 | 13 | 4,075 | 2,101 | 417 | 0 | 28 | 83 | 114 | .391 | .575 | .966 | 770 | 261.1 | .409 | 154 | 281.7 |
| 14 | | R. Clemente | .328 | 5,723 | 1960s | 1,464 | 916 | 1,877 | 259 | 99 | 177 | 862 | 428 | 24 | 795 | 61 | 24 | 6,231 | 2,865 | 535 | 16 | 40 | 132 | 168 | .375 | .501 | .875 | 1006 | 339.5 | .381 | 142 | 296.2 |
| 15 | | J. Mauer | .327 | 2,582 | 2000s | 699 | 419 | 844 | 158 | 15 | 72 | 397 | 368 | 9 | 296 | 34 | 7 | 2,994 | 1,248 | 245 | 3 | 32 | 65 | 79 | .408 | .483 | .892 | 501 | 135.9 | .383 | 135 | 132.6 |
| 16 | | D. Mitchell | .326 | 1,785 | 1940s | 424 | 239 | 582 | 65 | 41 | 8 | 151 | 112 | 2 | 44 | 26 | 1,904 | 753 | 114 | 5 | 20 | .367 | .422 | .788 | 261 | 38.8 | .367 | 114 | 34 | |||
| 17 |  | J. DiMaggio | .325 | 3,562 | 1940s | 927 | 684 | 1,156 | 191 | 68 | 180 | 786 | 450 | 24 | 183 | 14 | 4,039 | 2,023 | 439 | 3 | 89 | .404 | .568 | .972 | 792 | 333 | .442 | 159 | 299.6 | |||
| 18 |  | K. Puckett | .323 | 3,844 | 1980s | 924 | 542 | 1,243 | 197 | 38 | 96 | 506 | 187 | 26 | 488 | 84 | 49 | 4,093 | 1,804 | 331 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 88 | .357 | .469 | .826 | 611 | 146 | .363 | 122 | 106 |
| 19 |  | V. Guerrero | .323 | 5,415 | 2000s | 1,432 | 929 | 1,751 | 324 | 30 | 315 | 1,037 | 569 | 66 | 670 | 147 | 67 | 6,094 | 3,080 | 669 | 0 | 44 | 213 | 190 | .392 | .569 | .960 | 1107 | 355.6 | .399 | 142 | 328.3 |
| 20 | | D. Mattingly | .323 | 4,022 | 1980s | 1,015 | 615 | 1,300 | 272 | 15 | 164 | 717 | 314 | 10 | 238 | 8 | 7 | 4,422 | 2,094 | 451 | 13 | 63 | 82 | 101 | .368 | .521 | .889 | 728 | 226.7 | .383 | 140 | 212.2 |
| 21 |  | H. Aaron | .323 | 3,524 | 1950s | 886 | 612 | 1,137 | 205 | 46 | 179 | 617 | 281 | 13 | 315 | 20 | 9 | 3,866 | 1,971 | 430 | 18 | 30 | 59 | 107 | .372 | .559 | .931 | 682 | 240.7 | .403 | 150 | 239.1 |
| 22 | | N. Garciaparra | .322 | 1,907 | 1990s | 455 | 347 | 615 | 125 | 26 | 96 | 340 | 123 | 22 | 207 | 53 | 18 | 2,074 | 1,080 | 247 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 40 | .367 | .566 | .933 | 370 | 109.7 | .397 | 135 | 95.1 |
| 23 | | E. Martinez | .322 | 4,630 | 1990s | 1,295 | 854 | 1,492 | 358 | 12 | 196 | 750 | 854 | 56 | 708 | 38 | 26 | 5,587 | 2,462 | 566 | 7 | 40 | 70 | 125 | .430 | .532 | .962 | 1093 | 416.7 | .419 | 155 | 388.1 |
| 24 |  | B. Bonds | .322 | 2,871 | 2000s | 986 | 772 | 925 | 178 | 12 | 317 | 697 | 1,128 | 53 | 427 | 54 | 9 | 4,072 | 2,078 | 507 | 0 | 20 | 390 | 49 | .517 | .724 | 1.241 | 1059 | 552.8 | .490 | 203 | 542 |
| 25 | | B. McCosky | .321 | 3,143 | 1940s | 813 | 494 | 1,010 | 157 | 54 | 17 | 305 | 381 | 8 | 184 | 36 | 3,597 | 1,326 | 228 | 65 | 47 | .396 | .422 | .818 | 548 | 140.3 | .384 | 119 | 85.4 | |||
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