Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Wade Boggs had the highest batting average, with an average of .352.

Interpreted as:

highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player in the 1980s

	NAME	AVG	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	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.352	1,183	4,534	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
2	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.332	1,060	4,078	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
3	Dwight Smith D. Smith	.324	109	343	52	111	19	6	9	52	31	2	51	9	4	381	169	34	4	1	0	4	.382	.493	.875	64	22.5	.392	149	20.2
4	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.323	924	3,844	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
5	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	.323	1,015	4,022	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
6	Mike Greenwell M. Greenwell	.320	476	1,646	255	526	109	14	59	315	186	18	133	35	17	1,864	840	182	0	14	35	40	.392	.510	.902	321	111	.393	142	94.1
7	Rod Carew R. Carew	.314	724	2,671	396	838	125	19	15	238	332	5	266	64	56	3,077	1,046	159	52	17	38	63	.388	.392	.780	425	81.6	.353	119	69.7
8	George Brett G. Brett	.311	1,252	4,653	768	1,446	303	47	193	851	647	18	411	79	29	5,381	2,422	543	0	63	148	111	.392	.521	.913	924	318.4	.394	145	287
9	Pedro Guerrero P. Guerrero	.308	1,212	4,251	627	1,310	216	25	191	722	516	30	707	88	42	4,858	2,149	432	9	52	95	91	.383	.506	.888	808	261.4	.387	149	271.6
10	Al Oliver A. Oliver	.307	797	3,006	366	924	190	12	58	444	207	15	238	18	16	3,248	1,312	260	3	17	59	97	.353	.436	.790	437	74.9	.348	120	74.4
11	Mark Grace M. Grace	.305	276	996	139	304	51	7	20	136	140	0	85	17	10	1,146	429	78	3	7	18	25	.388	.431	.819	172	46.7	.367	132	39.8
12	Robin Yount R. Yount	.305	1,446	5,683	957	1,731	337	83	174	821	554	24	649	148	43	6,357	2,756	594	33	63	56	120	.365	.485	.850	989	272.8	.373	133	249.9
13	Kevin Seitzer K. Seitzer	.304	498	1,893	289	576	86	16	26	202	273	14	239	39	23	2,199	772	128	8	11	11	49	.394	.408	.802	328	77.5	.362	125	65.4
14	Will Clark W. Clark	.304	582	2,100	361	638	125	22	98	352	257	17	406	26	28	2,410	1,101	245	12	24	62	20	.380	.524	.905	407	133.1	.389	152	141.6
15	Mickey Rivers M. Rivers	.304	463	1,719	241	522	84	10	16	143	64	3	116	41	21	1,813	674	110	18	9	4	10	.328	.392	.720	209	8.1	.324	102	4.2
16	Tim Raines T. Raines	.303	1,269	4,848	866	1,467	262	76	87	490	705	22	520	583	90	5,621	2,142	425	16	30	110	72	.391	.442	.833	857	222.2	.369	134	220.6
17	Kal Daniels K. Daniels	.302	377	1,215	235	367	76	6	54	168	212	8	219	77	20	1,444	617	136	2	7	23	23	.407	.508	.915	259	94.1	.400	152	87.1
18	Bake McBride B. McBride	.302	292	1,090	123	329	61	15	12	139	48	6	121	28	14	1,159	456	88	4	11	8	34	.332	.418	.750	141	12.9	.333	106	8.2
19	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.301	1,172	4,723	828	1,421	257	40	104	474	501	18	601	281	73	5,330	2,070	401	51	37	30	79	.367	.438	.806	773	173.1	.359	124	153.1
20	Keith Hernandez K. Hernandez	.300	1,357	4,932	744	1,480	273	32	114	735	742	24	674	63	42	5,756	2,159	419	4	54	93	107	.390	.438	.828	872	220.5	.368	134	226.2
21	Cecil Cooper C. Cooper	.300	1,073	4,379	592	1,313	247	23	144	706	251	11	462	46	22	4,705	2,038	414	17	47	44	108	.336	.465	.801	649	118.4	.352	120	107.2
22	Julio Franco J. Franco	.298	1,064	4,138	584	1,232	188	36	58	524	337	18	459	152	63	4,544	1,666	282	6	45	23	166	.350	.403	.752	580	65	.336	106	33.9
23	Lee Lacy L. Lacy	.298	892	2,853	429	849	138	24	57	280	233	6	431	151	62	3,138	1,206	219	27	19	15	50	.350	.423	.772	418	61.7	.344	114	50.2
24	Reggie Smith R. Smith	.296	239	695	103	206	25	0	34	119	94	1	117	12	6	804	333	59	0	14	13	17	.374	.479	.854	124	34.4	.375	140	36.5
25	Mike Easler M. Easler	.295	1,039	3,524	447	1,041	185	23	115	502	309	17	661	19	24	3,892	1,617	323	5	37	44	83	.352	.459	.811	554	113.9	.357	121	92