Between July 29, 2006 and July 29, 2026, Luis Arraez has the highest batting average with 2,000+ at-bats, with an average of .318.
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highest batting average by a player in the last 20 years min 2000 at bats| NAME | AVG | AB | G | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Arraez | .318 | 3,652 | 942 | 488 | 1,163 | 192 | 25 | 40 | 351 | 255 | 23 | 235 | 41 | 17 | 3,984 | 1,525 | 257 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 73 | .364 | .418 | .781 |
| 2 |  | M. Ordonez | .315 | 2,492 | 669 | 360 | 785 | 150 | 6 | 83 | 415 | 260 | 9 | 329 | 11 | 9 | 2,781 | 1,196 | 239 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 96 | .379 | .480 | .859 |
| 3 |  | V. Guerrero | .307 | 2,867 | 746 | 412 | 880 | 166 | 8 | 124 | 482 | 216 | 35 | 332 | 21 | 16 | 3,139 | 1,434 | 298 | 0 | 21 | 69 | 108 | .360 | .500 | .860 |
| 4 |  | M. Cabrera | .307 | 8,465 | 2,292 | 1,234 | 2,598 | 502 | 10 | 418 | 1,528 | 1,043 | 59 | 1,679 | 27 | 12 | 9,653 | 4,374 | 930 | 1 | 85 | 198 | 296 | .383 | .517 | .900 |
| 5 | | J. Mauer | .304 | 6,002 | 1,603 | 886 | 1,822 | 370 | 25 | 120 | 796 | 820 | 23 | 922 | 31 | 16 | 6,901 | 2,602 | 515 | 6 | 50 | 121 | 184 | .387 | .434 | .820 |
| 6 |  | B. Posey | .302 | 4,970 | 1,371 | 663 | 1,500 | 293 | 9 | 158 | 729 | 540 | 43 | 721 | 23 | 9 | 5,607 | 2,285 | 460 | 1 | 53 | 67 | 163 | .372 | .460 | .831 |
| 7 | | M. Young | .301 | 4,498 | 1,124 | 613 | 1,353 | 256 | 25 | 97 | 590 | 338 | 14 | 689 | 46 | 13 | 4,890 | 1,950 | 378 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 146 | .349 | .434 | .782 |
| 8 |  | C. Jones | .301 | 2,701 | 767 | 455 | 812 | 172 | 9 | 122 | 453 | 455 | 3 | 418 | 22 | 4 | 3,187 | 1,368 | 303 | 0 | 28 | 68 | 84 | .398 | .506 | .905 |
| 9 |  | Y. Alvarez | .300 | 2,843 | 784 | 503 | 854 | 176 | 6 | 205 | 573 | 418 | 46 | 647 | 10 | 2 | 3,336 | 1,657 | 387 | 0 | 29 | 60 | 65 | .395 | .583 | .978 |
| 10 |  | D. Jeter | .300 | 4,646 | 1,127 | 696 | 1,395 | 211 | 16 | 85 | 487 | 402 | 60 | 692 | 122 | 38 | 5,165 | 1,893 | 312 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 140 | .362 | .407 | .769 |
| 11 |  | R. Cano | .300 | 7,980 | 2,066 | 1,150 | 2,396 | 521 | 28 | 317 | 1,217 | 593 | 80 | 1,118 | 47 | 33 | 8,712 | 3,924 | 866 | 2 | 57 | 109 | 260 | .352 | .492 | .844 |
| 12 |  | J. Altuve | .300 | 8,209 | 2,060 | 1,284 | 2,464 | 469 | 33 | 267 | 919 | 684 | 81 | 1,217 | 327 | 98 | 9,056 | 3,800 | 769 | 28 | 54 | 51 | 230 | .358 | .463 | .821 |
| 13 |  | F. Freeman | .300 | 8,508 | 2,283 | 1,435 | 2,549 | 574 | 34 | 382 | 1,374 | 1,120 | 116 | 1,837 | 109 | 32 | 9,814 | 4,337 | 990 | 0 | 70 | 143 | 187 | .386 | .510 | .895 |
| 14 |  | D. Pedroia | .299 | 6,031 | 1,512 | 922 | 1,805 | 394 | 15 | 140 | 725 | 624 | 38 | 654 | 138 | 46 | 6,777 | 2,649 | 549 | 25 | 59 | 25 | 154 | .365 | .439 | .805 |
| 15 |  | M. Brantley | .298 | 5,566 | 1,445 | 758 | 1,656 | 348 | 25 | 129 | 720 | 485 | 37 | 658 | 125 | 33 | 6,148 | 2,441 | 502 | 13 | 47 | 37 | 130 | .355 | .439 | .794 |
| 16 | | M. Holliday | .298 | 5,741 | 1,558 | 957 | 1,708 | 382 | 19 | 265 | 1,014 | 712 | 103 | 1,125 | 87 | 28 | 6,594 | 2,923 | 666 | 0 | 38 | 53 | 185 | .383 | .509 | .892 |
| 17 |  | I. Suzuki | .296 | 6,098 | 1,755 | 785 | 1,808 | 216 | 49 | 59 | 435 | 381 | 24 | 725 | 285 | 59 | 6,566 | 2,299 | 324 | 35 | 28 | 89 | 66 | .339 | .377 | .716 |
| 18 |  | R. Braun | .296 | 6,622 | 1,766 | 1,080 | 1,963 | 408 | 49 | 352 | 1,154 | 586 | 77 | 1,363 | 216 | 60 | 7,329 | 3,525 | 809 | 0 | 44 | 56 | 179 | .358 | .532 | .891 |
| 19 |  | A. Beltre | .296 | 6,606 | 1,710 | 943 | 1,958 | 397 | 15 | 302 | 1,066 | 494 | 59 | 958 | 46 | 12 | 7,228 | 3,291 | 714 | 0 | 69 | 71 | 179 | .347 | .498 | .846 |
| 20 |  | D. Murphy | .296 | 5,308 | 1,452 | 710 | 1,572 | 371 | 29 | 138 | 735 | 364 | 25 | 709 | 68 | 25 | 5,752 | 2,415 | 538 | 7 | 48 | 56 | 124 | .341 | .455 | .796 |
| 21 |  | J. Votto | .294 | 7,252 | 2,056 | 1,171 | 2,135 | 459 | 22 | 356 | 1,144 | 1,365 | 81 | 1,640 | 80 | 29 | 8,746 | 3,706 | 837 | 0 | 48 | 147 | 168 | .409 | .511 | .920 |
| 22 | | V. Martinez | .294 | 5,674 | 1,528 | 694 | 1,670 | 322 | 2 | 190 | 909 | 554 | 41 | 679 | 6 | 4 | 6,338 | 2,566 | 514 | 0 | 69 | 97 | 205 | .357 | .452 | .810 |
| 23 | | P. Polanco | .294 | 3,583 | 921 | 473 | 1,054 | 172 | 13 | 42 | 355 | 228 | 48 | 271 | 31 | 6 | 3,916 | 1,378 | 227 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 90 | .342 | .385 | .726 |
| 24 |  | D. Wright | .294 | 4,777 | 1,257 | 743 | 1,403 | 306 | 21 | 179 | 747 | 630 | 32 | 1,057 | 162 | 54 | 5,493 | 2,288 | 506 | 0 | 54 | 66 | 119 | .376 | .479 | .855 |
| 25 | | F. Sanchez | .294 | 2,523 | 631 | 311 | 741 | 152 | 11 | 38 | 272 | 132 | 22 | 342 | 10 | 5 | 2,735 | 1,029 | 201 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 55 | .331 | .408 | .739 |
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