Between May 21, 2006 and May 21, 2026, Luis Arraez has the highest batting average with 2,000+ at-bats, with an average of .317.
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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 | .317 | 3,429 | 887 | 457 | 1,087 | 178 | 20 | 38 | 325 | 243 | 20 | 222 | 35 | 17 | 3,737 | 1,419 | 236 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 70 | .363 | .414 | .777 |
| 2 |  | M. Ordonez | .313 | 2,711 | 725 | 387 | 848 | 160 | 6 | 88 | 458 | 276 | 10 | 360 | 12 | 11 | 3,018 | 1,284 | 254 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 100 | .376 | .474 | .849 |
| 3 |  | V. Guerrero | .308 | 3,094 | 803 | 445 | 952 | 179 | 8 | 133 | 523 | 232 | 36 | 359 | 27 | 19 | 3,385 | 1,546 | 320 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 117 | .360 | .500 | .860 |
| 4 |  | M. Cabrera | .307 | 8,670 | 2,351 | 1,275 | 2,664 | 516 | 10 | 427 | 1,560 | 1,078 | 61 | 1,719 | 31 | 16 | 9,898 | 4,481 | 953 | 1 | 88 | 212 | 307 | .384 | .517 | .901 |
| 5 | | J. Mauer | .307 | 6,197 | 1,654 | 919 | 1,900 | 386 | 27 | 125 | 830 | 850 | 23 | 940 | 35 | 17 | 7,127 | 2,715 | 538 | 6 | 51 | 131 | 195 | .389 | .438 | .828 |
| 6 |  | C. Jones | .304 | 2,896 | 818 | 492 | 879 | 187 | 11 | 134 | 488 | 483 | 4 | 455 | 24 | 5 | 3,412 | 1,490 | 332 | 0 | 29 | 68 | 88 | .400 | .515 | .915 |
| 7 |  | D. Jeter | .303 | 4,865 | 1,181 | 730 | 1,473 | 225 | 17 | 86 | 518 | 420 | 67 | 724 | 136 | 39 | 5,415 | 1,990 | 328 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 146 | .365 | .409 | .774 |
| 8 |  | J. Altuve | .302 | 8,044 | 2,018 | 1,263 | 2,428 | 465 | 32 | 259 | 901 | 674 | 81 | 1,174 | 326 | 98 | 8,881 | 3,734 | 756 | 28 | 54 | 51 | 221 | .360 | .464 | .824 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 |  | R. Cano | .301 | 8,101 | 2,097 | 1,163 | 2,437 | 530 | 29 | 319 | 1,226 | 598 | 81 | 1,131 | 50 | 33 | 8,840 | 3,982 | 878 | 2 | 58 | 111 | 264 | .353 | .492 | .844 |
| 11 | | M. Young | .301 | 4,754 | 1,185 | 645 | 1,429 | 274 | 25 | 104 | 629 | 352 | 14 | 722 | 49 | 13 | 5,163 | 2,065 | 403 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 160 | .348 | .434 | .782 |
| 12 |  | I. Suzuki | .300 | 6,347 | 1,813 | 830 | 1,902 | 223 | 52 | 64 | 457 | 403 | 25 | 749 | 304 | 59 | 6,840 | 2,421 | 339 | 36 | 29 | 92 | 66 | .342 | .381 | .724 |
| 13 |  | 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 |
| 14 |  | F. Freeman | .299 | 8,296 | 2,226 | 1,398 | 2,479 | 560 | 34 | 373 | 1,345 | 1,091 | 114 | 1,794 | 105 | 32 | 9,567 | 4,226 | 967 | 0 | 66 | 143 | 179 | .385 | .509 | .894 |
| 15 | | F. Sanchez | .299 | 2,765 | 691 | 353 | 826 | 177 | 12 | 39 | 310 | 144 | 26 | 362 | 11 | 7 | 2,997 | 1,144 | 228 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 60 | .336 | .414 | .749 |
| 16 | | M. Holliday | .298 | 5,962 | 1,615 | 993 | 1,777 | 400 | 19 | 272 | 1,040 | 730 | 106 | 1,171 | 89 | 31 | 6,837 | 3,031 | 691 | 0 | 39 | 54 | 192 | .382 | .508 | .891 |
| 17 |  | 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 |
| 18 |  | Y. Alvarez | .297 | 2,640 | 728 | 459 | 784 | 167 | 6 | 185 | 524 | 377 | 44 | 602 | 10 | 2 | 3,088 | 1,518 | 358 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 62 | .390 | .575 | .965 |
| 19 |  | A. Beltre | .297 | 6,847 | 1,768 | 983 | 2,031 | 419 | 19 | 309 | 1,098 | 511 | 62 | 1,000 | 47 | 13 | 7,490 | 3,415 | 747 | 1 | 69 | 73 | 185 | .348 | .499 | .846 |
| 20 |  | 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 |
| 21 |  | 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 |
| 22 | | V. Martinez | .295 | 5,885 | 1,583 | 721 | 1,737 | 335 | 2 | 196 | 944 | 574 | 42 | 703 | 6 | 4 | 6,571 | 2,664 | 533 | 0 | 70 | 99 | 219 | .358 | .453 | .811 |
| 23 |  | T. Turner | .295 | 5,358 | 1,315 | 902 | 1,580 | 291 | 48 | 191 | 657 | 399 | 41 | 1,074 | 324 | 54 | 5,822 | 2,540 | 530 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 90 | .347 | .474 | .821 |
| 24 |  | D. Wright | .295 | 5,001 | 1,314 | 785 | 1,474 | 319 | 22 | 196 | 801 | 654 | 32 | 1,106 | 166 | 57 | 5,741 | 2,425 | 537 | 0 | 54 | 70 | 124 | .376 | .485 | .861 |
| 25 |  | 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 |
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