highest batting average MLB history
| LEAGUE | AVG | G | W% | W | L | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PL | .274 | 1,058 | .500 | 525 | 525 | 38,425 | 7,278 | 10,523 | 1,561 | 745 | 316 | 5,762 | 4,182 | 409 | 1,983 | 43,016 | 14,522 | 2,622 | .351 | .378 | .729 | ||||||
| 2 | AL | .261 | 210,162 | .501 | 104,797 | 104,577 | 7,157,360 | 945,440 | 1,870,012 | 329,397 | 56,111 | 166,578 | 878,476 | 691,610 | 54,860 | 1,118,795 | 129,341 | 40,586 | 8,046,774 | 2,811,365 | 552,086 | 101,714 | 41,230 | 32,570 | 128,420 | .329 | .393 | .722 |
| 3 | NL | .260 | 237,248 | .500 | 117,852 | 118,072 | 8,105,382 | 1,062,376 | 2,109,543 | 358,241 | 73,430 | 164,612 | 942,929 | 731,893 | 61,582 | 1,195,829 | 171,544 | 41,470 | 9,060,624 | 3,108,480 | 596,283 | 123,340 | 38,427 | 45,898 | 120,685 | .325 | .384 | .708 |
| 4 | FL | .259 | 2,486 | .500 | 1,220 | 1,220 | 81,510 | 9,894 | 21,105 | 3,248 | 1,178 | 545 | 8,475 | 7,260 | 589 | 9,422 | 2,950 | 92,206 | 28,344 | 4,971 | 2,847 | .324 | .348 | .672 | ||||
| 5 | AA | .251 | 10,078 | .500 | 4,942 | 4,942 | 353,740 | 57,272 | 88,690 | 12,327 | 5,801 | 1,907 | 32,093 | 26,331 | 2,478 | 4,015 | 16,022 | 383,659 | 118,340 | 20,035 | .309 | .335 | .644 | |||||
| 6 | UA | .245 | 856 | .500 | 422 | 422 | 30,439 | 4,825 | 7,457 | 1,230 | 279 | 125 | 1,134 | 31,573 | 9,620 | 1,634 | .316 |
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