highest batting average pitcher in mlb history minimum 1500 plate appearances

Jack Stivetts has the best career batting average by a pitcher when making 1,500+ plate appearances, with an average of .295.

	NAME	AVG	PA	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Jack Stivetts J. Stivetts	.295	1,760	481	1,643	283	484	73	35	31	302	102	6	123	28		720	139	9				.338	.438	.776	293	19.8	.361	99	-5.7
2	Red Lucas R. Lucas	.283	1,585	901	1,419	154	401	61	13	3	188	122	4	129	2		497	77	40				.341	.350	.691	176	-23.4	.325	88	-25.2
3	Win Mercer W. Mercer	.282	1,550	458	1,398	205	394	33	16	6	162	109	13	161	72		477	55	30				.339	.341	.681	202	-24.2	.330	86	-37.7
4	Al Orth A. Orth	.276	1,574	525	1,498	167	414	57	27	12	161	45	5	136	25		561	96	26				.300	.374	.674	185	-9.6	.318	90	-21.6
5	Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	.269	2,083	882	1,937	207	521	98	13	36	273	97	6	266	1		753	147	43			13	.306	.389	.695	220	-37.6	.318	80	-55.3
6	George Mullin G. Mullin	.262	1,685	615	1,531	163	401	70	23	3	137	122	7	227	18		526	96	25				.319	.344	.663	189	11.4	.322	99	-0.6
7	Jim Whitney J. Whitney	.261	2,306	550	2,144	316	559	113	39	18	103	161	1		20		804	170					.313	.375	.688	380	45.5	.317	109	33.1
8	Amos Rusie A. Rusie	.248	1,765	487	1,730	209	429	42	29	8	176	27	6	141	25		553	79	2				.262	.320	.582	165	-104.1	.274	61	-108.8
9	Burleigh Grimes B. Grimes	.248	1,685	632	1,535	157	380	62	11	2	168	69	5	241	15		470	75	76				.282	.306	.588	118	-85.1	.277	56	-93.5
10	Adonis Terry A. Terry	.245	1,506	410	1,410	172	345	52	32	7	143	80	6	92	47		482	91	9				.289	.342	.630	195	-31.6	.297	83	-39.2
11	Charlie Buffinton C. Buffinton	.242	1,728	441	1,647	185	398	54	12	5	156	77	4	21	11		491	71					.277	.298	.575	207	-47.6	.274	77	-62.8
12	Tony Mullane T. Mullane	.239	2,640	703	2,434	366	582	90	30	8	155	182	21	63	93		756	128	1				.298	.311	.609	357	-35.3	.291	88	-47.5
13	Old Hoss Radbourn O. Hoss Radbourn	.236	2,633	647	2,466	307	582	64	11	9	113	158	9	11	26		695	84					.284	.282	.566	328	-56.5	.270	83	-69.6
14	Jim McCormick J. McCormick	.236	2,104	534	2,082	246	491	66	22	4	55	22	0		10		613	92					.244	.294	.538	234	-62.8	.246	78	-69.3
15	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	.235	2,517	934	2,324	241	547	94	41	24	255	110	13	418	13		795	159	70				.274	.342	.616	214	-62.8	.293	74	-75.1
16	Ted Lyons T. Lyons	.233	1,726	705	1,563	162	364	49	9	5	149	73	7	201	0		446	63	83			9	.270	.285	.556	101	-113.9	.261	44	-133.1
17	Clark Griffith C. Griffith	.232	1,579	483	1,379	201	320	48	17	8	165	166	7	126	22		426	73	27				.318	.309	.627	182	-43.8	.308	74	-59.9
18	Kid Nichols K. Nichols	.226	2,264	650	2,090	273	472	58	24	16	278	137	12	307	19		626	98	25				.277	.300	.577	215	-113	.280	59	-140.5
19	Mickey Welch M. Welch	.224	2,286	607	2,201	268	492	93	16	12	88	82	3	14	10		653	121					.252	.297	.549	255	-74.2	.255	75	-86.7
20	John Clarkson J. Clarkson	.219	2,060	546	1,974	254	432	73	26	24	213	81	1	118	31		629	123	4				.250	.319	.569	217	-88.2	.266	64	-116.1
21	Harry Howell H. Howell	.217	1,510	458	1,394	143	302	60	25	11	131	64	12	322	19		445	96	40				.257	.319	.576	129	-41.9	.276	68	-57.1
22	Ted Breitenstein T. Breitenstein	.216	1,538	448	1,350	174	291	27	15	4	126	150	6	145	30		360	46	32				.297	.267	.563	145	-90.6	.283	58	-103.9
23	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	.215	1,889	647	1,687	151	362	50	12	7	167	116	17	218	20		457	69	69				.272	.271	.543	140	-65	.268	65	-77.7
24	Early Wynn E. Wynn	.214	1,903	796	1,704	136	365	59	5	17	173	141	2	330	1	0	485	81	52	4	0	33	.274	.285	.559	120	-96.3	.264	55	-104.2
25	Cy Young C. Young	.210	3,101	918	2,960	325	623	87	35	18	290	81	10	373	29		834	140	50				.234	.282	.516	198	-212.2	.245	45	-238.4