highest batting average pitcher in mlb history minimum 500 plate appearances

Tom Parrott has the highest career batting average by a pitcher when making 500+ plate appearances, with an average of .314.

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NAMEAVGPAGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSTBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Tom Parrott
T. Parrott
.314
549
160
512
94
161
27
14
8
93
29
1
27
14
240
49
7
.352
.469
.821
97
2.9
.373
96
-3.6
2Guy Hecker
G. Hecker
.297
1,353
313
1,288
236
382
43
21
11
83
59
25
500
75
.330
.388
.719
242
45.2
.332
122
43.4
3Jack 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
4Jim Devlin
J. Devlin
.293
574
129
566
76
166
20
4
1
8
197
25
.348
93
8.1
.301
98
-2
5George Uhle
G. Uhle
.289
1,498
721
1,360
172
393
60
21
9
190
98
4
112
6
522
90
36
.339
.384
.722
175
-12.4
.336
85
-29.4
6Charlie Ferguson
C. Ferguson
.288
1,078
257
963
191
277
37
13
6
137
113
2
22
358
56
.364
.372
.735
203
41.3
.349
121
35.7
7Charlie Sweeney
C. Sweeney
.284
516
125
490
68
139
28
2
2
7
26
0
177
32
.361
88
12.4
.315
117
12.3
8Red 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
9Win 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
10Bob Caruthers
B. Caruthers
.280
1,038
262
882
197
247
44
22
9
127
153
2
13
39
362
75
.388
.410
.799
210
58.6
.383
135
54
11Wes Ferrell
W. Ferrell
.280
1,345
547
1,176
175
329
57
12
38
208
129
0
185
2
524
107
40
0
.351
.446
.797
192
21.9
.364
100
-1
12Cy Seymour
C. Seymour
.280
698
210
669
90
187
13
5
8
66
20
1
62
13
234
26
8
.301
.350
.651
78
-17.8
.311
81
-20.3
13Al 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
14Ben Sanders
B. Sanders
.275
836
207
792
108
218
37
12
4
94
40
4
17
25
291
53
.313
.367
.681
123
4.3
.324
97
-5.1
15Scott Stratton
S. Stratton
.275
1,006
262
912
137
251
22
26
3
100
84
9
57
36
334
51
1
.342
.366
.709
154
-0.4
.342
99
-1.9
16Jack Scott
J. Scott
.275
736
408
680
67
187
31
4
5
73
39
5
76
1
241
40
12
.319
.354
.673
74
-15
.316
80
-16.7
17Doc Crandall
D. Crandall
.274
692
382
609
69
167
19
14
7
82
60
4
80
6
235
40
19
.343
.386
.729
89
15.1
.353
111
8.9
18Ad Gumbert
A. Gumbert
.274
1,049
296
956
155
262
33
19
15
124
80
11
89
18
378
67
2
.337
.395
.733
166
5
.347
97
-5.6
19Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
.271
988
452
878
94
238
33
3
15
108
87
3
147
2
1
322
51
17
3
1
17
.338
.367
.705
110
-4.4
.324
87
-15.5
20Sloppy Thurston
S. Thurston
.270
698
341
648
65
175
38
10
5
79
24
3
91
1
248
53
23
.299
.383
.682
68
-18.9
.312
75
-23.6
21Red 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
22Carl Mays
C. Mays
.268
1,199
502
1,085
113
291
32
21
5
111
66
4
116
1
380
58
44
.313
.350
.663
117
-18.9
.313
83
-26.4
23Johnny Marcum
J. Marcum
.265
580
299
533
56
141
18
1
5
70
36
0
32
0
176
24
11
1
.311
.330
.641
53
-20.1
.301
63
-31.2
24Fred Hutchinson
F. Hutchinson
.264
732
352
648
71
171
23
3
4
83
66
3
28
6
1
212
30
15
19
.335
.327
.662
73
-12.3
.317
77
-21.1
25Schoolboy Rowe
S. Rowe
.263
1,022
491
909
114
239
36
9
18
153
86
2
157
3
347
63
25
12
.328
.382
.710
116
-4.2
.332
87
-18.5

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18.5
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1.0
77
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.475
8.0
76
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.469
9.0
69
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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