highest batting average pitcher in mlb history minimum 500 plate appearances

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

	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	Tom 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
2	Guy 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
3	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
4	Jim Devlin J. Devlin	.293	574	129	566	76	166	20	4	1		8					197	25						.348		93	8.1	.301	98	-2
5	George 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
6	Charlie 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
7	Charlie 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
8	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
9	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
10	Bob 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
11	Wes 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
12	Cy 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
13	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
14	Ben 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
15	Scott 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
16	Jack 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
17	Doc 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
18	Ad 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
19	Don 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
20	Sloppy 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
21	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
22	Carl 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
23	Johnny 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
24	Fred 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
25	Schoolboy 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