highest batting average since 1900 minimum 5000 at bats

Since 1900, Ty Cobb has the best batting average with 5,000+ at-bats, with an average of .366.

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highest batting average by a player since 1900 minimum 5000 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	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.366	11,434	3,034	2,244	4,189	724	295	117	1,933	1,249	94	681	897		13,068	5,854	1,136	291				.433	.512	.945	2534	1,093.6	.445	165	975.1
2	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.358	8,173	2,259	1,579	2,930	541	169	301	1,584	1,038	48	679	135		9,475	4,712	1,011	216				.434	.577	1.010	2018	899	.459	173	863.2
3	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	.345	10,195	2,789	1,882	3,514	792	222	117	1,531	1,381	103	394	436		11,988	5,101	1,131	309				.428	.500	.928	2264	921	.436	157	812.3
4	Ted Williams T. Williams	.344	7,706	2,292	1,798	2,654	525	71	521	1,839	2,021	39	709	24	4	9,791	4,884	1,117	5	20	86	197	.482	.634	1.116	2349	1,219.7	.493	188	1,067
5	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.342	8,399	2,503	2,174	2,873	506	136	714	2,214	2,062	43	1,330	123		10,617	5,793	1,356	113				.474	.690	1.164	2727	1,436.8	.513	197	1,369.6
6	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.342	7,787	2,147	1,291	2,660	542	151	183	1,540	856	40	550	113		8,960	4,053	876	277				.410	.520	.930	1682	619.2	.427	144	524
7	Bill Terry B. Terry	.341	6,428	1,721	1,120	2,193	373	112	154	1,078	537	9	449	56		7,111	3,252	639	137				.393	.506	.899	1265	365	.407	136	346.7
8	George Sisler G. Sisler	.340	8,267	2,055	1,284	2,812	425	164	102	1,178	472	48	327	375		9,013	3,871	691	226				.379	.468	.847	1424	363.9	.393	123	244.2
9	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.340	8,001	2,164	1,888	2,721	534	163	493	1,995	1,508	45	790	102		9,660	5,060	1,190	106			2	.447	.632	1.080	2265	1,046.8	.477	173	980
10	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.338	9,288	2,440	1,383	3,141	543	85	135	1,138	790	24	434	319	125	10,232	4,259	763	45	85	203	259	.388	.459	.847	1582	379.2	.370	132	390.4
11	Nap Lajoie N. Lajoie	.336	7,949	2,090	1,178	2,674	543	113	57	1,233	467	105	281	315		8,727	3,614	713	206				.381	.455	.836	1442	499.6	.398	145	453.1
12	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.334	8,759	2,215	1,507	2,927	539	149	307	1,828	615	30	737	88		9,515	4,685	995	111			23	.380	.535	.915	1714	519.5	.410	130	400.1
13	Paul Waner P. Waner	.333	9,459	2,549	1,627	3,152	605	191	113	1,309	1,091	38	376	104		10,762	4,478	909	174			45	.404	.473	.878	1868	537	.403	135	487.9
14	Eddie Collins E. Collins	.333	9,949	2,826	1,821	3,315	438	187	47	1,300	1,499	77	468	741		12,037	4,268	672	512				.424	.429	.853	2032	693.4	.409	144	619.7
15	Stan Musial S. Musial	.331	10,972	3,026	1,949	3,630	725	177	475	1,951	1,599	53	696	78	31	12,712	6,134	1,377	35	53	127	243	.417	.559	.976	2474	1,032.5	.435	158	896.7
16	Heinie Manush H. Manush	.330	7,654	2,008	1,288	2,524	491	160	110	1,183	506	70	345	113		8,416	3,665	761	186			1	.377	.479	.856	1366	310	.389	120	222.9
17	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.328	9,034	2,433	1,521	2,967	551	232	82	1,474	877	107	665	639		10,220	4,228	865	202				.394	.468	.862	1775	665.8	.411	150	598.7
18	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	9,180	2,439	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	23	745	24	35	10,740	4,064	757	29	96	180	236	.415	.443	.858	1746	493.9	.381	132	411
19	Rod Carew R. Carew	.328	9,315	2,469	1,424	3,053	445	112	92	1,015	1,018	25	1,028	353	187	10,550	3,998	649	128	64	144	216	.393	.429	.822	1576	435.7	.369	132	379.9
20	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.325	8,134	2,317	1,751	2,646	458	125	534	1,922	1,452	13	1,311	87		9,670	4,956	1,117	71			69	.428	.609	1.038	2135	934.1	.460	158	780.8
21	Earle Combs E. Combs	.325	5,746	1,455	1,186	1,866	309	154	58	633	670	17	278	98		6,507	2,657	521	74				.397	.462	.859	1086	265.2	.395	127	236.6
22	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.325	6,821	1,736	1,390	2,214	389	131	361	1,537	790	46	369	30	0	7,671	3,948	881	14			130	.398	.579	.977	1517	604.1	.439	152	528.8
23	Babe Herman B. Herman	.324	5,603	1,552	882	1,818	399	110	181	997	520	11	553	94		6,226	2,980	690	92			1	.383	.532	.915	1127	341.8	.410	139	323.4
24	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.324	7,635	1,984	1,198	2,471	540	113	205	1,383	437	26	551	42		8,142	3,852	858	44			112	.362	.505	.867	1336	368.3	.393	133	329
25	Edd Roush E. Roush	.323	7,363	1,967	1,099	2,376	339	182	68	981	484	53	260	268		8,156	3,283	589	256				.369	.446	.815	1209	267.1	.380	128	258.8