highest batting average since 1930 single season

Since 1930, Bill Terry has the highest batting average, with an average of .352.

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highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player since 1930 single season

	NAME	AVG	G	AB	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	Bill Terry B. Terry	.352	961	3,789	688	1,332	216	70	82	602	296	6	236	30		4,162	1,934	368	71				.399	.510	.910	766	237.3	.411	142	234.2
2	Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	.345	626	2,200	399	759	119	31	73	364	223	19	87	24		2,460	1,159	223	18				.410	.527	.937	478	164.9	.422	145	147.8
3	Ted Williams T. Williams	.344	2,292	7,706	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
4	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.343	1,397	5,255	1,257	1,802	328	91	347	1,360	1,028	30	439	72		6,339	3,353	766	26			2	.453	.638	1.091	1522	719.6	.481	174	666.9
5	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.338	2,440	9,288	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
6	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.331	713	2,405	607	797	110	24	198	652	632	8	351	22		3,066	1,549	332	21				.472	.644	1.116	764	375.1	.490	186	363.4
7	Stan Musial S. Musial	.331	3,026	10,972	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
8	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.329	157	490	82	161	45	6	19	97	64	1	52	2		570	275	70	15				.407	.561	.968	115	35.5	.424	133	30.2
9	Riggs Stephenson R. Stephenson	.329	471	1,607	226	528	101	13	14	263	164	9	82	11		1,799	697	128	19				.394	.434	.828	289	61.3	.382	124	55.3
10	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	2,439	9,180	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
11	Rod Carew R. Carew	.328	2,469	9,315	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
12	Dale Alexander D. Alexander	.327	507	1,824	259	596	121	15	36	322	192	6	134	15		2,036	855	172	14				.393	.469	.861	344	82.7	.392	121	58.8
13	Paul Waner P. Waner	.326	1,947	7,102	1,139	2,312	435	117	75	913	799	23	303	67		8,035	3,206	627	111			45	.396	.451	.847	1322	330.4	.390	131	312.8
14	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.325	1,736	6,821	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
15	Monk Sherlock M. Sherlock	.324	92	299	51	97	18	2	0	38	27	0	28	0		335	119	20	9				.380	.398	.778	48	1	.359	83	-8.9
16	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.324	1,984	7,635	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
17	Heinie Manush H. Manush	.324	1,097	4,343	713	1,405	275	88	53	649	275	24	178	40		4,707	2,015	416	65			1	.367	.464	.831	731	137.7	.377	115	93.5
18	Mickey Cochrane M. Cochrane	.323	836	2,965	637	959	221	24	76	496	562	20	143	29		3,599	1,456	321	52				.434	.491	.926	698	243.2	.425	139	194.9
19	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.323	1,953	7,046	1,510	2,274	397	100	485	1,700	1,274	9	1,180	72		8,369	4,326	982	40			69	.427	.614	1.041	1856	820.5	.461	158	676.8
20	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	.322	1,745	6,625	1,360	2,134	452	83	160	1,137	969	35	256	112		7,710	3,232	695	81			27	.411	.488	.899	1404	439.3	.411	127	300.5
21	Sam Rice S. Rice	.321	543	1,714	327	551	95	32	4	194	152	8	47	31		1,907	722	131	33				.379	.421	.801	287	38.7	.368	109	23.2
22	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.321	1,395	5,477	948	1,758	302	89	192	1,115	409	21	489	39		5,937	2,814	583	30			23	.370	.514	.884	1018	271.9	.397	123	195.8
23	Babe Herman B. Herman	.320	1,005	3,640	584	1,166	259	71	123	639	344	7	378	60		4,027	1,936	453	36			1	.380	.532	.912	731	219.5	.407	140	214.5
24	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.318	1,783	7,244	1,071	2,304	414	57	207	1,085	450	56	965	134	76	7,831	3,453	678	23	58	85	188	.360	.477	.837	1182	280.7	.366	123	211.4
25	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.318	948	3,677	490	1,169	194	25	41	355	255	24	236	41	17	4,010	1,536	260	21	33	22	75	.363	.418	.781	560	81.5	.339	117	84.1

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	46	.600
Diamondbacks	61	55	.526	8.5
Padres	60	56	.517	9.5
Giants	48	67	.417	21.0
Rockies	45	70	.391	24.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/7	DET	@	SFG	10:15 PM
Sat 8/8	DET	@	SFG	7:15 PM
Sun 8/9	DET	@	SFG	4:05 PM
Mon 8/10	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Tue 8/11	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM

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48 - 67

Final

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57 - 58

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Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

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Stewart

85

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.329

Alvarez

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Arraez

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Lopez

Hit Leaders

143

Lopez

141

Arraez

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Alvarez

Run Leaders

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Wood

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Olson

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OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

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Ohtani

.396

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

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García

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Caminero

SB Leaders

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Nuñez

31

Witt

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Sánchez

14

Gray

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Misiorowski

184

Cease

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Williams

ERA Leaders

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2.08

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WHIP Leaders

0.73

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0.88

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K/9 Leaders

13.82

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Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

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6.10

Rasmussen

5.52

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Walk Leaders

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,609.1

Alvarez

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Ohtani

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Wood

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67-50

65-49

63-52

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Worst Record ATS

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49-66

51-64

53-63

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	70	45	.609
Phillies	62	54	.534	8.5
Marlins	58	58	.500	12.5
Nationals	56	61	.479	15.0
Mets	50	66	.431	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	72	43	.626
Cubs	67	49	.578	5.5
Cardinals	57	58	.496	15.0
Reds	56	58	.491	15.5
Pirates	57	60	.487	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	46	.600
Diamondbacks	61	55	.526	8.5
Padres	60	56	.517	9.5
Giants	48	67	.417	21.0
Rockies	45	70	.391	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	68	46	.596
Yankees	64	51	.557	4.5
Red Sox	63	51	.553	5.0
Orioles	56	59	.487	12.5
Blue Jays	54	62	.466	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	55	.518
Twins	57	59	.491	3.0
Guardians	57	59	.491	3.0
Tigers	56	59	.487	3.5
Royals	48	68	.414	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	59	57	.509
Rangers	57	58	.496	1.5
Mariners	56	60	.483	3.0
Athletics	45	70	.391	13.5
Angels	44	71	.383	14.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 7/22	PIT	@	NYY	5-3
Wed 7/22	BAL	@	BOS	3-6
Wed 7/22	NYM	@	MIL	3-4
Wed 7/22	TBR	@	TOR	4-2
Thu 7/23	SDP	@	ATL	5-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/7	TOR	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Fri 8/7	NYM	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Fri 8/7	CIN	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 8/7	ATL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
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