highest batting average since 1940 min 3500 at bats

Since 1940, Ted Williams has the best batting average with 3,500+ at-bats, with an average of .346.

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highest batting average by a player since 1940 min 3500 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	Ted Williams T. Williams	.346	7,141	2,143	1,667	2,469	481	60	490	1,694	1,914	37	645	22	4	9,114	4,540	1,031	2	20	86	187	.485	.636	1.121	2199	1,153.6	.496	190	1,013.8
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.318	7,244	1,783	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
7	Vladimir Guerrero V. Guerrero	.318	8,155	2,147	1,328	2,590	477	46	449	1,496	737	103	985	181	94	9,059	4,506	972	0	64	250	277	.379	.553	.931	1575	464.6	.390	136	419
8	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.317	9,454	2,433	1,416	3,000	440	166	240	1,305	621	35	1,230	83	46	10,212	4,492	846	36	66	167	275	.359	.475	.834	1513	405.9	.365	129	334.6
9	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.317	3,754	967	499	1,191	197	25	42	362	257	24	239	41	17	4,090	1,564	264	21	34	22	78	.362	.417	.778	568	79.9	.338	117	82.2
10	Todd Helton T. Helton	.316	7,962	2,247	1,401	2,519	592	37	369	1,406	1,335	57	1,175	37	29	9,450	4,292	998	3	93	185	186	.414	.539	.953	1765	612.5	.405	132	389.5
11	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.316	4,502	1,182	870	1,423	246	82	224	979	591	31	252	14	0	5,127	2,505	552	3			119	.399	.556	.956	978	386.9	.433	153	348
12	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.313	5,586	1,434	927	1,747	370	52	229	936	403	59	554	95	31	6,116	2,908	651	5	63	54	129	.361	.521	.882	989	228.3	.376	124	194.6
13	Larry Walker L. Walker	.313	6,907	1,988	1,355	2,160	471	62	383	1,311	913	138	1,231	230	76	8,030	3,904	916	7	65	117	153	.400	.565	.965	1532	556.6	.412	140	406.2
14	Dale Mitchell D. Mitchell	.312	3,984	1,127	555	1,244	169	61	41	403	346	5	119	45	14	4,357	1,658	271	21	1	3	65	.368	.416	.784	597	86.3	.363	114	76
15	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.312	8,244	2,302	1,544	2,574	547	20	555	1,831	1,329	109	1,813	38	33	9,774	4,826	1,122	2	90	216	243	.411	.585	.996	1931	719.5	.418	153	658.7
16	Barney McCosky B. McCosky	.312	3,561	1,023	544	1,111	181	57	20	339	427	8	216	38	1	4,068	1,466	258	72			55	.387	.412	.799	593	128.5	.375	114	69.7
17	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	.312	7,213	2,055	1,219	2,247	514	15	309	1,261	1,283	89	1,202	49	30	8,672	3,718	838	10	77	113	190	.418	.515	.933	1606	548.2	.405	147	523.9
18	Dixie Walker D. Walker	.311	4,856	1,363	704	1,512	291	56	68	759	597	13	204	44		5,516	2,119	415	50			70	.388	.436	.825	844	231.2	.388	129	186.4
19	Jackie Robinson J. Robinson	.311	4,877	1,382	947	1,518	273	54	137	734	740	72	291	197	30	5,802	2,310	464	104	9	7	113	.409	.474	.883	993	315.6	.406	135	255.1
20	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.311	9,934	2,653	1,420	3,089	362	96	117	780	647	55	1,080	509	117	10,734	3,994	575	50	48	181	92	.355	.402	.757	1322	46.3	.328	104	61.4
21	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.310	11,195	2,747	1,923	3,465	544	66	260	1,311	1,082	170	1,840	358	97	12,602	4,921	870	97	58	39	287	.377	.440	.817	1877	346.6	.360	119	305.9
22	Luke Appling L. Appling	.309	4,545	1,238	624	1,406	210	45	22	501	678	7	262	93		5,264	1,772	277	34			118	.400	.390	.790	766	173.1	.377	120	129.3
23	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.309	6,978	1,848	1,076	2,156	426	21	294	1,236	651	45	852	94	50	7,742	3,506	741	3	65	36	242	.369	.502	.871	1245	292.4	.375	126	258.1
24	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.308	6,911	1,912	1,048	2,127	344	8	427	1,335	759	30	1,113	17	20	7,745	3,768	779	0	45	146	229	.377	.545	.922	1347	382.3	.390	140	402.2
25	Richie Ashburn R. Ashburn	.308	8,365	2,189	1,322	2,574	317	109	29	586	1,198	43	571	234	92	9,736	3,196	455	112	18	25	83	.396	.382	.778	1374	247.3	.362	115	179.4

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	80	54	.597
Yankees	76	58	.567	4.0
Red Sox	73	61	.545	7.0
Orioles	66	69	.489	14.5
Blue Jays	66	70	.485	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	7:15 PM
Sun 8/30	BOS	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Mon 8/31	SEA	@	BOS	6:45 PM
Tue 9/1	SEA	@	BOS	6:45 PM

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Final

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76 - 58

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Schwarber

37

Olson

36

Goodman

RBI Leaders

102

Stewart

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Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

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Hit Leaders

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Arraez

161

Lopez

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Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

92

Vargas

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Alvarez

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Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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García

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SB Leaders

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Nuñez

38

Chisholm

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16

Sánchez

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Gray

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Misiorowski

217

Cease

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Williams

ERA Leaders

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WHIP Leaders

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Misiorowski

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K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

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Williams

K/BB Leaders

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Sale

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25

Rasmussen

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Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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61-74

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Braves	80	55	.593
Phillies	75	60	.556	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	12.0
Nationals	64	73	.467	17.0
Mets	60	75	.444	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	84	51	.622
Cubs	76	59	.563	8.0
Cardinals	68	68	.500	16.5
Pirates	65	71	.478	19.5
Reds	64	71	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	81	54	.600
Padres	72	63	.533	9.0
Diamondbacks	72	64	.529	9.5
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Rockies	52	83	.385	29.0

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Rays	80	54	.597
Yankees	76	58	.567	4.0
Red Sox	73	61	.545	7.0
Orioles	66	69	.489	14.5
Blue Jays	66	70	.485	15.0
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White Sox	71	63	.530
Guardians	68	67	.504	3.5
Twins	64	71	.474	7.5
Tigers	62	72	.463	9.0
Royals	61	75	.449	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	67	.504
Rangers	66	69	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	71	.474	4.0
Athletics	53	82	.393	15.0
Angels	52	83	.385	16.0

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Fri 8/14	STL	@	CHC	0-3
Fri 8/14	MIA	@	CIN	0-1
Fri 8/14	BOS	@	PIT	4-8
Fri 8/14	CWS	@	DET	9-5
Fri 8/14	SDP	@	CLE	7-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sat 8/29	LAD	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 8/29	CWS	@	MIN	2:10 PM
Sat 8/29	PIT	@	STL	2:15 PM
Sat 8/29	CIN	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Since 1940, Ted Williams has the best batting average with 3,500+ at-bats, with an average of .346.

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