highest batting average since 1979 minimum 5000 plate appearances

Since 1979, Tony Gwynn has the highest batting average when making 5,000+ plate appearances, with an average of .338.

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highest batting average by a player since 1979 minimum 5000 plate appearances

	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	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.338	10,232	2,440	9,288	1,383	3,141	543	85	135	1,138	790	24	434	319	125	4,259	763	45	85	203	259	.388	.459	.847	1582	379.2	.370	132	390.4
2	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	10,740	2,439	9,180	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	23	745	24	35	4,064	757	29	96	180	236	.415	.443	.858	1746	493.9	.381	132	411
3	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.318	7,831	1,783	7,244	1,071	2,304	414	57	207	1,085	450	56	965	134	76	3,453	678	23	58	85	188	.360	.477	.837	1182	280.7	.366	123	211.4
4	Vladimir Guerrero V. Guerrero	.318	9,059	2,147	8,155	1,328	2,590	477	46	449	1,496	737	103	985	181	94	4,506	972	0	64	250	277	.379	.553	.931	1575	464.6	.390	136	419
5	Todd Helton T. Helton	.316	9,450	2,247	7,962	1,401	2,519	592	37	369	1,406	1,335	57	1,175	37	29	4,292	998	3	93	185	186	.414	.539	.953	1765	612.5	.405	132	389.5
6	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.313	6,116	1,434	5,586	927	1,747	370	52	229	936	403	59	554	95	31	2,908	651	5	63	54	129	.361	.521	.882	989	228.3	.376	124	194.6
7	Larry Walker L. Walker	.313	8,030	1,988	6,907	1,355	2,160	471	62	383	1,311	913	138	1,231	230	76	3,904	916	7	65	117	153	.400	.565	.965	1532	556.6	.412	140	406.2
8	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.312	9,774	2,302	8,244	1,544	2,574	547	20	555	1,831	1,329	109	1,813	38	33	4,826	1,122	2	90	216	243	.411	.585	.996	1931	719.5	.418	153	658.7
9	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	.312	8,672	2,055	7,213	1,219	2,247	514	15	309	1,261	1,283	89	1,202	49	30	3,718	838	10	77	113	190	.418	.515	.933	1606	548.2	.405	147	523.9
10	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.311	10,734	2,653	9,934	1,420	3,089	362	96	117	780	647	55	1,080	509	117	3,994	575	50	48	181	92	.355	.402	.757	1322	46.3	.328	104	61.4
11	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.310	12,602	2,747	11,195	1,923	3,465	544	66	260	1,311	1,082	170	1,840	358	97	4,921	870	97	58	39	287	.377	.440	.817	1877	346.6	.360	119	305.9
12	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.309	7,742	1,848	6,978	1,076	2,156	426	21	294	1,236	651	45	852	94	50	3,506	741	3	65	36	242	.369	.502	.871	1245	292.4	.375	126	258.1
13	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.308	11,604	2,558	10,314	1,709	3,177	579	110	228	1,262	1,075	43	1,190	474	119	4,660	917	68	104	98	203	.372	.452	.824	1731	381.6	.364	123	327.1
14	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.308	7,745	1,912	6,911	1,048	2,127	344	8	427	1,335	759	30	1,113	17	20	3,768	779	0	45	146	229	.377	.545	.922	1347	382.3	.390	140	402.2
15	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	.307	7,721	1,785	7,003	1,007	2,153	442	20	222	1,099	588	21	444	14	9	3,301	684	13	96	136	191	.358	.471	.830	1133	246.8	.361	124	221.6
16	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	.306	11,796	2,797	10,356	1,551	3,174	627	17	511	1,881	1,258	74	2,105	40	21	5,368	1,155	5	103	238	364	.382	.518	.901	1981	585.3	.382	139	547.8
17	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.306	7,960	1,858	6,930	1,018	2,123	428	30	143	923	939	25	1,034	52	19	3,040	601	6	60	145	208	.388	.439	.827	1179	245.6	.358	123	220.6
18	Jose Altuve J. Altuve	.305	8,277	1,876	7,510	1,184	2,289	437	31	238	834	616	76	1,072	319	93	3,502	706	26	49	47	200	.361	.466	.828	1244	280	.356	129	285.1
19	George Brett G. Brett	.305	8,510	1,976	7,499	1,170	2,284	496	84	266	1,242	886	27	721	122	52	3,746	846	2	96	201	192	.376	.500	.875	1361	399.7	.379	135	351.1
20	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.303	10,614	2,499	8,984	1,619	2,726	549	38	468	1,623	1,512	18	1,409	150	46	4,755	1,055	3	97	177	253	.401	.529	.930	1904	598.1	.397	141	563
21	Will Clark W. Clark	.303	8,283	1,976	7,173	1,186	2,176	440	47	284	1,205	937	59	1,190	67	48	3,562	771	13	101	155	100	.384	.497	.880	1356	372.4	.381	136	356.6
22	Moises Alou M. Alou	.303	7,913	1,942	7,037	1,109	2,134	421	39	332	1,287	737	48	894	106	37	3,629	792	9	82	91	195	.369	.516	.885	1294	318.3	.378	129	291.6
23	Mark Grace M. Grace	.303	9,290	2,245	8,065	1,179	2,445	511	45	173	1,146	1,075	34	642	70	48	3,565	729	17	99	114	192	.383	.442	.825	1393	277.1	.364	120	225.5
24	Mike Greenwell M. Greenwell	.303	5,166	1,269	4,623	657	1,400	275	38	130	726	460	39	364	80	43	2,141	443	3	41	79	136	.368	.463	.831	771	169.7	.364	120	120.7
25	Keith Hernandez K. Hernandez	.303	6,599	1,561	5,672	867	1,716	323	43	126	848	836	26	769	74	48	2,503	492	4	61	101	118	.391	.441	.832	1008	258.9	.370	135	263