highest batting career batting average before 1920

Before 1920, Ty Cobb had the best batting average, with an average of .372.

Interpreted as:
highest batting career batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player before 1920
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.372
1,929
7,301
1,414
2,713
431
210
67
1,206
737
66
536
769
8,277
3,765
708
173
.434
.516
.950
1615
764.9
.452
178
699.9
2Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.352
1,186
4,411
768
1,554
265
148
42
664
463
52
220
193
5,041
2,241
455
115
.420
.508
.928
948
412.8
.439
165
372.6
3Ed Delahanty
E. Delahanty
.346
1,837
7,511
1,600
2,597
522
186
101
1,466
741
94
366
455
8,400
3,794
809
54
.411
.505
.916
1836
616.8
.428
144
559.3
4George Hall
G. Hall
.345
121
537
104
185
22
21
5
20
557
264
48
.492
129
46.3
.390
145
38.1
5Billy Hamilton
B. Hamilton
.344
1,594
6,283
1,697
2,164
242
95
40
742
1,189
89
271
914
7,608
2,716
377
47
.455
.432
.888
1716
578.6
.433
142
505.5
6Dan Brouthers
D. Brouthers
.342
1,673
6,711
1,523
2,296
460
205
106
994
840
105
83
256
7,676
3,484
771
20
.423
.519
.942
1874
728.6
.436
155
655.7
7Dave Orr
D. Orr
.342
791
3,289
536
1,125
198
108
37
504
98
15
66
3,411
1,650
343
.366
.502
.867
743
238.6
.397
143
226
8Pete Browning
P. Browning
.341
1,183
4,820
954
1,646
295
85
46
612
466
20
102
258
5,315
2,249
426
0
.403
.467
.869
1191
407.6
.407
147
381.3
9Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
.341
2,123
8,591
1,719
2,932
241
145
33
810
524
129
136
495
9,610
3,562
419
366
.388
.415
.802
1640
406.6
.383
124
330.8
10Jesse Burkett
J. Burkett
.338
2,067
8,426
1,720
2,850
320
182
75
952
1,029
75
561
389
9,620
3,759
577
90
.415
.446
.861
1921
592.9
.411
137
526.7
11Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
.338
2,480
9,589
1,504
3,243
657
163
82
1,599
516
134
347
380
10,460
4,472
902
221
.380
.466
.847
1787
600.2
.401
144
547
12Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.338
1,619
5,969
1,052
2,018
395
148
45
805
745
77
290
378
6,954
2,844
588
163
.418
.476
.895
1240
515.4
.428
161
469.1
13Jake Stenzel
J. Stenzel
.338
768
3,031
664
1,024
190
71
32
533
300
58
110
292
3,425
1,452
293
36
.408
.479
.887
718
185.3
.415
129
170.1
14Henry Moore
H. Moore
.336
111
461
77
155
23
5
1
19
480
191
29
.414
99
28.7
.356
147
32.1
15John McGraw
J. McGraw
.334
1,100
3,924
1,024
1,309
121
70
13
462
836
134
155
436
4,940
1,609
204
46
.466
.410
.876
1083
354
.433
141
309
16Mike Donlin
M. Donlin
.333
1,049
3,854
669
1,282
176
97
51
543
312
20
311
213
4,282
1,805
324
96
.386
.468
.854
751
261.3
.404
139
203.7
17Sam Thompson
S. Thompson
.331
1,410
5,998
1,261
1,988
343
161
126
1,305
451
63
101
232
6,525
3,031
630
13
.384
.505
.890
1414
415
.410
135
375.3
18Cap Anson
C. Anson
.331
2,277
9,104
1,722
3,012
529
124
97
1,306
953
32
146
247
10,123
4,080
750
34
.396
.448
.844
2154
654.1
.397
134
525.3
19George Sisler
G. Sisler
.331
613
2,356
336
779
113
46
21
281
144
20
120
154
2,593
1,047
180
73
.374
.444
.819
388
132.1
.392
140
111
20Bill Lange
B. Lange
.330
813
3,202
691
1,056
134
80
39
579
350
25
123
400
3,620
1,467
253
43
.400
.458
.858
718
157.6
.405
121
120.6
21Levi Meyerle
L. Meyerle
.329
85
374
57
123
20
10
0
3
377
163
30
.436
77
20.6
.351
131
18
22Cal McVey
C. McVey
.328
265
1,199
227
393
52
17
3
23
1,222
488
72
.407
234
60.4
.343
131
56.5
23Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
.328
2,794
10,439
1,739
3,420
643
252
101
1,732
963
125
735
723
11,748
4,870
996
221
.391
.467
.858
2044
725.8
.408
147
650
24Tip O'Neill
T. O'Neill
.326
1,052
4,248
879
1,385
222
92
52
698
420
31
58
161
4,712
1,947
366
.392
.458
.851
1011
319.3
.400
134
253.6
25Hugh Duffy
H. Duffy
.326
1,737
7,044
1,554
2,293
325
119
106
1,302
664
29
186
574
7,841
3,174
550
104
.386
.451
.837
1526
360.4
.395
118
242.5
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