highest career average since 1893

Since 1893, Ed Delahanty has the best batting average, with an average of .373.

Interpreted as:
highest career average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player since 1893
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ed Delahanty
E. Delahanty
.373
1,341
5,438
1,245
2,028
422
138
86
1,167
627
67
284
319
6,186
2,984
646
54
.444
.549
.993
1493
592.4
.461
159
556.1
2Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.366
3,034
11,434
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
3Sam Thompson
S. Thompson
.364
496
2,213
497
806
147
74
55
559
156
18
62
86
2,400
1,266
276
13
.411
.572
.983
577
185.9
.444
141
172.6
4Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.358
2,259
8,173
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
5Billy Hamilton
B. Hamilton
.358
1,027
4,043
1,126
1,446
164
56
30
492
832
47
214
514
4,969
1,812
250
47
.472
.448
.921
1166
412.4
.447
145
359.7
6Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.356
1,332
4,981
873
1,772
307
168
54
785
519
59
234
202
5,690
2,577
529
131
.423
.517
.940
1090
480.3
.443
165
429.2
7Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.349
970
3,264
624
1,140
175
41
113
542
333
23
122
36
3,659
1,736
329
39
.413
.532
.945
717
250.6
.426
142
211.5
8Jesse Burkett
J. Burkett
.347
1,781
7,250
1,505
2,514
275
151
65
813
906
71
483
338
8,317
3,286
491
90
.424
.453
.878
1697
553.1
.419
140
494.5
9Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.345
2,789
10,195
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
10Ted 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
11Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.342
2,503
8,399
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
12Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.342
2,147
7,787
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
13Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
.341
2,109
8,538
1,712
2,915
238
145
33
804
521
128
133
490
9,553
3,542
416
366
.388
.415
.803
1630
404.6
.384
124
328.9
14Bill Terry
B. Terry
.341
1,721
6,428
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
15John McGraw
J. McGraw
.341
988
3,523
966
1,201
105
63
12
422
792
124
117
417
4,485
1,468
180
46
.477
.417
.894
1011
344.1
.442
145
303.8
16George Sisler
G. Sisler
.340
2,055
8,267
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
17Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.340
2,164
8,001
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
18Jake Stenzel
J. Stenzel
.340
754
2,981
661
1,013
189
71
32
530
298
58
107
291
3,373
1,440
292
36
.410
.483
.893
714
189
.418
131
174.3
19Nap 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
20Tony 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
21Dan Brouthers
D. Brouthers
.337
288
1,150
251
388
85
38
14
248
175
15
33
55
1,360
591
137
20
.431
.514
.945
319
89.6
.437
134
81
22Riggs Stephenson
R. Stephenson
.336
1,310
4,508
714
1,515
321
54
63
773
494
41
247
53
5,134
2,133
438
91
.407
.473
.880
894
250.4
.405
132
216.5
23Al Simmons
A. Simmons
.334
2,215
8,759
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
24Paul Waner
P. Waner
.333
2,549
9,459
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
25Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.333
2,826
9,949
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

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37
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.661
29
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.518
8.0
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.509
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.456
11.5
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33
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.536
4.5
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36
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31
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34
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.642
34
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.607
1.5
27
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.482
8.5
26
30
.464
9.5
23
31
.426
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
33
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.569
28
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.509
3.5
27
29
.482
5.0
22
34
.393
10.0
22
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.393
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AL WestWLPCTGB
28
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.491
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.482
0.5
25
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.455
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25
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.439
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