highest career batting average by a left fielder minimum 5000 pa

Ed Delahanty has the best career batting average by a left fielder when making 5,000+ plate appearances, with an average of .358.

	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	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	.358	6,947	1,517	6,165	1,371	2,204	452	161	95	1,262	664	78	330	376		3,263	708	40				.427	.529	.956	1606	592.8	.445	152	550.3
2	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	.348	7,183	1,492	5,935	1,626	2,064	231	93	37	704	1,125	85	240	894		2,592	361	38				.458	.437	.895	1645	563.1	.436	143	493
3	Ted Williams T. Williams	.346	9,114	2,143	7,141	1,667	2,469	481	60	490	1,694	1,914	37	645	22	4	4,540	1,031	2	20	86	187	.485	.636	1.121	2199	1,153.6	.496	190	1,013.8
4	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.338	9,620	2,067	8,426	1,720	2,850	320	182	75	952	1,029	75	561	389		3,759	577	90				.415	.446	.861	1921	592.9	.411	137	526.7
5	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.333	5,894	1,386	5,429	976	1,807	316	94	212	1,188	389	21	479	34		2,947	622	55			23	.380	.543	.923	1079	339.6	.412	134	278.1
6	Sam Thompson S. Thompson	.332	6,493	1,402	5,967	1,258	1,981	343	160	126	1,302	450	63	96	232		3,022	629	13				.385	.506	.891	1411	415.9	.411	136	376.5
7	Heinie Manush H. Manush	.332	6,282	1,448	5,743	977	1,904	382	122	81	876	356	55	238	75		2,773	585	128				.376	.483	.859	1028	237.2	.390	120	169.6
8	Hugh Duffy H. Duffy	.327	7,485	1,642	6,718	1,507	2,195	308	109	104	1,254	647	28	179	562		3,033	521	92				.388	.451	.840	1471	351.1	.397	119	236.7
9	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.324	7,847	1,863	7,360	1,166	2,384	516	112	199	1,341	418	25	527	39		3,721	827	44			108	.362	.506	.868	1290	357.7	.394	133	322.1
10	Joe Kelley J. Kelley	.321	6,646	1,510	5,687	1,195	1,824	289	160	59	1,020	773	72	346	395		2,610	508	114				.409	.459	.868	1335	402	.411	131	333.3
11	Ken Williams K. Williams	.319	5,187	1,256	4,495	807	1,436	261	70	187	859	524	26	255	146		2,398	518	142				.394	.533	.927	952	319.8	.421	134	239.6
12	George Van Haltren G. Van Haltren	.318	7,983	1,745	7,124	1,504	2,266	256	152	68	933	775	33	319	539		3,030	476	51				.388	.425	.813	1495	304.9	.388	119	239.6
13	Goose Goslin G. Goslin	.318	9,165	2,141	8,057	1,377	2,559	464	162	237	1,542	901	53	548	171		4,058	863	154				.390	.504	.894	1602	441.5	.405	128	347.5
14	Zack Wheat Z. Wheat	.317	9,996	2,410	9,106	1,289	2,884	476	172	132	1,248	650	77	572	205		4,100	780	163				.367	.450	.817	1510	381	.384	128	332.3
15	Charlie Jamieson C. Jamieson	.314	6,551	1,522	5,731	964	1,801	300	75	18	508	649	30	269	110		2,305	393	141				.387	.402	.789	945	132	.372	107	56.5
16	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.313	5,042	1,188	4,228	786	1,325	277	7	278	901	707	64	882	10	8	2,450	562	0	43	144	136	.416	.579	.995	987	373.6	.417	155	347.1
17	Fred Clarke F. Clarke	.312	9,836	2,244	8,582	1,622	2,678	361	220	67	1,015	875	154	511	509		3,680	648	225				.386	.429	.815	1663	446.2	.390	131	386.7
18	Joe Vosmik J. Vosmik	.312	5,527	1,250	4,950	770	1,544	317	86	64	815	485	20	243	23		2,225	467	72			27	.376	.449	.825	857	167.4	.378	107	57.1
19	Jim O'Rourke J. O'Rourke	.312	7,135	1,587	6,686	1,301	2,085	378	112	47	568	418	31	85	145		2,828	537					.355	.423	.778	1362	330.4	.363	126	279.4
20	Mike Tiernan M. Tiernan	.311	6,732	1,478	5,915	1,316	1,838	257	162	106	853	748	41	218	428		2,737	525	28				.392	.463	.855	1365	343.1	.402	131	326.1
21	Jimmy Ryan J. Ryan	.310	8,096	1,777	7,238	1,507	2,243	393	147	105	1,001	743	68	261	400		3,245	645	47				.379	.448	.828	1557	349.1	.391	120	249.7
22	Bobby Veach B. Veach	.310	7,381	1,746	6,498	940	2,012	380	145	64	1,143	559	58	366	194		2,874	589	266				.370	.442	.812	1094	282.8	.383	125	209.4
23	Steve Brodie S. Brodie	.304	5,536	1,245	4,977	808	1,515	177	81	20	817	373	118	168	269		1,914	278	68				.367	.385	.751	923	78.5	.363	103	33.5
24	Patsy Donovan P. Donovan	.303	6,090	1,330	5,604	1,065	1,698	152	63	15	572	353	63	197	414		2,021	230	70				.351	.361	.712	899	-13.6	.345	96	-36.8
25	Matt Holliday M. Holliday	.303	7,554	1,798	6,636	1,107	2,010	450	32	297	1,156	756	121	1,248	107	37	3,415	779	1	40	57	206	.382	.515	.897	1281	395.3	.386	137	337.2