highest career batting average hitting 2nd minimum 1000 pa

Lefty O'Doul has the best career batting average when making 1,000+ plate appearances and batting 2nd, with an average of .363.

NAMEAVGPABAT ORDERGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSTBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.363
1,512
2
335
1,327
304
482
85
13
45
179
158
9
40
13
728
143
18
.434
.549
.983
2Mike Donlin
M. Donlin
.362
1,082
2
241
976
200
353
56
26
10
85
2
67
491
92
19
.414
.503
.917
3Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.344
1,060
2
232
935
164
322
66
16
4
103
5
42
432
86
17
.412
.462
.874
4Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.344
1,145
2
252
962
175
331
44
17
6
106
7
44
427
67
70
.413
.444
.857
5Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.339
2,945
2
644
2,534
426
859
158
12
38
317
372
4
208
8
6
1,155
208
9
26
16
63
.421
.456
.876
6Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.338
3,962
2
899
3,643
557
1,231
197
33
57
352
276
11
169
120
54
1,665
287
18
14
60
116
.385
.457
.842
7Sam Rice
S. Rice
.335
2,420
2
526
2,177
416
730
130
44
5
224
169
11
43
49
963
179
63
.386
.442
.828
8Lloyd Waner
L. Waner
.331
2,418
2
529
2,221
387
736
77
50
12
211
119
11
46
15
949
139
67
3
.368
.427
.796
9Rod Carew
R. Carew
.330
5,146
2
1,149
4,561
732
1,504
211
52
50
477
469
17
536
169
96
1,969
313
70
29
48
109
.392
.432
.824
10Heinie Manush
H. Manush
.330
1,750
2
378
1,608
293
530
98
30
30
216
83
19
77
23
778
158
40
0
.370
.484
.853
11Cy Seymour
C. Seymour
.329
1,447
2
328
1,312
203
431
57
32
10
104
4
65
582
99
27
.380
.444
.823
12Ralph Garr
R. Garr
.326
1,771
2
397
1,656
231
540
61
15
20
121
61
7
145
72
28
691
96
37
10
3
27
.351
.417
.768
13Dixie Walker
D. Walker
.324
1,272
2
281
1,125
204
365
65
17
18
114
124
1
56
13
518
100
22
10
.392
.460
.852
14Jose Vidro
J. Vidro
.324
2,668
2
606
2,386
378
773
172
8
67
298
217
19
252
12
8
1,162
247
26
20
8
63
.382
.487
.869
15Fred Clarke
F. Clarke
.324
2,032
2
448
1,751
359
567
88
56
13
216
90
806
157
61
.460
16Freddy Leach
F. Leach
.323
1,832
2
407
1,724
282
556
90
28
32
211
70
11
71
19
798
150
27
.353
.463
.816
17Paul Waner
P. Waner
.321
3,520
2
777
3,120
525
1,003
202
65
42
370
327
14
122
39
1,461
309
59
23
.388
.468
.857
18Barney McCosky
B. McCosky
.321
1,949
2
429
1,706
293
548
87
33
3
143
202
2
100
17
0
710
123
39
29
.394
.416
.810
19Freddie Freeman
F. Freeman
.318
1,662
2
369
1,436
285
456
114
4
63
230
193
25
289
36
3
767
181
0
8
29
28
.406
.534
.940
20Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
.317
2,391
2
517
2,135
437
676
140
11
122
401
201
25
390
104
25
1,204
273
13
17
3
44
.379
.564
.943
21Richie Ashburn
R. Ashburn
.316
3,013
2
667
2,622
436
828
109
32
7
216
306
12
163
70
31
1,022
148
70
3
0
30
.389
.390
.779
22Matty Alou
M. Alou
.315
1,399
2
332
1,307
172
412
58
9
7
84
57
5
82
41
12
509
74
22
8
1
31
.344
.389
.734
23Frankie Frisch
F. Frisch
.315
2,576
2
566
2,332
410
735
118
34
25
222
195
5
72
102
996
177
44
.369
.427
.796
24Don Mattingly
D. Mattingly
.315
1,118
2
245
1,022
182
322
68
1
45
157
85
2
61
3
1
527
114
2
7
24
29
.366
.516
.882
25George Kell
G. Kell
.314
1,323
2
294
1,173
161
368
65
11
12
108
100
4
59
11
1
491
88
46
0
1
32
.370
.419
.788
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