highest career batting average MLB history
| LEAGUE | AVG | G | W% | W | L | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PL | .274 | 1,058 | .500 | 525 | 525 | 38,425 | 7,278 | 10,523 | 1,561 | 745 | 316 | 5,762 | 4,182 | 409 | 1,983 | 43,016 | 14,522 | 2,622 | .351 | .378 | .729 | ||||||
| 2 | AL | .261 | 209,840 | .501 | 104,635 | 104,417 | 7,146,475 | 944,059 | 1,867,326 | 328,885 | 56,073 | 166,219 | 877,153 | 690,639 | 54,726 | 1,116,115 | 129,124 | 40,520 | 8,034,662 | 2,807,014 | 551,177 | 101,680 | 41,142 | 32,533 | 128,215 | .329 | .393 | .722 |
| 3 | NL | .260 | 236,926 | .500 | 117,692 | 117,910 | 8,094,497 | 1,060,991 | 2,106,831 | 357,728 | 73,374 | 164,281 | 941,597 | 730,846 | 61,459 | 1,193,202 | 171,287 | 41,390 | 9,048,434 | 3,104,150 | 595,383 | 123,299 | 38,333 | 45,855 | 120,467 | .325 | .383 | .708 |
| 4 | FL | .259 | 2,486 | .500 | 1,220 | 1,220 | 81,510 | 9,894 | 21,105 | 3,248 | 1,178 | 545 | 8,475 | 7,260 | 589 | 9,422 | 2,950 | 92,206 | 28,344 | 4,971 | 2,847 | .324 | .348 | .672 | ||||
| 5 | AA | .251 | 10,078 | .500 | 4,942 | 4,942 | 353,740 | 57,272 | 88,690 | 12,327 | 5,801 | 1,907 | 32,093 | 26,331 | 2,478 | 4,015 | 16,022 | 383,659 | 118,340 | 20,035 | .309 | .335 | .644 | |||||
| 6 | UA | .245 | 856 | .500 | 422 | 422 | 30,439 | 4,825 | 7,457 | 1,230 | 279 | 125 | 1,134 | 31,573 | 9,620 | 1,634 | .316 |
Mets 
Phillies 
Cubs 
Reds 
Dodgers 
Padres 
Yankees 
Red Sox 
Tigers 
Guardians 
Mariners 
Astros 
MIA 
KCR 
AZ 
TOR 
PIT 
STL 
BAL 
TBR 
MIN 
