Ty Cobb has the highest career batting average with >5,000 at-bats with 500+ strikeouts, with an average of .366.
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highest career batting average by a player over 5000 ab and less that 500 or more ks| NAME | AVG | AB | SO | G | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Cobb | .366 | 11,434 | 681 | 3,034 | 2,244 | 4,189 | 724 | 295 | 117 | 1,933 | 1,249 | 94 | 897 | 13,068 | 5,854 | 1,136 | 291 | .433 | .512 | .945 | 2534 | 1,093.6 | .445 | 165 | 975.1 | ||||
| 2 |  | R. Hornsby | .358 | 8,173 | 679 | 2,259 | 1,579 | 2,930 | 541 | 169 | 301 | 1,584 | 1,038 | 48 | 135 | 9,475 | 4,712 | 1,011 | 216 | .434 | .577 | 1.010 | 2018 | 899 | .459 | 173 | 863.2 | ||||
| 3 |  | T. Williams | .344 | 7,706 | 709 | 2,292 | 1,798 | 2,654 | 525 | 71 | 521 | 1,839 | 2,021 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 9,791 | 4,884 | 1,117 | 5 | 20 | 86 | 197 | .482 | .634 | 1.116 | 2349 | 1,219.7 | .493 | 188 | 1,067 |
| 4 |  | B. Ruth | .342 | 8,399 | 1,330 | 2,503 | 2,174 | 2,873 | 506 | 136 | 714 | 2,214 | 2,062 | 43 | 123 | 10,617 | 5,793 | 1,356 | 113 | .474 | .690 | 1.164 | 2727 | 1,436.8 | .513 | 197 | 1,369.6 | ||||
| 5 |  | H. Heilmann | .342 | 7,787 | 550 | 2,147 | 1,291 | 2,660 | 542 | 151 | 183 | 1,540 | 856 | 40 | 113 | 8,960 | 4,053 | 876 | 277 | .410 | .520 | .930 | 1682 | 619.2 | .427 | 144 | 524 | ||||
| 6 |  | L. Gehrig | .340 | 8,001 | 790 | 2,164 | 1,888 | 2,721 | 534 | 163 | 493 | 1,995 | 1,508 | 45 | 102 | 9,660 | 5,060 | 1,190 | 106 | 2 | .447 | .632 | 1.080 | 2265 | 1,046.8 | .477 | 173 | 980 | |||
| 7 | | J. Burkett | .340 | 8,025 | 561 | 1,966 | 1,653 | 2,726 | 297 | 169 | 71 | 892 | 996 | 72 | 375 | 9,183 | 3,574 | 537 | 90 | .417 | .445 | .863 | 1835 | 573.8 | .412 | 138 | 506.6 | ||||
| 8 | | A. Simmons | .334 | 8,759 | 737 | 2,215 | 1,507 | 2,927 | 539 | 149 | 307 | 1,828 | 615 | 30 | 88 | 9,515 | 4,685 | 995 | 111 | 23 | .380 | .535 | .915 | 1714 | 519.5 | .410 | 130 | 400.1 | |||
| 9 |  | S. Musial | .331 | 10,972 | 696 | 3,026 | 1,949 | 3,630 | 725 | 177 | 475 | 1,951 | 1,599 | 53 | 78 | 31 | 12,712 | 6,134 | 1,377 | 35 | 53 | 127 | 243 | .417 | .559 | .976 | 2474 | 1,032.5 | .435 | 158 | 896.7 |
| 10 |  | W. Boggs | .328 | 9,180 | 745 | 2,439 | 1,513 | 3,010 | 578 | 61 | 118 | 1,014 | 1,412 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 10,740 | 4,064 | 757 | 29 | 96 | 180 | 236 | .415 | .443 | .858 | 1746 | 493.9 | .381 | 132 | 411 |
| 11 | | R. Carew | .328 | 9,315 | 1,028 | 2,469 | 1,424 | 3,053 | 445 | 112 | 92 | 1,015 | 1,018 | 25 | 353 | 187 | 10,550 | 3,998 | 649 | 128 | 64 | 144 | 216 | .393 | .429 | .822 | 1576 | 435.7 | .369 | 132 | 379.9 |
| 12 | | H. Wagner | .328 | 10,439 | 735 | 2,794 | 1,739 | 3,420 | 643 | 252 | 101 | 1,732 | 963 | 125 | 723 | 11,748 | 4,870 | 996 | 221 | .391 | .467 | .858 | 2044 | 725.8 | .408 | 147 | 650 | ||||
| 13 | | J. Foxx | .325 | 8,134 | 1,311 | 2,317 | 1,751 | 2,646 | 458 | 125 | 534 | 1,922 | 1,452 | 13 | 87 | 9,670 | 4,956 | 1,117 | 71 | 69 | .428 | .609 | 1.038 | 2135 | 934.1 | .460 | 158 | 780.8 | |||
| 14 | | B. Herman | .324 | 5,603 | 553 | 1,552 | 882 | 1,818 | 399 | 110 | 181 | 997 | 520 | 11 | 94 | 6,226 | 2,980 | 690 | 92 | 1 | .383 | .532 | .915 | 1127 | 341.8 | .410 | 139 | 323.4 | |||
| 15 | | J. Medwick | .324 | 7,635 | 551 | 1,984 | 1,198 | 2,471 | 540 | 113 | 205 | 1,383 | 437 | 26 | 42 | 8,142 | 3,852 | 858 | 44 | 112 | .362 | .505 | .867 | 1336 | 368.3 | .393 | 133 | 329 | |||
| 16 | | K. Cuyler | .321 | 7,161 | 752 | 1,879 | 1,305 | 2,299 | 394 | 157 | 128 | 1,065 | 676 | 85 | 328 | 8,098 | 3,391 | 679 | 176 | .386 | .474 | .860 | 1343 | 315.9 | .393 | 126 | 279.4 | ||||
| 17 | | C. Klein | .320 | 6,486 | 521 | 1,753 | 1,168 | 2,076 | 398 | 74 | 300 | 1,201 | 601 | 12 | 79 | 7,168 | 3,522 | 772 | 69 | 15 | .379 | .543 | .922 | 1310 | 404.5 | .411 | 133 | 313.3 | |||
| 18 |  | K. Puckett | .318 | 7,244 | 965 | 1,783 | 1,071 | 2,304 | 414 | 57 | 207 | 1,085 | 450 | 56 | 134 | 76 | 7,831 | 3,453 | 678 | 23 | 58 | 85 | 188 | .360 | .477 | .837 | 1182 | 280.7 | .366 | 123 | 211.4 |
| 19 | | E. Averill | .318 | 6,353 | 518 | 1,669 | 1,224 | 2,019 | 401 | 128 | 238 | 1,164 | 774 | 33 | 70 | 7,215 | 3,390 | 767 | 55 | 7 | .395 | .534 | .928 | 1348 | 434.1 | .417 | 131 | 313 | |||
| 20 |  | V. Guerrero | .318 | 8,155 | 985 | 2,147 | 1,328 | 2,590 | 477 | 46 | 449 | 1,496 | 737 | 103 | 181 | 94 | 9,059 | 4,506 | 972 | 0 | 64 | 250 | 277 | .379 | .553 | .931 | 1575 | 464.6 | .390 | 136 | 419 |
| 21 |  | R. Clemente | .317 | 9,454 | 1,230 | 2,433 | 1,416 | 3,000 | 440 | 166 | 240 | 1,305 | 621 | 35 | 83 | 46 | 10,212 | 4,492 | 846 | 36 | 66 | 167 | 275 | .359 | .475 | .834 | 1513 | 405.9 | .365 | 129 | 334.6 |
| 22 | | Z. Wheat | .317 | 9,106 | 572 | 2,410 | 1,289 | 2,884 | 476 | 172 | 132 | 1,248 | 650 | 77 | 205 | 9,996 | 4,100 | 780 | 163 | .367 | .450 | .817 | 1510 | 381 | .384 | 128 | 332.3 | ||||
| 23 | | T. Helton | .316 | 7,962 | 1,175 | 2,247 | 1,401 | 2,519 | 592 | 37 | 369 | 1,406 | 1,335 | 57 | 37 | 29 | 9,450 | 4,292 | 998 | 3 | 93 | 185 | 186 | .414 | .539 | .953 | 1765 | 612.5 | .405 | 132 | 389.5 |
| 24 | | G. Goslin | .316 | 8,656 | 585 | 2,287 | 1,482 | 2,735 | 500 | 173 | 248 | 1,612 | 949 | 55 | 176 | 9,822 | 4,325 | 921 | 162 | .387 | .500 | .887 | 1695 | 458.2 | .402 | 127 | 355.4 | ||||
| 25 | | H. Greenberg | .313 | 5,193 | 844 | 1,394 | 1,046 | 1,628 | 379 | 71 | 331 | 1,274 | 852 | 16 | 58 | 6,096 | 3,142 | 781 | 35 | 66 | .412 | .605 | 1.017 | 1287 | 556.1 | .453 | 154 | 446.7 | |||
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