highest career batting average player since 1950 minimum 3000 plate appearances

Since 1950, Tony Gwynn has the best batting average when making 3,000+ plate appearances, with an average of .338.

	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	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.338	10,232	2,440	9,288	1,383	3,141	543	85	135	1,138	790	24	434	319	125	4,259	763	45	85	203	259	.388	.459	.847	1582	379.2	.370	132	390.4
2	Ted Williams T. Williams	.335	4,443	1,108	3,485	716	1,166	211	15	256	801	920	18	333	8	4	2,175	482	0	20	86	98	.474	.624	1.098	1031	518.6	.476	184	452.6
3	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	10,740	2,439	9,180	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	23	745	24	35	4,064	757	29	96	180	236	.415	.443	.858	1746	493.9	.381	132	411
4	Rod Carew R. Carew	.328	10,550	2,469	9,315	1,424	3,053	445	112	92	1,015	1,018	25	1,028	353	187	3,998	649	128	64	144	216	.393	.429	.822	1576	435.7	.369	132	379.9
5	Stan Musial S. Musial	.321	7,965	1,954	6,839	1,134	2,198	423	69	329	1,245	1,034	32	497	34	31	3,746	821	7	53	127	161	.410	.548	.958	1498	581	.420	149	486.6
6	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.319	3,151	753	2,896	403	924	155	17	31	274	209	19	199	23	14	1,206	203	7	20	18	59	.366	.416	.783	444	68.2	.340	118	68.1
7	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.318	7,831	1,783	7,244	1,071	2,304	414	57	207	1,085	450	56	965	134	76	3,453	678	23	58	85	188	.360	.477	.837	1182	280.7	.366	123	211.4
8	Vladimir Guerrero V. Guerrero	.318	9,059	2,147	8,155	1,328	2,590	477	46	449	1,496	737	103	985	181	94	4,506	972	0	64	250	277	.379	.553	.931	1575	464.6	.390	136	419
9	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.317	10,212	2,433	9,454	1,416	3,000	440	166	240	1,305	621	35	1,230	83	46	4,492	846	36	66	167	275	.359	.475	.834	1513	405.9	.365	129	334.6
10	Todd Helton T. Helton	.316	9,450	2,247	7,962	1,401	2,519	592	37	369	1,406	1,335	57	1,175	37	29	4,292	998	3	93	185	186	.414	.539	.953	1765	612.5	.405	132	389.5
11	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.313	6,116	1,434	5,586	927	1,747	370	52	229	936	403	59	554	95	31	2,908	651	5	63	54	129	.361	.521	.882	989	228.3	.376	124	194.6
12	Larry Walker L. Walker	.313	8,030	1,988	6,907	1,355	2,160	471	62	383	1,311	913	138	1,231	230	76	3,904	916	7	65	117	153	.400	.565	.965	1532	556.6	.412	140	406.2
13	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.312	9,774	2,302	8,244	1,544	2,574	547	20	555	1,831	1,329	109	1,813	38	33	4,826	1,122	2	90	216	243	.411	.585	.996	1931	719.5	.418	153	658.7
14	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	.312	8,672	2,055	7,213	1,219	2,247	514	15	309	1,261	1,283	89	1,202	49	30	3,718	838	10	77	113	190	.418	.515	.933	1606	548.2	.405	147	523.9
15	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.311	10,734	2,653	9,934	1,420	3,089	362	96	117	780	647	55	1,080	509	117	3,994	575	50	48	181	92	.355	.402	.757	1322	46.3	.328	104	61.4
16	Jackie Robinson J. Robinson	.311	3,751	928	3,120	592	970	166	29	97	477	523	48	191	109	30	1,485	292	51	9	7	79	.416	.476	.892	656	218.3	.408	138	179.1
17	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.310	12,602	2,747	11,195	1,923	3,465	544	66	260	1,311	1,082	170	1,840	358	97	4,921	870	97	58	39	287	.377	.440	.817	1877	346.6	.360	119	305.9
18	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.309	7,742	1,848	6,978	1,076	2,156	426	21	294	1,236	651	45	852	94	50	3,506	741	3	65	36	242	.369	.502	.871	1245	292.4	.375	126	258.1
19	Richie Ashburn R. Ashburn	.308	8,478	1,918	7,240	1,160	2,232	282	94	26	509	1,080	41	511	193	92	2,780	402	99	18	25	75	.400	.384	.784	1216	237.6	.363	116	171.9
20	George Kell G. Kell	.308	4,100	999	3,617	490	1,114	224	16	60	521	367	22	185	23	11	1,550	300	74	20	7	95	.373	.429	.802	588	108.8	.366	114	70.4
21	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.308	7,745	1,912	6,911	1,048	2,127	344	8	427	1,335	759	30	1,113	17	20	3,768	779	0	45	146	229	.377	.545	.922	1347	382.3	.390	140	402.2
22	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	.307	7,721	1,785	7,003	1,007	2,153	442	20	222	1,099	588	21	444	14	9	3,301	684	13	96	136	191	.358	.471	.830	1133	246.8	.361	124	221.6
23	Matty Alou M. Alou	.307	6,220	1,667	5,789	780	1,777	236	50	31	427	311	36	377	156	80	2,206	317	55	29	38	101	.345	.381	.726	734	80	.327	106	38.1
24	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	.306	11,796	2,797	10,356	1,551	3,174	627	17	511	1,881	1,258	74	2,105	40	21	5,368	1,155	5	103	238	364	.382	.518	.901	1981	585.3	.382	139	547.8
25	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.306	7,960	1,858	6,930	1,018	2,123	428	30	143	923	939	25	1,034	52	19	3,040	601	6	60	145	208	.388	.439	.827	1179	245.6	.358	123	220.6