highest career batting average since 1970

Since 1970, Tony Gwynn has the highest batting average, with an average of .338.

Interpreted as:
highest career batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player since 1970
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.338
2,440
9,288
1,383
3,141
543
85
135
1,138
790
24
434
319
125
10,232
4,259
763
45
85
203
259
.388
.459
.847
1582
379.2
.370
132
390.4
2Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
.336
342
1,312
215
441
70
25
37
206
93
2
180
4
2
1,421
672
132
2
12
26
41
.378
.512
.890
234
85.2
.392
146
75.4
3Rod Carew
R. Carew
.333
2,082
7,882
1,233
2,625
366
99
75
866
918
19
794
317
166
8,993
3,414
540
113
61
139
186
.401
.433
.834
1375
390
.374
134
349.3
4Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.328
2,439
9,180
1,513
3,010
578
61
118
1,014
1,412
23
745
24
35
10,740
4,064
757
29
96
180
236
.415
.443
.858
1746
493.9
.381
132
411
5Kirby Puckett
K. Puckett
.318
1,783
7,244
1,071
2,304
414
57
207
1,085
450
56
965
134
76
7,831
3,453
678
23
58
85
188
.360
.477
.837
1182
280.7
.366
123
211.4
6Vladimir Guerrero
V. Guerrero
.318
2,147
8,155
1,328
2,590
477
46
449
1,496
737
103
985
181
94
9,059
4,506
972
0
64
250
277
.379
.553
.931
1575
464.6
.390
136
419
7Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
.317
886
3,425
457
1,086
178
20
38
325
243
20
222
35
17
3,733
1,418
236
18
27
20
70
.363
.414
.777
519
73.3
.338
117
76.1
8Todd Helton
T. Helton
.316
2,247
7,962
1,401
2,519
592
37
369
1,406
1,335
57
1,175
37
29
9,450
4,292
998
3
93
185
186
.414
.539
.953
1765
612.5
.405
132
389.5
9Nomar Garciaparra
N. Garciaparra
.313
1,434
5,586
927
1,747
370
52
229
936
403
59
554
95
31
6,116
2,908
651
5
63
54
129
.361
.521
.882
989
228.3
.376
124
194.6
10Larry Walker
L. Walker
.313
1,988
6,907
1,355
2,160
471
62
383
1,311
913
138
1,231
230
76
8,030
3,904
916
7
65
117
153
.400
.565
.965
1532
556.6
.412
140
406.2
11Manny Ramirez
M. Ramirez
.312
2,302
8,244
1,544
2,574
547
20
555
1,831
1,329
109
1,813
38
33
9,774
4,826
1,122
2
90
216
243
.411
.585
.996
1931
719.5
.418
153
658.7
12Edgar Martinez
E. Martinez
.312
2,055
7,213
1,219
2,247
514
15
309
1,261
1,283
89
1,202
49
30
8,672
3,718
838
10
77
113
190
.418
.515
.933
1606
548.2
.405
147
523.9
13Lyman Bostock
L. Bostock
.311
526
2,004
305
624
102
30
23
250
171
9
174
45
28
2,214
855
155
10
20
20
64
.365
.427
.791
305
60.5
.355
122
55.8
14Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
.311
2,653
9,934
1,420
3,089
362
96
117
780
647
55
1,080
509
117
10,734
3,994
575
50
48
181
92
.355
.402
.757
1322
46.3
.328
104
61.4
15Derek Jeter
D. Jeter
.310
2,747
11,195
1,923
3,465
544
66
260
1,311
1,082
170
1,840
358
97
12,602
4,921
870
97
58
39
287
.377
.440
.817
1877
346.6
.360
119
305.9
16Magglio Ordonez
M. Ordonez
.309
1,848
6,978
1,076
2,156
426
21
294
1,236
651
45
852
94
50
7,742
3,506
741
3
65
36
242
.369
.502
.871
1245
292.4
.375
126
258.1
17Mike Piazza
M. Piazza
.308
1,912
6,911
1,048
2,127
344
8
427
1,335
759
30
1,113
17
20
7,745
3,768
779
0
45
146
229
.377
.545
.922
1347
382.3
.390
140
402.2
18Don Mattingly
D. Mattingly
.307
1,785
7,003
1,007
2,153
442
20
222
1,099
588
21
444
14
9
7,721
3,301
684
13
96
136
191
.358
.471
.830
1133
246.8
.361
124
221.6
19Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
.306
2,797
10,356
1,551
3,174
627
17
511
1,881
1,258
74
2,105
40
21
11,796
5,368
1,155
5
103
238
364
.382
.518
.901
1981
585.3
.382
139
547.8
20Joe Mauer
J. Mauer
.306
1,858
6,930
1,018
2,123
428
30
143
923
939
25
1,034
52
19
7,960
3,040
601
6
60
145
208
.388
.439
.827
1179
245.6
.358
123
220.6
21Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
.306
2,683
10,835
1,782
3,319
605
114
234
1,307
1,094
47
1,244
504
131
12,160
4,854
953
75
109
100
209
.369
.448
.817
1785
375.3
.361
122
319.5
22Ralph Garr
R. Garr
.306
1,284
5,074
708
1,554
211
64
75
406
243
19
441
170
82
5,419
2,118
350
62
21
45
72
.339
.417
.756
677
91.3
.340
106
37.5
23George Brett
G. Brett
.305
2,707
10,349
1,583
3,154
665
137
317
1,596
1,096
33
908
201
97
11,624
5,044
1,119
26
120
229
235
.369
.487
.857
1799
496.2
.374
132
436.3
24Bill Madlock
B. Madlock
.305
1,806
6,594
920
2,008
348
34
163
860
605
68
510
174
90
7,372
2,913
545
36
69
121
190
.365
.442
.807
1041
214
.358
121
178.7
25Rusty Greer
R. Greer
.305
1,027
3,829
643
1,166
258
25
119
614
519
22
555
31
15
4,420
1,831
402
6
44
16
91
.387
.478
.865
723
164.6
.378
121
120.5

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.612
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33
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25
24
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8.0
24
25
.490
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27
.449
11.0
21
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
28
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.609
28
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.596
0.5
29
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.592
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.510
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.500
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NL WestWLPCTGB
30
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.612
29
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.604
0.5
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23
.511
5.0
20
29
.408
10.0
19
30
.388
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AL EastWLPCTGB
32
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.681
30
19
.612
3.0
21
27
.438
11.5
21
27
.438
11.5
21
28
.429
12.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
28
22
.560
25
23
.521
2.0
22
27
.449
5.5
20
29
.408
7.5
20
29
.408
7.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
24
24
.500
23
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.479
1.0
23
27
.460
2.0
20
30
.400
5.0
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