highest mlb averages from 2001 to 2021 min 5000 at bats

Between the 2001 and 2021 seasons, Vladimir Guerrero had the best batting average with 5,000+ at-bats, with an average of .316.

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highest MLB averages by a player from 2001 to 2021 min 5000 at bats

	NAME	AVG	AB	G	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Vladimir Guerrero V. Guerrero	.316	5,999	1,575	971	1,895	353	21	313	1,092	563	74	712	144	64	6,686	3,229	687	0	50	198	217	.379	.538	.917	1132	324.1	.384	134	288.4
2	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.312	5,162	1,372	792	1,610	327	13	214	917	514	33	663	53	31	5,750	2,605	554	0	41	28	170	.375	.505	.880	946	249.2	.379	131	223
3	Todd Helton T. Helton	.311	6,181	1,741	1,058	1,925	455	28	262	1,038	1,103	41	972	22	16	7,401	3,222	745	2	74	152	144	.415	.521	.936	1345	456	.399	132	302.2
4	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.311	9,934	2,653	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
5	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	.310	9,625	2,587	1,505	2,987	597	17	502	1,804	1,199	69	1,930	39	21	10,993	5,124	1,116	5	95	235	342	.387	.532	.920	1904	603.1	.389	143	563.6
6	Jose Altuve J. Altuve	.308	5,778	1,437	883	1,777	340	29	164	639	443	54	753	261	80	6,346	2,667	533	26	45	41	158	.360	.462	.821	932	193.8	.353	125	192.6
7	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.306	6,930	1,858	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
8	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.305	8,065	1,961	1,318	2,457	391	31	182	897	741	122	1,268	250	60	9,037	3,456	604	74	35	28	221	.370	.429	.799	1289	212.1	.352	116	180.3
9	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.304	5,515	1,564	959	1,675	345	20	279	988	958	13	882	53	20	6,542	2,897	644	0	56	139	159	.404	.525	.930	1165	376.7	.395	142	350.7
10	Robinson Cano R. Cano	.303	8,673	2,234	1,257	2,624	571	33	334	1,302	616	85	1,189	51	38	9,446	4,263	938	10	62	112	284	.352	.492	.844	1411	303.4	.360	125	284.7
11	Joey Votto J. Votto	.302	6,722	1,900	1,114	2,027	435	21	331	1,065	1,294	64	1,481	80	29	8,128	3,497	787	0	48	147	158	.416	.520	.937	1489	538.2	.400	149	476.6
12	Michael Young M. Young	.300	7,916	1,968	1,137	2,375	441	60	185	1,030	575	22	1,234	90	30	8,610	3,491	686	25	72	28	236	.346	.441	.787	1150	122	.342	104	45.3
13	Dustin Pedroia D. Pedroia	.299	6,031	1,512	922	1,805	394	15	140	725	624	38	654	138	46	6,777	2,649	549	25	59	25	154	.365	.439	.805	962	175.7	.352	115	120
14	Matt Holliday M. Holliday	.299	7,009	1,903	1,157	2,096	468	32	316	1,220	802	124	1,362	108	37	7,981	3,576	816	1	45	57	220	.379	.510	.889	1333	395.2	.383	135	336.3
15	Michael Brantley M. Brantley	.298	5,269	1,366	723	1,571	332	24	122	687	452	36	626	124	32	5,814	2,317	478	12	45	35	127	.355	.440	.795	805	131.5	.344	117	117.2
16	Placido Polanco P. Polanco	.297	6,557	1,676	925	1,950	324	24	97	654	393	99	479	74	23	7,174	2,613	445	74	51	12	185	.344	.399	.742	873	13.9	.328	98	-15.9
17	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	.297	11,114	2,971	1,872	3,301	672	16	679	2,150	1,345	113	1,349	116	41	12,690	6,042	1,367	1	117	315	413	.375	.544	.919	2174	665.5	.385	141	652.9
18	Ryan Braun R. Braun	.296	6,622	1,766	1,080	1,963	408	49	352	1,154	586	77	1,363	216	60	7,329	3,525	809	0	44	56	179	.358	.532	.891	1210	352.7	.379	135	310.8
19	David Wright D. Wright	.296	5,998	1,585	949	1,777	390	26	242	970	762	45	1,292	196	65	6,870	2,945	658	0	65	73	152	.376	.491	.867	1092	285.4	.373	133	280.8
20	Daniel Murphy D. Murphy	.296	5,308	1,452	710	1,572	371	29	138	735	364	25	709	68	25	5,752	2,415	538	7	48	56	124	.341	.455	.796	776	109.7	.340	113	87.8
21	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.295	5,767	1,565	969	1,704	367	25	271	941	776	76	1,312	53	24	6,660	2,934	663	0	41	102	126	.384	.509	.893	1122	346.7	.379	138	312.3
22	Victor Martinez V. Martinez	.295	7,297	1,973	914	2,153	423	3	246	1,178	730	53	891	7	7	8,166	3,320	672	0	86	119	264	.360	.455	.815	1151	190.2	.351	117	162.3
23	Juan Pierre J. Pierre	.294	7,325	1,943	1,049	2,155	253	94	18	497	451	101	464	607	197	8,059	2,650	365	163	19	8	90	.343	.362	.705	897	-69.8	.315	86	-135.7
24	Lance Berkman L. Berkman	.294	6,045	1,731	1,060	1,778	392	29	341	1,152	1,133	65	1,206	75	45	7,290	3,251	762	1	46	159	139	.408	.538	.946	1335	457.5	.402	145	416.3
25	Howie Kendrick H. Kendrick	.294	5,950	1,621	792	1,747	354	38	127	724	349	61	1,102	126	47	6,421	2,558	519	24	37	34	193	.337	.430	.767	817	70.9	.333	109	66.2