highest season batting averages by a center fielder

Ty Cobb has the highest batting average by a center fielder in a season, with an average of .420 in 1911.

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NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.420
1911
146
591
147
248
47
24
8
127
44
8
43
83
654
367
79
11
.467
.621
1.088
160
82.2
.506
189
74
2Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.409
1912
140
553
120
226
30
23
7
83
43
5
30
61
34
609
323
60
8
.456
.584
1.040
140
67.5
.485
188
65
3Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.401
1922
137
526
99
211
42
16
4
99
55
4
24
9
13
612
297
62
27
.462
.565
1.026
136
58.8
.467
167
54.3
4Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.390
1913
122
428
70
167
18
16
4
67
58
4
31
51
501
229
38
11
.467
.535
1.002
107
52.2
.473
186
48.7
5Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.389
1925
117
429
79
167
35
5
12
87
70
4
12
5
2
518
248
52
15
.479
.578
1.057
122
54.3
.479
167
49
6Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.389
1921
128
507
124
197
37
16
12
101
56
3
19
22
15
581
302
65
15
.452
.596
1.048
131
58.2
.471
164
51.2
7Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.388
1920
150
552
137
214
50
11
8
107
97
5
13
10
13
674
310
69
20
.483
.562
1.045
152
74.9
.483
170
62
8Al Simmons
A. Simmons
.387
1925
153
654
122
253
43
12
24
129
35
1
41
7
14
696
392
79
6
.419
.599
1.018
150
58.6
.455
150
49.6
9Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.386
1916
151
546
102
211
41
8
2
79
82
4
20
35
27
647
274
51
15
.470
.502
.972
127
64.8
.464
182
55.9
10Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.384
1919
124
497
92
191
36
13
1
67
38
1
22
28
545
256
50
9
.429
.515
.944
102
46
.443
161
38.9
11Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.383
1910
140
506
106
194
35
13
8
91
64
4
46
65
590
279
56
16
.456
.551
1.008
126
64.9
.481
206
63.4
12Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.383
1912
153
580
136
222
53
12
10
90
82
6
36
52
28
675
329
75
7
.464
.567
1.031
154
73.6
.483
190
74.1
13Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.383
1917
152
588
107
225
44
24
6
102
61
4
34
55
669
335
74
16
.444
.570
1.014
139
74.2
.480
200
69
14Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.382
1918
111
421
81
161
19
14
3
62
41
2
21
34
473
217
36
9
.440
.515
.955
90
44.1
.459
182
40.6
15Joe DiMaggio
J. DiMaggio
.381
1939
120
462
108
176
32
6
30
126
52
4
20
3
0
524
310
68
6
11
.448
.671
1.119
129
64
.495
180
58.5
16Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.380
1923
150
574
133
218
59
11
17
130
93
4
15
8
9
693
350
87
22
.469
.610
1.079
164
78.4
.489
178
71.5
17Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.378
1925
121
415
97
157
31
12
12
102
65
5
12
13
9
490
248
55
5
.468
.598
1.066
115
51.1
.478
166
46
18Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.378
1922
131
426
85
161
48
8
11
71
77
1
11
8
3
516
258
67
12
.474
.606
1.080
122
57.5
.486
178
53.7
19Earl Averill
E. Averill
.378
1936
152
614
136
232
39
15
28
126
65
1
35
3
3
682
385
82
2
.438
.627
1.065
160
70.4
.473
153
55.7
20Heinie Manush
H. Manush
.378
1926
136
498
95
188
35
8
14
86
31
6
28
11
5
563
281
57
28
.421
.564
.985
114
46.4
.450
152
38.7
21Cy Seymour
C. Seymour
.377
1905
149
581
95
219
40
21
8
121
51
2
29
21
643
325
69
9
.429
.559
.988
137
69.2
.466
173
56
22Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.371
1916
145
542
113
201
31
10
5
68
78
2
39
68
24
636
267
46
14
.452
.493
.944
120
58.5
.452
176
50.9
23Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.369
1915
156
563
144
208
31
13
3
99
118
10
43
96
38
700
274
47
9
.486
.487
.973
143
71
.467
184
64.2
24Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
.365
1957
144
474
121
173
28
6
34
94
146
0
75
16
3
623
315
68
0
3
23
5
.512
.665
1.177
157
87.1
.498
217
86
25Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.363
1913
141
520
94
189
35
22
3
71
65
7
22
46
608
277
60
16
.441
.533
.974
123
56.9
.458
180
55.2

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82
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89
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72
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77
80
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19.0
76
81
.484
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
81
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.519
80
76
.513
1.0
74
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.471
7.5
73
84
.465
8.5
67
89
.429
14.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
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