highest single season batting average in modern era

Since 1900, Nap Lajoie has the best batting average in a season, with an average of .426 in 1901.

Interpreted as:
highest single season batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in modern era
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
.426
1901
PHA PHA
131
544
145
232
48
14
14
125
24
13
9
27
582
350
76
1
.463
.643
1.106
157
81
.506
186
71.5
2Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.424
1924
SLN SLN
143
536
121
227
43
14
25
94
89
2
32
5
12
640
373
82
13
.507
.696
1.203
175
96.7
.537
221
95.9
3George Sisler
G. Sisler
.420
1922
SLA SLA
142
586
134
246
42
18
8
105
49
3
14
51
19
654
348
68
16
.467
.594
1.061
152
70.1
.481
170
61.2
4Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.420
1911
DET DET
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
5Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.409
1912
DET DET
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
6Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.408
1911
CLE CLE
147
571
126
233
45
19
7
83
56
8
43
41
641
337
71
6
.468
.590
1.058
151
75.1
.494
184
68.6
7George Sisler
G. Sisler
.407
1920
SLA SLA
154
631
137
257
49
18
19
122
46
2
19
42
17
692
399
86
13
.449
.632
1.082
161
82.5
.494
176
68.6
8Ted Williams
T. Williams
.406
1941
BSA BSA
143
456
135
185
33
3
37
120
147
3
27
2
4
606
335
73
0
10
.553
.735
1.287
179
108.8
.568
221
96.9
9Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.403
1925
SLN SLN
138
504
133
203
41
10
39
143
83
2
39
5
3
605
381
90
16
.489
.756
1.245
173
94.1
.540
208
90.1
10Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.403
1923
DET DET
144
524
121
211
44
11
18
115
74
5
40
9
7
626
331
73
23
.481
.632
1.113
155
78
.503
189
73.3
11Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.401
1922
SLN SLN
154
623
141
250
46
14
42
152
65
1
50
17
12
704
450
102
15
.459
.722
1.181
186
97.8
.520
197
92.7
12Bill Terry
B. Terry
.401
1930
NYG NYG
154
633
139
254
39
15
23
129
57
1
33
8
710
392
77
19
.452
.619
1.071
171
71.2
.468
156
62.1
13Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.401
1922
DET DET
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
14Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.398
1929
PHN PHN
154
638
152
254
35
6
32
122
76
4
19
2
731
397
73
13
.465
.622
1.087
178
80.8
.483
158
62.3
15Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.398
1927
DET DET
141
505
106
201
50
9
14
120
72
2
16
11
5
596
311
73
17
.475
.616
1.091
144
70.3
.493
177
62.2
16Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.397
1921
SLN SLN
154
592
131
235
44
18
21
126
60
7
48
13
13
674
378
83
15
.458
.639
1.097
162
77.5
.489
191
77.7
17Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.395
1912
CLE CLE
154
572
121
226
44
26
3
90
54
12
19
35
20
653
331
73
15
.458
.579
1.036
150
71.4
.483
187
68.7
18Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.394
1994
SDP SDP
110
419
79
165
35
1
12
64
48
2
19
5
0
475
238
48
1
5
16
20
.454
.568
1.022
101
40.6
.434
166
40.2
19Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.394
1921
DET DET
149
602
114
237
43
14
19
139
53
2
37
2
6
672
365
76
15
.444
.606
1.051
151
67.5
.472
164
59.5
20Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.393
1923
NYY NYY
152
522
151
205
45
13
41
130
170
4
93
17
21
699
399
99
3
.545
.764
1.309
211
124.7
.571
230
120.4
21Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.393
1925
DET DET
150
573
97
225
40
11
13
134
67
1
27
6
6
664
326
64
23
.457
.569
1.026
148
61.4
.464
158
54.6
22Babe Herman
B. Herman
.393
1930
BKN BKN
153
614
143
241
48
11
35
130
66
4
56
18
699
416
94
15
.455
.678
1.132
180
81.8
.487
167
72.9
23Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.390
1913
DET DET
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
24Al Simmons
A. Simmons
.390
1931
PHA PHA
128
513
105
200
37
13
22
128
47
3
45
3
3
563
329
72
0
.444
.641
1.085
135
65.1
.484
176
57.9
25George Brett
G. Brett
.390
1980
KCR KCR
117
449
87
175
33
9
24
118
58
1
22
15
6
515
298
66
0
7
16
11
.454
.664
1.118
120
62.7
.478
198
59.2
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