highest single season batting average leaders minimum 140 at bats 1971 to 1980

Between the 1971 and 1980 seasons, George Brett had the best batting average with 140+ at-bats in a season, with an average of .390 in 1980.

	NAME	AVG	AB	SEASON	TM	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	George Brett G. Brett	.390	449	1980	KCR	117	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
2	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	616	1977	MIN	155	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	694	351	68	1	5	15	6	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
3	Rod Carew R. Carew	.364	599	1974	MIN	153	86	218	30	5	3	55	74	1	49	38	16	690	267	38	13	3	9	17	.433	.446	.879	117	42.6	.401	153	39.9
4	Joe Torre J. Torre	.363	634	1971	STL	161	97	230	34	8	24	137	63	4	70	4	1	707	352	66	1	5	20	18	.421	.555	.976	134	61.6	.429	173	56.6
5	Rod Carew R. Carew	.359	535	1975	MIN	143	89	192	24	4	14	80	64	1	40	35	9	617	266	42	7	10	18	10	.421	.497	.919	108	39.9	.407	154	37.2
6	Oscar Gamble O. Gamble	.358	274	1979	TOT	100	48	98	10	1	19	64	50	1	28	2	1	327	167	30	0	2	12	7	.456	.609	1.065	72	33.9	.456	183	33
7	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	.354	514	1975	CHC	130	77	182	29	7	7	64	42	3	34	9	7	565	246	43	1	5	5	11	.402	.479	.881	94	32.5	.398	139	25.2
8	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.353	606	1974	ATL	143	87	214	24	17	11	54	28	2	52	26	16	645	305	52	8	1	10	6	.383	.503	.886	107	37.5	.397	140	29.6
9	Rennie Stennett R. Stennett	.353	153	1971	PIT	50	24	54	5	4	1	15	7	0	9	1	1	165	70	10	3	2	0	2	.377	.458	.834	25	7.7	.374	139	7.1
10	Cecil Cooper C. Cooper	.352	622	1980	MIL	153	96	219	33	4	25	122	39	2	42	17	6	678	335	62	7	8	15	16	.387	.539	.926	119	43	.403	151	40.7
11	Rod Carew R. Carew	.350	580	1973	MIN	149	98	203	30	11	6	62	62	2	55	41	16	657	273	47	7	6	9	16	.411	.471	.881	110	37.2	.393	144	32.5
12	Keith Hernandez K. Hernandez	.344	610	1979	STL	161	116	210	48	11	11	105	80	1	78	11	6	698	313	70	0	7	5	9	.417	.513	.930	129	47.1	.409	156	46.2
13	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.343	639	1971	ATL	154	101	219	24	6	9	44	30	2	68	30	14	693	282	39	18	4	1	7	.372	.441	.813	100	29.2	.368	125	19.3
14	Glenn Beckert G. Beckert	.342	530	1971	CHC	131	80	181	18	5	2	42	24	0	24	3	2	570	215	25	12	4	0	16	.367	.406	.773	76	17	.351	111	7.1
15	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.341	522	1971	PIT	132	82	178	29	8	13	86	26	0	65	1	2	553	262	50	1	4	5	19	.370	.502	.871	88	31.5	.388	148	29.3
16	Miguel Dilone M. Dilone	.341	528	1980	CLE	132	82	180	30	9	0	40	28	2	45	61	18	566	228	39	6	2	1	7	.375	.432	.807	82	18.4	.362	123	15.2
17	Lonnie Smith L. Smith	.339	298	1980	PHI	100	69	101	14	4	3	20	26	4	48	33	13	331	132	21	1	2	2	5	.397	.443	.840	52	14.7	.378	138	13.9
18	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	.339	514	1976	CHC	142	68	174	36	1	15	84	56	11	27	15	11	588	257	52	3	4	15	21	.412	.500	.912	103	40.9	.411	149	32.2
19	Gates Brown G. Brown	.338	195	1971	DET	82	37	66	2	3	11	29	21	2	17	4	2	218	107	16	0	0	2	4	.408	.549	.957	41	18.9	.429	170	16.8
20	Mike Easler M. Easler	.338	393	1980	PIT	132	66	133	27	3	21	74	43	0	65	5	9	445	229	51	0	9	6	7	.396	.583	.978	85	35.2	.423	167	33.2
21	Glenn Adams G. Adams	.338	269	1977	MIN	95	32	91	17	0	6	49	18	0	30	0	2	290	126	23	0	3	3	5	.376	.468	.844	44	10.7	.370	128	9.5
22	Pete Rose P. Rose	.338	680	1973	CIN	160	115	230	36	8	5	64	65	6	42	10	7	752	297	49	1	0	6	14	.401	.437	.838	118	34.8	.380	140	34.6
23	Dave Parker D. Parker	.338	637	1977	PIT	159	107	215	44	8	21	88	58	7	107	17	19	706	338	73	0	4	13	7	.397	.531	.927	126	43.7	.401	146	39.3
24	Luis Salazar L. Salazar	.337	169	1980	SDP	44	28	57	4	7	1	25	9	1	25	11	2	183	78	12	3	1	1	4	.372	.462	.834	27	7	.370	140	8.2
25	Al Bumbry A. Bumbry	.337	356	1973	BAL	110	73	120	15	11	7	34	34	3	49	23	10	395	178	33	1	1	0	5	.398	.500	.898	69	25.4	.403	157	25.6

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