lowest career batting average for hall of famers min 5000 pa

Ray Schalk has the lowest career batting average by a Hall of Famer when making 5,000+ plate appearances, with an average of .253.

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NAMEAVGHOFPAGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSTBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ray Schalk
R. Schalk
.253
1955
6,217
1,762
5,306
579
1,345
199
49
11
594
638
59
358
177
1,675
259
214
.340
.316
.656
644
-49.7
.321
88
-97.8
2Harmon Killebrew
H. Killebrew
.256
1984
9,831
2,435
8,147
1,283
2,086
290
24
573
1,584
1,559
48
1,699
19
18
4,143
887
0
77
160
243
.376
.509
.884
1630
569
.389
142
477.8
3Rabbit Maranville
R. Maranville
.258
1954
11,256
2,670
10,078
1,256
2,605
380
177
28
884
839
39
756
291
3,423
585
300
.318
.340
.658
1110
-209.8
.313
83
-251
4Bill Mazeroski
B. Mazeroski
.260
2001
8,379
2,163
7,755
769
2,016
294
62
138
853
447
20
706
27
23
2,848
494
87
70
110
194
.299
.367
.667
794
-115.6
.293
82
-176.3
5Luis Aparicio
L. Aparicio
.262
1984
11,230
2,599
10,230
1,335
2,677
394
92
83
791
736
27
742
506
136
3,504
569
161
76
22
184
.311
.343
.653
1076
-140.2
.296
83
-215.4
6Ozzie Smith
O. Smith
.262
2002
10,778
2,573
9,396
1,257
2,460
402
69
28
793
1,072
33
589
580
148
3,084
499
214
63
79
167
.337
.328
.666
1096
-130.9
.305
90
-124.6
7Reggie Jackson
R. Jackson
.262
1993
11,416
2,820
9,864
1,551
2,584
463
49
563
1,702
1,375
96
2,597
228
115
4,834
1,075
13
68
164
183
.356
.490
.846
1749
503
.374
139
497.6
8Joe Tinker
J. Tinker
.262
1946
7,152
1,806
6,441
774
1,690
263
114
31
785
416
10
526
336
2,274
408
285
.308
.353
.661
781
19.3
.319
96
-33.5
9Gary Carter
G. Carter
.262
2003
9,019
2,296
7,971
1,025
2,092
371
31
324
1,225
848
68
997
39
42
3,497
726
33
99
106
180
.335
.439
.773
1175
161.6
.342
116
160.1
10Brooks Robinson
B. Robinson
.267
1983
11,782
2,896
10,654
1,232
2,848
482
68
268
1,357
860
53
990
28
22
4,270
818
101
114
120
297
.322
.401
.723
1355
88
.322
104
55.5
11Johnny Bench
J. Bench
.267
1989
8,669
2,158
7,658
1,091
2,048
381
24
389
1,376
891
19
1,278
68
43
3,644
794
11
90
135
201
.342
.476
.817
1236
302.7
.362
125
253
12Mike Schmidt
M. Schmidt
.267
1995
10,062
2,404
8,352
1,506
2,234
408
59
548
1,595
1,507
79
1,883
174
92
4,404
1,015
16
108
201
156
.380
.527
.908
1717
591
.395
147
539.8
13Bobby Wallace
B. Wallace
.268
1953
9,612
2,383
8,618
1,057
2,309
391
143
34
1,121
774
47
562
201
3,088
568
173
.332
.358
.690
1198
72.5
.333
104
43.4
14Joe Gordon
J. Gordon
.268
2009
6,536
1,566
5,707
914
1,530
264
52
253
975
759
29
702
89
2,657
569
41
159
.357
.466
.822
974
217.3
.379
120
167.5
15Carlton Fisk
C. Fisk
.269
2000
9,853
2,499
8,756
1,276
2,356
421
47
376
1,330
849
143
1,386
128
58
3,999
844
26
79
105
204
.341
.457
.797
1362
266.6
.354
117
188.2
16Pee Wee Reese
P. Wee Reese
.269
1984
9,470
2,166
8,058
1,338
2,170
330
80
126
885
1,210
26
890
232
45
3,038
536
157
19
3
176
.366
.377
.743
1210
121.6
.350
103
33.1
17Willie McCovey
W. McCovey
.270
1986
9,686
2,588
8,197
1,229
2,211
353
46
521
1,555
1,345
69
1,550
26
22
4,219
920
5
70
260
176
.374
.515
.889
1594
551.5
.388
145
497.9
18Johnny Evers
J. Evers
.270
1946
7,210
1,784
6,137
919
1,659
216
70
12
536
778
39
293
324
2,051
298
256
.356
.334
.690
880
130.1
.340
109
72.6
19Eddie Mathews
E. Mathews
.271
1978
10,101
2,391
8,537
1,509
2,315
354
72
512
1,453
1,444
26
1,487
68
39
4,349
938
36
58
107
123
.376
.509
.885
1685
557.5
.389
143
531.2
20Joe Morgan
J. Morgan
.271
1990
11,329
2,649
9,277
1,650
2,517
449
96
268
1,133
1,865
40
1,015
689
162
3,962
813
51
96
76
105
.392
.427
.819
1717
490
.372
135
447.2
21Bid McPhee
B. McPhee
.272
2000
9,429
2,138
8,304
1,684
2,258
303
189
53
935
982
69
260
568
3,098
545
56
.355
.373
.728
1594
183
.350
108
117.7
22Phil Rizzuto
P. Rizzuto
.273
1994
6,711
1,661
5,816
877
1,588
239
62
38
563
651
49
398
149
15
2,065
339
193
2
1
107
.351
.355
.706
773
0.8
.335
96
-31.1
23Gil Hodges
G. Hodges
.273
2022
8,104
2,071
7,030
1,105
1,921
295
48
370
1,274
943
25
1,137
63
31
3,422
713
56
50
31
165
.359
.487
.846
1243
303.6
.378
121
209.2
24Ernie Banks
E. Banks
.274
1977
10,395
2,528
9,421
1,305
2,583
407
90
512
1,636
763
70
1,236
50
53
4,706
1,009
45
96
198
229
.330
.500
.830
1496
354.6
.359
118
228.9
25John Ward
J. Ward
.275
1964
8,114
1,827
7,656
1,410
2,107
231
96
26
589
421
17
40
540
2,608
353
20
.314
.341
.655
1182
-17.8
.311
96
-54.9

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