mlb best batting average career since 1950 to 2020

Between the 1950 and 2020 seasons, Ke'Bryan Hayes had the highest batting average, with an average of .376.

Interpreted as:
MLB best batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player career since 1950 to 2020
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ke'Bryan Hayes
K. Hayes
.376
24
85
17
32
7
2
5
11
9
1
20
1
0
95
58
14
0
0
2
2
.442
.682
1.124
24
11.6
.464
194
11.4
2Nick Madrigal
N. Madrigal
.340
29
103
8
35
3
0
0
11
4
2
7
2
1
109
38
3
0
0
0
5
.376
.369
.745
15
1.1
.332
109
1.3
3Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.338
2,440
9,288
1,383
3,141
543
85
135
1,138
790
24
434
319
125
10,232
4,259
763
45
85
203
259
.388
.459
.847
1582
379.2
.370
132
390.4
4Alec Bohm
A. Bohm
.338
44
160
24
54
11
0
4
23
16
2
36
1
1
180
77
15
0
2
0
4
.400
.481
.881
32
9.3
.381
138
8.7
5Ted Williams
T. Williams
.335
1,108
3,485
716
1,166
211
15
256
801
920
18
333
8
4
4,443
2,175
482
0
20
86
98
.474
.624
1.098
1031
518.6
.476
184
452.6
6Ryan Mountcastle
R. Mountcastle
.333
35
126
12
42
5
0
5
23
11
1
30
0
1
140
62
10
0
2
0
2
.386
.492
.878
24
6.7
.377
139
6.7
7Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
.331
124
438
70
145
29
1
4
41
44
1
40
2
2
487
188
34
0
4
1
4
.390
.429
.819
76
14.4
.354
123
14.1
8Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.328
2,439
9,180
1,513
3,010
578
61
118
1,014
1,412
23
745
24
35
10,740
4,064
757
29
96
180
236
.415
.443
.858
1746
493.9
.381
132
411
9Rod Carew
R. Carew
.328
2,469
9,315
1,424
3,053
445
112
92
1,015
1,018
25
1,028
353
187
10,550
3,998
649
128
64
144
216
.393
.429
.822
1576
435.7
.369
132
379.9
10Stan Musial
S. Musial
.321
1,954
6,839
1,134
2,198
423
69
329
1,245
1,034
32
497
34
31
7,965
3,746
821
7
53
127
161
.410
.548
.958
1498
581
.420
149
486.6
11Jeff McNeil
J. McNeil
.319
248
918
137
293
63
7
30
117
69
29
123
12
9
1,024
460
100
4
4
5
10
.383
.501
.884
176
49.4
.375
140
52.4
12Kirby Puckett
K. Puckett
.318
1,783
7,244
1,071
2,304
414
57
207
1,085
450
56
965
134
76
7,831
3,453
678
23
58
85
188
.360
.477
.837
1182
280.7
.366
123
211.4
13Vladimir Guerrero
V. Guerrero
.318
2,147
8,155
1,328
2,590
477
46
449
1,496
737
103
985
181
94
9,059
4,506
972
0
64
250
277
.379
.553
.931
1575
464.6
.390
136
419
14Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
.317
2,433
9,454
1,416
3,000
440
166
240
1,305
621
35
1,230
83
46
10,212
4,492
846
36
66
167
275
.359
.475
.834
1513
405.9
.365
129
334.6
15Todd Helton
T. Helton
.316
2,247
7,962
1,401
2,519
592
37
369
1,406
1,335
57
1,175
37
29
9,450
4,292
998
3
93
185
186
.414
.539
.953
1765
612.5
.405
132
389.5
16Miguel Cabrera
M. Cabrera
.313
2,457
9,153
1,457
2,866
581
17
487
1,729
1,159
64
1,812
39
21
10,467
4,942
1,085
5
86
235
321
.391
.540
.931
1845
607.3
.393
145
568.5
17Nomar Garciaparra
N. Garciaparra
.313
1,434
5,586
927
1,747
370
52
229
936
403
59
554
95
31
6,116
2,908
651
5
63
54
129
.361
.521
.882
989
228.3
.376
124
194.6
18Larry Walker
L. Walker
.313
1,988
6,907
1,355
2,160
471
62
383
1,311
913
138
1,231
230
76
8,030
3,904
916
7
65
117
153
.400
.565
.965
1532
556.6
.412
140
406.2
19Manny Ramirez
M. Ramirez
.312
2,302
8,244
1,544
2,574
547
20
555
1,831
1,329
109
1,813
38
33
9,774
4,826
1,122
2
90
216
243
.411
.585
.996
1931
719.5
.418
153
658.7
20Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
.312
89
321
60
100
26
0
28
82
52
3
95
0
0
378
210
54
0
2
4
10
.410
.654
1.064
84
36.4
.431
176
36.6
21Edgar Martinez
E. Martinez
.312
2,055
7,213
1,219
2,247
514
15
309
1,261
1,283
89
1,202
49
30
8,672
3,718
838
10
77
113
190
.418
.515
.933
1606
548.2
.405
147
523.9
22Lyman Bostock
L. Bostock
.311
526
2,004
305
624
102
30
23
250
171
9
174
45
28
2,214
855
155
10
20
20
64
.365
.427
.791
305
60.5
.355
122
55.8
23Jose Altuve
J. Altuve
.311
1,291
5,177
766
1,610
308
28
133
556
377
50
662
256
77
5,668
2,373
469
25
39
38
149
.361
.458
.819
826
170.1
.352
125
168.9
24Ichiro Suzuki
I. Suzuki
.311
2,653
9,934
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
25Jackie Robinson
J. Robinson
.311
928
3,120
592
970
166
29
97
477
523
48
191
109
30
3,751
1,485
292
51
9
7
79
.416
.476
.892
656
218.3
.408
138
179.1

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.623
42
35
.545
6.0
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.532
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Thu
6/25
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Fri
6/26
@
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Sat
6/27
@
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Sun
6/28
@
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NL EastWLPCTGB
48
30
.615
43
36
.544
5.5
42
39
.519
7.5
41
39
.513
8.0
34
45
.430
14.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
48
29
.623
42
35
.545
6.0
42
37
.532
7.0
39
40
.494
10.0
37
41
.474
11.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
51
29
.638
41
37
.526
9.0
40
39
.506
10.5
32
46
.410
18.0
32
49
.395
19.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
47
31
.603
43
33
.566
3.0
39
40
.494
8.5
38
43
.469
10.5
32
46
.410
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
41
37
.526
41
39
.513
1.0
38
43
.469
4.5
34
45
.430
7.5
34
46
.425
8.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
41
39
.513
38
41
.481
2.5
38
42
.475
3.0
38
43
.469
3.5
33
48
.407
8.5

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
6/9
@
6-5
Tue
6/9
@
6-10
Tue
6/9
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3-4
Tue
6/9
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3-2
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6/9
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Wed
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Wed
6/24
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8:40 PM
Wed
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