Since 1927, Ted Williams has the highest batting average in a season, with an average of .406 in 1941.
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MLB best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player season since 1927| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | 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 |  | T. Williams | .406 | 1941 | 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 | |||
| 2 |  | B. Terry | .401 | 1930 | 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 | |||||
| 3 | | L. O'Doul | .398 | 1929 | 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 | |||||
| 4 | | H. Heilmann | .398 | 1927 | 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 | ||||
| 5 |  | T. Gwynn | .394 | 1994 | 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 | |
| 6 | | B. Herman | .393 | 1930 | 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 | |||||
| 7 | | A. Simmons | .390 | 1931 | 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 | ||||
| 8 |  | G. Brett | .390 | 1980 | 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 | |
| 9 | | T. Williams | .388 | 1957 | 132 | 420 | 96 | 163 | 28 | 1 | 38 | 87 | 119 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 546 | 307 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 11 | .526 | .731 | 1.257 | 148 | 87.3 | .524 | 223 | 79 | |
| 10 | | R. Carew | .388 | 1977 | 155 | 616 | 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 | |
| 11 | | L. Appling | .388 | 1936 | 138 | 526 | 111 | 204 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 128 | 85 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 618 | 267 | 44 | 6 | .474 | .508 | .981 | 135 | 54.2 | .454 | 142 | 40 | ||||
| 12 |  | R. Hornsby | .387 | 1928 | 140 | 486 | 99 | 188 | 42 | 7 | 21 | 94 | 107 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 619 | 307 | 70 | 25 | .498 | .632 | 1.130 | 156 | 80.2 | .506 | 196 | 78.1 | |||||
| 13 | | C. Klein | .386 | 1930 | 156 | 648 | 158 | 250 | 59 | 8 | 40 | 170 | 54 | 4 | 50 | 4 | 719 | 445 | 107 | 13 | .436 | .687 | 1.123 | 181 | 80 | .481 | 152 | 58.7 | |||||
| 14 | | A. Vaughan | .385 | 1935 | 137 | 499 | 108 | 192 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 99 | 97 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 610 | 303 | 63 | 7 | 5 | .491 | .607 | 1.098 | 151 | 75 | .493 | 194 | 72.7 | ||||
| 15 | | L. O'Doul | .383 | 1930 | 140 | 528 | 122 | 202 | 37 | 7 | 22 | 97 | 63 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 606 | 319 | 66 | 10 | .453 | .604 | 1.057 | 144 | 58.3 | .464 | 143 | 40.3 | |||||
| 16 | | B. Herman | .381 | 1929 | 146 | 569 | 105 | 217 | 42 | 13 | 21 | 113 | 55 | 0 | 45 | 21 | 637 | 348 | 76 | 13 | .436 | .612 | 1.047 | 144 | 59.7 | .463 | 155 | 51.1 | |||||
| 17 |  | 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 | |||
| 18 | | A. Simmons | .381 | 1930 | 138 | 554 | 152 | 211 | 41 | 16 | 36 | 165 | 39 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 611 | 392 | 93 | 17 | .423 | .708 | 1.130 | 153 | 67.4 | .480 | 173 | 63.8 | ||||
| 19 | | P. Waner | .380 | 1927 | 155 | 623 | 114 | 237 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 131 | 60 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 709 | 342 | 69 | 23 | .437 | .549 | .986 | 146 | 59.3 | .450 | 159 | 53.3 | |||||
| 20 |  | R. Hornsby | .380 | 1929 | 156 | 602 | 156 | 229 | 47 | 8 | 39 | 149 | 87 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 712 | 409 | 94 | 22 | .459 | .679 | 1.139 | 181 | 86.8 | .497 | 174 | 77.3 | |||||
| 21 | | G. Goslin | .379 | 1928 | 135 | 456 | 80 | 173 | 36 | 10 | 17 | 102 | 48 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 527 | 280 | 63 | 20 | .442 | .614 | 1.056 | 119 | 54.3 | .473 | 174 | 50.8 | ||||
| 22 | | F. Lindstrom | .379 | 1930 | 148 | 609 | 127 | 231 | 39 | 7 | 22 | 106 | 48 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 671 | 350 | 68 | 14 | .425 | .575 | .999 | 145 | 50.1 | .440 | 140 | 41.5 | |||||
| 23 | | L. Walker | .379 | 1999 | 127 | 438 | 108 | 166 | 26 | 4 | 37 | 115 | 57 | 12 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 513 | 311 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | .458 | .710 | 1.168 | 131 | 64.1 | .485 | 167 | 46.6 | |
| 24 |  | L. Gehrig | .379 | 1930 | 154 | 581 | 143 | 220 | 42 | 17 | 41 | 173 | 101 | 3 | 63 | 12 | 14 | 703 | 419 | 100 | 18 | .473 | .721 | 1.194 | 193 | 94.5 | .507 | 198 | 98.3 | ||||
| 25 | | 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 | ||||
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