Since 1931, 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 1931| 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 |  | 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 | |
| 3 |  | 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 | ||||
| 4 |  | 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 | |
| 5 | | 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 | |
| 6 | | 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 | |
| 7 | | 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 | ||||
| 8 | | 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 | ||||
| 9 |  | 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 | |||
| 10 | | 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 | |
| 11 | | 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 | ||||
| 12 |  | S. Musial | .376 | 1948 | 155 | 611 | 135 | 230 | 46 | 18 | 39 | 131 | 79 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 694 | 429 | 103 | 1 | 18 | .450 | .702 | 1.152 | 174 | 92.3 | .512 | 201 | 86.4 | ||||
| 13 | | J. Medwick | .374 | 1937 | 156 | 633 | 111 | 237 | 56 | 10 | 31 | 154 | 41 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 677 | 406 | 97 | 1 | 11 | .414 | .641 | 1.056 | 153 | 68 | .467 | 180 | 67.4 | ||||
| 14 |  | B. Ruth | .373 | 1931 | 145 | 534 | 149 | 199 | 31 | 3 | 46 | 162 | 128 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 663 | 374 | 80 | 0 | .495 | .700 | 1.195 | 181 | 98.6 | .525 | 206 | 95.1 | ||||
| 15 | | P. Waner | .373 | 1936 | 148 | 585 | 107 | 218 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 94 | 74 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 666 | 304 | 67 | 4 | 15 | .446 | .520 | .965 | 139 | 51.6 | .442 | 162 | 52.9 | ||||
| 16 | | T. Helton | .372 | 2000 | 160 | 580 | 138 | 216 | 59 | 2 | 42 | 147 | 103 | 4 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 697 | 405 | 103 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 12 | .463 | .698 | 1.162 | 174 | 82.4 | .476 | 161 | 58 | |
| 17 | | N. Garciaparra | .372 | 2000 | 140 | 529 | 104 | 197 | 51 | 3 | 21 | 96 | 61 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 599 | 317 | 75 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 8 | .434 | .599 | 1.033 | 126 | 47.5 | .432 | 154 | 44 | |
| 18 |  | I. Suzuki | .372 | 2004 | 161 | 704 | 101 | 262 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 49 | 4 | 63 | 36 | 11 | 762 | 320 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6 | .414 | .455 | .869 | 124 | 29.1 | .375 | 131 | 30 | |
| 19 | | T. Gwynn | .372 | 1997 | 149 | 592 | 97 | 220 | 49 | 2 | 17 | 119 | 43 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 651 | 324 | 68 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | .409 | .547 | .957 | 121 | 41.1 | .408 | 153 | 43.5 | |
| 20 | | C. Gehringer | .371 | 1937 | 144 | 564 | 133 | 209 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 96 | 90 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 660 | 293 | 55 | 5 | .458 | .520 | .978 | 139 | 56.2 | .448 | 145 | 42.8 | ||||
| 21 | | A. Galarraga | .370 | 1993 | 120 | 470 | 71 | 174 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 98 | 24 | 6 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 506 | 283 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 9 | .403 | .602 | 1.005 | 102 | 41.8 | .429 | 150 | 31.3 | |
| 22 | | T. Gwynn | .370 | 1987 | 157 | 589 | 119 | 218 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 54 | 82 | 3 | 35 | 56 | 12 | 680 | 301 | 56 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | .447 | .511 | .958 | 130 | 46.9 | .409 | 154 | 46.2 | |
| 23 |  | B. Bonds | .370 | 2002 | 143 | 403 | 117 | 149 | 31 | 2 | 46 | 110 | 198 | 9 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 612 | 322 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 4 | .582 | .799 | 1.381 | 183 | 110 | .544 | 244 | 109.9 | |
| 24 | | T. Williams | .369 | 1948 | 137 | 509 | 124 | 188 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 127 | 126 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 638 | 313 | 72 | 0 | 10 | .497 | .615 | 1.112 | 156 | 81 | .504 | 184 | 68.8 | |||
| 25 | | T. Gwynn | .368 | 1995 | 135 | 535 | 82 | 197 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 90 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 577 | 259 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 20 | .404 | .484 | .888 | 98 | 25.7 | .387 | 137 | 26.9 | |
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