Between the 1997 and 2008 seasons, Tony Gwynn had the best batting average, with an average of .343.
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MLB highest batting with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player 1997 to 2008| NAME | AVG | 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. Gwynn | .343 | 494 | 1,693 | 243 | 581 | 132 | 3 | 45 | 284 | 126 | 7 | 73 | 23 | 9 | 1,854 | 854 | 180 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 46 | .385 | .504 | .890 | 307 | 74 | .382 | 134 | 81.2 |
| 2 |  | L. Walker | .336 | 1,100 | 3,775 | 833 | 1,268 | 275 | 37 | 230 | 768 | 580 | 88 | 627 | 98 | 36 | 4,474 | 2,307 | 542 | 0 | 31 | 60 | 93 | .433 | .611 | 1.044 | 968 | 412.8 | .441 | 151 | 292.4 |
| 3 |  | A. Pujols | .334 | 1,239 | 4,578 | 947 | 1,531 | 342 | 13 | 319 | 977 | 696 | 60 | 506 | 45 | 26 | 5,382 | 2,856 | 674 | 1 | 47 | 154 | 157 | .425 | .624 | 1.049 | 1143 | 483.2 | .435 | 168 | 468.8 |
| 4 |  | I. Suzuki | .331 | 1,280 | 5,460 | 885 | 1,805 | 197 | 64 | 73 | 469 | 380 | 40 | 526 | 315 | 70 | 5,929 | 2,349 | 334 | 22 | 27 | 127 | 42 | .377 | .430 | .807 | 825 | 98.1 | .348 | 115 | 112.7 |
| 5 | | T. Helton | .328 | 1,661 | 5,962 | 1,143 | 1,957 | 471 | 31 | 310 | 1,116 | 1,041 | 49 | 810 | 36 | 26 | 7,116 | 3,420 | 812 | 3 | 61 | 170 | 145 | .428 | .574 | 1.002 | 1433 | 548.2 | .422 | 140 | 370.7 |
| 6 | | M. Aviles | .325 | 102 | 419 | 68 | 136 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 18 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 441 | 201 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .354 | .480 | .833 | 64 | 11.4 | .360 | 117 | 9 |
| 7 |  | V. Guerrero | .323 | 1,741 | 6,590 | 1,124 | 2,131 | 404 | 43 | 391 | 1,267 | 666 | 83 | 810 | 173 | 86 | 7,392 | 3,794 | 838 | 0 | 53 | 239 | 218 | .390 | .576 | .965 | 1357 | 439 | .401 | 143 | 406.4 |
| 8 | | M. Holliday | .319 | 698 | 2,656 | 479 | 848 | 188 | 23 | 128 | 483 | 251 | 46 | 505 | 66 | 17 | 2,968 | 1,466 | 339 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 74 | .386 | .552 | .938 | 541 | 176.3 | .400 | 133 | 126.5 |
| 9 |  | M. Ramirez | .319 | 1,701 | 6,233 | 1,209 | 1,986 | 413 | 14 | 444 | 1,441 | 1,008 | 88 | 1,371 | 19 | 18 | 7,397 | 3,759 | 871 | 0 | 68 | 173 | 190 | .417 | .603 | 1.020 | 1512 | 594.9 | .426 | 158 | 548.4 |
| 10 | | J. Mauer | .317 | 561 | 2,059 | 325 | 653 | 128 | 14 | 44 | 301 | 292 | 7 | 233 | 30 | 6 | 2,388 | 941 | 186 | 3 | 27 | 51 | 66 | .399 | .457 | .856 | 373 | 81.1 | .370 | 126 | 79.4 |
| 11 |  | D. Jeter | .316 | 1,813 | 7,395 | 1,358 | 2,340 | 382 | 50 | 196 | 917 | 762 | 129 | 1,263 | 261 | 68 | 8,388 | 3,410 | 628 | 68 | 34 | 28 | 182 | .388 | .461 | .849 | 1340 | 299.3 | .373 | 127 | 286.1 |
| 12 | | N. Garciaparra | .315 | 1,345 | 5,339 | 899 | 1,681 | 360 | 49 | 222 | 904 | 391 | 59 | 512 | 88 | 31 | 5,854 | 2,805 | 631 | 4 | 61 | 53 | 125 | .364 | .525 | .890 | 962 | 233.1 | .379 | 126 | 200.8 |
| 13 |  | C. Jones | .314 | 1,718 | 6,212 | 1,175 | 1,951 | 394 | 27 | 355 | 1,178 | 1,081 | 16 | 954 | 116 | 38 | 7,378 | 3,464 | 776 | 1 | 68 | 136 | 180 | .413 | .558 | .971 | 1413 | 496.3 | .411 | 149 | 468.2 |
| 14 | | W. Clark | .313 | 466 | 1,625 | 272 | 509 | 115 | 4 | 66 | 252 | 228 | 15 | 270 | 8 | 4 | 1,887 | 830 | 185 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 31 | .399 | .511 | .909 | 330 | 91.4 | .393 | 132 | 80 |
| 15 |  | D. Pedroia | .313 | 327 | 1,262 | 209 | 395 | 97 | 3 | 27 | 140 | 104 | 15 | 101 | 27 | 3 | 1,405 | 579 | 127 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 26 | .369 | .459 | .828 | 210 | 38.6 | .363 | 117 | 29.2 |
| 16 | | M. Ordonez | .312 | 1,541 | 5,861 | 933 | 1,830 | 375 | 18 | 268 | 1,095 | 537 | 44 | 708 | 88 | 48 | 6,502 | 3,045 | 661 | 3 | 57 | 34 | 199 | .371 | .520 | .891 | 1083 | 274 | .381 | 130 | 247.6 |
| 17 | | T. Fernandez | .311 | 476 | 1,503 | 210 | 468 | 102 | 3 | 28 | 206 | 152 | 24 | 179 | 26 | 24 | 1,703 | 660 | 133 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 35 | .380 | .439 | .820 | 253 | 38.5 | .361 | 113 | 29.2 |
| 18 |  | B. Bonds | .311 | 1,403 | 4,310 | 1,106 | 1,340 | 268 | 26 | 428 | 1,003 | 1,476 | 72 | 668 | 134 | 31 | 5,893 | 2,944 | 722 | 1 | 34 | 462 | 83 | .490 | .683 | 1.173 | 1431 | 696.9 | .470 | 190 | 688.4 |
| 19 |  | D. Wright | .309 | 703 | 2,650 | 464 | 819 | 183 | 10 | 130 | 489 | 340 | 25 | 499 | 92 | 22 | 3,047 | 1,412 | 323 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 67 | .389 | .533 | .921 | 536 | 163.2 | .393 | 140 | 156.8 |
| 20 | | E. Martinez | .309 | 1,119 | 3,937 | 615 | 1,216 | 258 | 4 | 192 | 777 | 728 | 49 | 737 | 19 | 10 | 4,763 | 2,058 | 454 | 0 | 49 | 63 | 108 | .418 | .523 | .941 | 888 | 291.8 | .405 | 147 | 292.5 |
| 21 |  | M. Cabrera | .309 | 880 | 3,310 | 534 | 1,022 | 219 | 12 | 175 | 650 | 378 | 28 | 718 | 18 | 11 | 3,756 | 1,790 | 406 | 5 | 35 | 76 | 103 | .381 | .541 | .921 | 647 | 186.5 | .388 | 137 | 176.7 |
| 22 |  | I. Rodriguez | .308 | 1,537 | 5,978 | 906 | 1,844 | 366 | 37 | 227 | 877 | 326 | 35 | 958 | 105 | 46 | 6,396 | 2,965 | 630 | 12 | 45 | 44 | 209 | .345 | .496 | .841 | 948 | 154.1 | .360 | 114 | 118.8 |
| 23 | | M. Alou | .308 | 1,332 | 4,888 | 766 | 1,507 | 283 | 23 | 248 | 914 | 554 | 29 | 590 | 53 | 16 | 5,525 | 2,580 | 554 | 0 | 54 | 59 | 149 | .378 | .528 | .906 | 942 | 258.4 | .386 | 133 | 234.9 |
| 24 | | H. Ramirez | .308 | 467 | 1,863 | 369 | 574 | 128 | 21 | 79 | 207 | 200 | 19 | 347 | 137 | 41 | 2,101 | 981 | 228 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 22 | .379 | .527 | .906 | 361 | 102.1 | .388 | 134 | 92.3 |
| 25 | | R. Jefferson | .306 | 281 | 891 | 119 | 273 | 62 | 3 | 26 | 115 | 62 | 10 | 187 | 1 | 2 | 968 | 419 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 33 | .357 | .470 | .827 | 142 | 20.8 | .360 | 111 | 14.2 |
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69 | 47 | .595 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 7.5 | |
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49 | 67 | .422 | 20.0 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 24.0 |
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70 | 47 | .598 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 8.0 | |
59 | 59 | .500 | 11.5 | |
58 | 61 | .487 | 13.0 | |
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73 | 44 | .624 | ||
68 | 50 | .576 | 5.5 | |
58 | 58 | .500 | 14.5 | |
58 | 61 | .487 | 16.0 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 47 | .595 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 7.5 | |
61 | 57 | .517 | 9.0 | |
49 | 67 | .422 | 20.0 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 24.0 |
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69 | 46 | .600 | ||
66 | 51 | .564 | 4.0 | |
64 | 52 | .552 | 5.5 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 13.5 | |
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59 | 56 | .513 | ||
58 | 59 | .496 | 2.0 | |
58 | 60 | .492 | 2.5 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 3.5 | |
49 | 69 | .415 | 11.5 | |
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60 | 58 | .508 | ||
58 | 58 | .500 | 1.0 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 3.5 | |
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