mlb players with the best batting average at 40 years old

4 players are tied for the best career batting average by a 40-year-old player, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Doug Brocail, Harry Gumbert and Lena Blackburne.

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Data note: Player Age: player game data complete from 1908
Data note: Data: Retrosheet

	NAME	AVG	Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Doug Brocail D. Brocail	1.000	41	69	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
2	Harry Gumbert H. Gumbert	1.000	40	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
3	Lena Blackburne L. Blackburne	1.000	40	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0				1.000	1.000	2.000
4	Benny Meyer B. Meyer	1.000	40	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0				1.000	2.000	3.000
5	Ellis Burks E. Burks	.667	39	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
6	John McDonald J. McDonald	.500	39	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	.500	1.000	1.500
7	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	.500	40	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
8	Kevin Brown K. Brown	.500	40	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	.500	1.000	1.500
9	Orlando Pena O. Pena	.500	40	42	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
10	Rudy Sommers R. Sommers	.500	40	7	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	1	0	0				.500	.500	1.000
11	Hughie Jennings H. Jennings	.500	40	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		4	2	0	0				.500	.500	1.000
12	Mike Morgan M. Morgan	.438	40	59	16	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	17	7	0	1	0	0	0	.438	.438	.875
13	Harry Davis H. Davis	.412	40	9	17	2	7	2	0	0	5	1	0	3	0		18	9	2	0				.444	.529	.974
14	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	.400	40	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800
15	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.389	41	6	18	3	7	1	0	1	6	3	0	2	0		21	11	2	0				.476	.611	1.087
16	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.377	41	38	130	14	49	11	1	1	16	9	0	4	1	1	139	65	13	0	0	3	3	.417	.500	.917
17	Carl Hubbell C. Hubbell	.375	40	7	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10	3	0	2			1	.375	.375	.750
18	Eddie Collins E. Collins	.363	41	83	179	41	65	11	1	1	13	46	0	6	6		232	81	13	7				.493	.453	.946
19	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.359	39	62	156	54	56	12	3	20	46	92	5	20	3	1	255	134	35	0	2	42	1	.600	.859	1.459
20	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.357	40	133	490	104	175	32	7	5	93	67	5	12	22		574	236	44	12				.440	.482	.921
21	Sam Rice S. Rice	.349	40	147	593	121	207	35	13	1	73	56	3	14	13		669	271	49	17				.408	.457	.865
22	Kenny Rogers K. Rogers	.333	40	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	.333	1.000	1.333
23	Dick Hall D. Hall	.333	40	28	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.833
24	Luke Hamlin L. Hamlin	.333	39	16	33	3	11	0	0	0	5	5	0	3	0		41	11	0	3			0	.421	.333	.754
25	Erik Kratz E. Kratz	.321	40	16	28	2	9	2	0	0	4	2	0	6	0	0	30	11	2	0	0	0	0	.367	.393	.760

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