most batting avg by a player after turning 40

5 players are tied for the highest career batting average by a player 40 or older, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Doug Brocail, Harry Gumbert and Charley O'Leary.

Interpreted as:
most batting avg by a player after turning 40 years old
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Doug Brocail
D. Brocail
1.000
133
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
2Harry Gumbert
H. Gumbert
1.000
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
3Charley O'Leary
C. O'Leary
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
4Lena Blackburne
L. Blackburne
1.000
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
5Benny Meyer
B. Meyer
1.000
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
6Ellis Burks
E. Burks
.667
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
.667
.667
1.333
7Clark Griffith
C. Griffith
.667
4
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
4
2
0
.667
1.333
2.000
8John McDonald
J. McDonald
.500
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
9Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
.500
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
10Kevin Brown
K. Brown
.500
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
11Orlando Pena
O. Pena
.500
42
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
12Rudy Sommers
R. Sommers
.500
7
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
13Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
.500
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
14Mike Morgan
M. Morgan
.438
117
16
0
7
0
0
0
1
1
0
5
0
0
18
7
0
1
0
0
0
.471
.438
.908
15Harry Davis
H. Davis
.400
18
25
2
10
2
0
0
3
0
3
0
29
12
2
1
.464
.480
.944
16Hughie Jennings
H. Jennings
.400
5
5
1
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
5
2
0
0
.400
.400
.800
17Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
.375
7
8
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
3
0
2
1
.375
.375
.750
18Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.355
94
186
17
66
18
1
2
27
16
0
11
1
1
202
92
21
0
0
3
4
.406
.495
.901
19Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.344
129
221
45
76
14
1
1
20
51
0
10
6
279
95
16
7
.467
.430
.897
20Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.343
228
843
159
289
58
11
6
134
101
9
28
28
967
387
75
14
.419
.459
.878
21Manny Mota
M. Mota
.337
92
83
3
28
1
0
0
11
6
0
8
0
0
92
29
1
3
0
1
3
.382
.349
.731
22Dick Hall
D. Hall
.333
28
6
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
7
3
1
1
0
0
0
.333
.500
.833
23Luke Hamlin
L. Hamlin
.333
16
33
3
11
0
0
0
5
5
0
3
0
41
11
0
3
0
.421
.333
.754
24Kid Gleason
K. Gleason
.333
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
.333
.333
.667
25Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.328
22
61
8
20
3
0
1
13
8
0
5
0
69
26
4
0
.406
.426
.832
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2
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2
2
.500
0.5
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2
2
.500
0.5
2
2
.500
0.5
0
3
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2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
8:10 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:10 PM
Wed
4/1
@
2:10 PM
Fri
4/3
@
9:40 PM
Sat
4/4
@
4:05 PM
Last Game
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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
3
0
1.000
2
1
.667
1.0
2
1
.667
1.0
2
1
.667
1.0
1
2
.333
2.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
3
0
1.000
2
1
.667
1.0
2
1
.667
1.0
1
2
.333
2.0
1
2
.333
2.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
3
0
1.000
1
2
.333
2.0
0
3
.000
3.0
0
3
.000
3.0
0
3
.000
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
3
0
1.000
3
0
1.000
2
1
.667
1.0
1
2
.333
2.0
1
2
.333
2.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
2
1
.667
2
2
.500
0.5
1
2
.333
1.0
1
2
.333
1.0
0
3
.000
2.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
2
1
.667
2
2
.500
0.5
2
2
.500
0.5
2
2
.500
0.5
0
3
.000
2.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/24
@
7-0
Wed
3/25
@
7-11
Wed
3/25
@
2-14
Wed
3/25
@
10-4
Wed
3/25
@
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
4:10 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:35 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM
Mon
3/30
@
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Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM