most seasons with 40 home runs with a batting average of.3 before 1998

Before 1998, Babe Ruth played the most seasons with 40+ home runs and with a batting average of .300 or above, with 11 seasons.

Interpreted as:

most seasons by a player with 40 or more home runs with a batting average of.3 or higher before 1998

	NAME	SEAS	HR	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	11	543	.363	1,614	5,628	1,629	2,043	350	89	1,627	1,491	28	821	101		7,231	4,200	982	84				.498	.746	1.245	2032	1,129.5	.540	211	1,085
2	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	5	220	.319	727	2,725	545	870	118	20	604	340	6	334	49	15	3,094	1,688	358	0	23	81	54	.393	.619	1.012	620	283.1	.435	174	265
3	Willie Mays W. Mays	5	233	.318	776	2,896	619	922	140	37	613	380	12	350	77	24	3,313	1,835	410	2	23	55	68	.397	.634	1.030	688	310.2	.442	170	284
4	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	5	241	.348	757	2,847	665	992	163	41	780	547	3	459	34		3,401	1,960	445	4				.454	.688	1.142	861	436.3	.500	176	367.9
5	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	5	232	.362	773	2,942	750	1,064	202	63	849	566	15	280	51		3,567	2,088	497	44				.467	.710	1.177	945	485.6	.511	193	464.4
6	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	4	190	.309	564	2,168	457	670	122	12	486	306	23	389	59	17	2,526	1,386	324	1	28	80	42	.396	.639	1.035	516	202	.428	157	186.3
7	Frank Thomas F. Thomas	3	121	.325	439	1,569	318	510	89	0	373	357	13	198	8	5	1,972	962	210	0	33	78	49	.446	.613	1.059	426	181.2	.442	169	176.8
8	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	3	148	.325	453	1,566	390	509	59	12	355	367	4	331	40	5	1,952	1,036	219	4	11	28	17	.452	.662	1.113	458	233	.474	195	229.2
9	Ted Kluszewski T. Kluszewski	3	136	.319	451	1,755	317	559	78	3	362	199	11	109	3	3	1,974	1,051	217	0	9	25	35	.390	.599	.988	385	154.7	.432	150	125
10	Duke Snider D. Snider	3	124	.329	450	1,712	378	563	111	20	392	270	8	273	31	20	2,012	1,086	255	10	12	19	31	.420	.634	1.054	435	200.1	.458	166	171.3
11	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	3	147	.311	455	1,645	358	511	73	15	363	352	5	199	9	1	2,003	1,055	235	1			32	.434	.641	1.075	451	217.5	.479	176	189.8
12	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	3	139	.331	457	1,723	409	570	122	26	481	314	7	268	21		2,052	1,161	287	8			15	.436	.674	1.110	493	238.6	.485	165	190.1
13	Vinny Castilla V. Castilla	2	80	.304	319	1,241	191	377	59	2	226	79	13	196	9	6	1,341	680	141	0	8	16	37	.350	.548	.898	222	52.6	.380	108	12.9
14	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	2	88	.311	313	1,226	239	381	70	6	290	94	34	298	33	16	1,365	727	164	0	11	5	22	.373	.593	.966	259	87.2	.410	127	46.8
15	Albert Belle A. Belle	2	98	.314	301	1,148	245	360	90	4	274	172	13	167	16	2	1,344	752	192	0	11	20	44	.406	.655	1.061	293	122.1	.442	161	109.7
16	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	2	88	.322	317	1,056	251	340	65	7	252	277	3	155	69	19	1,349	683	160	0	13	73	22	.460	.647	1.106	308	140.1	.456	186	145.6
17	Juan Gonzalez J. Gonzalez	2	93	.312	274	1,077	194	336	66	3	262	82	16	181	6	1	1,179	687	162	0	4	19	22	.368	.638	1.006	236	89.3	.423	152	79.8
18	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	2	84	.328	322	1,145	237	375	60	4	223	219	5	135	33	21	1,377	695	148	1	7	23	17	.435	.607	1.042	297	149.6	.455	186	132.4
19	Ernie Banks E. Banks	2	92	.308	309	1,206	216	372	48	17	272	116	11	159	6	8	1,353	730	157	3	17	32	32	.370	.605	.975	253	99.1	.413	149	83.4
20	Eddie Mathews E. Mathews	2	93	.304	305	1,173	228	357	47	16	249	179	5	154	3	4	1,363	715	156	4	2	2	12	.398	.610	1.008	280	120.1	.438	167	117.6
21	Johnny Mize J. Mize	2	94	.308	309	1,165	248	359	57	15	275	156	9	91	9		1,330	728	166	0			16	.394	.625	1.019	277	121.3	.452	165	107.1
22	Chuck Klein C. Klein	2	83	.371	305	1,264	284	469	104	14	315	108	4	111	9		1,398	850	201	22				.422	.672	1.095	334	143.4	.472	149	104.9
23	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	1	40	.362	152	556	104	201	32	1	124	69	3	77	5	1	633	355	73	0	5	11	19	.431	.638	1.070	141	63.2	.452	183	66.4
24	Larry Walker L. Walker	1	49	.366	153	568	143	208	46	4	130	78	14	90	33	8	664	409	99	0	4	14	15	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	177	64.8
25	Ellis Burks E. Burks	1	40	.344	156	613	142	211	45	8	128	61	6	114	32	6	685	392	93	3	2	2	19	.408	.639	1.047	151	62.8	.443	151	44.1