players with career highest batting average after 1970

Since 1971, Tony Gwynn has the highest batting average, with an average of .338.

Interpreted as:

players with career highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game after 1970

	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	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.338	2,440	9,288	1,383	3,141	543	85	135	1,138	790	24	434	319	125	10,232	4,259	763	45	85	203	259	.388	.459	.847	1582	379.2	.370	132	390.4
2	Rod Carew R. Carew	.332	2,031	7,691	1,206	2,555	354	96	71	838	907	17	766	313	160	8,789	3,314	521	113	61	139	185	.401	.431	.832	1337	375	.373	134	336
3	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.329	234	900	150	296	48	15	23	146	55	0	114	1	2	966	443	86	1	10	12	34	.364	.492	.856	148	51	.380	143	45.2
4	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	2,439	9,180	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	23	745	24	35	10,740	4,064	757	29	96	180	236	.415	.443	.858	1746	493.9	.381	132	411
5	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.318	1,783	7,244	1,071	2,304	414	57	207	1,085	450	56	965	134	76	7,831	3,453	678	23	58	85	188	.360	.477	.837	1182	280.7	.366	123	211.4
6	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.318	940	3,643	486	1,158	192	25	40	349	255	23	235	40	17	3,975	1,520	257	21	33	22	73	.363	.417	.780	555	80.3	.339	117	83
7	Vladimir Guerrero V. Guerrero	.318	2,147	8,155	1,328	2,590	477	46	449	1,496	737	103	985	181	94	9,059	4,506	972	0	64	250	277	.379	.553	.931	1575	464.6	.390	136	419
8	Todd Helton T. Helton	.316	2,247	7,962	1,401	2,519	592	37	369	1,406	1,335	57	1,175	37	29	9,450	4,292	998	3	93	185	186	.414	.539	.953	1765	612.5	.405	132	389.5
9	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.313	1,434	5,586	927	1,747	370	52	229	936	403	59	554	95	31	6,116	2,908	651	5	63	54	129	.361	.521	.882	989	228.3	.376	124	194.6
10	Larry Walker L. Walker	.313	1,988	6,907	1,355	2,160	471	62	383	1,311	913	138	1,231	230	76	8,030	3,904	916	7	65	117	153	.400	.565	.965	1532	556.6	.412	140	406.2
11	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.312	2,302	8,244	1,544	2,574	547	20	555	1,831	1,329	109	1,813	38	33	9,774	4,826	1,122	2	90	216	243	.411	.585	.996	1931	719.5	.418	153	658.7
12	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	.312	2,055	7,213	1,219	2,247	514	15	309	1,261	1,283	89	1,202	49	30	8,672	3,718	838	10	77	113	190	.418	.515	.933	1606	548.2	.405	147	523.9
13	Lyman Bostock L. Bostock	.311	526	2,004	305	624	102	30	23	250	171	9	174	45	28	2,214	855	155	10	20	20	64	.365	.427	.791	305	60.5	.355	122	55.8
14	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.311	2,653	9,934	1,420	3,089	362	96	117	780	647	55	1,080	509	117	10,734	3,994	575	50	48	181	92	.355	.402	.757	1322	46.3	.328	104	61.4
15	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.310	2,747	11,195	1,923	3,465	544	66	260	1,311	1,082	170	1,840	358	97	12,602	4,921	870	97	58	39	287	.377	.440	.817	1877	346.6	.360	119	305.9
16	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.309	1,848	6,978	1,076	2,156	426	21	294	1,236	651	45	852	94	50	7,742	3,506	741	3	65	36	242	.369	.502	.871	1245	292.4	.375	126	258.1
17	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.308	1,912	6,911	1,048	2,127	344	8	427	1,335	759	30	1,113	17	20	7,745	3,768	779	0	45	146	229	.377	.545	.922	1347	382.3	.390	140	402.2
18	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	.307	1,785	7,003	1,007	2,153	442	20	222	1,099	588	21	444	14	9	7,721	3,301	684	13	96	136	191	.358	.471	.830	1133	246.8	.361	124	221.6
19	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.307	1,247	4,978	690	1,527	208	64	75	398	238	19	429	165	80	5,317	2,088	347	62	20	44	69	.339	.419	.759	668	94.3	.341	107	41.9
20	Al Oliver A. Oliver	.307	2,084	8,027	1,070	2,461	477	70	190	1,173	479	55	679	75	58	8,659	3,648	737	12	86	100	226	.346	.454	.801	1193	245.1	.355	123	221.7
21	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	.306	2,797	10,356	1,551	3,174	627	17	511	1,881	1,258	74	2,105	40	21	11,796	5,368	1,155	5	103	238	364	.382	.518	.901	1981	585.3	.382	139	547.8
22	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.306	1,858	6,930	1,018	2,123	428	30	143	923	939	25	1,034	52	19	7,960	3,040	601	6	60	145	208	.388	.439	.827	1179	245.6	.358	123	220.6
23	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.306	2,683	10,835	1,782	3,319	605	114	234	1,307	1,094	47	1,244	504	131	12,160	4,854	953	75	109	100	209	.369	.448	.817	1785	375.3	.361	122	319.5
24	George Brett G. Brett	.305	2,707	10,349	1,583	3,154	665	137	317	1,596	1,096	33	908	201	97	11,624	5,044	1,119	26	120	229	235	.369	.487	.857	1799	496.2	.374	132	436.3
25	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	.305	1,806	6,594	920	2,008	348	34	163	860	605	68	510	174	90	7,372	2,913	545	36	69	121	190	.365	.442	.807	1041	214	.358	121	178.7

Unlock 2x data

More MLB News

Astros take advantage of Angels meltdown to score 4 runs in 9th inning for 6-4 win

Jul 28, 2026

Ceddanne Rafaela's grand slam sends Red Sox past A's 4-2 for 18th victory in 20 games

Jul 28, 2026

Bregman breaks out of slump with a HR, 2 doubles as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 7-3

Jul 28, 2026

McCray's 2-run homer leads the Giants to a 3-0 win over the Brewers

Jul 28, 2026

Ali Sánchez hits his 1st career homer as the Yankees beat the White Sox 9-5

Jul 28, 2026

Curtis Mead leaves game after being hit on wrist by a pitch in his Red Sox debut

Jul 28, 2026

More Padres Stats

Team Batting Leaders

23

Machado

RBI

63

Machado

AVG

.286

France

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Morejon

103

King

ERA

3.04

Peralta

Team Rankings

118

20th

442

24th

863

20th

ERA

4.19

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	67	39	.632
Diamondbacks	55	52	.514	12.5
Padres	53	53	.500	14.0
Giants	45	61	.425	22.0
Rockies	42	65	.393	25.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 7/28	COL	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Wed 7/29	COL	@	SDP	4:10 PM
Thu 7/30	SFG	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Fri 7/31	SFG	@	SDP	9:45 PM
Sat 8/1	SFG	@	SDP	8:40 PM

Last Game

Padres

53 - 53

Final

Marlins

52 - 54

Sun 26 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

34

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Rice

RBI Leaders

82

Abrams

78

Alvarez

77

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.331

Lopez

.326

Arraez

.323

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

136

Lopez

130

Arraez

124

Alvarez

Run Leaders

96

Wood

73

Alvarez

72

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.401

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.641

Alvarez

.585

Rice

.570

Abrams

SB Leaders

38

Nuñez

30

Witt

29

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

13

Sánchez

12

Burns

12

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

185

Misiorowski

167

Cease

157

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.58

Misiorowski

2.07

Schlittler

2.19

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.87

Misiorowski

13.26

Cease

11.18

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.61

Misiorowski

6.28

Schlittler

5.89

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

19

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,830.7

Ohtani

1,606.2

Wood

1,481.6

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,263.6

Ohtani

1,193

Wood

1,111

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

64-43

61-44

58-46

59-47

Worst Record ATS

41-66

47-59

48-58

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	62	44	.585
Phillies	57	50	.533	5.5
Nationals	54	53	.505	8.5
Marlins	53	54	.495	9.5
Mets	45	62	.421	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	66	40	.623
Cubs	60	46	.566	6.0
Pirates	55	52	.514	11.5
Cardinals	53	53	.500	13.0
Reds	49	55	.471	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	67	39	.632
Diamondbacks	55	52	.514	12.5
Padres	53	53	.500	14.0
Giants	45	61	.425	22.0
Rockies	42	65	.393	25.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	62	43	.590
Yankees	60	46	.566	2.5
Red Sox	55	50	.524	7.0
Orioles	52	55	.486	11.0
Blue Jays	49	58	.458	14.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	55	50	.524
Guardians	54	53	.505	2.0
Twins	53	54	.495	3.0
Tigers	50	57	.467	6.0
Royals	45	62	.421	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	54	52	.509
Astros	53	55	.491	2.0
Mariners	52	55	.486	2.5
Athletics	44	62	.415	10.0
Angels	42	65	.393	12.5