players with highest career batting average after 1980

Since 1981, Tony Gwynn has the best batting average, with an average of .338.

Interpreted as:

players with highest career batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game after 1980

	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	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
3	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
4	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.318	938	3,634	486	1,155	191	25	40	346	255	23	234	39	17	3,966	1,516	256	21	33	22	73	.363	.417	.780	554	80.2	.339	117	82.9
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	Rod Carew R. Carew	.309	580	2,131	322	659	91	12	12	179	273	4	228	41	41	2,465	810	115	43	14	31	48	.386	.380	.767	331	56.6	.347	116	46.8
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.307	2,307	9,280	1,540	2,852	523	92	210	1,163	979	38	1,094	407	99	10,447	4,189	825	56	94	89	185	.372	.451	.824	1559	341.3	.364	123	290.6
18	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
19	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
20	Rusty Greer R. Greer	.305	1,027	3,829	643	1,166	258	25	119	614	519	22	555	31	15	4,420	1,831	402	6	44	16	91	.387	.478	.865	723	164.6	.378	121	120.5
21	Al Oliver A. Oliver	.304	634	2,350	270	715	147	9	39	327	168	10	191	13	9	2,539	997	195	2	9	50	83	.352	.424	.776	331	48.8	.342	118	49.9
22	Hal Morris H. Morris	.304	1,246	3,998	535	1,216	246	21	76	513	356	22	548	45	24	4,443	1,732	343	28	39	55	105	.361	.433	.794	611	73.9	.349	111	58.4
23	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.303	2,499	8,984	1,619	2,726	549	38	468	1,623	1,512	18	1,409	150	46	10,614	4,755	1,055	3	97	177	253	.401	.529	.930	1904	598.1	.397	141	563
24	Will Clark W. Clark	.303	1,976	7,173	1,186	2,176	440	47	284	1,205	937	59	1,190	67	48	8,283	3,562	771	13	101	155	100	.384	.497	.880	1356	372.4	.381	136	356.6
25	Moises Alou M. Alou	.303	1,942	7,037	1,109	2,134	421	39	332	1,287	737	48	894	106	37	7,913	3,629	792	9	82	91	195	.369	.516	.885	1294	318.3	.378	129	291.6

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Padres	52	53	.495	14.5
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Abrams

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Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Hit Leaders

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Lopez

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Arraez

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Alvarez

Run Leaders

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Alvarez

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Strikeout Leaders

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Cease

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	61	43	.587
Phillies	56	49	.533	5.5
Nationals	53	52	.505	8.5
Marlins	52	53	.495	9.5
Mets	43	61	.413	18.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	64	39	.621
Cubs	59	45	.567	5.5
Cardinals	53	51	.510	11.5
Pirates	53	52	.505	12.0
Reds	48	55	.466	16.0
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Dodgers	66	38	.635
Diamondbacks	55	50	.524	11.5
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Giants	44	60	.423	22.0
Rockies	42	63	.400	24.5

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Rays	61	43	.587
Yankees	59	45	.567	2.0
Red Sox	53	50	.515	7.5
Orioles	51	54	.486	10.5
Blue Jays	48	57	.457	13.5
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White Sox	54	48	.529
Guardians	54	52	.509	2.0
Twins	52	54	.491	4.0
Tigers	50	55	.476	5.5
Royals	44	62	.415	12.0
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Rangers	52	51	.505
Mariners	51	53	.490	1.5
Astros	51	54	.486	2.0
Athletics	44	60	.423	8.5
Angels	41	64	.390	12.0