single season batting average leaders minimum 140 at bats 1896 to 1900

Between the 1896 and 1900 seasons, Willie Keeler had the best batting average with 140+ at-bats in a season, with an average of .424 in 1897.

	NAME	AVG	AB	SEASON	TM	G	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	.424	564	1897	BAL	129	145	239	27	19	0	74	35	7	5	64	618	304	46	12	.464	.539	1.003	155	61.5	.470	159	57.2
2	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	.410	581	1899	PHI	146	135	238	55	9	9	137	55	4	22	30	645	338	73	5	.464	.582	1.046	164	74.8	.488	177	72.6
3	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.410	586	1896	CLE	133	160	240	27	16	6	72	49	7	19	34	647	317	49	5	.461	.541	1.002	163	63.9	.468	154	56.2
4	Hughie Jennings H. Jennings	.401	521	1896	BAL	130	125	209	27	9	0	121	19	51	11	70	602	254	36	11	.472	.488	.960	148	55.6	.461	154	52.2
5	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	.397	499	1896	PHI	123	131	198	44	17	13	126	62	9	22	37	574	315	74	4	.472	.631	1.103	161	73	.501	177	70.7
6	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.396	558	1899	STL	141	116	221	21	8	7	71	67	2	23	25	635	279	36	8	.463	.500	.963	147	58.9	.459	159	54.2
7	John McGraw J. McGraw	.391	399	1899	BAL	117	140	156	13	3	1	33	124	14	21	73	539	178	17	2	.547	.446	.994	140	65.2	.494	178	61.2
8	Fred Clarke F. Clarke	.390	526	1897	LOU	130	122	205	30	13	6	67	45	25	26	59	599	279	49	3	.461	.530	.992	148	57.5	.466	158	54.3
9	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	.386	544	1896	BAL	126	153	210	22	13	4	82	37	7	9	67	601	270	39	13	.432	.496	.928	135	42.8	.436	141	39.4
10	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	.385	561	1898	BAL	129	126	216	7	2	1	44	31	3	4	28	604	230	10	9	.420	.410	.830	112	33	.406	135	29
11	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.383	517	1897	CLE	127	129	198	28	7	2	60	76	7	25	28	610	246	37	10	.468	.476	.944	144	51.9	.453	150	47.6
12	Honus Wagner H. Wagner	.381	527	1900	PIT	135	107	201	45	22	4	100	41	8	17	38	580	302	71	4	.434	.573	1.007	137	58.2	.465	165	54.6
13	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	.379	570	1899	BKN	141	140	216	12	13	1	61	37	9	2	45	633	257	26	17	.425	.451	.876	126	39.1	.420	136	33.5
14	Nap Lajoie N. Lajoie	.378	312	1899	PHI	77	70	118	19	9	6	70	12	10	7	13	337	173	34	3	.419	.554	.974	76	29.7	.453	158	28.5
15	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	.377	530	1897	PHI	129	109	200	40	15	5	96	60	3	23	26	598	285	60	5	.444	.538	.981	143	52.5	.456	153	50.2
16	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	.369	417	1898	BSN	110	110	154	16	5	3	50	87	2	30	54	508	189	24	2	.480	.453	.933	114	47.9	.458	158	40.5
17	Mike Tiernan M. Tiernan	.369	521	1896	NYG	133	132	192	24	16	7	89	77	2	18	35	605	269	47	5	.452	.516	.968	145	52.2	.453	152	50.6
18	Elmer Flick E. Flick	.367	545	1900	PHI	138	106	200	32	16	11	110	56	16	30	35	623	297	59	6	.441	.545	.986	145	59.7	.459	162	55.9
19	Jack Stivetts J. Stivetts	.367	199	1897	BSN	61	41	73	9	9	2	37	15	2	12	2	217	106	20	1	.417	.533	.949	48	15.7	.438	139	13.2
20	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	.366	524	1896	BSN	131	153	192	24	10	3	55	110	2	29	83	642	245	37	6	.478	.468	.946	155	56.7	.456	146	47.1
21	Joe Kelley J. Kelley	.364	519	1896	BAL	131	148	189	31	19	8	100	91	12	19	87	627	282	58	5	.469	.543	1.013	161	64.2	.472	160	60.7
22	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.363	559	1900	STL	141	88	203	11	15	7	68	62	3	35	32	643	265	33	19	.429	.474	.904	134	45.8	.429	143	40.1
23	Joe Kelley J. Kelley	.362	505	1897	BAL	131	113	183	31	9	5	118	70	7	19	44	591	247	45	9	.447	.489	.936	134	45.4	.443	144	41.3
24	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	.362	563	1900	BKN	136	106	204	13	12	4	68	30	7	4	41	619	253	29	19	.402	.449	.851	116	31.9	.404	130	26.4
25	Elmer Smith E. Smith	.362	484	1896	PIT	122	121	175	21	14	6	94	74	8	18	33	572	242	41	6	.454	.500	.954	136	47.8	.450	151	47.2

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