single season batting average leaders minimum 140 at bats 1950 to 1960

Between the 1950 and 1960 seasons, Ted Williams had the highest batting average with 140+ at-bats in a season, with an average of .388 in 1957.

	NAME	AVG	AB	SEASON	TM	G	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	Ted Williams T. Williams	.388	420	1957	BOS	132	96	163	28	1	38	87	119	5	43	0	1	546	307	67	0	2	33	11	.526	.731	1.257	148	87.3	.524	223	79
2	Smoky Burgess S. Burgess	.368	345	1954	PHN	108	41	127	27	5	4	46	42	0	11	1	5	392	176	36	1	4		10	.432	.510	.942	73	28.3	.426	148	23.7
3	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.365	474	1957	NYY	144	121	173	28	6	34	94	146	0	75	16	3	623	315	68	0	3	23	5	.512	.665	1.177	157	87.1	.498	217	86
4	Elmer Valo E. Valo	.364	283	1955	KCA	112	50	103	17	4	3	37	52	0	18	5	3	338	137	24	1	2	2	5	.460	.484	.944	66	26.5	.426	154	22.5
5	Tito Francona T. Francona	.363	399	1959	CLE	122	68	145	17	2	20	79	35	3	42	2	0	443	226	39	1	5	3	11	.414	.566	.980	88	37.7	.427	168	36.4
6	Bob Hale B. Hale	.357	182	1955	BAL	67	13	65	7	1	0	29	5	1	19	0	2	190	74	8	1	1	0	6	.376	.407	.782	26	4.2	.355	118	4.2
7	Ted Williams T. Williams	.356	320	1955	BOS	98	77	114	21	3	28	83	91	2	24	2	0	417	225	52	0	4	17	8	.496	.703	1.200	107	58.6	.505	201	51.8
8	Stan Musial S. Musial	.355	578	1951	SLN	152	124	205	30	12	32	108	98	1	40	4	5	678	355	74	1			6	.449	.614	1.063	153	73.6	.475	180	67.8
9	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.355	629	1959	MIL	154	116	223	46	7	39	123	51	4	54	8	0	693	400	92	0	9	17	19	.401	.636	1.037	145	66.1	.440	175	65.4
10	Willie McCovey W. McCovey	.354	192	1959	SFG	52	32	68	9	5	13	38	22	4	35	2	0	219	126	27	0	1	1	7	.429	.656	1.085	51	25.5	.467	185	23.5
11	Billy Goodman B. Goodman	.354	424	1950	BSA	110	91	150	25	3	4	68	52	2	25	2	4	485	193	32	7			8	.427	.455	.882	85	24.8	.409	122	14.8
12	Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn	.353	561	1959	DET	139	99	198	42	7	9	71	48	1	37	7	2	617	281	58	3	4	1	6	.402	.501	.903	109	38.8	.399	145	33.3
13	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.353	533	1956	NYY	150	132	188	22	5	52	130	112	2	99	10	1	652	376	79	1	4	6	4	.464	.705	1.169	164	88.9	.498	202	84.6
14	Stan Musial S. Musial	.351	502	1957	STL	134	82	176	38	3	29	102	66	2	34	1	1	579	307	70	1	8	19	13	.422	.612	1.034	119	54.2	.439	167	47.3
15	Richie Ashburn R. Ashburn	.350	615	1958	PHI	152	98	215	24	13	2	33	97	4	48	30	12	725	271	39	7	2	7	8	.440	.441	.881	124	42.7	.395	138	34.1
16	Willie Mays W. Mays	.347	600	1958	SFG	152	121	208	33	11	29	96	78	1	56	31	6	685	350	73	0	6	12	11	.419	.583	1.002	137	59.7	.431	162	53
17	Stan Musial S. Musial	.346	555	1950	SLN	146	105	192	41	7	28	109	87	3	36	5		645	331	76	0			11	.437	.596	1.034	140	60.2	.460	168	56.5
18	Willie Mays W. Mays	.345	565	1954	NYG	151	119	195	33	13	41	110	66	2	57	8	5	640	377	87	0	7		12	.411	.667	1.078	141	68.5	.471	174	60.3
19	Ted Williams T. Williams	.345	400	1956	BOS	136	71	138	28	2	24	82	102	1	39	0	0	503	242	54	0	0	11	13	.479	.605	1.084	116	57.5	.470	175	47.8
20	Joe Cunningham J. Cunningham	.345	458	1959	STL	144	65	158	28	6	7	60	88	5	47	2	6	556	219	41	2	3	9	9	.453	.478	.931	105	41.4	.414	145	31.3
21	Ted Williams T. Williams	.345	386	1954	BOS	117	93	133	23	1	29	89	136	1	32	0	0	526	245	53	0	3		10	.513	.635	1.148	131	71.1	.507	207	65.5
22	Carl Furillo C. Furillo	.344	479	1953	BKN	132	82	165	38	6	21	92	34	4	32	1	1	518	278	65	1			15	.393	.580	.973	101	39.2	.430	147	32.2
23	Richie Ashburn R. Ashburn	.344	643	1951	PHN	154	92	221	31	5	4	63	50	2	37	29	6	712	274	40	17			4	.393	.426	.819	108	24.2	.380	124	21.4
24	Ferris Fain F. Fain	.344	425	1951	PHA	117	63	146	30	3	6	57	80	3	20	0	3	511	200	39	3			10	.451	.471	.921	97	36.7	.428	150	31.8
25	Don Mueller D. Mueller	.342	619	1954	NYG	153	90	212	35	8	4	71	22	2	17	2	3	658	275	47	7	8		19	.363	.444	.807	91	16.2	.365	109	7.7

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