single season batting average leaders minimum 40 games played 1895 to 1900

Between the 1895 and 1900 seasons, Willie Keeler had the highest batting average with 40+ games played in a season, with an average of .424 in 1897.

NAMEAVGGSEASONTMABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
.424
129
1897
564
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
2Ed Delahanty
E. Delahanty
.410
146
1899
581
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
3Jesse Burkett
J. Burkett
.410
133
1896
586
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
4Jesse Burkett
J. Burkett
.405
132
1895
555
153
225
22
13
5
83
74
8
32
41
644
288
40
7
.482
.519
1.001
172
65.6
.473
152
57.2
5Ed Delahanty
E. Delahanty
.404
116
1895
480
149
194
49
10
11
106
86
6
31
46
578
296
70
6
.500
.617
1.117
174
78.7
.510
177
76.8
6Hughie Jennings
H. Jennings
.401
130
1896
521
125
209
27
9
0
121
19
51
11
70
602
254
36
11
.472
.488
.960
148
55.6
.461
154
52.2
7Ed Delahanty
E. Delahanty
.397
123
1896
499
131
198
44
17
13
126
62
9
22
37
574
315
74
4
.472
.631
1.103
161
73
.501
177
70.7
8Jesse Burkett
J. Burkett
.396
141
1899
558
116
221
21
8
7
71
67
2
23
25
635
279
36
8
.463
.500
.963
147
58.9
.459
159
54.2
9Jack Clements
J. Clements
.394
88
1895
322
64
127
27
2
13
75
22
8
7
3
355
197
42
3
.446
.612
1.058
96
37.7
.477
160
36.6
10Sam Thompson
S. Thompson
.392
119
1895
538
131
211
45
21
18
165
31
5
11
27
576
352
84
2
.430
.654
1.085
158
62.8
.480
162
60.9
11John McGraw
J. McGraw
.391
117
1899
399
140
156
13
3
1
33
124
14
21
73
539
178
17
2
.547
.446
.994
140
65.2
.494
178
61.2
12Fred Clarke
F. Clarke
.390
130
1897
526
122
205
30
13
6
67
45
25
26
59
599
279
49
3
.461
.530
.992
148
57.5
.466
158
54.3
13Bill Lange
B. Lange
.389
123
1895
478
120
186
27
16
10
98
55
4
24
67
546
275
53
9
.456
.575
1.032
146
55.3
.472
151
48.2
14Billy Hamilton
B. Hamilton
.389
123
1895
517
166
201
22
6
7
74
96
7
30
97
629
256
35
9
.490
.495
.985
167
63.2
.471
157
61.2
15Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
.386
126
1896
544
153
210
22
13
4
82
37
7
9
67
601
270
39
13
.432
.496
.928
135
42.8
.436
141
39.4
16Tuck Turner
T. Turner
.386
59
1895
210
51
81
8
6
2
43
25
1
11
14
239
107
16
3
.453
.510
.963
59
19.8
.452
146
19
17Hughie Jennings
H. Jennings
.386
131
1895
529
159
204
41
7
4
125
24
32
17
53
613
271
52
28
.444
.512
.957
150
49.1
.449
143
45.1
18Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
.385
129
1898
561
126
216
7
2
1
44
31
3
4
28
604
230
10
9
.420
.410
.830
112
33
.406
135
29
19Jesse Burkett
J. Burkett
.383
127
1897
517
129
198
28
7
2
60
76
7
25
28
610
246
37
10
.468
.476
.944
144
51.9
.453
150
47.6
20Honus Wagner
H. Wagner
.381
135
1900
527
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
21Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
.379
141
1899
570
140
216
12
13
1
61
37
9
2
45
633
257
26
17
.425
.451
.876
126
39.1
.420
136
33.5
22Nap Lajoie
N. Lajoie
.378
77
1899
312
70
118
19
9
6
70
12
10
7
13
337
173
34
3
.419
.554
.974
76
29.7
.453
158
28.5
23Ed Delahanty
E. Delahanty
.377
129
1897
530
109
200
40
15
5
96
60
3
23
26
598
285
60
5
.444
.538
.981
143
52.5
.456
153
50.2
24Willie Keeler
W. Keeler
.377
131
1895
565
162
213
24
15
4
78
37
14
12
47
637
279
43
21
.429
.494
.922
147
41.2
.432
134
37.1
25Ducky Holmes
D. Holmes
.373
40
1895
161
33
60
10
2
3
20
12
3
9
9
179
83
15
3
.426
.516
.942
42
12.4
.437
140
12.4

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