single season batting average leaders minimum 40 games played 1951 to 1960

Between the 1951 and 1960 seasons, Hal Jeffcoat had the highest batting average with 40+ games played in a season, with an average of .556 in 1958.

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	NAME	AVG	G	SEASON	TM	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	Hal Jeffcoat H. Jeffcoat	.556	50	1958	CIN	9	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.556	1.156	3	1.6	.521	213	1.4
2	Tom Hurd T. Hurd	.500	40	1956	BOS	12	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	6	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	3	1.3	.454	165	1.1
3	Roy Face R. Face	.412	68	1960	PIT	17	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	8	1	2	0	0	0	.412	.471	.882	3	1.1	.396	147	1.1
4	Bob Hazle B. Hazle	.403	41	1957	MIL	134	26	54	12	0	7	27	18	1	15	1	3	155	87	19	2	0	4	1	.477	.649	1.126	37	20.2	.486	207	20.1
5	Mike Fornieles M. Fornieles	.400	70	1960	BOS	15	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	6	0	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	2	0.6	.362	116	0.3
6	Carl Scheib C. Scheib	.396	48	1951	PHA	53	9	21	2	2	2	8	1	1	5	0	0	55	33	6	0			1	.418	.623	1.041	12	5.6	.466	174	5.1
7	Tom Morgan T. Morgan	.391	46	1959	DET	23	3	9	0	0	2	4	0	0	6	0	0	23	15	2	0	0	0	1	.391	.652	1.043	5	2.5	.457	183	2.3
8	Ted Williams T. Williams	.388	132	1957	BOS	420	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
9	Ellis Kinder E. Kinder	.379	69	1953	BOS	29	3	11	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	30	12	1	1			0	.379	.414	.793	4	0.6	.362	106	0.2
10	Fred Green F. Green	.375	45	1960	PIT	8	3	3	0	0	2	2	1	0	4	0	0	9	9	2	0	0	0	0	.444	1.125	1.569	3	2.3	.651	315	2.3
11	Smoky Burgess S. Burgess	.368	108	1954	PHN	345	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
12	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.365	144	1957	NYY	474	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
13	Elmer Valo E. Valo	.364	112	1955	KCA	283	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
14	Tito Francona T. Francona	.363	122	1959	CLE	399	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
15	Don Newcombe D. Newcombe	.361	50	1958	TOT	72	11	26	1	0	1	9	10	0	12	0	0	83	30	2	0	1	0	0	.434	.417	.850	14	4.3	.386	128	2.9
16	Bob Chakales B. Chakales	.360	41	1954	TOT	25	2	9	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	29	10	1	3	0		1	.385	.400	.785	4	0.7	.363	123	0.8
17	Don Newcombe D. Newcombe	.359	57	1955	BKN	117	18	42	9	1	7	23	6	1	18	1	0	125	74	17	1	0	0	1	.395	.632	1.028	27	12.2	.450	167	10.5
18	Don Elston D. Elston	.357	69	1958	CHC	14	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	5	0	1	0	0	0	.357	.357	.714	2	0	.322	92	-0.2
19	Bob Hale B. Hale	.357	67	1955	BAL	182	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
20	Ted Williams T. Williams	.356	98	1955	BOS	320	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
21	Stan Musial S. Musial	.355	152	1951	SLN	578	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
22	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.355	154	1959	MIL	629	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
23	Willie McCovey W. McCovey	.354	52	1959	SFG	192	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
24	Ron Northey R. Northey	.354	53	1956	CWS	48	4	17	2	0	3	23	8	0	1	0	0	60	28	5	0	4	2	2	.417	.583	1.000	11	4.2	.414	147	3.6
25	Gene Bearden G. Bearden	.354	45	1952	SLA	65	6	23	3	0	0	8	2	0	10	0	0	68	26	3	1			2	.373	.400	.773	9	1.6	.359	109	0.7

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