single season batting average leaders minimum 40 games played between 1971 to 1980

Between the 1971 and 1980 seasons, Sparky Lyle had the highest batting average with 40+ games played in a season, with an average of 1.000 in 1971.

	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	Sparky Lyle S. Lyle	1.000	50	1971	BOS	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	2	1.8	.912	486	1.7
2	Matt Alexander M. Alexander	.538	44	1979	PIT	13	16	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	13	1	13	9	1	0	0	0	0	.538	.692	1.231	4	2.3	.544	244	2.2
3	Terry Forster T. Forster	.526	63	1972	CWS	19	1	10	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	22	10	0	2	0	0	0	.550	.526	1.076	5	2.9	.491	227	2.8
4	Gene Garber G. Garber	.500	68	1980	ATL	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	0	0.2	.455	186	0.2
5	Dave Tomlin D. Tomlin	.500	53	1979	CIN	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	0	0.2	.453	186	0.2
6	Terry Forster T. Forster	.500	47	1978	LAD	8	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	5	1	1	0	0	0	.500	.625	1.125	2	1.3	.506	226	1.3
7	Rick Baldwin R. Baldwin	.500	40	1977	NYM	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1	0.4	.451	184	0.4
8	Dave Heaverlo D. Heaverlo	.500	42	1975	SFG	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1	0.4	.461	183	0.4
9	Orlando Pena O. Pena	.500	42	1974	TOT	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	0	0.2	.461	187	0.2
10	Danny Frisella D. Frisella	.500	42	1973	ATL	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	0	0.2	.457	181	0.2
11	Dave LaRoche D. LaRoche	.500	45	1973	CHC	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.500	1.100	1	0.7	.507	214	0.7
12	Frank Linzy F. Linzy	.500	50	1971	STL	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1	0.4	.456	191	0.4
13	Steve Mingori S. Mingori	.500	54	1971	CLE	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	0	0.2	.456	186	0.2
14	Enrique Romo E. Romo	.455	75	1980	PIT	11	2	5	0	0	1	4	2	0	2	0	0	15	8	1	2	0	0	0	.538	.727	1.266	4	2.7	.553	256	2.6
15	Tug McGraw T. McGraw	.400	45	1977	PHI	10	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.400	.900	2	0.9	.419	157	0.8
16	Tom House T. House	.400	56	1974	ATL	10	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	13	4	0	3	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	2	0.5	.369	122	0.3
17	Jim Brewer J. Brewer	.400	56	1973	LAD	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	2	0	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1	0.2	.366	132	0.3
18	Terry Forster T. Forster	.400	45	1971	CWS	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.600	1.000	1	0.5	.447	180	0.4
19	Roger Freed R. Freed	.398	49	1977	STL	83	10	33	2	1	5	21	11	0	9	0	0	95	52	8	0	1	0	2	.463	.627	1.090	22	11.3	.473	193	10.7
20	Manny Mota M. Mota	.395	49	1977	LAD	38	5	15	1	0	1	4	10	0	0	1	1	50	19	2	2	0	3	1	.521	.500	1.021	11	4.9	.445	178	4.7
21	George Brett G. Brett	.390	117	1980	KCR	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	1	22	15	6	515	298	66	0	7	16	11	.454	.664	1.118	120	62.7	.478	198	59.2
22	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	155	1977	MIN	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	694	351	68	1	5	15	6	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
23	Broderick Perkins B. Perkins	.370	43	1980	SDP	100	18	37	9	0	2	14	11	0	10	2	1	111	52	11	0	0	1	0	.432	.520	.952	21	8.9	.424	178	9.7
24	Rod Carew R. Carew	.364	153	1974	MIN	599	86	218	30	5	3	55	74	1	49	38	16	690	267	38	13	3	9	17	.433	.446	.879	117	42.6	.401	153	39.9
25	Bob Apodaca B. Apodaca	.364	46	1975	NYM	11	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.364	.780	2	0.4	.367	129	0.4

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Phillies	82	65	.558	4.0
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