Before 1975, Ty Cobb had the best batting average, with an average of .366.

Interpreted as:

top with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game hitters in MLB from before 1975

	NAME	AVG	G	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	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.366	3,034	11,434	2,244	4,189	724	295	117	1,933	1,249	94	681	897		13,068	5,854	1,136	291				.433	.512	.945	2534	1,093.6	.445	165	975.1
2	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.358	2,259	8,173	1,579	2,930	541	169	301	1,584	1,038	48	679	135		9,475	4,712	1,011	216				.434	.577	1.010	2018	899	.459	173	863.2
3	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.356	1,332	4,981	873	1,772	307	168	54	785	519	59	234	202		5,690	2,577	529	131				.423	.517	.940	1090	480.3	.443	165	429.2
4	Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	.349	970	3,264	624	1,140	175	41	113	542	333	23	122	36		3,659	1,736	329	39				.413	.532	.945	717	250.6	.426	142	211.5
5	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	.346	1,837	7,511	1,600	2,597	522	186	101	1,466	741	94	366	455		8,400	3,794	809	54				.411	.505	.916	1836	616.8	.428	144	559.3
6	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	.345	2,789	10,195	1,882	3,514	792	222	117	1,531	1,381	103	394	436		11,988	5,101	1,131	309				.428	.500	.928	2264	921	.436	157	812.3
7	George Hall G. Hall	.345	121	537	104	185	22	21	5		20					557	264	48						.492		129	46.3	.390	145	38.1
8	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	.344	1,594	6,283	1,697	2,164	242	95	40	742	1,189	89	271	914		7,608	2,716	377	47				.455	.432	.888	1716	578.6	.433	142	505.5
9	Ted Williams T. Williams	.344	2,292	7,706	1,798	2,654	525	71	521	1,839	2,021	39	709	24	4	9,791	4,884	1,117	5	20	86	197	.482	.634	1.116	2349	1,219.7	.493	188	1,067
10	Dan Brouthers D. Brouthers	.342	1,673	6,711	1,523	2,296	460	205	106	994	840	105	83	256		7,676	3,484	771	20				.423	.519	.942	1874	728.6	.436	155	655.7
11	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.342	2,503	8,399	2,174	2,873	506	136	714	2,214	2,062	43	1,330	123		10,617	5,793	1,356	113				.474	.690	1.164	2727	1,436.8	.513	197	1,369.6
12	Dave Orr D. Orr	.342	791	3,289	536	1,125	198	108	37	504	98	15		66		3,411	1,650	343					.366	.502	.867	743	238.6	.397	143	226
13	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.342	2,147	7,787	1,291	2,660	542	151	183	1,540	856	40	550	113		8,960	4,053	876	277				.410	.520	.930	1682	619.2	.427	144	524
14	Pete Browning P. Browning	.341	1,183	4,820	954	1,646	295	85	46	612	466	20	102	258		5,315	2,249	426	0				.403	.467	.869	1191	407.6	.407	147	381.3
15	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	.341	2,123	8,591	1,719	2,932	241	145	33	810	524	129	136	495		9,610	3,562	419	366				.388	.415	.802	1640	406.6	.383	124	330.8
16	Bill Terry B. Terry	.341	1,721	6,428	1,120	2,193	373	112	154	1,078	537	9	449	56		7,111	3,252	639	137				.393	.506	.899	1265	365	.407	136	346.7
17	George Sisler G. Sisler	.340	2,055	8,267	1,284	2,812	425	164	102	1,178	472	48	327	375		9,013	3,871	691	226				.379	.468	.847	1424	363.9	.393	123	244.2
18	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.340	2,164	8,001	1,888	2,721	534	163	493	1,995	1,508	45	790	102		9,660	5,060	1,190	106			2	.447	.632	1.080	2265	1,046.8	.477	173	980
19	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.338	2,067	8,426	1,720	2,850	320	182	75	952	1,029	75	561	389		9,620	3,759	577	90				.415	.446	.861	1921	592.9	.411	137	526.7
20	Nap Lajoie N. Lajoie	.338	2,480	9,589	1,504	3,243	657	163	82	1,599	516	134	347	380		10,460	4,472	902	221				.380	.466	.847	1787	600.2	.401	144	547
21	Jake Stenzel J. Stenzel	.338	768	3,031	664	1,024	190	71	32	533	300	58	110	292		3,425	1,452	293	36				.408	.479	.887	718	185.3	.415	129	170.1
22	Henry Moore H. Moore	.336	111	461	77	155	23	5	1		19					480	191	29						.414		99	28.7	.356	147	32.1
23	Riggs Stephenson R. Stephenson	.336	1,310	4,508	714	1,515	321	54	63	773	494	41	247	53		5,134	2,133	438	91				.407	.473	.880	894	250.4	.405	132	216.5
24	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.334	2,215	8,759	1,507	2,927	539	149	307	1,828	615	30	737	88		9,515	4,685	995	111			23	.380	.535	.915	1714	519.5	.410	130	400.1
25	John McGraw J. McGraw	.334	1,100	3,924	1,024	1,309	121	70	13	462	836	134	155	436		4,940	1,609	204	46				.466	.410	.876	1083	354	.433	141	309