what hitter had the best batting average in the 1972 mlb season

Billy Williams had the highest batting average in 1972, with an average of .333.

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What hitter had the best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in the 1972 MLB season?

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	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	Billy Williams B. Williams	.333	1972	CHC	150	574	95	191	34	6	37	122	62	6	59	3	1	650	348	77	0	8	20	14	.398	.606	1.005	127	63.1	.441	170	49.9
2	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.325	1972	ATL	134	554	87	180	22	0	12	53	25	6	41	25	9	594	238	34	6	3	2	9	.359	.430	.788	81	23.3	.359	119	12.3
3	Dusty Baker D. Baker	.321	1972	ATL	127	446	62	143	27	2	17	76	45	4	68	4	7	503	225	46	2	6	2	9	.383	.504	.888	84	34.3	.400	145	25
4	Cesar Cedeno C. Cedeno	.320	1972	HOU	139	559	103	179	39	8	22	82	56	5	62	55	21	625	300	69	1	4	5	11	.385	.537	.921	109	48.3	.413	163	42.9
5	Rod Carew R. Carew	.318	1972	MIN	142	535	61	170	21	6	0	51	43	2	60	12	6	591	203	27	9	2	9	11	.369	.379	.749	72	14.6	.338	120	12.1
6	Bob Watson B. Watson	.312	1972	HOU	147	548	74	171	27	4	16	86	53	8	83	1	1	616	254	47	2	5	5	6	.378	.464	.841	94	33.6	.380	142	28.2
7	Lou Piniella L. Piniella	.312	1972	KCR	151	574	65	179	33	4	11	72	34	8	59	7	2	624	253	48	4	4	9	25	.356	.441	.797	85	24.1	.358	136	22.7
8	Al Oliver A. Oliver	.312	1972	PIT	140	565	88	176	27	4	12	89	34	5	44	2	4	612	247	43	1	7	4	13	.352	.437	.789	83	22.8	.356	126	17.5
9	Lou Brock L. Brock	.311	1972	STL	153	621	81	193	26	8	3	42	47	1	93	63	18	675	244	37	3	3	12	6	.359	.393	.752	82	16.2	.337	110	7.7
10	Dick Allen D. Allen	.308	1972	CWS	148	506	90	156	28	5	37	113	99	1	126	19	8	609	305	70	0	3	16	13	.420	.603	1.023	123	63.4	.450	199	60.2
11	Carlos May C. May	.308	1972	CWS	148	523	83	161	26	3	12	68	79	9	70	23	14	615	229	41	0	4	14	10	.405	.438	.843	94	33.3	.380	149	30.1
12	Pete Rose P. Rose	.307	1972	CIN	154	645	107	198	31	11	6	57	73	7	46	10	3	729	269	48	2	2	4	7	.382	.417	.799	103	31.7	.365	133	26.1
13	Matty Alou M. Alou	.307	1972	TOT	140	525	57	161	22	2	4	47	35	2	35	13	5	567	199	28	2	3	3	13	.350	.379	.729	67	11.7	.333	111	6.6
14	Joe Rudi J. Rudi	.305	1972	OAK	147	593	94	181	32	9	19	75	37	2	62	3	4	653	288	60	15	6	6	15	.345	.486	.830	95	31.5	.372	151	33.2
15	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	.303	1972	STL	152	594	70	180	36	6	16	96	29	2	57	1	3	629	276	58	1	3	8	18	.336	.465	.801	86	24.4	.358	124	16.6
16	Ron Santo R. Santo	.302	1972	CHC	133	464	68	140	25	5	17	74	69	4	75	1	4	547	226	47	2	8	5	13	.391	.487	.878	89	35.2	.394	140	24
17	Richie Scheinblum R. Scheinblum	.300	1972	KCR	134	450	60	135	21	4	8	66	58	4	40	0	1	518	188	33	3	3	3	19	.383	.418	.800	74	22.9	.366	142	21.7
18	Richie Hebner R. Hebner	.300	1972	PIT	124	427	63	128	24	4	19	72	52	6	54	0	0	492	217	47	0	7	7	8	.378	.508	.886	80	32	.395	152	27.8
19	John Mayberry J. Mayberry	.298	1972	KCR	149	503	65	150	24	3	25	100	78	3	74	0	2	588	255	52	1	3	13	12	.394	.507	.900	99	41.1	.402	168	39.8
20	Manny Sanguillen M. Sanguillen	.298	1972	PIT	136	520	55	155	18	8	7	71	21	0	38	1	2	547	210	33	0	6	11	10	.322	.404	.726	60	6.7	.321	103	2
21	Carlton Fisk C. Fisk	.293	1972	BOS	131	457	74	134	28	9	22	61	52	4	83	5	2	514	246	59	1	0	6	11	.370	.538	.909	88	37.6	.407	165	33.4
22	Willie Stargell W. Stargell	.293	1972	PIT	138	495	74	145	28	2	33	112	65	2	129	1	1	569	276	63	0	7	15	7	.373	.558	.930	99	42.8	.410	161	37.9
23	Amos Otis A. Otis	.293	1972	KCR	143	540	75	158	28	2	11	54	50	3	59	28	12	605	223	41	6	6	3	6	.352	.413	.765	78	19.1	.348	129	17.7
24	Bobby Murcer B. Murcer	.292	1972	NYY	153	585	102	171	30	7	33	96	63	2	67	11	9	654	314	70	0	4	7	6	.361	.537	.898	109	45.4	.402	172	47.1
25	Chris Chambliss C. Chambliss	.292	1972	CLE	121	466	51	136	27	2	6	44	26	0	63	3	4	499	185	35	3	4	2	8	.327	.397	.724	57	8.6	.328	110	5.1

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