what hitter had the best batting average in the 1979 mlb season

Keith Hernandez had the best batting average in 1979, with an average of .344.

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What hitter had the best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in the 1979 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	Keith Hernandez K. Hernandez	.344	1979	STL	161	610	116	210	48	11	11	105	80	1	78	11	6	698	313	70	0	7	5	9	.417	.513	.930	129	47.1	.409	156	46.2
2	Fred Lynn F. Lynn	.333	1979	BOS	147	531	116	177	42	1	39	122	82	4	79	2	2	622	338	82	0	5	4	9	.423	.637	1.059	138	65	.456	174	56.5
3	Pete Rose P. Rose	.331	1979	PHI	163	628	90	208	40	5	4	59	95	2	32	20	11	730	270	49	0	5	10	18	.418	.430	.848	118	32.7	.381	134	29.2
4	George Brett G. Brett	.329	1979	KCR	154	645	119	212	42	20	23	107	51	0	36	17	10	701	363	85	1	4	14	8	.376	.563	.939	125	43.6	.402	145	38.9
5	Brian Downing B. Downing	.326	1979	CAL	148	509	87	166	27	3	12	75	77	5	57	3	3	596	235	42	3	2	4	17	.418	.462	.880	103	33.6	.395	145	32.4
6	Jim Rice J. Rice	.325	1979	BOS	158	619	117	201	39	6	39	130	57	4	97	9	4	688	369	84	0	8	4	16	.381	.596	.977	133	53	.421	152	43.7
7	Al Oliver A. Oliver	.323	1979	TEX	136	492	69	159	28	4	12	76	34	4	34	4	5	538	231	44	1	7	8	14	.367	.470	.836	80	17.7	.365	124	16
8	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.322	1979	MIL	140	584	88	188	27	16	9	62	48	2	48	33	13	645	274	52	6	5	5	9	.372	.469	.842	99	23.8	.371	128	21.8
9	Sixto Lezcano S. Lezcano	.321	1979	MIL	138	473	84	152	29	3	28	101	77	3	74	4	3	566	271	60	6	7	5	11	.414	.573	.987	113	46.6	.428	165	44.9
10	Steve Kemp S. Kemp	.318	1979	DET	134	490	88	156	26	3	26	105	68	2	70	5	6	570	266	55	2	8	2	13	.398	.543	.941	106	39.3	.411	149	34.2
11	Chet Lemon C. Lemon	.318	1979	CWS	148	556	79	177	44	2	17	86	56	13	68	7	11	632	276	63	3	4	6	15	.391	.496	.887	108	33.8	.392	139	30.4
12	Ray Knight R. Knight	.318	1979	CIN	150	551	64	175	37	4	10	79	38	3	57	4	4	604	250	51	4	8	4	20	.360	.454	.814	87	16.6	.359	122	15.8
13	Bruce Bochte B. Bochte	.316	1979	SEA	150	554	81	175	38	6	16	100	67	2	64	2	2	636	273	60	3	10	8	27	.385	.493	.878	104	30	.384	132	25.1
14	Steve Garvey S. Garvey	.315	1979	LAD	162	648	92	204	32	1	28	110	37	2	59	3	6	697	322	61	4	6	16	25	.351	.497	.848	104	22.9	.365	129	23.6
15	Willie Wilson W. Wilson	.315	1979	KCR	154	588	113	185	18	13	6	49	28	7	92	83	12	640	247	37	13	4	3	1	.351	.420	.771	84	9.6	.343	107	5.4
16	Bob Horner B. Horner	.314	1979	ATL	121	487	66	153	15	1	33	98	22	3	74	0	2	515	269	49	0	3	6	9	.346	.552	.898	86	26.4	.389	134	20.9
17	Garry Templeton G. Templeton	.314	1979	STL	154	672	105	211	32	19	9	62	18	1	91	26	10	696	308	60	2	3	4	8	.331	.458	.790	93	11.9	.346	113	11
18	Dave Parker D. Parker	.310	1979	PIT	158	622	109	193	45	7	25	94	67	9	101	20	4	707	327	77	0	9	14	7	.380	.526	.906	120	37.6	.391	142	35
19	Lamar Johnson L. Johnson	.309	1979	CWS	133	479	60	148	29	1	12	74	41	2	56	8	2	526	215	42	0	4	1	23	.363	.449	.812	77	15.8	.362	120	13
20	Cecil Cooper C. Cooper	.308	1979	MIL	150	590	83	182	44	1	24	106	56	0	77	15	3	660	300	69	6	8	10	14	.364	.508	.872	105	28.3	.378	133	26.3
21	Dave Winfield D. Winfield	.308	1979	SDP	159	597	97	184	27	10	34	118	85	2	71	15	9	686	333	71	0	2	24	9	.395	.558	.953	125	45.1	.407	160	49
22	Larry Parrish L. Parrish	.307	1979	MON	153	544	83	167	39	2	30	82	41	2	101	5	1	595	300	71	7	1	11	8	.357	.551	.909	101	31.9	.392	146	32.5
23	Ken Landreaux K. Landreaux	.305	1979	MIN	151	564	81	172	27	5	15	83	37	4	57	10	3	623	254	47	10	8	4	13	.347	.450	.798	86	13.5	.351	110	7.9
24	Gary Matthews G. Matthews	.304	1979	ATL	156	631	97	192	34	5	27	90	60	0	75	18	6	695	317	66	1	3	5	6	.363	.502	.865	112	30.7	.380	128	23.3
25	Lee Mazzilli L. Mazzilli	.303	1979	NYM	158	597	78	181	34	4	15	79	93	0	74	34	12	693	268	53	0	3	5	6	.395	.449	.844	111	29.8	.378	137	30.4

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