Hughie Jennings has the best batting average by a shortstop in a season, with an average of .401 in 1896.
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What is the highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in a season for a shortstop?| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | H. Jennings | .401 | 1896 | 130 | 521 | 125 | 209 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 121 | 19 | 51 | 11 | 70 | 602 | 254 | 36 | 11 | .472 | .488 | .960 | 148 | 55.6 | .461 | 154 | 52.2 | |||||
| 2 | | L. Appling | .388 | 1936 | 138 | 526 | 111 | 204 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 128 | 85 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 618 | 267 | 44 | 6 | .474 | .508 | .981 | 135 | 54.2 | .454 | 142 | 40 | ||||
| 3 | | H. Jennings | .386 | 1895 | 131 | 529 | 159 | 204 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 125 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 53 | 613 | 271 | 52 | 28 | .444 | .512 | .957 | 150 | 49.1 | .449 | 143 | 45.1 | |||||
| 4 | | A. Vaughan | .385 | 1935 | 137 | 499 | 108 | 192 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 99 | 97 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 610 | 303 | 63 | 7 | 5 | .491 | .607 | 1.098 | 151 | 75 | .493 | 194 | 72.7 | ||||
| 5 | | N. Garciaparra | .372 | 2000 | 140 | 529 | 104 | 197 | 51 | 3 | 21 | 96 | 61 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 599 | 317 | 75 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 8 | .434 | .599 | 1.033 | 126 | 47.5 | .432 | 154 | 44 | |
| 6 | | H. Wagner | .363 | 1905 | 147 | 548 | 114 | 199 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 101 | 54 | 7 | 53 | 57 | 616 | 277 | 52 | 7 | .427 | .505 | .932 | 122 | 56.8 | .444 | 165 | 47.5 | |||||
| 7 | | I. Ray | .360 | 1890 | 38 | 139 | 28 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 157 | 63 | 9 | .433 | .453 | .886 | 36 | 12 | .429 | 146 | 11 | |||||||
| 8 | | B. Dahlen | .359 | 1894 | 122 | 507 | 150 | 182 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 108 | 76 | 3 | 33 | 43 | 596 | 287 | 61 | 10 | .445 | .566 | 1.011 | 154 | 45.8 | .455 | 133 | 36.7 | |||||
| 9 | | C. Travis | .359 | 1941 | 152 | 608 | 106 | 218 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 101 | 52 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 663 | 316 | 65 | 2 | 13 | .410 | .520 | .930 | 123 | 46.7 | .426 | 144 | 38.3 | |||
| 10 |  | A. Rodriguez | .358 | 1996 | 146 | 601 | 141 | 215 | 54 | 1 | 36 | 123 | 59 | 4 | 104 | 15 | 4 | 677 | 379 | 91 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 | .414 | .631 | 1.045 | 149 | 62.1 | .443 | 159 | 55.4 | |
| 11 | | E. McKean | .357 | 1894 | 130 | 554 | 116 | 198 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 128 | 49 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 616 | 282 | 53 | 11 | .412 | .509 | .921 | 137 | 25.2 | .420 | 115 | 16.9 | |||||
| 12 | | N. Garciaparra | .357 | 1999 | 135 | 532 | 103 | 190 | 42 | 4 | 27 | 104 | 51 | 8 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 595 | 321 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .418 | .603 | 1.022 | 125 | 47.8 | .434 | 157 | 45 | |
| 13 | | H. Wagner | .355 | 1903 | 129 | 512 | 97 | 182 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 101 | 44 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 571 | 265 | 54 | 8 | .414 | .518 | .931 | 116 | 48.6 | .434 | 154 | 40.7 | |||||
| 14 | | L. Boudreau | .355 | 1948 | 152 | 560 | 116 | 199 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 106 | 98 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 676 | 299 | 58 | 16 | 15 | .453 | .534 | .987 | 140 | 60 | .455 | 166 | 57.5 | |||
| 15 | | H. Jennings | .355 | 1897 | 117 | 439 | 133 | 156 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 79 | 42 | 46 | 9 | 60 | 544 | 206 | 37 | 17 | .463 | .469 | .932 | 127 | 44.8 | .450 | 148 | 41 | |||||
| 16 | | H. Wagner | .354 | 1908 | 151 | 568 | 100 | 201 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 109 | 54 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 641 | 308 | 68 | 14 | .415 | .542 | .957 | 125 | 65.5 | .459 | 194 | 60.7 | |||||
| 17 | | H. Wagner | .353 | 1901 | 140 | 549 | 101 | 194 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 126 | 53 | 7 | 39 | 49 | 619 | 271 | 54 | 10 | .417 | .494 | .911 | 128 | 47.4 | .426 | 157 | 46.3 | |||||
| 18 | | G. Davis | .353 | 1897 | 131 | 521 | 112 | 184 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 135 | 43 | 7 | 23 | 65 | 576 | 265 | 51 | 5 | .410 | .509 | .918 | 123 | 36 | .427 | 138 | 34.7 | |||||
| 19 | | J. Sewell | .353 | 1923 | 153 | 553 | 98 | 195 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 98 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 682 | 265 | 54 | 24 | .456 | .479 | .935 | 134 | 49.9 | .439 | 148 | 43.1 | ||||
| 20 | | B. Dahlen | .352 | 1896 | 125 | 474 | 137 | 167 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 74 | 64 | 8 | 36 | 51 | 573 | 262 | 58 | 27 | .438 | .553 | .990 | 139 | 50.5 | .456 | 147 | 42.9 | |||||
| 21 | | J. Glasscock | .352 | 1889 | 134 | 582 | 128 | 205 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 85 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 618 | 272 | 50 | .390 | .467 | .857 | 131 | 35.7 | .403 | 125 | 25.5 | ||||||
| 22 | | B. Ferguson | .351 | 1878 | 61 | 259 | 44 | 91 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 269 | 105 | 12 | .405 | 54 | 17.1 | .365 | 139 | 14.8 | ||||||||||
| 23 | | J. Peters | .351 | 1876 | 66 | 316 | 70 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 319 | 132 | 17 | .418 | 68 | 20 | .358 | 136 | 17.4 | ||||||||||
| 24 | | H. Wagner | .350 | 1907 | 142 | 515 | 98 | 180 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 82 | 46 | 5 | 40 | 61 | 580 | 264 | 58 | 14 | .408 | .513 | .921 | 108 | 52.1 | .445 | 178 | 47.5 | |||||
| 25 |  | D. Jeter | .349 | 1999 | 158 | 627 | 134 | 219 | 37 | 9 | 24 | 102 | 91 | 12 | 116 | 19 | 8 | 739 | 346 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | .438 | .552 | .989 | 152 | 55.8 | .428 | 157 | 56.1 | |
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49 | 40 | .551 | 6.0 | |
47 | 39 | .547 | 6.5 | |
45 | 45 | .500 | 10.5 | |
40 | 48 | .455 | 14.5 | |
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43 | 45 | .489 | 15.0 | |
37 | 51 | .420 | 21.0 | |
36 | 54 | .400 | 23.0 |
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