which first baseman had the highest batting average in the 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Wade Boggs had the best batting average by a first baseman, with an average of .349.

Interpreted as:
Which first baseman had the highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game in the 1980s?
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 Wade Boggs
W. Boggs
.349
104
338
51
118
14
1
5
44
35
0
21
1
0
381
149
20
4
4
4
9
.406
.441
.847
60
17.5
.378
129
13.1
2 Don Mattingly
D. Mattingly
.324
1,008
4,010
615
1,298
272
15
164
716
314
10
237
8
7
4,409
2,092
451
13
62
82
99
.369
.522
.891
729
228.5
.384
141
214
3 George Hendrick
G. Hendrick
.318
144
529
73
168
33
3
18
97
51
2
76
3
4
593
261
54
0
11
15
12
.373
.493
.866
92
25.1
.374
136
24.6
4 Rod Carew
R. Carew
.314
724
2,671
396
838
125
19
15
238
332
5
266
64
56
3,077
1,046
159
52
17
38
63
.388
.392
.780
425
81.6
.353
119
69.7
5 Al Oliver
A. Oliver
.311
436
1,663
196
518
107
7
30
241
132
7
139
9
9
1,811
729
144
2
7
38
55
.363
.438
.802
251
47.8
.352
124
49.6
6 Pedro Guerrero
P. Guerrero
.311
162
570
60
177
42
1
17
117
79
4
84
2
0
665
272
60
0
12
13
17
.391
.477
.868
107
34.6
.383
147
34.2
7 Johnny Bench
J. Bench
.309
52
178
14
55
8
0
8
25
17
0
21
0
2
196
87
16
1
0
3
4
.369
.489
.858
31
10.3
.385
143
9.3
8 Ken Griffey
K. Griffey
.306
118
458
60
140
21
3
11
46
34
2
45
6
1
499
200
35
3
2
3
3
.355
.437
.792
69
13.1
.353
122
13
9 Mark Grace
M. Grace
.305
276
996
139
304
51
7
20
136
140
0
85
17
10
1,146
429
78
3
7
18
25
.388
.431
.819
172
46.7
.367
132
39.8
10 Dwight Evans
D. Evans
.305
154
541
109
165
37
2
34
123
106
3
98
4
6
657
308
73
0
7
6
10
.417
.569
.986
132
51.3
.420
156
46.7
11 Juan Beniquez
J. Beniquez
.304
132
411
54
125
13
5
8
42
34
5
46
4
3
460
172
26
9
1
3
16
.364
.418
.782
64
11.4
.349
116
9.1
12 Will Clark
W. Clark
.304
582
2,100
361
638
125
22
98
352
257
17
406
26
28
2,410
1,101
245
12
24
62
20
.380
.524
.905
407
133.1
.389
152
141.6
13 Cecil Cooper
C. Cooper
.303
1,010
4,129
567
1,251
234
23
138
670
234
11
411
45
21
4,435
1,945
395
17
44
42
104
.339
.471
.810
624
126.6
.355
123
117.3
14 Pat Tabler
P. Tabler
.301
542
1,903
240
572
102
11
32
261
154
14
276
11
10
2,092
792
145
7
14
13
48
.355
.416
.771
279
36.3
.342
109
22.1
15 Keith Hernandez
K. Hernandez
.300
1,357
4,932
744
1,480
273
32
114
735
742
24
674
63
42
5,756
2,159
419
4
54
93
107
.390
.438
.828
872
220.5
.368
134
226.2
16 Warren Cromartie
W. Cromartie
.294
261
955
115
281
52
7
20
112
90
2
91
10
11
1,057
407
79
4
6
36
32
.354
.426
.780
134
18.3
.341
114
16.2
17 George Brett
G. Brett
.294
396
1,473
228
433
86
8
58
261
213
7
145
34
10
1,717
709
152
0
24
43
43
.380
.481
.862
270
75.9
.374
133
66.2
18 Ricky Jordan
R. Jordan
.293
213
796
104
233
37
4
23
118
30
5
101
5
4
840
347
64
0
9
7
24
.319
.436
.755
105
13.4
.334
112
11.4
19 Eddie Murray
E. Murray
.293
1,500
5,612
858
1,642
289
19
274
996
754
13
733
52
18
6,437
2,791
582
0
58
133
138
.374
.497
.872
1033
308.3
.380
139
292.3
20 Tom Paciorek
T. Paciorek
.291
445
1,438
172
419
90
9
31
181
78
20
240
16
8
1,559
620
130
7
16
11
28
.333
.431
.764
199
22.6
.338
106
11.1
21 Kent Hrbek
K. Hrbek
.290
1,156
4,178
624
1,212
224
16
201
724
523
17
564
19
16
4,767
2,071
441
5
44
77
101
.368
.496
.864
757
216.9
.377
130
168.8
22 Bill Buckner
B. Buckner
.290
1,226
4,711
548
1,366
276
27
102
685
240
23
227
62
26
5,038
2,002
405
8
56
56
124
.324
.425
.749
607
36.9
.329
100
-4.8
23 Alvin Davis
A. Davis
.290
881
3,180
461
921
176
9
131
530
531
24
403
7
11
3,772
1,508
316
2
35
67
78
.392
.474
.866
612
183
.380
134
150.6
24 Wally Joyner
W. Joyner
.288
620
2,347
341
676
121
8
85
381
230
18
231
24
8
2,644
1,068
214
13
36
41
56
.351
.455
.806
371
70.1
.351
119
62.1
25 Mike Hargrove
M. Hargrove
.288
788
2,607
328
750
118
10
23
327
442
21
217
12
16
3,125
957
151
22
33
28
89
.391
.367
.758
420
71.6
.348
114
51.3

More Red Sox Stats

Team Rankings

HR

46

9th

R

192

6th

SO

334

12th

ERA

3.79

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
22
16
.579
Red Sox Red Sox
20
20
.500
3.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
18
20
.474
4.0
Rays Rays
17
21
.447
5.0
Orioles Orioles
14
23
.378
7.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
7:10 PM
Sun
5/11
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Tue
5/13
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
5/14
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Last Game
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24 - 16

2

Final

1

BOS Red Sox

20 - 20

Fri 9 May 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
25
14
.641
Phillies Phillies
22
16
.579
2.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
17
.564
Cardinals Cardinals
20
19
.513
2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
26
13
.667
Padres Padres
24
13
.649
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
22
16
.579
Red Sox Red Sox
20
20
.500
3.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
26
13
.667
Guardians Guardians
23
15
.605
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
15
.595
Astros Astros
19
18
.514
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/24
PHI PHI
@
CHC CHC
0-4
Thu
4/24
NYM NYM
@
WSH WSH
4-5
Thu
4/24
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
4-2
Thu
4/24
LAA LAA
@
MIN MIN
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Thu
4/24
HOU HOU
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KCR KCR
0-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/10
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
4:05 PM
Sat
5/10
NYY NYY
@
ATH ATH
4:05 PM
Sat
5/10
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sat
5/10
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
4:10 PM
Sat
5/10
TEX TEX
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DET DET
6:10 PM