which mlb first baseman in history has the highest batting average from 1970 to 1979

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Rod Carew had the best batting average by a first baseman, with an average of .345.

Interpreted as:
Which MLB first baseman in history has the highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game from 1970 to 1979?
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 Rod Carew
R. Carew
.345
573
2,194
388
757
108
41
31
304
287
5
215
117
50
2,525
1,040
180
19
20
55
45
.419
.474
.893
428
147.3
.396
148
138.7
2 Pete Rose
P. Rose
.331
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
3 Steve Garvey
S. Garvey
.312
1,078
4,214
574
1,314
217
29
142
674
240
14
462
57
33
4,533
2,015
388
21
44
60
112
.348
.478
.826
656
154.9
.365
129
150.8
4 Matty Alou
M. Alou
.307
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
5 Bill Robinson
B. Robinson
.304
137
507
74
154
32
1
26
104
25
3
92
12
6
544
266
59
4
5
3
8
.337
.525
.862
85
21.3
.373
127
17.9
6 Bruce Bochte
B. Bochte
.304
257
929
122
282
57
9
19
148
112
4
107
5
6
1,064
414
85
6
13
13
33
.376
.446
.822
157
35.8
.366
125
32.3
7 Bob Watson
B. Watson
.300
809
2,887
382
866
163
20
97
508
279
27
355
18
12
3,236
1,360
280
5
38
56
72
.363
.471
.834
479
118.3
.368
131
117.4
8 Hank Aaron
H. Aaron
.298
268
944
170
281
32
3
81
195
163
3
113
5
1
1,117
562
116
0
7
36
26
.400
.595
.996
216
103.9
.436
170
85.7
9 Bill Freehan
B. Freehan
.297
130
445
58
132
17
5
18
60
42
5
44
2
0
502
213
40
6
4
2
12
.361
.479
.840
77
23.2
.380
137
20.2
10 Lamar Johnson
L. Johnson
.297
499
1,632
196
484
78
9
43
247
128
6
200
17
9
1,787
709
130
2
19
7
69
.346
.434
.781
240
39.2
.349
116
32.6
11 Orlando Cepeda
O. Cepeda
.295
250
904
124
267
46
1
52
164
76
9
121
9
11
997
471
99
0
8
19
28
.353
.521
.874
159
50.9
.382
130
36.1
12 Cecil Cooper
C. Cooper
.294
717
2,665
371
784
151
18
83
375
178
3
416
42
23
2,901
1,220
252
26
29
29
39
.336
.458
.793
392
69
.351
116
54.3
13 Don Money
D. Money
.293
137
518
88
152
30
2
14
54
48
7
70
3
0
588
228
46
14
1
2
10
.361
.440
.801
84
20
.363
128
18.6
14 Keith Hernandez
K. Hernandez
.293
688
2,308
373
676
151
28
47
328
314
7
321
35
21
2,652
1,024
226
6
17
34
52
.377
.444
.820
391
94.2
.366
127
82.7
15 Wes Parker
W. Parker
.293
448
1,574
198
461
85
8
20
232
204
2
176
17
8
1,816
622
113
14
22
28
40
.370
.395
.765
236
44.3
.344
117
37.1
16 Carl Yastrzemski
C. Yastrzemski
.293
765
2,710
462
793
132
9
109
438
504
7
306
57
37
3,252
1,270
250
2
29
59
69
.401
.469
.870
533
177.9
.391
139
145.2
17 Eddie Murray
E. Murray
.290
320
1,216
175
353
62
5
52
194
142
3
175
16
7
1,377
581
119
2
14
16
31
.362
.478
.840
208
53.3
.371
134
54.9
18 Mike Hargrove
M. Hargrove
.290
581
1,975
298
573
100
12
36
233
356
23
212
6
13
2,395
805
148
18
23
32
40
.401
.408
.808
354
91.7
.369
133
89
19 Bill Buckner
B. Buckner
.290
528
2,038
227
591
107
8
38
246
86
6
102
35
16
2,161
828
153
10
21
18
63
.318
.406
.724
243
-1.5
.320
91
-23.4
20 Jim Hickman
J. Hickman
.286
406
1,143
199
327
49
8
54
203
195
3
215
4
3
1,355
554
111
6
8
13
28
.389
.485
.874
224
78.8
.391
132
52
21 Joe Torre
J. Torre
.285
428
1,409
164
402
58
6
30
179
157
23
211
4
5
1,600
562
94
4
7
25
54
.365
.399
.764
209
35.7
.348
116
27.9
22 Willie Montanez
W. Montanez
.284
1,050
4,038
450
1,147
200
11
89
564
291
17
460
23
27
4,395
1,636
300
7
42
62
122
.332
.405
.737
516
30.3
.329
100
-2.6
23 Richie Hebner
R. Hebner
.284
255
832
128
236
39
7
35
133
114
12
104
11
15
971
394
81
5
8
24
15
.375
.474
.848
147
38.2
.371
129
32.6
24 Willie Stargell
W. Stargell
.284
690
2,384
348
676
129
9
148
481
301
23
592
6
5
2,734
1,267
286
0
26
59
42
.366
.531
.897
453
157.8
.394
146
142.7
25 Carlos May
C. May
.283
269
954
119
270
40
9
15
123
129
15
107
28
14
1,108
373
64
1
9
18
28
.374
.391
.765
145
27.1
.349
115
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