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

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Bob Bailor had the best batting average by a shortstop, with an average of .308.

Interpreted as:
Which MLB shortstop 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 Bob Bailor
B. Bailor
.308
127
503
62
155
21
5
5
32
18
2
26
15
6
531
201
31
6
2
1
7
.333
.400
.733
63
1
.326
96
-2.4
2 Denis Menke
D. Menke
.304
154
562
82
171
26
6
13
92
82
5
80
6
5
665
248
45
7
9
10
8
.392
.441
.833
102
26.7
.371
124
20
3 Garry Templeton
G. Templeton
.304
515
2,153
313
654
90
52
20
205
62
4
281
99
52
2,240
908
162
8
13
10
25
.323
.422
.744
268
14.6
.329
102
5.4
4 Larry Milbourne
L. Milbourne
.278
123
356
40
99
13
4
2
26
19
0
20
5
3
379
126
19
2
2
2
7
.313
.354
.667
37
-7.6
.299
77
-10.5
5 Greg Pryor
G. Pryor
.275
143
476
60
131
23
3
3
34
35
2
41
3
4
525
169
29
7
5
1
16
.324
.355
.679
54
-7
.307
85
-9.8
6 Alan Bannister
A. Bannister
.275
139
560
87
154
20
3
3
57
54
2
49
4
3
630
189
26
3
11
1
11
.335
.338
.672
64
-9.2
.305
85
-11.1
7 Rick Burleson
R. Burleson
.273
876
3,420
425
935
174
19
30
309
248
19
309
55
42
3,773
1,237
223
50
36
6
90
.323
.362
.685
396
-23.1
.312
85
-65.4
8 Robin Yount
R. Yount
.270
845
3,224
378
871
144
28
34
303
183
6
359
78
42
3,495
1,173
206
57
25
11
56
.308
.364
.672
347
-40.7
.304
88
-46.5
9 Luis Aparicio
L. Aparicio
.270
513
1,978
245
534
95
7
12
176
157
5
138
30
11
2,192
679
114
31
21
2
38
.322
.343
.665
220
-13
.305
85
-35.5
10 Bill Russell
B. Russell
.270
1,145
4,294
468
1,159
175
33
32
387
243
17
374
95
46
4,655
1,496
240
70
31
80
111
.309
.348
.658
422
-87.8
.293
83
-93.7
11 Dave Concepcion
D. Concepcion
.270
1,349
4,702
572
1,268
201
31
70
529
387
16
647
220
62
5,195
1,741
302
48
42
58
133
.325
.370
.695
551
-16.1
.314
93
-38.6
12 Ivan De Jesus
I. De Jesus
.270
563
2,010
302
542
85
26
11
131
204
8
276
90
47
2,272
712
122
42
8
10
31
.338
.354
.692
247
-10.4
.316
85
-41.5
13 Alan Trammell
A. Trammell
.268
300
951
123
255
25
10
8
84
92
2
123
20
15
1,072
324
43
19
8
0
19
.331
.341
.672
111
-10.1
.309
85
-18.4
14 Jerry Terrell
J. Terrell
.268
348
1,052
134
282
35
10
2
87
51
4
110
20
13
1,140
343
47
27
6
1
22
.303
.326
.629
99
-25.9
.289
75
-32
15 Craig Reynolds
C. Reynolds
.268
467
1,603
170
429
51
19
10
116
75
8
118
27
19
1,758
548
80
60
12
3
15
.302
.342
.643
156
-43.4
.291
78
-44.8
16 Larry Bowa
L. Bowa
.262
1,489
5,915
725
1,552
176
74
11
351
309
13
410
251
81
6,385
1,909
261
116
32
23
84
.299
.323
.622
533
-161
.284
71
-216
17 Toby Harrah
T. Harrah
.262
828
2,897
380
759
109
11
69
337
359
8
323
82
47
3,324
1,097
189
33
27
16
60
.342
.379
.721
395
42.8
.332
111
39
18 Jim Fregosi
J. Fregosi
.262
265
948
126
248
48
6
27
115
108
8
153
2
3
1,078
389
81
7
7
9
11
.340
.410
.750
136
17.9
.337
113
17.2
19 Rico Petrocelli
R. Petrocelli
.261
157
583
82
152
31
3
29
103
67
2
82
1
1
664
276
63
2
10
6
16
.334
.473
.807
93
18
.354
113
10
20 Maury Wills
M. Wills
.261
352
1,255
166
327
36
7
3
82
100
0
96
44
22
1,384
386
46
22
7
4
21
.314
.308
.621
120
-27.8
.286
79
-32.5
21 Mario Guerrero
M. Guerrero
.260
581
1,870
134
487
63
10
5
147
65
15
120
5
9
2,000
585
78
32
18
6
54
.288
.313
.601
151
-68.4
.274
69
-71.2
22 Danny Thompson
D. Thompson
.259
452
1,539
133
398
52
11
14
146
90
6
157
5
8
1,678
514
77
31
12
6
47
.300
.334
.634
147
-29.3
.290
80
-37.4
23 Larvell Blanks
L. Blanks
.256
491
1,442
169
369
46
14
17
153
108
3
136
8
5
1,597
494
77
25
19
2
41
.305
.343
.648
148
-28.6
.297
80
-37.5
24 Roy Smalley
R. Smalley
.256
692
2,554
350
653
106
14
55
305
345
8
387
15
20
3,015
952
175
82
26
17
54
.343
.373
.716
352
15.6
.327
101
1.1
25 Don Kessinger
D. Kessinger
.255
1,355
4,898
596
1,249
180
55
8
343
506
13
432
60
46
5,531
1,563
243
90
24
57
101
.325
.319
.644
512
-83.1
.296
75
-158.7

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R

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SO

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
24
18
.571
Red Sox Red Sox
22
22
.500
3.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
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.488
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Rays Rays
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22
.463
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24
.385
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5/14
MIN MIN
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BAL BAL
12:05 PM
Wed
5/14
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
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Thu
5/15
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
12:35 PM
Fri
5/16
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Sat
5/17
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
4:05 PM
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3

Final

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BAL Orioles

15 - 24

Sun 11 May 2025

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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
24
18
.571
Red Sox Red Sox
22
22
.500
3.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
28
15
.651
Guardians Guardians
25
17
.595
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
23
18
.561
Athletics Athletics
22
20
.524
1.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
28
15
.651
Phillies Phillies
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17
.585
3.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
25
18
.581
Cardinals Cardinals
23
19
.548
1.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
27
15
.643
Padres Padres
26
15
.634
0.5

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
4/28
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
1-2
Mon
4/28
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
15-3
Mon
4/28
CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
9-0
Mon
4/28
WSH WSH
@
PHI PHI
6-7
Mon
4/28
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/14
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
12:05 PM
Wed
5/14
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1:05 PM
Wed
5/14
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
1:10 PM
Wed
5/14
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
3:35 PM
Wed
5/14
AZ AZ
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