who had the highest batting average at age 28 having at least 100 pa

Rogers Hornsby has the best career batting average by a 28-year-old player when making 100+ plate appearances, with an average of .425.

NAMEAVGPAGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSTBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.425
630
141
525
122
223
42
13
22
86
90
3
31
4
357
77
12
.511
.680
1.191
2Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.394
697
152
520
151
205
45
13
41
130
170
4
94
17
399
99
3
.546
.767
1.313
3Al Simmons
A. Simmons
.393
602
137
549
152
216
40
18
38
167
39
1
39
8
406
96
13
.435
.740
1.174
4Bob Fothergill
B. Fothergill
.389
340
94
306
54
119
30
4
3
61
22
3
14
4
166
37
9
.435
.542
.978
5Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.388
646
151
544
102
211
41
8
2
83
4
20
35
274
51
15
.472
.504
.976
6Hugh Bradley
H. Bradley
.388
110
27
98
9
38
9
0
0
20
5
2
3
1
47
9
5
.429
.480
.908
7Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.383
477
110
407
88
156
32
8
18
82
55
5
31
7
258
58
10
.463
.634
1.096
8Manny Ramirez
M. Ramirez
.376
532
120
444
91
167
33
2
40
131
82
4
112
0
1
324
75
0
2
16
7
.476
.730
1.205
9Joe Harris
J. Harris
.375
228
62
184
31
69
16
1
1
33
2
21
2
90
18
9
.475
.489
.964
10Willie Harris
W. Harris
.374
137
51
123
23
46
10
1
1
12
13
0
20
10
4
61
12
1
0
0
2
.434
.496
.930
11George Sisler
G. Sisler
.370
635
138
584
125
216
38
18
12
106
32
5
27
35
326
68
14
.407
.558
.966
12Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.369
701
156
563
144
208
31
13
3
118
11
43
96
274
47
9
.487
.487
.974
13Chuck Klein
C. Klein
.368
667
152
606
101
223
44
7
28
120
56
1
36
15
365
79
4
.422
.602
1.025
14Babe Phelps
B. Phelps
.367
346
113
316
36
116
23
2
5
57
27
3
18
1
158
30
0
.422
.500
.922
15George Burns
G. Burns
.365
265
85
244
52
89
21
4
0
49
13
2
17
3
118
25
6
.402
.484
.885
16Rod Carew
R. Carew
.364
685
152
594
85
216
30
5
3
55
74
1
49
38
16
265
38
13
3
9
17
.433
.446
.879
17Frank Thomas
F. Thomas
.363
640
140
513
106
186
25
0
35
124
115
5
62
1
1
316
60
0
7
19
26
.478
.616
1.094
18Jack Tobin
J. Tobin
.359
675
150
608
104
218
34
10
3
61
48
2
19
19
281
47
17
.407
.462
.869
19Albert Pujols
A. Pujols
.357
641
148
524
100
187
44
0
37
116
104
5
54
7
3
342
81
0
8
34
16
.462
.653
1.114
20Kirby Puckett
K. Puckett
.356
691
158
657
109
234
42
5
24
121
23
2
83
6
7
358
71
0
9
4
17
.375
.545
.920
21Wilmer Flores
W. Flores
.355
162
46
152
20
54
8
0
9
29
7
2
18
0
0
89
17
0
1
0
4
.389
.586
.974
22Baby Doll Jacobson
B. Doll Jacobson
.355
316
80
290
51
103
22
7
2
15
4
32
8
145
31
7
.395
.500
.895
23Bill Lamar
B. Lamar
.354
606
138
570
85
202
39
8
3
77
21
0
17
2
266
50
15
.377
.467
.844
24Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
.354
707
156
619
120
219
38
14
6
102
79
6
32
4
303
58
3
9
.432
.489
.921
25Erv Brame
E. Brame
.353
122
50
116
20
41
5
0
3
22
0
1
2
0
55
8
5
.359
.474
.833
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HR

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Contreras

Willson Contreras

RBI

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AVG

.290

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W

14

Gray

Sonny Gray

K

201

Gray

Sonny Gray

ERA

3.07

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HR

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29th

R

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.599
92
70
.568
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.512
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Cardinals Cardinals
78
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71
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3/29
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Last Game
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79
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.469
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Cubs Cubs - w
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77
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.537
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82
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70
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81
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9/16
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9/16
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9/16
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