who has best batting average in last 100 years with minimum 1000 games played

Between June 13, 1925 and June 13, 2025, Bill Terry has the highest batting average with 1,000+ games played, with an average of .345.

	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
1	Bill Terry B. Terry	.345	1,606	6,141	1,074	2,116	357	108	145	1,034	512	9	409	55		6,799	3,124	610	137				.396	.509	.905
2	Ted Williams T. Williams	.344	2,292	7,706	1,799	2,654	525	71	521	1,839	2,018	39	709	24	5	9,788	4,884	1,117	5	20	89	201	.482	.634	1.115
3	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.340	2,119	7,901	1,869	2,690	526	161	489	1,977	1,504	46	772	102		9,554	5,005	1,176	103			2	.449	.633	1.082
4	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.338	2,440	9,288	1,383	3,141	543	85	135	1,138	790	24	434	319	125	10,232	4,259	763	45	85	203	259	.388	.459	.847
5	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.336	1,392	4,794	1,246	1,613	235	53	429	1,333	1,175	18	723	51		6,059	3,241	717	72				.469	.676	1.145
6	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.335	2,013	7,947	1,389	2,659	492	137	290	1,684	575	27	664	66		8,639	4,295	919	90			23	.381	.540	.922
7	Paul Waner P. Waner	.333	2,550	9,460	1,627	3,152	605	191	113	1,316	1,093	38	376	104		10,766	4,478	909	175			45	.404	.473	.878
8	Heinie Manush H. Manush	.332	1,745	6,819	1,128	2,265	441	147	95	1,039	448	37	286	94		7,453	3,285	683	149			1	.377	.482	.858
9	Stan Musial S. Musial	.331	3,026	10,971	1,949	3,630	726	177	475	1,950	1,605	53	698	78	31	12,718	6,135	1,378	36	53	127	249	.417	.559	.976
10	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	2,439	9,180	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	23	745	24	35	10,740	4,064	757	29	96	180	236	.415	.443	.858
11	Rod Carew R. Carew	.328	2,469	9,315	1,424	3,053	445	112	92	1,015	1,018	25	1,028	353	187	10,550	3,998	649	128	64	144	217	.393	.429	.822
12	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.325	2,311	8,129	1,750	2,642	457	125	534	1,924	1,457	13	1,310	87		9,671	4,951	1,116	72			70	.428	.609	1.037
13	Pie Traynor P. Traynor	.325	1,433	5,570	862	1,810	289	113	35	969	353	20	193	82		6,136	2,430	437	193				.367	.436	.804
14	Babe Herman B. Herman	.325	1,553	5,604	882	1,819	399	110	181	999	521	11	553	94		6,228	2,981	690	92			1	.383	.532	.915
15	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.325	1,736	6,821	1,390	2,214	389	131	361	1,537	791	46	369	30	0	7,672	3,948	881	14			129	.398	.579	.977
16	Sam Rice S. Rice	.324	1,236	4,618	805	1,495	251	96	13	520	354	18	107	124		5,102	1,977	360	112				.374	.428	.802
17	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.324	1,984	7,635	1,198	2,471	540	113	205	1,385	438	26	552	42		8,143	3,852	858	44			112	.362	.505	.867
18	Earle Combs E. Combs	.322	1,381	5,519	1,130	1,779	288	149	57	594	636	14	262	92		6,239	2,536	494	70				.394	.460	.853
19	Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer	.320	2,318	8,847	1,773	2,833	574	146	184	1,433	1,193	50	370	181		10,230	4,251	904	140			27	.404	.481	.884
20	Chuck Klein C. Klein	.320	1,753	6,487	1,167	2,076	398	74	300	1,204	601	13	521	79		7,170	3,522	772	69			15	.379	.543	.922
21	Chick Hafey C. Hafey	.320	1,237	4,462	763	1,427	334	65	161	804	368	32	462	69		4,941	2,374	560	79				.376	.532	.908
22	Mickey Cochrane M. Cochrane	.319	1,435	5,035	1,021	1,608	327	62	114	812	844	27	210	63		6,055	2,401	503	149				.420	.477	.897
23	Kiki Cuyler K. Cuyler	.318	1,702	6,464	1,157	2,057	349	132	115	947	620	72	669	285		7,314	3,015	596	158				.384	.466	.851
24	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.318	1,783	7,244	1,071	2,304	414	57	207	1,085	450	56	965	134	76	7,831	3,453	678	23	58	85	188	.360	.477	.837
25	Earl Averill E. Averill	.318	1,669	6,353	1,224	2,019	401	128	238	1,164	780	33	519	70		7,221	3,390	767	55			7	.395	.534	.929