who has best batting average in last 130 years with minimum 1000 games played

Between June 13, 1895 and June 13, 2025, Ty Cobb has the best batting average with 1,000+ games played, with an average of .371.

	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	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.371	2,745	10,329	2,083	3,828	674	276	110		1,216	86		820		11,900	5,384	1,060	269				.441	.521	.962
2	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.359	2,259	8,172	1,579	2,930	541	169	301		1,041	48	677	135		9,477	4,712	1,011	216				.434	.577	1.011
3	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.356	1,332	4,979	873	1,771	308	168	54		522	60		203		5,693	2,577	530	132				.423	.518	.941
4	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	.345	2,785	10,179	1,881	3,512	794	221	117		1,393	105		437		11,991	5,099	1,132	314				.429	.501	.930
5	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
6	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.342	2,504	8,400	2,173	2,873	506	136	714	2,213	2,062	44	1,331	123		10,622	5,793	1,356	116				.474	.690	1.164
7	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.341	2,146	7,794	1,291	2,661	543	152	183		857	39	556	113		8,964	4,057	878	274				.409	.521	.930
8	Bill Terry B. Terry	.341	1,720	6,427	1,121	2,193	373	112	154	1,081	535	9	449	56		7,108	3,252	639	137				.393	.506	.899
9	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.340	2,164	8,001	1,888	2,721	534	163	493	1,998	1,511	46	789	102		9,664	5,060	1,190	106			2	.448	.632	1.080
10	George Sisler G. Sisler	.340	2,054	8,270	1,281	2,810	425	164	102		467	48	327	375		9,012	3,869	691	227				.378	.468	.846
11	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
12	Riggs Stephenson R. Stephenson	.336	1,309	4,509	715	1,515	321	54	63	774	493	41	247	54		5,135	2,133	438	92				.406	.473	.879
13	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.334	2,215	8,759	1,507	2,928	539	149	307	1,834	618	30	737	88		9,518	4,686	995	111			23	.380	.535	.915
14	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
15	Eddie Collins E. Collins	.333	2,804	9,914	1,820	3,302	438	186	47		1,532	77		740		12,035	4,253	671	512				.426	.429	.855
16	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
17	Heinie Manush H. Manush	.330	2,009	7,657	1,288	2,526	491	160	110	1,183	507	70	346	113		8,420	3,667	761	186			1	.377	.479	.856
18	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
19	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
20	Bob Fothergill B. Fothergill	.325	1,105	3,270	452	1,064	225	52	36	581	202	22	179	42		3,581	1,501	313	87				.369	.459	.828
21	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.325	2,317	8,134	1,751	2,645	458	125	534	1,924	1,457	13	1,311	87		9,676	4,955	1,117	72			70	.428	.609	1.038
22	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
23	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
24	Earle Combs E. Combs	.325	1,456	5,749	1,186	1,866	309	154	58	626	674	16	282	97		6,513	2,657	521	74				.397	.462	.859
25	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