who has the highest batting average after age 26 with more than 500 games

Rogers Hornsby had the highest batting average by a player older than 26 with >500 games played, with an average of .368.

NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Rogers Hornsby
R. Hornsby
.368
1,237
4,327
930
1,593
329
63
201
946
676
19
342
34
5,153
2,651
593
131
.456
.613
1.068
2Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
.365
1,891
7,091
1,437
2,589
475
170
70
916
53
325
444
8,244
3,614
715
184
.441
.510
.951
3Harry Heilmann
H. Heilmann
.362
1,331
4,840
896
1,750
385
91
137
1,049
607
23
323
67
5,642
2,728
613
172
.435
.564
.999
4Lefty O'Doul
L. O'Doul
.353
894
3,192
618
1,126
173
41
113
532
329
22
114
35
3,580
1,720
327
37
.417
.539
.956
5Tristram Speaker
T. Speaker
.347
1,877
6,809
1,285
2,364
577
128
78
1,006
54
174
198
8,094
3,431
783
225
.435
.504
.939
6Bill Terry
B. Terry
.346
1,507
5,768
1,019
1,997
335
104
138
987
474
8
377
51
6,383
2,954
577
133
.397
.512
.909
7George Sisler
G. Sisler
.343
1,442
5,916
947
2,031
312
118
81
903
324
28
207
221
6,422
2,822
511
154
.380
.477
.857
8Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.343
1,818
6,289
1,636
2,155
344
81
552
1,686
1,578
28
985
79
7,981
4,317
977
86
.476
.686
1.163
9Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.342
1,797
6,805
1,010
2,329
427
58
106
899
587
16
299
214
79
7,511
3,190
591
27
76
169
190
.392
.469
.861
10Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.341
1,345
5,061
1,211
1,728
313
89
329
1,292
991
29
417
66
6,100
3,206
731
19
2
.452
.633
1.085
11Ted Williams
T. Williams
.340
1,706
5,602
1,258
1,905
371
38
394
1,324
1,525
27
513
13
5
7,175
3,534
803
1
20
89
156
.482
.631
1.113
12Joe Jackson
J. Jackson
.338
796
2,990
470
1,011
165
95
34
302
32
120
85
3,415
1,468
294
91
.405
.491
.896
13Rod Carew
R. Carew
.336
1,745
6,588
1,058
2,211
317
80
69
740
820
14
627
295
147
7,576
2,895
466
98
56
129
151
.407
.439
.847
14Riggs Stephenson
R. Stephenson
.335
997
3,529
541
1,183
240
41
50
598
401
26
179
40
4,029
1,655
331
73
.407
.469
.876
15Heinie Manush
H. Manush
.332
1,303
5,183
846
1,723
341
109
67
792
335
25
207
56
5,637
2,483
517
94
1
.376
.479
.855
16Eddie Collins
E. Collins
.332
1,951
6,810
1,228
2,259
300
116
34
1,124
40
243
429
8,350
2,893
450
376
.429
.425
.854
17Larry Walker
L. Walker
.328
1,417
4,936
1,063
1,621
368
48
303
1,013
696
115
831
147
46
5,792
2,994
719
0
45
80
121
.420
.607
1.026
18Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
.328
1,552
6,023
959
1,977
283
109
177
893
456
22
860
58
20
6,558
3,009
569
13
44
150
168
.375
.500
.875
19Bob Fothergill
B. Fothergill
.328
910
2,713
370
890
187
43
35
488
177
17
138
35
2,974
1,268
265
67
.373
.467
.840
20Edd Roush
E. Roush
.328
1,230
4,766
732
1,561
247
115
50
662
327
24
135
140
5,252
2,188
412
135
.374
.459
.833
21Stan Musial
S. Musial
.327
2,266
8,061
1,397
2,635
511
100
404
1,499
1,226
37
570
44
31
9,385
4,558
1,015
8
53
127
197
.416
.565
.981
22Pie Traynor
P. Traynor
.327
1,178
4,591
697
1,500
242
88
28
807
282
17
164
65
5,050
2,002
358
160
.368
.436
.804
23Zack Wheat
Z. Wheat
.326
1,653
6,240
925
2,035
319
113
99
444
52
277
109
6,826
2,877
531
90
.376
.461
.837
24Al Simmons
A. Simmons
.326
1,515
5,966
1,049
1,945
338
97
221
1,243
432
22
518
43
6,462
3,140
656
42
23
.374
.526
.900
25Paul Waner
P. Waner
.325
1,947
7,099
1,138
2,308
435
117
75
915
798
23
303
67
8,032
3,202
627
112
45
.395
.451
.846
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