who has the highest batting average in a season with at least 50 homers after 1940

Since 1941, Mickey Mantle has the best batting average with 50+ home runs in a season, with an average of .353 in 1956.

	NAME	AVG	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.353	52	1956	NYY	150	533	132	188	22	5	130	112	2	99	10	1	652	376	79	1	4	6	4	.464	.705	1.169	164	88.9	.498	202	84.6
2	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.328	73	2001	SFG	153	476	129	156	32	2	137	177	9	93	13	3	664	411	107	0	2	35	5	.515	.863	1.379	200	117.7	.537	234	116.6
3	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	.328	64	2001	CHC	160	577	146	189	34	5	160	116	6	153	0	2	711	425	103	0	12	37	6	.437	.737	1.174	171	82.7	.465	186	79.8
4	Luis Gonzalez L. Gonzalez	.325	57	2001	ARI	162	609	128	198	36	7	142	100	14	83	1	1	728	419	100	0	5	24	14	.429	.688	1.117	168	77.8	.454	173	69.4
5	Aaron Judge A. Judge	.322	58	2024	NYY	158	559	122	180	36	1	144	133	9	171	10	0	703	392	95	0	2	20	22	.458	.701	1.159	176	93.7	.476	219	95.5
6	George Foster G. Foster	.320	52	1977	CIN	158	615	124	197	31	2	149	61	5	107	6	4	689	388	85	0	8	10	17	.382	.631	1.013	139	58.4	.430	165	54.1
7	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	.320	50	2000	CHC	156	604	106	193	38	1	138	91	2	168	7	4	705	383	89	0	8	19	12	.406	.634	1.040	146	53.4	.428	154	51.8
8	Willie Mays W. Mays	.319	51	1955	NYG	152	580	123	185	18	13	127	79	4	60	24	4	670	382	82	0	7	13	12	.400	.659	1.059	143	65.3	.450	171	59.7
9	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	.318	52	2001	TEX	162	632	133	201	34	1	135	75	16	131	18	3	732	393	87	0	9	6	17	.399	.622	1.021	151	60.3	.425	159	54.3
10	Willie Mays W. Mays	.317	52	1965	SFG	157	558	118	177	21	3	112	76	0	71	9	4	638	360	76	2	2	16	11	.398	.645	1.043	136	68.2	.448	186	62.7
11	Mickey Mantle M. Mantle	.317	54	1961	NYY	153	514	131	163	16	6	128	126	0	112	12	1	646	353	76	1	5	9	2	.448	.687	1.135	156	79.6	.478	197	78.8
12	Albert Belle A. Belle	.317	50	1995	CLE	143	546	121	173	52	1	126	73	6	80	5	2	629	377	103	0	4	5	24	.401	.690	1.091	143	64.3	.456	173	59.9
13	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	.314	54	2007	NYY	158	583	143	183	31	0	156	95	21	120	24	4	708	376	85	0	9	11	15	.422	.645	1.067	155	67.5	.445	175	66.2
14	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	.313	51	1947	PIT	152	565	118	177	23	4	127	98	2	81	1		666	361	78	1			12	.417	.639	1.055	145	69.5	.472	169	58.2
15	Ryan Howard R. Howard	.313	58	2006	PHI	159	581	104	182	25	1	149	108	9	181	0	0	704	383	84	0	6	37	7	.425	.659	1.084	151	63	.436	162	57.5
16	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	.312	52	1996	OAK	130	423	104	132	21	0	113	116	8	112	0	0	548	309	73	0	1	16	14	.467	.730	1.198	142	71.8	.489	190	68.5
17	Aaron Judge A. Judge	.311	62	2022	NYY	157	570	133	177	28	0	131	111	6	175	16	3	692	391	90	0	5	19	14	.425	.686	1.111	161	81.6	.458	208	84.5
18	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.310	54	2024	LAD	159	636	134	197	38	7	130	81	6	162	59	4	728	411	99	0	5	10	7	.390	.646	1.036	156	70.5	.431	181	70.3
19	Ralph Kiner R. Kiner	.310	54	1949	PIT	152	549	116	170	19	5	127	117	1	61	6		667	361	78	0			10	.432	.658	1.089	153	73.4	.484	179	65.8
20	Sammy Sosa S. Sosa	.308	66	1998	CHC	159	643	134	198	20	0	158	73	1	171	18	9	722	416	86	0	5	14	20	.377	.647	1.024	146	56.6	.425	159	53.7
21	Ken Griffey Jr. K. Griffey Jr.	.304	56	1997	SEA	157	608	125	185	34	3	147	76	8	121	15	4	704	393	93	0	12	23	12	.382	.646	1.028	139	52.2	.421	155	49
22	Jim Thome J. Thome	.304	52	2002	CLE	147	480	101	146	19	2	118	122	5	139	1	2	613	325	73	0	6	18	5	.445	.677	1.122	142	68.3	.461	189	67.1
23	Johnny Mize J. Mize	.302	51	1947	NYG	154	586	137	177	26	2	138	74	4	42	2		664	360	79	0			6	.384	.614	.998	132	57.1	.448	156	47.4
24	Alex Rodriguez A. Rodriguez	.300	57	2002	TEX	162	624	125	187	27	2	142	87	10	122	9	4	725	389	86	0	4	12	14	.392	.623	1.015	146	58.9	.424	158	51.5
25	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	.299	70	1998	STL	155	509	130	152	21	0	147	162	6	155	1	0	681	383	91	0	4	28	8	.470	.752	1.222	176	91.7	.492	205	90.7