
Rogers Hornsby has the best career batting average against the NL and when making 3,000+ plate appearances, with an average of .359.
Interpreted as:
best batting average by a player against nl all-time with a minimum of 3000 pa| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Hornsby | .359 | 9,339 | 2,192 | 8,055 | 1,566 | 2,895 | 532 | 169 | 298 | 1,021 | 47 | 662 | 135 | 4,659 | 999 | 216 | .434 | .578 | 1.013 | ||||||
| 2 | L. O'Doul | .353 | 3,580 | 894 | 3,192 | 618 | 1,126 | 173 | 41 | 113 | 532 | 329 | 22 | 114 | 35 | 1,720 | 327 | 37 | .417 | .539 | .956 | |||||
| 3 | B. Terry | .341 | 7,108 | 1,720 | 6,427 | 1,121 | 2,193 | 373 | 112 | 154 | 1,081 | 535 | 9 | 449 | 56 | 3,252 | 639 | 137 | .393 | .506 | .899 | |||||
| 4 | T. Gwynn | .339 | 10,059 | 2,400 | 9,132 | 1,361 | 3,092 | 530 | 85 | 134 | 1,122 | 776 | 23 | 422 | 319 | 125 | 4,194 | 749 | 45 | 83 | 199 | 258 | .389 | .459 | .848 | |
| 5 | R. Stephenson | .336 | 3,964 | 978 | 3,474 | 533 | 1,167 | 237 | 40 | 49 | 589 | 394 | 25 | 176 | 39 | 1,631 | 326 | 71 | .407 | .469 | .877 | |||||
| 6 | P. Waner | .333 | 10,756 | 2,540 | 9,453 | 1,626 | 3,151 | 605 | 191 | 113 | 1,315 | 1,090 | 38 | 375 | 103 | 4,477 | 909 | 175 | 45 | .404 | .474 | .878 | ||||
| 7 | M. Donlin | .333 | 3,156 | 785 | 2,839 | 474 | 944 | 136 | 72 | 30 | 229 | 146 | 1,314 | 238 | 76 | .463 | ||||||||||
| 8 | S. Musial | .331 | 12,718 | 3,026 | 10,971 | 1,949 | 3,630 | 726 | 177 | 475 | 1,950 | 1,605 | 53 | 698 | 78 | 31 | 6,135 | 1,378 | 36 | 53 | 127 | 249 | .417 | .559 | .976 | |
| 9 | H. Wagner | .325 | 9,629 | 2,297 | 8,509 | 1,414 | 2,766 | 506 | 210 | 78 | 845 | 101 | 604 | 3,926 | 794 | 191 | .461 | |||||||||
| 10 | E. Roush | .325 | 7,337 | 1,739 | 6,637 | 998 | 2,157 | 311 | 167 | 64 | 440 | 46 | 213 | 228 | 2,994 | 542 | 214 | .371 | .451 | .822 | ||||||
| 11 | B. Herman | .325 | 6,206 | 1,536 | 5,584 | 880 | 1,813 | 396 | 110 | 181 | 996 | 520 | 10 | 547 | 92 | 2,972 | 687 | 92 | 1 | .383 | .532 | .915 | ||||
| 12 | J. Medwick | .324 | 8,143 | 1,984 | 7,635 | 1,198 | 2,471 | 540 | 113 | 205 | 1,385 | 438 | 26 | 552 | 42 | 3,852 | 858 | 44 | 112 | .362 | .505 | .867 | ||||
| 13 | J. Fournier | .324 | 4,340 | 1,059 | 3,748 | 620 | 1,213 | 186 | 69 | 121 | 659 | 424 | 61 | 256 | 79 | 1,900 | 376 | 107 | .401 | .507 | .908 | |||||
| 14 | R. Youngs | .322 | 5,337 | 1,211 | 4,629 | 812 | 1,491 | 236 | 93 | 42 | 552 | 37 | 389 | 153 | 2,039 | 371 | 119 | .399 | .440 | .839 | ||||||
| 15 | K. Cuyler | .321 | 8,100 | 1,879 | 7,161 | 1,305 | 2,299 | 394 | 157 | 128 | 1,065 | 677 | 86 | 753 | 328 | 3,391 | 679 | 176 | .386 | .474 | .860 | |||||
| 16 | C. Klein | .320 | 7,170 | 1,753 | 6,487 | 1,167 | 2,076 | 398 | 74 | 300 | 1,204 | 601 | 13 | 521 | 79 | 3,522 | 772 | 69 | 15 | .379 | .543 | .922 | ||||
| 17 | J. Mize | .320 | 6,396 | 1,508 | 5,572 | 1,019 | 1,781 | 328 | 82 | 315 | 1,158 | 764 | 41 | 443 | 27 | 3,218 | 725 | 19 | 58 | .406 | .578 | .983 | ||||
| 18 | P. Traynor | .320 | 8,297 | 1,941 | 7,559 | 1,183 | 2,416 | 371 | 164 | 58 | 1,276 | 476 | 31 | 278 | 158 | 3,289 | 593 | 231 | .362 | .435 | .797 | |||||
| 19 | V. Guerrero | .319 | 4,327 | 1,035 | 3,856 | 658 | 1,230 | 223 | 30 | 230 | 715 | 392 | 49 | 488 | 112 | 63 | 2,203 | 483 | 0 | 30 | 132 | 123 | .386 | .571 | .957 | |
| 20 | T. Helton | .319 | 8,490 | 2,022 | 7,148 | 1,276 | 2,278 | 536 | 35 | 341 | 1,274 | 1,206 | 49 | 1,047 | 32 | 23 | 3,907 | 912 | 3 | 84 | 167 | 161 | .416 | .547 | .963 | |
| 21 | A. Vaughan | .318 | 7,722 | 1,817 | 6,622 | 1,175 | 2,103 | 356 | 128 | 96 | 928 | 939 | 45 | 277 | 118 | 3,003 | 580 | 116 | 32 | .406 | .453 | .859 | ||||
| 22 | R. Clemente | .317 | 10,212 | 2,433 | 9,454 | 1,417 | 3,000 | 440 | 166 | 240 | 1,304 | 621 | 35 | 1,232 | 83 | 45 | 4,492 | 846 | 36 | 66 | 167 | 271 | .359 | .475 | .834 | |
| 23 | R. Garr | .317 | 3,447 | 800 | 3,222 | 470 | 1,022 | 132 | 40 | 49 | 247 | 157 | 15 | 291 | 137 | 62 | 1,381 | 221 | 39 | 14 | 37 | 45 | .350 | .429 | .779 | |
| 24 | C. Hafey | .317 | 5,114 | 1,283 | 4,625 | 777 | 1,466 | 341 | 67 | 164 | 834 | 372 | 33 | 477 | 70 | 2,433 | 572 | 84 | .372 | .526 | .898 | |||||
| 25 | Z. Wheat | .317 | 9,725 | 2,322 | 8,859 | 1,255 | 2,804 | 464 | 171 | 131 | 639 | 75 | 202 | 4,003 | 766 | 152 | .367 | .452 | .819 | |||||||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | 10 | .688 | ||
15 | 16 | .484 | 6.5 | |
15 | 18 | .455 | 7.5 | |
12 | 19 | .387 | 9.5 | |
10 | 21 | .323 | 11.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
20 | 11 | .645 | ||
20 | 12 | .625 | 0.5 | |
18 | 13 | .581 | 2.0 | |
17 | 14 | .548 | 3.0 | |
16 | 16 | .500 | 4.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
20 | 11 | .645 | ||
19 | 11 | .633 | 0.5 | |
16 | 15 | .516 | 4.0 | |
14 | 18 | .438 | 6.5 | |
13 | 19 | .406 | 7.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 11 | .656 | ||
19 | 12 | .613 | 1.5 | |
15 | 17 | .469 | 6.0 | |
14 | 17 | .452 | 6.5 | |
13 | 19 | .406 | 8.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
16 | 16 | .500 | ||
16 | 17 | .485 | 0.5 | |
14 | 17 | .452 | 1.5 | |
14 | 18 | .438 | 2.0 | |
12 | 19 | .387 | 3.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
17 | 14 | .548 | ||
16 | 16 | .500 | 1.5 | |
16 | 16 | .500 | 1.5 | |
12 | 20 | .375 | 5.5 | |
12 | 21 | .364 | 6.0 |