Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Wade Boggs had the best batting average when making 3,000+ plate appearances, with an average of .352.
Interpreted as:
highest ba by a player 1980 to 1989 min 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 | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Boggs | .352 | 5,371 | 1,183 | 4,534 | 823 | 1,597 | 314 | 36 | 64 | 523 | 754 | 17 | 339 | 14 | 22 | 2,175 | 414 | 23 | 43 | 87 | 123 | .443 | .480 | .922 | 989 | 380.2 | .409 | 151 | 329.6 |
| 2 |  | T. Gwynn | .332 | 4,527 | 1,060 | 4,078 | 617 | 1,354 | 192 | 51 | 45 | 416 | 382 | 11 | 233 | 221 | 84 | 1,783 | 288 | 34 | 22 | 88 | 102 | .389 | .437 | .826 | 678 | 164.4 | .364 | 133 | 170.7 |
| 3 |  | K. Puckett | .323 | 4,093 | 924 | 3,844 | 542 | 1,243 | 197 | 38 | 96 | 506 | 187 | 26 | 488 | 84 | 49 | 1,804 | 331 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 88 | .357 | .469 | .826 | 611 | 146 | .363 | 122 | 106 |
| 4 |  | D. Mattingly | .323 | 4,422 | 1,015 | 4,022 | 615 | 1,300 | 272 | 15 | 164 | 717 | 314 | 10 | 238 | 8 | 7 | 2,094 | 451 | 13 | 63 | 82 | 101 | .368 | .521 | .889 | 728 | 226.7 | .383 | 140 | 212.2 |
| 5 | | R. Carew | .314 | 3,077 | 724 | 2,671 | 396 | 838 | 125 | 19 | 15 | 238 | 332 | 5 | 266 | 64 | 56 | 1,046 | 159 | 52 | 17 | 38 | 63 | .388 | .392 | .780 | 425 | 81.6 | .353 | 119 | 69.7 |
| 6 |  | G. Brett | .311 | 5,381 | 1,252 | 4,653 | 768 | 1,446 | 303 | 47 | 193 | 851 | 647 | 18 | 411 | 79 | 29 | 2,422 | 543 | 0 | 63 | 148 | 111 | .392 | .521 | .913 | 924 | 318.4 | .394 | 145 | 287 |
| 7 | | P. Guerrero | .308 | 4,858 | 1,212 | 4,251 | 627 | 1,310 | 216 | 25 | 191 | 722 | 516 | 30 | 707 | 88 | 42 | 2,149 | 432 | 9 | 52 | 95 | 91 | .383 | .506 | .888 | 808 | 261.4 | .387 | 149 | 271.6 |
| 8 | | A. Oliver | .307 | 3,248 | 797 | 3,006 | 366 | 924 | 190 | 12 | 58 | 444 | 207 | 15 | 238 | 18 | 16 | 1,312 | 260 | 3 | 17 | 59 | 97 | .353 | .436 | .790 | 437 | 74.9 | .348 | 120 | 74.4 |
| 9 | | R. Yount | .305 | 6,357 | 1,446 | 5,683 | 957 | 1,731 | 337 | 83 | 174 | 821 | 554 | 24 | 649 | 148 | 43 | 2,756 | 594 | 33 | 63 | 56 | 120 | .365 | .485 | .850 | 989 | 272.8 | .373 | 133 | 249.9 |
| 10 | | T. Raines | .303 | 5,621 | 1,269 | 4,848 | 866 | 1,467 | 262 | 76 | 87 | 490 | 705 | 22 | 520 | 583 | 90 | 2,142 | 425 | 16 | 30 | 110 | 72 | .391 | .442 | .833 | 857 | 222.2 | .369 | 134 | 220.6 |
| 11 | | P. Molitor | .301 | 5,330 | 1,172 | 4,723 | 828 | 1,421 | 257 | 40 | 104 | 474 | 501 | 18 | 601 | 281 | 73 | 2,070 | 401 | 51 | 37 | 30 | 79 | .367 | .438 | .806 | 773 | 173.1 | .359 | 124 | 153.1 |
| 12 | | K. Hernandez | .300 | 5,756 | 1,357 | 4,932 | 744 | 1,480 | 273 | 32 | 114 | 735 | 742 | 24 | 674 | 63 | 42 | 2,159 | 419 | 4 | 54 | 93 | 107 | .390 | .438 | .828 | 872 | 220.5 | .368 | 134 | 226.2 |
| 13 | | C. Cooper | .300 | 4,705 | 1,073 | 4,379 | 592 | 1,313 | 247 | 23 | 144 | 706 | 251 | 11 | 462 | 46 | 22 | 2,038 | 414 | 17 | 47 | 44 | 108 | .336 | .465 | .801 | 649 | 118.4 | .352 | 120 | 107.2 |
| 14 | | J. Franco | .298 | 4,544 | 1,064 | 4,138 | 584 | 1,232 | 188 | 36 | 58 | 524 | 337 | 18 | 459 | 152 | 63 | 1,666 | 282 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 166 | .350 | .403 | .752 | 580 | 65 | .336 | 106 | 33.9 |
| 15 | | L. Lacy | .298 | 3,138 | 892 | 2,853 | 429 | 849 | 138 | 24 | 57 | 280 | 233 | 6 | 431 | 151 | 62 | 1,206 | 219 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 50 | .350 | .423 | .772 | 418 | 61.7 | .344 | 114 | 50.2 |
| 16 | | M. Easler | .295 | 3,892 | 1,039 | 3,524 | 447 | 1,041 | 185 | 23 | 115 | 502 | 309 | 17 | 661 | 19 | 24 | 1,617 | 323 | 5 | 37 | 44 | 83 | .352 | .459 | .811 | 554 | 113.9 | .357 | 121 | 92 |
| 17 | | C. Lansford | .295 | 5,552 | 1,310 | 5,032 | 707 | 1,486 | 234 | 31 | 114 | 617 | 395 | 44 | 446 | 161 | 71 | 2,124 | 379 | 27 | 54 | 37 | 122 | .348 | .422 | .771 | 732 | 106.7 | .343 | 115 | 98.1 |
| 18 | | J. Mumphrey | .295 | 3,806 | 1,063 | 3,422 | 438 | 1,008 | 157 | 33 | 62 | 441 | 334 | 1 | 483 | 108 | 38 | 1,417 | 252 | 18 | 31 | 41 | 86 | .355 | .414 | .769 | 498 | 68.1 | .342 | 116 | 69.3 |
| 19 | | E. Murray | .293 | 6,437 | 1,500 | 5,612 | 858 | 1,642 | 289 | 19 | 274 | 996 | 754 | 13 | 733 | 52 | 18 | 2,791 | 582 | 0 | 58 | 133 | 138 | .374 | .497 | .872 | 1033 | 308.3 | .380 | 139 | 292.3 |
| 20 | | W. McGee | .292 | 4,328 | 1,039 | 4,084 | 551 | 1,194 | 172 | 71 | 49 | 483 | 204 | 8 | 612 | 246 | 78 | 1,655 | 292 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 76 | .325 | .405 | .731 | 507 | 14.4 | .323 | 103 | 13.3 |
| 21 | | L. Smith | .292 | 4,422 | 1,100 | 3,877 | 690 | 1,131 | 208 | 42 | 68 | 382 | 431 | 68 | 599 | 331 | 120 | 1,627 | 318 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 57 | .370 | .420 | .790 | 628 | 130.3 | .356 | 123 | 114 |
| 22 | | T. Fernandez | .292 | 3,600 | 867 | 3,317 | 426 | 967 | 165 | 44 | 36 | 338 | 214 | 19 | 274 | 112 | 49 | 1,328 | 245 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 56 | .336 | .400 | .736 | 440 | 30.3 | .328 | 101 | 4.1 |
| 23 | | H. McRae | .291 | 3,361 | 889 | 3,027 | 384 | 882 | 198 | 25 | 85 | 492 | 269 | 28 | 350 | 19 | 17 | 1,385 | 308 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 82 | .351 | .458 | .809 | 478 | 101.2 | .357 | 121 | 82.2 |
| 24 |  | R. Henderson | .291 | 6,206 | 1,383 | 5,173 | 1,122 | 1,507 | 248 | 44 | 137 | 535 | 962 | 31 | 697 | 838 | 190 | 2,254 | 429 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 80 | .403 | .436 | .839 | 993 | 296.6 | .379 | 140 | 288.6 |
| 25 | | J. Rice | .291 | 5,602 | 1,287 | 5,073 | 734 | 1,476 | 224 | 30 | 210 | 868 | 434 | 38 | 823 | 19 | 11 | 2,390 | 464 | 1 | 56 | 47 | 224 | .348 | .471 | .819 | 816 | 185.3 | .361 | 120 | 131.1 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
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32 | 16 | .667 | ||
25 | 23 | .521 | 7.0 | |
23 | 25 | .479 | 9.0 | |
22 | 26 | .458 | 10.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 10.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 19 | .604 | ||
27 | 18 | .600 | 0.5 | |
27 | 19 | .587 | 1.0 | |
24 | 23 | .511 | 4.5 | |
24 | 24 | .500 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 18 | .617 | ||
29 | 19 | .604 | 0.5 | |
23 | 23 | .500 | 5.5 | |
20 | 28 | .417 | 9.5 | |
19 | 29 | .396 | 10.5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 15 | .674 | ||
29 | 19 | .604 | 3.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 10.5 | |
21 | 27 | .438 | 11.0 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
27 | 22 | .551 | ||
24 | 23 | .511 | 2.0 | |
22 | 26 | .458 | 4.5 | |
20 | 28 | .417 | 6.5 | |
20 | 28 | .417 | 6.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
23 | 24 | .489 | ||
23 | 26 | .469 | 1.0 | |
22 | 25 | .468 | 1.0 | |
19 | 30 | .388 | 5.0 | |
17 | 31 | .354 | 6.5 |
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