highest batting average by a player with 45+ home runs in a single season

Babe Ruth has the best batting average with 45+ home runs in a season, with an average of .378 in 1924.

	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	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.378	46	1924	NYY	153	529	143	200	39	7	124	142	4	81	9	13	681	391	92	6				.513	.739	1.252	193	109.2	.549	210	102
2	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.378	59	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	168	145	4	81	17	13	693	457	119	4				.512	.846	1.359	214	127.8	.575	224	118.7
3	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.376	54	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	135	150	3	80	14	14	616	388	99	5				.532	.847	1.379	191	120.9	.597	237	110.5
4	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.373	47	1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	173	109	3	84	10	8	717	447	117	21				.474	.765	1.240	199	110.9	.540	209	105.6
5	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.373	46	1931	NYY	145	534	149	199	31	3	162	128	1	51	5	4	663	374	80	0				.495	.700	1.195	181	98.6	.525	206	95.1
6	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.372	47	1926	NYY	152	495	139	184	30	5	153	144	3	76	11	9	652	365	82	10				.516	.737	1.253	184	105.6	.551	216	100.6
7	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.370	46	2002	SFG	143	403	117	149	31	2	110	198	9	47	9	2	612	322	79	0	2	68	4	.582	.799	1.381	183	110	.544	244	109.9
8	Larry Walker L. Walker	.366	49	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	130	78	14	90	33	8	664	409	99	0	4	14	15	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	177	64.8
9	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.364	58	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	169	116	0	96	3	7	701	438	100	0				.469	.749	1.218	193	105.6	.522	198	95.8
10	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.363	49	1934	NYY	154	579	128	210	40	6	166	109	2	31	9	5	690	409	95	0				.465	.706	1.172	182	94.8	.511	194	90.9
11	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.362	45	2004	SFG	147	373	129	135	27	3	101	232	9	41	6	1	617	303	75	0	3	120	5	.609	.812	1.422	185	108	.537	233	105.7
12	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.359	49	1930	NYY	145	518	150	186	28	9	153	136	1	61	10	10	676	379	86	21				.493	.732	1.225	192	97	.517	204	100.6
13	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.356	48	1933	PHA	149	573	125	204	37	9	163	96	1	93	2	2	670	403	94	0				.449	.703	1.153	170	92.1	.510	189	79.8
14	Hack Wilson H. Wilson	.356	56	1930	CHC	155	585	146	208	35	6	191	105	1	84	3		709	423	97	18				.454	.723	1.177	189	89	.497	171	78.9
15	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.356	60	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	165	137	0	89	7	6	691	417	97	14				.486	.772	1.258	195	109.9	.545	212	104.8
16	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.354	49	1936	NYY	155	579	167	205	37	7	152	130	7	46	3	4	719	403	93	3				.478	.696	1.174	192	97.6	.512	178	85.8
17	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
18	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.349	50	1938	BSA	149	565	139	197	33	9	175	119	0	76	5	4	685	398	92	1				.462	.704	1.166	178	91.7	.508	173	74.2
19	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.346	46	1937	NYY	151	621	151	215	35	15	167	64	5	37	3	0	692	418	96	2				.412	.673	1.085	160	73.6	.474	165	64.8
20	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.345	46	1929	NYY	135	499	121	172	26	6	154	72	3	60	5	3	587	348	78	13				.430	.697	1.128	144	66.1	.486	185	67.7
21	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.341	45	2003	SFG	130	390	111	133	22	1	90	148	10	58	7	0	550	292	68	0	2	61	7	.529	.749	1.278	148	80.5	.503	212	79.4
22	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.341	46	1931	NYY	155	619	163	211	31	15	185	117	0	56	17	12	738	410	92	2				.446	.662	1.108	179	87.7	.488	184	83.8
23	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.336	46	1993	SFG	159	539	129	181	38	4	123	126	2	79	29	12	674	365	88	0	7	43	11	.458	.677	1.136	157	76.4	.467	193	77.7
24	Todd Helton T. Helton	.336	49	2001	COL	159	587	132	197	54	2	146	98	5	104	7	5	696	402	105	1	5	15	14	.432	.685	1.116	163	76.6	.457	160	54.8
25	Derrek Lee D. Lee	.335	46	2005	CHC	158	594	120	199	50	3	107	85	5	109	15	3	691	393	99	0	7	23	12	.418	.662	1.080	150	67.4	.444	170	60.9