Babe Ruth has the best batting average when making 20+ plate appearances in a week, with an average of .786 the week of July 25, 1932.
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highest batting average by a player in a week, minimum 20 plate appearances| NAME | AVG | PA | WEEK | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Ruth | .786 | 21 | 7/25/1932 - 7/31/1932 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | .857 | 1.714 | 2.571 | ||||
| 2 |  | J. Johnston | .767 | 35 | 6/25/1923 - 7/1/1923 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 1 | .794 | 1.267 | 2.061 | ||||
| 3 | | T. Walker | .750 | 23 | 7/20/1998 - 7/26/1998 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .783 | 1.050 | 1.833 |
| 4 | | C. Hafey | .750 | 29 | 9/14/1931 - 9/20/1931 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 0 | .793 | 1.292 | 2.085 | ||||
| 5 |  | B. Bonds | .733 | 21 | 4/12/2004 - 4/18/2004 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .810 | 2.067 | 2.876 |
| 6 | | R. Campanella | .733 | 20 | 8/10/1953 - 8/16/1953 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .800 | 1.400 | 2.200 | ||
| 7 | | T. Speaker | .733 | 22 | 4/14/1913 - 4/20/1913 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .810 | .867 | 1.676 | ||||
| 8 | | J. Harris | .727 | 28 | 5/30/1927 - 6/5/1927 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | .769 | 1.091 | 1.860 | ||||
| 9 | | F. Baumholtz | .706 | 20 | 7/12/1948 - 7/18/1948 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .765 | 1.515 | |||
| 10 | | J. Miranda | .700 | 22 | 7/1/2024 - 7/7/2024 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .727 | 1.050 | 1.777 |
| 11 | | W. Rosario | .700 | 21 | 9/15/2014 - 9/21/2014 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .714 | 1.150 | 1.864 |
| 12 | | B. Veach | .700 | 25 | 6/20/1921 - 6/26/1921 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | .739 | 1.050 | 1.789 | ||||
| 13 | | T. Moore | .696 | 29 | 6/16/1947 - 6/22/1947 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .913 | 1.663 | |||
| 14 | | B. Fothergill | .696 | 27 | 4/25/1927 - 5/1/1927 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | .741 | .826 | 1.567 | ||||
| 15 | | J. Dwyer | .692 | 20 | 9/27/1982 - 10/3/1982 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .846 | 1.646 |
| 16 |  | R. Hornsby | .690 | 34 | 7/9/1923 - 7/15/1923 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 3 | .710 | 1.034 | 1.744 | ||||
| 17 | | R. Hernandez | .688 | 20 | 4/3/2006 - 4/9/2006 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .700 | .813 | 1.513 |
| 18 | | L. Walker | .688 | 21 | 9/13/1999 - 9/19/1999 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .762 | 1.250 | 2.012 |
| 19 | | R. Hudler | .688 | 20 | 9/25/1995 - 10/1/1995 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 20 | | B. Downing | .688 | 20 | 8/6/1990 - 8/12/1990 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.438 | 2.188 |
| 21 | | G. Burns | .688 | 23 | 8/3/1914 - 8/9/1914 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | .773 | 1.250 | 2.023 | ||||
| 22 | | B. Cree | .688 | 21 | 9/8/1913 - 9/14/1913 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .762 | .875 | 1.637 | ||||
| 23 | | J. Evers | .688 | 23 | 7/5/1909 - 7/11/1909 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .783 | .750 | 1.533 | ||||
| 24 |  | M. Trout | .684 | 28 | 6/11/2018 - 6/17/2018 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 1.368 | 2.118 |
| 25 | | D. Baylor | .684 | 23 | 8/13/1973 - 8/19/1973 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .739 | 1.368 | 2.108 |
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