Since January 1, 1901, Ty Cobb has the best batting average when making 2,002+ plate appearances, with an average of .366.
| 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 |  | T. Cobb | .366 | 13,090 | 3,032 | 11,443 | 2,246 | 4,189 | 723 | 298 | 117 | 1,261 | 95 | 900 | 5,859 | 1,138 | 296 | .512 | ||||||||
| 2 |  | R. Hornsby | .359 | 9,477 | 2,259 | 8,172 | 1,579 | 2,930 | 541 | 169 | 301 | 1,041 | 48 | 677 | 135 | 4,712 | 1,011 | 216 | .434 | .577 | 1.011 | |||||
| 3 |  | J. Jackson | .356 | 5,693 | 1,332 | 4,979 | 873 | 1,771 | 308 | 168 | 54 | 522 | 60 | 203 | 2,577 | 530 | 132 | .423 | .518 | .941 | ||||||
| 4 | | L. O'Doul | .349 | 3,658 | 970 | 3,264 | 624 | 1,140 | 175 | 41 | 113 | 333 | 22 | 123 | 36 | 1,736 | 329 | 39 | .413 | .532 | .945 | |||||
| 5 | | T. Speaker | .345 | 12,011 | 2,792 | 10,199 | 1,881 | 3,515 | 794 | 221 | 117 | 1,393 | 105 | 437 | 5,102 | 1,132 | 314 | .429 | .500 | .929 | ||||||
| 6 |  | T. Williams | .344 | 9,788 | 2,292 | 7,706 | 1,799 | 2,654 | 525 | 71 | 521 | 1,839 | 2,018 | 39 | 709 | 24 | 5 | 4,884 | 1,117 | 5 | 20 | 89 | 201 | .482 | .634 | 1.115 |
| 7 |  | B. Ruth | .342 | 10,622 | 2,504 | 8,400 | 2,173 | 2,873 | 506 | 136 | 714 | 2,213 | 2,062 | 44 | 1,331 | 123 | 5,793 | 1,356 | 116 | .474 | .690 | 1.164 | ||||
| 8 | | H. Heilmann | .341 | 8,964 | 2,146 | 7,794 | 1,291 | 2,661 | 543 | 152 | 183 | 857 | 39 | 556 | 113 | 4,057 | 878 | 274 | .409 | .521 | .930 | |||||
| 9 | | 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 | ||||
| 10 |  | L. Gehrig | .340 | 9,664 | 2,164 | 8,001 | 1,888 | 2,721 | 534 | 163 | 493 | 1,998 | 1,511 | 46 | 789 | 102 | 5,060 | 1,190 | 106 | 2 | .448 | .632 | 1.080 | |||
| 11 | | G. Sisler | .340 | 9,012 | 2,054 | 8,270 | 1,281 | 2,810 | 425 | 164 | 102 | 467 | 48 | 327 | 375 | 3,869 | 691 | 227 | .378 | .468 | .846 | |||||
| 12 |  | T. Gwynn | .338 | 10,232 | 2,440 | 9,288 | 1,383 | 3,141 | 543 | 85 | 135 | 1,138 | 790 | 24 | 434 | 319 | 125 | 4,259 | 763 | 45 | 85 | 203 | 259 | .388 | .459 | .847 |
| 13 | | N. Lajoie | .336 | 8,254 | 1,987 | 7,496 | 1,083 | 2,522 | 516 | 100 | 50 | 454 | 99 | 294 | 3,388 | 666 | 208 | .452 | ||||||||
| 14 | | R. Stephenson | .336 | 5,135 | 1,309 | 4,509 | 715 | 1,515 | 321 | 54 | 63 | 774 | 493 | 41 | 247 | 54 | 2,133 | 438 | 92 | .406 | .473 | .879 | ||||
| 15 | | A. Simmons | .334 | 9,518 | 2,215 | 8,759 | 1,507 | 2,928 | 539 | 149 | 307 | 1,834 | 618 | 30 | 737 | 88 | 4,686 | 995 | 111 | 23 | .380 | .535 | .915 | |||
| 16 | | M. Donlin | .333 | 3,695 | 906 | 3,318 | 581 | 1,106 | 159 | 85 | 35 | 280 | 179 | 1,540 | 279 | 83 | .464 | |||||||||
| 17 | | P. Waner | .333 | 10,766 | 2,550 | 9,460 | 1,627 | 3,152 | 605 | 191 | 113 | 1,316 | 1,093 | 38 | 376 | 104 | 4,478 | 909 | 175 | 45 | .404 | .473 | .878 | |||
| 18 | | E. Collins | .333 | 12,081 | 2,825 | 9,955 | 1,822 | 3,311 | 438 | 187 | 47 | 1,533 | 77 | 741 | 4,264 | 672 | 516 | .426 | .428 | .854 | ||||||
| 19 | | D. Alexander | .331 | 2,736 | 662 | 2,451 | 369 | 811 | 164 | 30 | 61 | 457 | 247 | 6 | 199 | 20 | 1,218 | 255 | 32 | .393 | .497 | .890 | ||||
| 20 |  | 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 |
| 21 | | H. Manush | .330 | 8,420 | 2,009 | 7,657 | 1,288 | 2,526 | 491 | 160 | 110 | 1,183 | 507 | 70 | 346 | 113 | 3,667 | 761 | 186 | 1 | .377 | .479 | .856 | |||
| 22 |  | W. Boggs | .328 | 10,740 | 2,439 | 9,180 | 1,513 | 3,010 | 578 | 61 | 118 | 1,014 | 1,412 | 23 | 745 | 24 | 35 | 4,064 | 757 | 29 | 96 | 180 | 236 | .415 | .443 | .858 |
| 23 | | R. Carew | .328 | 10,550 | 2,469 | 9,315 | 1,424 | 3,053 | 445 | 112 | 92 | 1,015 | 1,018 | 25 | 1,028 | 353 | 187 | 3,998 | 649 | 128 | 64 | 144 | 217 | .393 | .429 | .822 |
| 24 | | B. Fothergill | .325 | 3,581 | 1,105 | 3,270 | 452 | 1,064 | 225 | 52 | 36 | 581 | 202 | 22 | 179 | 42 | 1,501 | 313 | 87 | .369 | .459 | .828 | ||||
| 25 | | J. Foxx | .325 | 9,676 | 2,317 | 8,134 | 1,751 | 2,645 | 458 | 125 | 534 | 1,924 | 1,457 | 13 | 1,311 | 87 | 4,955 | 1,117 | 72 | 70 | .428 | .609 | 1.038 | |||
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