Between the 1954 and 2022 seasons, Craig Wilson had the highest batting average with 50+ plate appearances in a season, with an average of .468 in his rookie season in 1998.
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highest single-season batting average by a player between 1954 to 2022 minimum 50 pas| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | C. Wilson | .468 | 53 | 1998 | 13 | 47 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .490 | .766 | 1.256 | 15 | 8.8 | .530 | 225 | 8.6 | |
| 2 | | F. Lynn | .419 | 51 | 1974 | 15 | 43 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .490 | .698 | 1.188 | 13 | 7.4 | .513 | 226 | 6.9 | |
| 3 | | T. Haney | .411 | 81 | 1995 | 25 | 73 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .463 | .603 | 1.065 | 19 | 8.9 | .465 | 185 | 8.7 | |
| 4 | | P. Clark | .407 | 61 | 1992 | 23 | 54 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .467 | .537 | 1.004 | 13 | 6 | .448 | 183 | 5.7 | |
| 5 | | B. Hazle | .403 | 155 | 1957 | 41 | 134 | 26 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .477 | .649 | 1.126 | 37 | 20.2 | .486 | 207 | 20.1 | |
| 6 | | L. Soto | .400 | 59 | 2022 | 18 | 55 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .414 | .582 | .996 | 12 | 5.4 | .424 | 181 | 5.3 | |
| 7 | | M. Davis | .400 | 77 | 1982 | 23 | 75 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .416 | .493 | .909 | 14 | 5.3 | .407 | 157 | 5.2 | |
| 8 | | R. Freed | .398 | 95 | 1977 | 49 | 83 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .463 | .627 | 1.090 | 22 | 11.3 | .473 | 193 | 10.7 | |
| 9 |  | R. Zimmerman | .397 | 62 | 2005 | 20 | 58 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .419 | .569 | .988 | 12 | 5 | .423 | 163 | 4.9 | |
| 10 | | J. Reed | .397 | 66 | 2004 | 18 | 58 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .470 | .466 | .935 | 13 | 4.7 | .413 | 156 | 4.7 | |
| 11 | | R. Rivera | .396 | 50 | 2005 | 16 | 48 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .408 | .521 | .929 | 9 | 3.3 | .405 | 155 | 3.4 | |
| 12 | | M. Mota | .395 | 50 | 1977 | 49 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .521 | .500 | 1.021 | 11 | 4.9 | .445 | 178 | 4.7 | |
| 13 | | D. Dellucci | .394 | 123 | 1999 | 63 | 109 | 27 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .463 | .505 | .968 | 26 | 9.7 | .432 | 152 | 8.7 | |
| 14 |  | T. Gwynn | .394 | 475 | 1994 | 110 | 419 | 79 | 165 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 64 | 48 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 238 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | .454 | .568 | 1.022 | 101 | 40.6 | .434 | 166 | 40.2 | |
| 15 | | M. Ryan | .393 | 68 | 2003 | 27 | 61 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .441 | .754 | 1.195 | 18 | 9.5 | .495 | 209 | 9.3 | |
| 16 | | B. Lillis | .391 | 77 | 1958 | 20 | 69 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .421 | .507 | .928 | 14 | 5.3 | .407 | 141 | 3.9 | |
| 17 |  | G. Brett | .390 | 515 | 1980 | 117 | 449 | 87 | 175 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 118 | 58 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 298 | 66 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 11 | .454 | .664 | 1.118 | 120 | 62.7 | .478 | 198 | 59.2 | |
| 18 | | T. Perez | .389 | 96 | 2007 | 29 | 90 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .427 | .533 | .960 | 19 | 7.1 | .419 | 156 | 6.8 | |
| 19 | | G. Soto | .389 | 60 | 2007 | 18 | 54 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .433 | .667 | 1.100 | 14 | 6.7 | .464 | 177 | 6 | |
| 20 |  | T. Williams | .388 | 546 | 1957 | 132 | 420 | 96 | 163 | 28 | 1 | 38 | 87 | 119 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 307 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 11 | .526 | .731 | 1.257 | 148 | 87.3 | .524 | 223 | 79 | |
| 21 | | R. Carew | .388 | 694 | 1977 | 155 | 616 | 128 | 239 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 100 | 69 | 3 | 55 | 23 | 13 | 351 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 6 | .449 | .570 | 1.019 | 145 | 64.4 | .440 | 175 | 61.4 | |
| 22 | | H. Ortiz | .386 | 99 | 2000 | 26 | 88 | 15 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .443 | .455 | .898 | 18 | 5.2 | .401 | 129 | 4 | |
| 23 | | R. Craig | .385 | 53 | 1979 | 16 | 52 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .396 | .577 | .973 | 10 | 4.3 | .426 | 160 | 3.9 | |
| 24 | | K. Griffey | .384 | 92 | 1973 | 25 | 86 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .424 | .570 | .994 | 19 | 8.8 | .444 | 183 | 8.7 | |
| 25 | | O. Brown | .383 | 57 | 1970 | 28 | 47 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .464 | .532 | .996 | 12 | 5.4 | .442 | 165 | 4.6 | |
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