highest single-season batting average in the 1950s minimum 50 ab

Between the 1950 and 1959 seasons, Ted Williams had the best batting average with 50+ at-bats in a season, with an average of .407 in 1953.

  • Regular season
NAMEAVGABSEASONTMGRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Ted Williams
T. Williams
.407
91
1953
37
17
37
6
0
13
34
19
0
10
0
1
110
82
19
0
1
.509
.901
1.410
36
22.6
.593
255
21.1
2Bob Hazle
B. Hazle
.403
134
1957
41
26
54
12
0
7
27
18
1
15
1
3
155
87
19
2
0
4
1
.477
.649
1.126
37
20.2
.486
207
20.1
3Carl Scheib
C. Scheib
.396
53
1951
48
9
21
2
2
2
8
1
1
5
0
0
55
33
6
0
1
.418
.623
1.041
12
5.6
.466
174
5.1
4Bob Lillis
B. Lillis
.391
69
1958
20
10
27
3
1
1
5
4
1
2
1
2
77
35
5
1
2
0
1
.421
.507
.928
14
5.3
.407
141
3.9
5Ted Williams
T. Williams
.388
420
1957
132
96
163
28
1
38
87
119
5
43
0
1
546
307
67
0
2
33
11
.526
.731
1.257
148
87.3
.524
223
79
6Smoky Burgess
S. Burgess
.368
345
1954
108
41
127
27
5
4
46
42
0
11
1
5
392
176
36
1
4
10
.432
.510
.942
73
28.3
.426
148
23.7
7Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
.365
474
1957
144
121
173
28
6
34
94
146
0
75
16
3
623
315
68
0
3
23
5
.512
.665
1.177
157
87.1
.498
217
86
8Elmer Valo
E. Valo
.364
283
1955
112
50
103
17
4
3
37
52
0
18
5
3
338
137
24
1
2
2
5
.460
.484
.944
66
26.5
.426
154
22.5
9Hank Edwards
H. Edwards
.364
110
1950
41
13
40
11
1
2
21
10
0
13
0
120
59
14
0
2
.417
.536
.953
23
8.2
.430
151
7.9
10Tito Francona
T. Francona
.363
399
1959
122
68
145
17
2
20
79
35
3
42
2
0
443
226
39
1
5
3
11
.414
.566
.980
88
37.7
.427
168
36.4
11Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
.361
72
1958
TOT
50
11
26
1
0
1
9
10
0
12
0
0
83
30
2
0
1
0
0
.434
.417
.850
14
4.3
.386
128
2.9
12Jack Merson
J. Merson
.360
50
1951
13
6
18
2
2
1
14
1
0
7
0
0
52
27
5
1
0
.373
.540
.913
9
3
.410
135
2.3
13Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
.359
117
1955
57
18
42
9
1
7
23
6
1
18
1
0
125
74
17
1
0
0
1
.395
.632
1.028
27
12.2
.450
167
10.5
14Bob Hale
B. Hale
.357
182
1955
67
13
65
7
1
0
29
5
1
19
0
2
190
74
8
1
1
0
6
.376
.407
.782
26
4.2
.355
118
4.2
15Ted Williams
T. Williams
.356
320
1955
98
77
114
21
3
28
83
91
2
24
2
0
417
225
52
0
4
17
8
.496
.703
1.200
107
58.6
.505
201
51.8
16Stan Musial
S. Musial
.355
578
1951
152
124
205
30
12
32
108
98
1
40
4
5
678
355
74
1
6
.449
.614
1.063
153
73.6
.475
180
67.8
17Hank Aaron
H. Aaron
.355
629
1959
154
116
223
46
7
39
123
51
4
54
8
0
693
400
92
0
9
17
19
.401
.636
1.037
145
66.1
.440
175
65.4
18Willie McCovey
W. McCovey
.354
192
1959
52
32
68
9
5
13
38
22
4
35
2
0
219
126
27
0
1
1
7
.429
.656
1.085
51
25.5
.467
185
23.5
19Gene Bearden
G. Bearden
.354
65
1952
45
6
23
3
0
0
8
2
0
10
0
0
68
26
3
1
2
.373
.400
.773
9
1.6
.359
109
0.7
20Billy Goodman
B. Goodman
.354
424
1950
110
91
150
25
3
4
68
52
2
25
2
4
485
193
32
7
8
.427
.455
.882
85
24.8
.409
122
14.8
21Harvey Kuenn
H. Kuenn
.353
561
1959
139
99
198
42
7
9
71
48
1
37
7
2
617
281
58
3
4
1
6
.402
.501
.903
109
38.8
.399
145
33.3
22Mickey Mantle
M. Mantle
.353
533
1956
150
132
188
22
5
52
130
112
2
99
10
1
652
376
79
1
4
6
4
.464
.705
1.169
164
88.9
.498
202
84.6
23Stan Musial
S. Musial
.351
502
1957
134
82
176
38
3
29
102
66
2
34
1
1
579
307
70
1
8
19
13
.422
.612
1.034
119
54.2
.439
167
47.3
24Richie Ashburn
R. Ashburn
.350
615
1958
152
98
215
24
13
2
33
97
4
48
30
12
725
271
39
7
2
7
8
.440
.441
.881
124
42.7
.395
138
34.1
25Willie Mays
W. Mays
.347
600
1958
152
121
208
33
11
29
96
78
1
56
31
6
685
350
73
0
6
12
11
.419
.583
1.002
137
59.7
.431
162
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