Nyls Nyman has the best batting average with 15+ plate appearances in a season, with an average of .643 in his rookie season in 1974.
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highest single-season batting average by a player minimum 15 pa| 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 |  | N. Nyman | .643 | 15 | 1974 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .929 | 1.595 | 6 | 4.3 | .708 | 364 | 4.3 | |
| 2 | | G. Puccinelli | .563 | 16 | 1930 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .563 | 1.188 | 1.750 | 8 | 5.3 | .729 | 301 | 5 | |||||
| 3 | | B. Earle | .538 | 17 | 1892 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .647 | .692 | 1.339 | 6 | 3.9 | .625 | 263 | 3.9 | ||||||
| 4 | | G. Coleman | .533 | 16 | 1959 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .563 | .667 | 1.229 | 5 | 2.8 | .541 | 243 | 2.7 | |
| 5 | | T. Forster | .526 | 22 | 1972 | 63 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .550 | .526 | 1.076 | 5 | 2.9 | .491 | 227 | 2.8 | |
| 6 | | T. Sigman | .517 | 32 | 1929 | 10 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .563 | .759 | 1.321 | 11 | 6.3 | .584 | 216 | 5.5 | |||||
| 7 | | R. Pemberton | .512 | 45 | 1996 | 13 | 41 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .780 | 1.336 | 15 | 9.1 | .572 | 237 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | | C. Maybin | .500 | 36 | 2008 | 8 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .543 | .563 | 1.105 | 9 | 4.8 | .491 | 202 | 4.6 | |
| 9 | | R. Bournigal | .500 | 18 | 1993 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .556 | 1.056 | 4 | 2.1 | .473 | 197 | 2.2 | |
| 10 | | C. Ford | .500 | 16 | 1985 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | .667 | 1.292 | 5 | 3.1 | .562 | 270 | 3.1 | |
| 11 | | D. Kuiper | .500 | 24 | 1974 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .542 | .591 | 1.133 | 6 | 3.5 | .516 | 234 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | | C. Lau | .500 | 17 | 1966 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .588 | .833 | 1.422 | 5 | 3.4 | .567 | 278 | 3.3 | |
| 13 | | M. Batts | .500 | 17 | 1947 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .529 | .750 | 1.279 | 5 | 3.2 | .579 | 254 | 3 | |||
| 14 | | G. Coan | .500 | 47 | 1947 | 11 | 42 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .553 | .667 | 1.220 | 13 | 7.8 | .553 | 243 | 7.8 | |||
| 15 | | T. Winsett | .500 | 15 | 1935 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .571 | .583 | 1.155 | 4 | 2.3 | .531 | 217 | 2.2 | ||||
| 16 | | E. Murphy | .486 | 42 | 1919 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | .571 | .600 | 1.171 | 11 | 6.6 | .547 | 223 | 6 | |||||
| 17 | | B. Tate | .481 | 30 | 1925 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .517 | .593 | 1.110 | 8 | 3.9 | .509 | 188 | 3.7 | ||||
| 18 | | J. Sucre | .480 | 29 | 2016 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .552 | .680 | 1.232 | 8 | 5 | .525 | 245 | 5.1 | |
| 19 | | C. Reilly | .478 | 26 | 1889 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 4 | .538 | .913 | 1.452 | 10 | 6.5 | .634 | 260 | 6.6 | ||||||
| 20 | | K. Rhomberg | .476 | 24 | 1983 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .476 | .976 | 5 | 2.2 | .436 | 172 | 2 | |
| 21 | | S. Gryska | .476 | 24 | 1938 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .542 | .667 | 1.208 | 7 | 3.9 | .542 | 190 | 3.2 | ||||
| 22 | | R. Aurilia | .474 | 22 | 1995 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .476 | .947 | 1.424 | 7 | 4.5 | .578 | 263 | 4.5 | |
| 23 | | J. Gibbons | .474 | 22 | 1986 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .545 | .842 | 1.388 | 7 | 4.6 | .583 | 282 | 4.6 | |
| 24 | | T. Lupien | .474 | 20 | 1940 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .842 | 1.342 | 6 | 3.9 | .581 | 228 | 3.5 | |||
| 25 | | T. Baker | .474 | 20 | 1935 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .526 | 1.026 | 5 | 2.2 | .475 | 183 | 2.1 | ||||
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