highest wrc+ by a player in a season with at least 500 pa and under.300 batting average since 1900

Since 1900, Mark McGwire has the highest wRC+ with 500+ plate appearances and a batting average below .300 in a season, with 205 wRC+ in 1998.

	NAME	wRC+	PA	AVG	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	BRAA
1	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	205	681	.299	1998	STL	155	509	130	152	21	0	70	147	162	6	155	1	0	383	91	0	4	28	8	.470	.752	1.222	176	91.7	.492	90.7
2	Willie Stargell W. Stargell	186	606	.295	1971	PIT	141	511	104	151	26	0	48	125	83	7	154	0	0	321	74	0	5	20	8	.398	.628	1.026	122	59.7	.445	57.3
3	Kevin Mitchell K. Mitchell	185	640	.291	1989	SFG	154	543	100	158	34	6	47	125	87	3	115	3	4	345	87	0	7	32	6	.388	.635	1.023	126	56.8	.431	59.2
4	Willie Stargell W. Stargell	181	609	.299	1973	PIT	148	522	106	156	43	3	44	119	80	3	129	0	0	337	90	0	4	22	6	.392	.646	1.038	125	57.5	.443	56.6
5	Juan Soto J. Soto	180	713	.288	2024	NYY	157	576	128	166	31	4	41	109	129	4	119	7	4	328	76	0	4	2	10	.419	.569	.989	147	63.4	.421	65.2
6	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	179	677	.275	1969	OAK	152	549	123	151	36	3	47	118	114	12	142	13	5	334	86	1	1	20	8	.410	.608	1.018	137	64.9	.442	62.1
7	Jack Clark J. Clark	177	558	.286	1987	STL	131	419	93	120	23	1	35	106	136	0	139	1	2	250	59	0	3	13	5	.459	.597	1.055	124	55.2	.445	54
8	Mike Trout M. Trout	176	600	.291	2019	LAA	134	470	110	137	27	2	45	104	110	16	120	11	2	303	74	0	4	14	5	.438	.645	1.083	136	60.4	.436	58.5
9	Boog Powell B. Powell	176	506	.290	1964	BAL	134	424	74	123	17	0	39	99	76	2	91	0	0	257	56	2	2	6	9	.399	.606	1.005	102	48.5	.433	45
10	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	176	689	.269	1967	MIN	163	547	105	147	24	1	44	113	131	3	111	1	0	305	69	0	8	15	16	.408	.558	.965	130	61	.422	54.8
11	Willie McCovey W. McCovey	175	608	.293	1968	SFG	148	523	81	153	16	4	36	105	72	5	71	4	2	285	56	0	8	20	10	.378	.545	.923	104	48.3	.408	45.2
12	Brian Giles B. Giles	174	644	.298	2002	PIT	153	497	95	148	37	5	38	103	135	7	74	15	6	309	80	0	5	24	10	.450	.622	1.072	140	62.7	.444	59.5
13	Aaron Judge A. Judge	174	678	.284	2017	NYY	155	542	128	154	24	3	52	114	127	5	208	9	4	340	79	0	4	11	15	.422	.627	1.049	145	62.5	.430	61.5
14	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	173	725	.282	2025	LAD	158	611	146	172	25	9	55	102	109	3	187	20	6	380	89	0	2	20	9	.392	.622	1.014	147	61.7	.418	63.1
15	Harmon Killebrew H. Killebrew	173	709	.276	1969	MIN	162	555	106	153	20	2	49	140	145	5	84	8	2	324	71	0	4	20	16	.427	.584	1.011	143	67.4	.441	59.9
16	Willie Mays W. Mays	173	665	.296	1964	SFG	157	578	121	171	21	9	47	111	82	1	72	19	5	351	77	1	3	13	11	.383	.607	.990	130	58.9	.424	54.8
17	Mike Schmidt M. Schmidt	172	652	.286	1980	PHI	150	548	104	157	25	8	48	121	89	2	119	12	5	342	81	0	13	10	6	.380	.624	1.004	127	54.1	.428	52.7
18	Bobby Murcer B. Murcer	172	654	.292	1972	NYY	153	585	102	171	30	7	33	96	63	2	67	11	9	314	70	0	4	7	6	.361	.537	.898	109	45.4	.402	47.1
19	Mark McGwire M. McGwire	170	571	.268	1992	OAK	139	467	87	125	22	0	42	104	90	5	105	0	1	273	64	0	9	12	10	.385	.585	.970	106	44.3	.420	45.3
20	Mike Trout M. Trout	170	682	.299	2015	LAA	159	575	104	172	32	6	41	90	92	10	158	11	7	339	79	0	5	14	11	.402	.590	.991	132	55.4	.415	55.5
21	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	170	639	.300	1969	ATL	147	547	100	164	30	3	44	97	87	2	47	9	10	332	77	0	3	19	14	.396	.607	1.003	126	58	.435	51.3
22	Frank Howard F. Howard	170	663	.274	1968	WSH	158	598	79	164	28	3	44	106	54	6	141	0	0	330	75	0	5	12	13	.338	.552	.890	109	48.5	.398	45.9
23	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	169	601	.300	1980	NYY	143	514	94	154	22	4	41	111	83	2	122	1	2	307	67	0	2	15	7	.398	.597	.995	118	50.5	.429	49.1
24	Willie McCovey W. McCovey	169	638	.289	1970	SFG	152	495	98	143	39	2	39	126	137	3	75	0	0	303	80	0	3	40	13	.444	.612	1.056	133	61.2	.443	54.8
25	Frank Howard F. Howard	169	702	.296	1969	WSH	161	592	111	175	17	2	48	111	102	5	96	1	0	340	67	0	3	19	29	.402	.574	.976	135	59.6	.427	55.9

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	97	65	.599
Cubs	92	70	.568	5.0
Reds	83	79	.512	14.0
Cardinals	78	84	.481	19.0
Pirates	71	91	.438	26.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/26	TBR	@	STL	4:15 PM
Sat 3/28	TBR	@	STL	2:15 PM
Sun 3/29	TBR	@	STL	2:15 PM
Mon 3/30	NYM	@	STL	7:45 PM
Tue 3/31	NYM	@	STL	7:45 PM

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RBI Leaders

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deGrom

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K/9 Leaders

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Phillies - y	96	66	.593
Mets	83	79	.512	13.0
Marlins	79	83	.488	17.0
Braves	76	86	.469	20.0
Nationals	66	96	.407	30.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	97	65	.599
Cubs - w	92	70	.568	5.0
Reds - w	83	79	.512	14.0
Cardinals	78	84	.481	19.0
Pirates	71	91	.438	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	93	69	.574
Padres - w	90	72	.556	3.0
Giants	81	81	.500	12.0
Diamondbacks	80	82	.494	13.0
Rockies	43	119	.265	50.0

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Blue Jays - y	94	68	.580
Yankees - w	94	68	.580
Red Sox - w	89	73	.549	5.0
Rays	77	85	.475	17.0
Orioles	75	87	.463	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	88	74	.543
Tigers - w	87	75	.537	1.0
Royals	82	80	.506	6.0
Twins	70	92	.432	18.0
White Sox	60	102	.370	28.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners - y	90	72	.556
Astros	87	75	.537	3.0
Rangers	81	81	.500	9.0
Athletics	76	86	.469	14.0
Angels	72	90	.444	18.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/16	CIN	@	STL	6-2
Tue 9/16	ATL	@	WSH	9-4
Tue 9/16	ATH	@	BOS	4-5
Tue 9/16	TOR	@	TBR	1-2
Tue 9/16	SEA	@	KCR	5-7

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/25	NYY	@	SFG	8:05 PM
Thu 3/26	LAA	@	HOU	4:00 AM
Thu 3/26	WSH	@	CHC	4:00 AM
Thu 3/26	CWS	@	MIL	2:10 PM
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Since 1900, Mark McGwire has the highest wRC+ with 500+ plate appearances and a batting average below .300 in a season, with 205 wRC+ in 1998.

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