Sam Thompson has the highest batting average with at most 206 hits with 170+ hits in a season, with an average of .415 in 1894.

	NAME	AVG	H	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Sam Thompson S. Thompson	.415	187	1894	PHI	102	451	114	32	28	13	147	41	1	13	27		501	314	73	8				.465	.696	1.161	153	62.8	.504	162	58.7
2	Fred Dunlap F. Dunlap	.412	185	1884	SLU	101	449	160	39	8	13		29					478	279	60						.621		143	73.6	.477	215	77.7
3	Ted Williams T. Williams	.406	185	1941	BSA	143	456	135	33	3	37	120	147	3	27	2	4	606	335	73	0			10	.553	.735	1.287	179	108.8	.568	221	96.9
4	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	.404	194	1895	PHI	116	480	149	49	10	11	106	86	6	31	46		578	296	70	6				.500	.617	1.117	174	78.7	.510	177	76.8
5	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	.404	200	1894	PHI	116	495	148	39	19	4	133	60	7	16	21		567	289	62	5				.475	.584	1.059	161	58.3	.481	150	53.8
6	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.403	203	1925	SLN	138	504	133	41	10	39	143	83	2	39	5	3	605	381	90	16				.489	.756	1.245	173	94.1	.540	208	90.1
7	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.398	201	1927	DET	141	505	106	50	9	14	120	72	2	16	11	5	596	311	73	17				.475	.616	1.091	144	70.3	.493	177	62.2
8	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	.397	198	1896	PHI	123	499	131	44	17	13	126	62	9	22	37		574	315	74	4				.472	.631	1.103	161	73	.501	177	70.7
9	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.393	205	1923	NYY	152	522	151	45	13	41	130	170	4	93	17	21	699	399	99	3				.545	.764	1.309	211	124.7	.571	230	120.4
10	Joe Kelley J. Kelley	.393	199	1894	BAL	129	507	165	48	20	6	111	107	5	36	46		638	305	74	19				.502	.602	1.104	194	78.6	.502	159	71.1
11	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.390	200	1931	PHA	128	513	105	37	13	22	128	47	3	45	3	3	563	329	72	0				.444	.641	1.085	135	65.1	.484	176	57.9
12	George Brett G. Brett	.390	175	1980	KCR	117	449	87	33	9	24	118	58	1	22	15	6	515	298	66	0	7	16	11	.454	.664	1.118	120	62.7	.478	198	59.2
13	Fred Clarke F. Clarke	.390	205	1897	LOU	130	526	122	30	13	6	67	45	25	26	59		599	279	49	3				.461	.530	.992	148	57.5	.466	158	54.3
14	Bill Lange B. Lange	.389	186	1895	CHI	123	478	120	27	16	10	98	55	4	24	67		546	275	53	9				.456	.575	1.032	146	55.3	.472	151	48.2
15	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	.389	201	1895	PHI	123	517	166	22	6	7	74	96	7	30	97		629	256	35	9				.490	.495	.985	167	63.2	.471	157	61.2
16	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.389	197	1921	DET	128	507	124	37	16	12	101	56	3	19	22	15	581	302	65	15				.452	.596	1.048	131	58.2	.471	164	51.2
17	King Kelly K. Kelly	.388	175	1886	CWS	118	451	155	32	11	4	79	83		33	53		534	241	47						.534		150	71.7	.475	176	62.2
18	Luke Appling L. Appling	.388	204	1936	CWS	138	526	111	31	7	6	128	85	1	25	10	6	618	267	44	6				.474	.508	.981	135	54.2	.454	142	40
19	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.387	188	1928	BSN	140	486	99	42	7	21	94	107	1	41	5		619	307	70	25				.498	.632	1.130	156	80.2	.506	196	78.1
20	Hughie Jennings H. Jennings	.386	204	1895	BAL	131	529	159	41	7	4	125	24	32	17	53		613	271	52	28				.444	.512	.957	150	49.1	.449	143	45.1
21	Arky Vaughan A. Vaughan	.385	192	1935	PIT	137	499	108	34	10	19	99	97	7	18	4		610	303	63	7			5	.491	.607	1.098	151	75	.493	194	72.7
22	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.384	191	1919	DET	124	497	92	36	13	1	67	38	1	22	28		545	256	50	9				.429	.515	.944	102	46	.443	161	38.9
23	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.383	194	1910	DET	140	506	106	35	13	8	91	64	4	46	65		590	279	56	16				.456	.551	1.008	126	64.9	.481	206	63.4
24	Jesse Burkett J. Burkett	.383	198	1897	CLE	127	517	129	28	7	2	60	76	7	25	28		610	246	37	10				.468	.476	.944	144	51.9	.453	150	47.6
25	Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	.383	202	1930	PHN	140	528	122	37	7	22	97	63	5	21	3		606	319	66	10				.453	.604	1.057	144	58.3	.464	143	40.3