what player had the highest batting average in the 1970's

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Rod Carew had the best batting average, with an average of .343.

Interpreted as:
What player had the highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game in the 1970's?
NAME AVG G AB R H 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 Rod Carew
R. Carew
.343
1,358
5,211
837
1,787
241
80
60
628
586
14
528
253
110
5,916
2,368
381
61
44
101
123
.408
.454
.862
950
308.5
.386
142
279.6
2 Roberto Clemente
R. Clemente
.336
342
1,312
215
441
70
25
37
206
93
2
180
4
2
1,421
672
132
2
12
26
41
.378
.512
.890
234
85.2
.392
146
75.4
3 Bill Madlock
B. Madlock
.320
837
3,098
457
991
171
25
73
382
290
30
222
99
53
3,464
1,431
269
20
26
64
95
.381
.462
.843
527
143.1
.375
130
116.7
4 Dave Parker
D. Parker
.317
878
3,294
519
1,044
203
51
122
533
262
30
549
88
47
3,607
1,715
376
1
20
62
61
.370
.521
.891
599
197.2
.392
143
180.5
5 Pete Rose
P. Rose
.314
1,604
6,523
1,068
2,045
394
64
79
580
783
50
464
105
60
7,399
2,804
537
9
34
87
111
.389
.430
.819
1100
295.5
.370
131
260.7
6 Lyman Bostock
L. Bostock
.311
526
2,004
305
624
102
30
23
250
171
9
174
45
28
2,214
855
155
10
20
20
64
.365
.427
.791
305
60.5
.355
122
55.8
7 Jim Rice
J. Rice
.310
802
3,152
515
976
149
49
172
583
236
26
600
39
23
3,456
1,739
370
4
38
30
91
.359
.552
.910
594
208.9
.399
142
169.1
8 George Brett
G. Brett
.310
885
3,495
532
1,082
211
73
74
461
261
6
223
96
55
3,815
1,661
358
25
28
42
51
.356
.475
.831
563
140.1
.368
128
124.1
9 Ken Griffey
K. Griffey
.310
800
2,917
518
903
152
44
45
305
321
4
378
115
42
3,273
1,278
241
17
14
10
40
.377
.438
.815
485
122.8
.369
128
107.6
10 Fred Lynn
F. Lynn
.309
718
2,647
456
819
185
26
112
460
324
13
355
31
25
3,035
1,392
323
15
36
31
52
.383
.526
.909
523
185.9
.400
144
150.9
11 Ralph Garr
R. Garr
.307
1,263
5,032
703
1,546
210
64
75
403
239
19
435
170
82
5,373
2,109
349
62
21
43
72
.340
.419
.759
675
95.4
.341
107
41.7
12 Steve Garvey
S. Garvey
.304
1,289
4,826
645
1,469
248
32
159
736
286
15
548
63
38
5,199
2,258
439
22
50
65
129
.342
.468
.810
728
158.4
.359
125
151.6
13 Garry Templeton
G. Templeton
.304
515
2,153
313
654
90
52
20
205
62
4
281
99
52
2,240
908
162
8
13
10
25
.323
.422
.744
268
14.6
.329
102
5.4
14 Joe Torre
J. Torre
.303
1,013
3,572
454
1,081
161
32
92
532
379
44
491
13
8
4,024
1,582
285
7
22
71
136
.374
.443
.817
585
155
.367
127
125.5
15 Al Oliver
A. Oliver
.303
1,438
5,572
767
1,686
320
63
144
812
307
54
476
58
43
6,020
2,564
527
11
76
49
139
.341
.460
.801
829
173.9
.356
121
145.6
16 Bob Watson
B. Watson
.301
1,393
5,000
671
1,507
250
34
149
822
518
44
628
23
24
5,625
2,272
433
10
53
83
124
.368
.454
.823
822
211.8
.367
131
201.1
17 Matty Alou
M. Alou
.300
626
2,400
307
720
96
17
14
200
135
13
129
56
28
2,583
892
127
19
16
11
54
.339
.372
.710
291
16.4
.322
101
0.5
18 Tony Oliva
T. Oliva
.299
764
2,751
325
823
116
12
88
412
180
26
249
11
8
2,983
1,227
216
3
23
61
77
.345
.446
.791
399
74.9
.351
116
55.2
19 Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
.299
265
1,105
161
330
53
20
15
107
67
6
102
63
25
1,201
468
88
13
10
7
15
.339
.424
.763
153
17.5
.339
109
14.1
20 Bake McBride
B. McBride
.298
779
2,763
425
824
106
40
51
291
200
34
336
155
49
3,043
1,163
197
18
28
20
30
.350
.421
.771
399
60.5
.347
112
43.5
21 Greg Gross
G. Gross
.298
780
2,297
300
685
77
36
6
191
302
1
162
26
33
2,654
852
119
29
25
21
49
.376
.371
.747
340
49.5
.344
112
37.9
22 Lou Brock
L. Brock
.298
1,400
5,428
843
1,617
243
56
47
481
458
14
784
551
181
5,942
2,113
346
16
26
78
81
.353
.389
.742
722
78.4
.335
106
36.5
23 Ted Simmons
T. Simmons
.297
1,412
5,213
652
1,550
299
34
151
828
563
25
406
10
28
5,868
2,370
484
7
60
138
172
.365
.455
.819
837
200.4
.362
124
163
24 Ron LeFlore
R. LeFlore
.297
787
3,266
532
970
126
38
51
265
251
15
628
294
98
3,559
1,325
215
11
16
13
56
.348
.406
.754
454
58.4
.341
109
35
25 Manny Sanguillen
M. Sanguillen
.297
1,242
4,459
496
1,323
177
51
60
518
204
20
270
24
31
4,744
1,782
288
19
42
87
128
.327
.400
.727
532
18.3
.322
100
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More Twins Stats

Team Rankings

HR

134

13th

R

480

22nd

SO

966

14th

ERA

4.28

23rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
66
50
.569
Guardians Guardians
59
55
.518
6.0
Royals Royals
57
58
.496
8.5
Twins Twins
54
60
.474
11.0
White Sox White Sox
42
72
.368
23.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
8/8
KCR KCR
@
MIN MIN
8:10 PM
Sat
8/9
KCR KCR
@
MIN MIN
7:10 PM
Sun
8/10
KCR KCR
@
MIN MIN
1:05 PM
Mon
8/11
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Tue
8/12
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

66 - 50

4

Final

9

MIN Twins

54 - 60

Wed 6 Aug 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
65
49
.570
Mets Mets
63
52
.548
2.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
70
44
.614
Cubs Cubs
66
48
.579
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
66
49
.574
Padres Padres
64
51
.557
2.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
68
48
.586
Red Sox Red Sox
64
52
.552
4.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
66
50
.569
Guardians Guardians
59
55
.518
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
64
51
.557
Mariners Mariners
62
53
.539
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
7/22
CIN CIN
@
WSH WSH
5-0
Tue
7/22
SDP SDP
@
MIA MIA
2-3
Tue
7/22
SFG SFG
@
ATL ATL
9-3
Tue
7/22
DET DET
@
PIT PIT
1-6
Tue
7/22
LAA LAA
@
NYM NYM
3-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
8/7
ATH ATH
@
WSH WSH
12:05 PM
Thu
8/7
CWS CWS
@
SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Thu
8/7
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Thu
8/7
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Fri
8/8
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM