MLB Baseball Career Batting Leaders - Major League Baseball

MLB Single-Season (Post-1900) Batting Leaders

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MLB Single-Season (Post 1900) Batting Leaders - Batting Average
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
1	Charles Smith	1929	66	246	86	111	29	4	22	81	48	0	16	0	.451
2	Charles Blackwell	1921	64	236	74	102	17	10	10	74	26	1	25	0	.432
3	Nap Lajoie	1901	131	544	145	232	48	14	14	0	24	0	27	0	.426
4	George Suttles	1926	89	358	90	152	28	19	32	130	31	0	15	0	.425
5	Rogers Hornsby	1924	143	536	121	227	43	14	25	94	89	32	5	12	.424
6	Ernest Wilson	1927	67	249	65	105	30	6	9	65	30	0	20	0	.422
	Roy Parnell	1927	87	334	86	141	24	10	11	75	25	0	19	0	.422
8	Ty Cobb	1911	146	591	147	248	47	24	8	0	44	0	83	0	.420
	George Sisler	1922	142	586	134	246	42	18	8	105	49	14	51	19	.420
10	Herbert Dixon	1929	76	277	77	115	23	7	16	92	33	0	22	0	.415
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
11	Willie Wells	1930	91	339	113	140	35	3	17	116	53	0	18	0	.413
12	Ty Cobb	1912	140	553	120	226	30	23	7	0	43	0	61	0	.409
13	Joe Jackson	1911	147	571	126	233	45	19	7	0	56	0	41	0	.408
14	George Sisler	1920	154	631	137	257	49	18	19	122	46	19	42	17	.407
15	Ted Williams	1941	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	145	27	2	4	.406
	Oscar Johnson	1922	68	239	45	97	19	11	11	64	15	1	9	0	.406
	Oscar Johnson	1923	98	374	91	152	32	13	20	120	38	0	17	0	.406
18	Ernest Wilson	1929	76	280	77	113	23	4	10	75	44	0	21	0	.404
	Edgar Wesley	1925	60	228	58	92	12	4	17	73	28	0	10	0	.404
20	Harry Heilmann	1923	144	524	121	211	44	11	18	115	74	40	9	7	.403
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
	Rogers Hornsby	1925	138	504	133	203	41	10	39	143	83	39	5	3	.403
22	Bill Terry	1930	154	633	139	254	39	15	23	129	57	33	8	0	.401
	Ty Cobb	1922	137	526	99	211	42	16	4	99	55	24	9	13	.401
	Rogers Hornsby	1922	154	623	141	250	46	14	42	152	65	50	17	12	.401
	Herbert Dixon	1928	59	217	52	87	14	7	13	53	34	2	15	0	.401
26	Don Padgett	1939	92	233	38	93	15	3	5	53	18	11	1	0	.399
27	Harry Heilmann	1927	141	505	106	201	50	9	14	120	72	16	11	5	.398
	Lefty O'doul	1929	154	638	152	254	35	6	32	122	76	19	2	0	.398
29	Rogers Hornsby	1921	154	592	131	235	44	18	21	126	60	48	13	13	.397
30	Walter Davis	1927	84	323	60	128	21	9	3	68	24	0	14	0	.396
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
31	Joe Jackson	1912	154	572	121	226	44	26	3	0	54	0	35	0	.395
32	Tony Gwynn	1994	110	419	79	165	35	1	12	64	48	19	5	0	.394
	Harry Heilmann	1921	149	602	114	237	43	14	19	139	53	37	2	6	.394
34	Harry Heilmann	1925	150	573	97	225	40	11	13	134	67	27	6	6	.393
	Babe Herman	1930	153	614	143	241	48	11	35	130	66	56	18	0	.393
	Babe Ruth	1923	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	170	93	17	21	.393
37	Al Simmons	1927	106	406	86	159	36	11	15	108	31	30	10	2	.392
	Benjamin Taylor	1921	88	334	72	131	20	7	2	73	30	1	9	0	.392
39	George Brett	1980	117	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	22	15	6	.390
	Ty Cobb	1913	122	428	70	167	18	16	4	0	58	31	51	0	.390
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
	Al Simmons	1931	128	513	105	200	37	13	22	128	47	45	3	3	.390
42	Tris Speaker	1925	117	429	79	167	35	5	12	87	70	12	5	2	.389
	Ty Cobb	1921	128	507	124	197	37	16	12	101	56	19	22	15	.389
	Edward Rile	1927	75	265	53	103	23	8	11	58	24	0	3	0	.389
	William Johnson	1925	70	262	61	102	15	8	6	66	19	0	6	0	.389
	Walter Cannady	1925	72	275	56	107	14	3	13	86	27	0	10	0	.389
47	Rod Carew	1977	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	55	23	13	.388
	Luke Appling	1936	138	526	111	204	31	7	6	128	85	25	10	6	.388
	Tris Speaker	1920	150	552	137	214	50	11	8	107	97	13	10	13	.388
	Ted Williams	1957	132	420	96	163	28	1	38	87	119	43	0	1	.388

MLB Single-Season (Post-1900) Batting Leaders

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