Single Season Batting Average - Minium 500 Plate Appearances

Batters: PA AVG H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS BB
Pitchers: ERA W L W% IP SH GS CG WHIP HR/9 SV SV%
Rank Player Year Team PA Hits R AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB CS SB% OBP SLG OPS
1 Turkey Stearnes 1934 DIN 503 176 103 .415 29 12 18 91 63 13 2 .86 .491 .667 1.159
2 Rod Carew 1974 NJJ 583 189 110 .375 22 4 2 42 75 44 4 .91 .453 .447 .901
3 Tony Gwynn 1997 BRI 632 220 99 .371 51 4 5 68 36 2 2 .50 .405 .496 .902
4 Vada Pinson 1961 SRR 642 213 107 .367 30 6 13 78 49 23 3 .88 .410 .507 .918
5 Rod Carew 1977 MWB 703 225 132 .366 41 13 10 92 78 31 4 .88 .437 .524 .962
Al Bumbry 1977 GTL 566 190 89 .366 37 6 3 48 39 5 2 .71 .414 .478 .893
7 Enos Slaughter 1949 TLF 726 225 131 .365 44 6 10 106 102 0 0 .00 .451 .504 .956
8 Jimmie Foxx 1934 SSL 505 151 97 .363 23 10 26 81 87 1 0 .10 .471 .655 1.127
Ken Williams 1927 THD 506 159 82 .363 19 10 18 66 60 15 7 .68 .435 .575 1.011
10 Larry Walker 1997 MIT 680 202 133 .356 58 3 42 112 94 12 0 .10 .454 .692 1.147
11 Mike Piazza 1997 THD 635 197 106 .354 38 0 46 117 76 5 0 .10 .431 .670 1.102
12 Joe Medwick 1934 TLF 500 168 93 .353 37 23 13 84 22 0 0 .00 .379 .610 .991
13 Ty Cobb 1927 SSL 643 179 93 .349 29 10 7 82 114 18 22 .44 .473 .486 .960
14 Bill Terry 1934 IMG 541 165 71 .348 29 5 6 51 64 0 0 .00 .425 .468 .893
15 Jose Cruz 1977 THD 592 179 117 .347 28 7 17 61 70 45 8 .84 .422 .528 .951
Dolly Cooper 1927 BUM 501 160 72 .347 39 13 4 72 31 13 6 .68 .390 .515 .906
17 Babe Ruth 1927 SRR 751 191 166 .346 32 5 69 151 195 4 1 .80 .513 .798 1.313
Reggie Smith 1977 SSL 591 168 112 .346 35 5 33 89 103 1 2 .33 .461 .643 1.105
Lou Gehrig 1934 TLF 528 154 94 .346 22 7 31 116 76 0 0 .00 .443 .637 1.081
George Hendrick 1977 PBP 610 187 99 .346 28 2 31 138 63 7 2 .77 .411 .577 .989
21 Kiddo Davis 1927 BUM 548 155 93 .345 26 3 18 91 84 12 6 .66 .450 .536 .987
Lyman Bostock 1977 MNL 654 205 102 .345 38 13 8 65 51 16 2 .88 .405 .494 .899
23 George Foster 1977 CIR 692 210 135 .344 32 3 67 158 72 1 0 .10 .417 .737 1.155
Mickey Cochrane 1927 MWB 524 152 73 .344 23 10 10 83 66 5 5 .50 .428 .510 .938
25 Lazaro Salazar 1934 DOG 506 146 92 .343 57 5 10 71 67 6 1 .85 .432 .571 1.005
Thomas Richardson 1927 TLF 735 219 106 .343 36 6 11 113 90 0 0 .00 .421 .470 .893
27 Bill Perkins 1927 BUM 580 181 97 .342 56 8 6 82 36 17 5 .77 .385 .512 .897
28 Ted Simmons 1977 THD 600 175 91 .341 30 1 33 112 75 0 0 .00 .422 .596 1.019
29 Norm Cash 1961 THD 650 174 117 .340 18 6 43 109 125 8 1 .88 .470 .651 1.122
Willard Brown 1949 MNL 625 180 108 .340 41 8 31 125 88 3 2 .60 .436 .625 1.062
Paul Goldschmidt 2015 TLF 630 179 111 .340 25 2 30 93 94 1 1 .50 .439 .567 1.007
Charlie Gehringer 1927 COL 581 181 95 .340 34 15 8 67 36 11 4 .73 .383 .506 .890
33 Charlie Gehringer 1934 MNL 528 155 91 .339 36 5 8 79 63 2 1 .66 .416 .492 .909
Carl Furillo 1949 DIN 668 195 97 .339 22 6 21 79 32 0 1 .00 .377 .508 .886
35 Piper Davis 1949 DIN 686 194 126 .337 44 12 25 89 81 0 0 .00 .418 .587 1.006
Chink McCoy 1927 THD 523 161 84 .337 42 12 14 104 29 14 5 .73 .371 .563 .935
37 Earle Combs 1927 TLF 753 226 123 .335 40 18 9 68 68 4 2 .66 .395 .488 .884
Bob Dillinger 1949 SSL 661 200 85 .335 25 17 2 71 52 11 7 .61 .388 .443 .833
39 Bruce Bochte 1977 IMG 532 159 71 .334 21 0 4 39 49 4 1 .80 .393 .404 .798
40 Jim Thome 1997 BRI 580 154 94 .333 30 0 47 106 108 0 1 .00 .456 .703 1.160
David Justice 1997 SPS 568 163 87 .333 32 1 29 100 75 0 0 .00 .419 .580 1.000
Bill H. Robinson 1977 BUM 544 167 100 .333 33 0 36 103 31 13 8 .61 .373 .615 .990
43 Jim Bottomley 1927 MIT 590 172 80 .332 31 19 11 79 63 4 0 .10 .407 .528 .937
Arky Vaughan 1934 COL 507 131 87 .332 32 3 6 81 83 7 3 .69 .440 .474 .915
Harry Heilmann 1927 GTL 614 176 93 .332 44 8 5 77 80 2 2 .50 .420 .474 .895
46 John Beckwith 1927 SRR 578 174 78 .329 41 9 19 122 32 0 1 .00 .365 .549 .915
Thurman Munson 1977 MIT 581 178 68 .329 24 6 9 66 33 2 1 .66 .366 .446 .813
48 Stan Musial 1949 SRR 758 196 133 .328 41 8 39 133 156 0 0 .00 .467 .619 1.087
Bill Werber 1934 MNL 516 149 80 .328 23 9 8 78 56 17 4 .80 .397 .471 .869
Dink Mothell 1927 PBP 582 176 90 .328 43 15 2 76 42 10 3 .76 .377 .476 .854
51 Hank Aaron 1961 SRR 636 188 106 .327 39 14 31 113 53 11 4 .73 .383 .606 .990
Louis Dula 1927 COL 626 171 87 .327 23 9 2 69 60 13 2 .86 .393 .417 .811
53 Martin Dihigo 1934 QCK 536 149 108 .326 34 6 30 100 67 3 1 .75 .413 .623 1.037
54 Greg Luzinski 1977 THD 643 179 109 .325 29 3 43 107 80 1 0 .10 .409 .623 1.033
Dick Seay 1927 PBP 655 176 105 .325 51 5 20 118 100 9 5 .64 .427 .548 .977
Jorge Orta 1977 SRR 523 155 84 .325 35 9 16 85 36 0 0 .00 .367 .537 .905
57 Raul Mondesi 1997 MNL 664 200 97 .324 50 8 27 120 41 13 5 .72 .365 .562 .928
Ken Griffey Sr. 1977 COL 657 181 102 .324 38 8 18 107 83 12 0 .10 .406 .517 .924
Zoilo Versalles 1961 SRR 533 164 67 .324 36 9 9 75 20 3 0 .10 .349 .485 .834
60 Ethan Allen 1934 MNL 509 149 85 .323 37 4 2 72 33 1 1 .50 .367 .433 .801
61 Bryce Harper 2015 THD 662 168 127 .322 31 1 50 123 137 5 0 .10 .463 .673 1.137
Frank Thomas 1997 THD 644 171 113 .322 40 0 41 132 108 2 0 .10 .436 .630 1.067
Dee Gordon 2015 PVD 642 191 89 .322 17 7 4 43 27 50 13 .79 .352 .394 .747
64 Sammy T. Hughes 1927 THD 606 159 114 .321 35 21 26 114 95 12 4 .75 .429 .634 1.064
George Kell 1949 GTL 605 163 72 .321 36 10 2 69 88 6 0 .10 .423 .443 .867
Doc Farrell 1927 TLF 633 191 59 .321 13 7 3 56 24 0 1 .00 .347 .381 .729
67 Miguel Cabrera 2015 THD 525 136 84 .320 25 1 22 77 92 1 1 .50 .445 .540 .986
Carl Yastrzemski 1974 GTL 517 134 75 .320 20 1 18 70 93 8 1 .88 .441 .502 .943
Pee Wee Reese 1949 GTL 784 212 134 .320 29 5 18 83 113 15 4 .78 .421 .460 .882
Mickey Morandini 1997 PBP 651 169 103 .320 36 4 1 50 57 19 5 .79 .390 .409 .800
Everready Roberts 1927 MNL 679 193 110 .320 28 6 4 63 58 42 3 .93 .382 .406 .790
Rennie Stennett 1977 SSL 501 145 60 .320 13 8 6 51 23 24 9 .72 .353 .424 .778
73 Lenny Randle 1977 PBP 570 159 87 .319 27 4 7 70 56 41 11 .78 .390 .431 .822
74 Alec Radcliff 1934 BRI 514 154 62 .317 36 1 8 81 20 0 0 .00 .345 .445 .790
75 Roberto Clemente 1961 IMG 598 172 96 .316 20 10 21 78 48 2 0 .10 .373 .505 .879
Marv Owen 1934 QCK 520 147 66 .316 32 15 4 67 42 0 0 .00 .374 .475 .850
Johnny Pesky 1949 TLF 720 194 111 .316 37 10 0 111 88 0 1 .00 .401 .410 .812
78 Al Kaline 1961 MNL 631 172 90 .315 38 7 13 72 77 5 0 .10 .399 .481 .881
Edgar Alfonzo 1997 GTL 592 163 77 .315 33 3 11 60 70 6 1 .85 .400 .454 .855
Dave Parker 1977 TLF 700 199 111 .315 45 6 13 87 56 0 1 .00 .371 .467 .839
81 Ted Williams 1949 QCK 763 181 130 .314 33 2 38 96 183 0 1 .00 .483 .577 1.061
Mel Ott 1934 BRI 556 147 91 .314 21 6 21 77 82 0 0 .00 .416 .520 .937
Sam Hairston 1949 PBP 634 164 81 .314 22 7 7 74 78 0 2 .00 .402 .424 .826
Bibb Falk 1927 IMG 521 148 60 .314 31 2 7 77 34 1 6 .14 .364 .434 .799
Muddy Ruel 1927 MNL 507 141 52 .314 17 2 1 60 45 4 1 .80 .382 .367 .750
86 Paul Waner 1934 CIR 551 151 86 .313 27 15 12 75 61 0 1 .00 .395 .506 .901
David Segui 1997 PBP 510 146 87 .313 25 5 22 79 42 0 0 .00 .368 .530 .899
Bob Wilson 1949 COL 687 189 112 .313 40 2 16 111 77 0 1 .00 .388 .466 .855
Al Oliver 1977 IMG 547 159 67 .313 26 7 17 78 34 0 0 .00 .358 .493 .851
90 Rafael Palmeiro 1997 MIT 556 153 95 .312 32 4 32 96 57 1 0 .10 .386 .589 .976
Carlton Fisk 1977 SLP 602 161 85 .312 24 6 23 90 72 2 1 .66 .405 .516 .922
Rogers Hornsby 1927 BRI 705 183 106 .312 28 10 20 86 108 1 1 .50 .420 .496 .917
Buster Posey 2015 PFW 604 168 58 .312 42 0 13 67 55 3 0 .10 .374 .462 .837
94 Goose Goslin 1934 SRR 522 144 99 .311 25 7 17 64 50 1 2 .33 .383 .506 .890
Bernie Williams 1997 CIR 571 158 75 .311 36 7 16 78 60 13 4 .76 .381 .503 .886
96 Bob Higginson 1997 PBP 624 163 103 .310 30 7 28 94 94 10 0 .10 .413 .554 .968
Al Cowens 1977 IMG 649 188 91 .310 48 8 24 92 30 16 6 .72 .355 .535 .891
Bobby Doerr 1949 THD 684 185 96 .310 22 7 21 103 66 1 2 .33 .375 .476 .852
Riggs Stephenson 1927 COL 687 186 94 .310 41 14 3 96 65 4 4 .50 .381 .440 .822
Sammy Hale 1927 MWB 552 160 60 .310 29 10 3 71 21 8 3 .72 .338 .423 .762