Single Season Batting Average - Minium 500 Plate Appearances
| 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 |