List
Notes:
- Minimum of 3.1 plate appearances per game
- Post-1900 averages in bold and italics
- Asterisk indicates a disputed major league
Rank | Player | League | Year | BA |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hugh Duffy | NL | 1894 | .4397 |
2 | Tip O'Neill | AA | 1887 | .4352 |
3 | Ross Barnes | NL | 1876 | .4286 |
4 | Nap Lajoie | AL | 1901 | .4265 |
5 | Willie Keeler | NL | 1897 | .4238 |
6 | Rogers Hornsby | NL | 1924 | .4235 |
7 | George Sisler | AL | 1922 | .4198 |
8 | Ty Cobb | AL | 1911 | .4196 |
9 | Tuck Turner | NL | 1894 | .4179 |
10 | Sam Thompson | NL | 1894 | .4146 |
11 | Fred Dunlap | UA* | 1884 | .4120 |
12 | Ed Delahanty | NL | 1899 | .40964 |
13 | Jesse Burkett | NL | 1896 | .40956 |
14 | Ty Cobb | AL | 1912 | .4087 |
15 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | AL | 1911 | .4081 |
16 | George Sisler | AL | 1920 | .4073 |
17 | Ted Williams | AL | 1941 | .4057 |
18 | Jesse Burkett | NL | 1895 | .4054 |
19 | Ed Delahanty | NL | 1895 | .4042 |
20 | Ed Delahanty | NL | 1894 | .4040 |
21 | Billy Hamilton | NL | 1894 | .4032 |
22 | Rogers Hornsby | NL | 1925 | .4028 |
23 | Harry Heilmann | AL | 1923 | .4027 |
24 | Pete Browning | NL | 1887 | .4022 |
25 | Rogers Hornsby | NL | 1922 | .40128 |
26 | Bill Terry | NL | 1930 | .40126 |
27 | Hughie Jennings | NL | 1896 | .4012 |
28 | Ty Cobb | AL | 1922 | .4011 |
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