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 | Nap Lajoie | 1901 | 131 | 544 | 145 | 232 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .426 |
2 | Rogers Hornsby | 1924 | 143 | 536 | 121 | 227 | 43 | 14 | 25 | 94 | 89 | 32 | 5 | 12 | .424 |
3 | 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 | |
5 | Ty Cobb | 1912 | 140 | 553 | 120 | 226 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 61 | 0 | .409 |
6 | Joe Jackson | 1911 | 147 | 571 | 126 | 233 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 41 | 0 | .408 |
7 | George Sisler | 1920 | 154 | 631 | 137 | 257 | 49 | 18 | 19 | 122 | 46 | 19 | 42 | 17 | .407 |
8 | Ted Williams | 1941 | 143 | 456 | 135 | 185 | 33 | 3 | 37 | 120 | 145 | 27 | 2 | 4 | .406 |
9 | Harry Heilmann | 1923 | 144 | 524 | 121 | 211 | 44 | 11 | 18 | 115 | 74 | 40 | 9 | 7 | .403 |
Rogers Hornsby | 1925 | 138 | 504 | 133 | 203 | 41 | 10 | 39 | 143 | 83 | 39 | 5 | 3 | .403 | |
PLAYER | YR | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
11 | 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 | |
14 | Don Padgett | 1939 | 92 | 233 | 38 | 93 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .399 |
15 | 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 | |
17 | Rogers Hornsby | 1921 | 154 | 592 | 131 | 235 | 44 | 18 | 21 | 126 | 60 | 48 | 13 | 13 | .397 |
18 | Joe Jackson | 1912 | 154 | 572 | 121 | 226 | 44 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 35 | 0 | .395 |
19 | 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 | |
PLAYER | YR | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
21 | 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 | |
24 | Al Simmons | 1927 | 106 | 406 | 86 | 159 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 108 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 2 | .392 |
25 | 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 | |
Al Simmons | 1931 | 128 | 513 | 105 | 200 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 128 | 47 | 45 | 3 | 3 | .390 | |
28 | 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 | |
30 | Rod Carew | 1977 | 155 | 616 | 128 | 239 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 100 | 69 | 55 | 23 | 13 | .388 |
PLAYER | YR | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
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 | |
34 | Rogers Hornsby | 1928 | 140 | 486 | 99 | 188 | 42 | 7 | 21 | 94 | 107 | 41 | 5 | 0 | .387 |
Al Simmons | 1925 | 153 | 654 | 122 | 253 | 43 | 12 | 24 | 129 | 35 | 41 | 7 | 14 | .387 | |
36 | Tris Speaker | 1916 | 151 | 546 | 102 | 211 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 20 | 35 | 27 | .386 |
Chuck Klein | 1930 | 156 | 648 | 158 | 250 | 59 | 8 | 40 | 170 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 0 | .386 | |
38 | Arky Vaughan | 1935 | 137 | 499 | 108 | 192 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 99 | 97 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .385 |
39 | Ty Cobb | 1919 | 124 | 497 | 92 | 191 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 22 | 28 | 0 | .384 |
Rogers Hornsby | 1923 | 107 | 424 | 89 | 163 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 83 | 55 | 29 | 3 | 7 | .384 | |
PLAYER | YR | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | |
Nap Lajoie | 1910 | 159 | 591 | 94 | 227 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .384 | |
42 | Tris Speaker | 1912 | 153 | 580 | 136 | 222 | 53 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 52 | 0 | .383 |
Ty Cobb | 1910 | 140 | 506 | 106 | 194 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 65 | 0 | .383 | |
Ty Cobb | 1917 | 152 | 588 | 107 | 225 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 34 | 55 | 0 | .383 | |
Lefty O'doul | 1930 | 140 | 528 | 122 | 202 | 37 | 7 | 22 | 97 | 63 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .383 | |
46 | Ty Cobb | 1918 | 111 | 421 | 83 | 161 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 34 | 0 | .382 |
Joe Jackson | 1920 | 146 | 570 | 105 | 218 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 121 | 56 | 14 | 9 | 12 | .382 | |
48 | Joe DiMaggio | 1939 | 120 | 462 | 108 | 176 | 32 | 6 | 30 | 126 | 52 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .381 |
Babe Herman | 1929 | 146 | 569 | 105 | 217 | 42 | 13 | 21 | 113 | 55 | 45 | 21 | 0 | .381 | |
Al Simmons | 1930 | 138 | 554 | 152 | 211 | 41 | 16 | 36 | 165 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 2 | .381 |