Career Leaders & Records for Batting Average

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Career Leaders & Records for Batting Average
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Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

1. Ty Cobb+* .3664 L

2. Rogers Hornsby+ .3585 R

3. Joe Jackson* .3558 L

4. Lefty O'Doul* .3493 L

5. Ed Delahanty+ .3459 R

6. Tris Speaker+* .3447 L

7. Ted Williams+* .3444 L

8. Billy Hamilton+* .3443 L

9. Dan Brouthers+* .3421 L

Babe Ruth+* .3421 L

11. Dave Orr .3420 R

12. Harry Heilmann+ .3416 R

13. Pete Browning .3415 R

14. Willie Keeler+* .3413 L

15. Bill Terry+* .3412 L

16. George Sisler+* .3402 L

17. Lou Gehrig+* .3401 L

18. Jake Stenzel .3386 R

19. Jesse Burkett+* .3384 L

20. Tony Gwynn+* .3382 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

21. Nap Lajoie+ .3381 R

22. Riggs Stephenson .3361 R

23. Albert Pujols (28) .3344 R

24. Al Simmons+ .3342 R

25. John McGraw+* .3336 L

26. Eddie Collins+* .3332 L

Paul Waner+* .3332 L

28. Cap Anson+ .3326 R

Mike Donlin* .3326 L

30. Stan Musial+* .3308 L

31. Sam Thompson+* .3307 L

32. Ichiro Suzuki* (34) .3306 L

33. Bill Lange .3302 R

34. Heinie Manush+* .3298 L

35. Todd Helton* (34) .3282 L

36. Wade Boggs+* .3279 L

37. Rod Carew+* .3278 L

38. Honus Wagner+ .3274 R

39. Tip O'Neill .3257 R

40. Bob Fothergill .3255 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

41. Jimmie Foxx+ .3253 R

42. Earle Combs+* .3248 L

43. Joe DiMaggio+ .3246 R

44. Babe Herman* .3245 L

45. Hugh Duffy+ .3241 R

46. Joe Medwick+ .3236 R

47. Vladimir Guerrero (32) .3228 R

48. Edd Roush+* .3227 L

49. Sam Rice+* .3223 L

50. Ross Youngs+* .3222 L

51. Kiki Cuyler+ .3210 R

52. Charlie Gehringer+* .3204 L

53. Chuck Klein+* .3201 L

54. Mickey Cochrane+* .3196 L

Pie Traynor+ .3196 R

56. Ken Williams* .3192 L

57. Kirby Puckett+ .3181 R

58. Earl Averill+* .3178 L

59. Arky Vaughan+* .3176 L

60. Bill Everitt* .3174 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

61. Roberto Clemente+ .3173 R

Joe Harris .3173 R

63. Chick Hafey+ .3170 R

64. Joe Kelley+ .3169 R

65. Zack Wheat+* .3167 L

66. Roger Connor+* .3165 L

67. Lloyd Waner+* .3164 L

68. Frankie Frisch+# .3161 B

69. Goose Goslin+* .3160 L

70. Derek Jeter (34) .3159 R

71. Lew Fonseca .3158 R

72. George Van Haltren* .3157 L

73. Bibb Falk* .3145 L

74. Manny Ramirez (36) .3143 R

75. Cecil Travis* .3142 L

76. Nomar Garciaparra (34) .3137 R

77. Hank Greenberg+ .3135 R

78. Jack Fournier* .3132 L

79. Elmer Flick+* .3130 L

80. Ed Morgan .3128 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

81. Larry Walker* .3127 L

82. Bill Dickey+* .3125 L

83. Dale Mitchell* .3123 L

84. Magglio Ordonez (34) .3122 R

85. Johnny Mize+* .3121 L

Joe Sewell+* .3121 L

87. Fred Clarke+* .3119 L

Deacon White* .3119 L

89. Barney McCosky* .3118 L

90. Edgar Martinez .3115 R

91. Johnny Hodapp .3114 R

Hughie Jennings+ .3114 R

Freddie Lindstrom+ .3114 R

94. Bing Miller .3113 R

Jackie Robinson+ .3113 R

96. Baby Doll Jacobson .3112 R

Taffy Wright* .3112 L

98. Rip Radcliff* .3110 L

99. Bug Holliday .3109 R

100. Ginger Beaumont* .3108 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

Jim O'Rourke+ .3108 R

102. Benny Kauff* .3106 L

103. Mike Tiernan* .3105 L

104. Luke Appling+ .3104 R

Denny Lyons .3104 R

Irish Meusel .3104 R

Elmer Smith* .3104 L

108. Chipper Jones# (36) .3103 B

109. Bobby Veach* .3100 L

110. Jim Bottomley+* .3096 L

111. John Stone* .3095 L

112. Sam Crawford+* .3094 L

113. Bob Meusel .3092 R

114. David Wright (25) .3091 R

115. Miguel Cabrera (25) .3088 R

116. Jack Tobin* .3087 L

117. Spud Davis .3083 R

118. Harvey Hendrick* .3079 L

119. Mike Piazza (39) .3078 R

120. Richie Ashburn+* .3077 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

121. Jake Beckley+* .3076 L

King Kelly+ .3076 R

123. Johnny Frederick* .3075 L

Stuffy McInnis .3075 R

125. Don Mattingly* .3074 L

Joe Vosmik .3074 R

127. Freddy Leach* .3073 L

Johnny Moore* .3073 L

129. Frank Baker+* .3072 L

130. Matty Alou* .3070 L

George Burns .3070 R

132. Pat Duncan .3069 R

Hack Wilson+ .3069 R

134. Zeke Bonura .3068 R

135. Johnny Pesky* .3066 L

136. George Kell+ .3065 R

Jimmy Ryan .3065 R

138. Paul Molitor+ .3063 R

139. Cupid Childs* .3062 L

Dixie Walker* .3062 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

141. Ernie Lombardi+ .3061 R

142. Bob Dillinger .3058 R

Ralph Garr* .3058 L

Alex Rodriguez (32) .3058 R

145. Placido Polanco (32) .3055 R

146. Hank Aaron+ .3050 R

Chick Stahl* .3050 L

148. George Brett+* .3048 L

149. Rusty Greer* .3045 L

Charlie Hollocher* .3045 L

Bill Madlock .3045 R

152. Billy Herman+ .3043 R

153. Tony Oliva* .3042 L

154. Hal Morris* .3041 L

Mel Ott+* .3041 L

156. Manny Mota .3040 R

157. Curt Walker* .3036 L

158. Will Clark* .3034 L

Charlie Jamieson* .3034 L

160. Moises Alou (41) .3032 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

Gene DeMontreville .3032 R

Mark Grace* .3032 L

Cy Seymour* .3032 L

164. Jake Daubert* .3031 L

George Harper* .3031 L

Al Oliver* .3031 L

167. Buck Ewing+ .3030 R

168. Steve Brodie* .3029 L

Henry Larkin .3029 R

170. Mike Greenwell* .3028 L

Buddy Myer* .3028 L

Pete Rose# .3028 B

173. Eddie Brown .3026 R

Harvey Kuenn .3026 R

175. Hal Trosky* .3025 L

176. George Grantham* .3023 L

Ed McKean .3023 R

178. Sean Casey* (33) .3022 L

Ben Chapman .3022 R

Paul Hines .3022 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

181. Sammy Hale .3019 R

Tommy Holmes* .3019 L

Carl Reynolds .3019 R

184. Lance Berkman# (32) .3018 B

185. Willie Mays+ .3017 R

186. Homer Summa* .3016 L

187. Rube Bressler .3015 R

Joe Cronin+ .3015 R

189. Stan Hack* .3013 L

Ivan Rodriguez (36) .3013 R

191. George Stone* .3012 L

192. Frank Thomas (40) .3010 R

193. George Gore* .3009 L

194. Patsy Donovan* .3006 L

195. Johnny Mostil .3005 R

196. Roberto Alomar# .3002 B

Wally Berger .3002 R

John Kruk* .3002 L

199. Pedro Guerrero .3001 R

200. Emmet Heidrick* .3000 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

Juan Pierre* (30) .3000 L

Michael Young (31) .3000 R

203. Ethan Allen .2999 R

Enos Slaughter+* .2999 L

205. Bobby Abreu* (34) .2998 L

206. Earl Sheely .2997 R

207. Oyster Burns .2996 R

Billy Goodman* .2996 L

209. Frank Demaree .2995 R

Carl Furillo .2995 R

211. Ed Swartwood* .2994 L

212. Bake McBride* .2992 L

Hardy Richardson .2992 R

214. Rico Carty .2991 R

Jack Doyle .2991 R

Mike Sweeney (34) .2991 R

217. Kenny Lofton* (41) .2990 L

Frank McCormick .2990 R

Sam West* .2990 L

220. Harry Rice* .2989 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

221. Dante Bichette .2987 R

Buck Jordan* .2987 L

Joe Start* .2987 L

224. Shane Mack .2986 R

225. Minnie Minoso .2984 R

226. Cecil Cooper* .2983 L

Victor Martinez# (29) .2983 B

Chase Utley* (29) .2983 L

229. Barry Bonds* (43) .2981 L

Mickey Mantle+# .2981 B

Jim Rice .2981 R

Jose Vidro# (33) .2981 B

233. Julio Franco .2980 R

Don Hurst* .2980 L

Charley Jones .2980 R

Pepper Martin .2980 R

237. Dom DiMaggio .2979 R

Ted Kluszewski* .2979 L

239. Joe Judge* .2978 L

240. Pete Fox .2977 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

241. Jo-Jo Moore* .2976 L

242. Joe Torre .2974 R

243. Gabby Hartnett+ .2973 R

Billy Southworth+* .2973 L

245. Al Kaline+ .2972 R

246. Buddy Lewis* .2971 L

Russ Wrightstone* .2971 L

248. Bernie Williams# .2969 B

249. Jeff Bagwell .2968 R

Mark Loretta (36) .2968 R

251. George Kelly+ .2967 R

252. Orlando Cepeda+ .2966 R

Shannon Stewart (34) .2966 R

254. Beau Bell .2965 R

255. Garret Anderson* (36) .2964 L

Ken Griffey* .2964 L

Mike Griffin* .2964 L

Bob Johnson .2964 R

Roy Johnson* .2964 L

260. Manny Sanguillen .2963 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

261. Frank Chance+ .2962 R

Jeff Cirillo (38) .2962 R

Ripper Collins# .2962 B

Johnny Hopp* .2962 L

265. Keith Hernandez* .2961 L

Don Mueller* .2961 L

267. Doc Cramer* .2960 L

268. Brian Harper .2955 R

Duke Snider+* .2955 L

270. Juan Gonzalez .2953 R

Charlie Hickman .2953 R

Shanty Hogan .2953 R

Pete Reiser* .2953 L

274. Bob Watson .2952 R

Heinie Zimmerman .2952 R

276. Lou Boudreau+ .2951 R

Pinky Whitney .2951 R

278. Kevin Seitzer .2950 R

279. Albert Belle .2949 R

Bob Nieman .2949 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

John Olerud* .2949 L

Mickey Rivers* .2949 L

283. Clyde Barnhart .2948 R

Smoky Burgess* .2948 L

Barry Larkin .2948 R

286. Willie McGee# .2947 B

287. Hideki Matsui* (34) .2946 L

288. George Davis+# .2945 B

Jimmy Johnston .2945 R

290. Socks Seybold .2944 R

291. Jimmy Collins+ .2942 R

Steve Garvey .2942 R

Brian Giles* (37) .2942 L

Bip Roberts# .2942 B

295. Frank Robinson+ .2941 R

296. Joe Stripp .2940 R

Gee Walker .2940 R

298. Duff Cooley* .2938 L

Fred Tenney* .2938 L

300. Mike Grady .2937 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

Ezra Sutton .2937 R

302. Tommy Davis .2936 R

Bill Joyce* .2936 L

Tim Raines# .2936 B

305. Buck Freeman* .2935 L

Glenn Wright .2935 R

307. Carl Crawford* (26) .2934 L

Happy Felsch .2934 R

309. Mike Easler* .2932 L

310. Jeff Heath* .2931 L

311. Danny Green* .2930 L

Jason Kendall (34) .2930 R

313. Curt Flood .2928 R

Luis Polonia* .2928 L

Kip Selbach .2928 R

Mo Vaughn* .2928 L

317. Phil Cavarretta* .2927 L

318. Lou Brock+* .2926 L

319. Frank Catalanotto* (34) .2925 L

Debs Garms* .2925 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

Pinky Higgins .2925 R

322. Del Pratt .2924 R

323. Tony Lazzeri+ .2922 R

Gary Sheffield (39) .2922 R

Cy Williams* .2922 L

326. Heinie Groh .2921 R

Mule Haas* .2921 L

328. Heinie Reitz* .2919 L

329. Dick Allen .2918 R

330. Buddy Hassett* .2917 L

Tommy McCarthy+ .2917 R

Dmitri Young# (34) .2917 B

333. Lave Cross .2916 R

Fred Dunlap .2916 R

335. Luis Castillo# (32) .2915 B

Joe Cunningham* .2915 L

Sherry Magee .2915 R

Chief Meyers .2915 R

Thurman Munson .2915 R

340. Fred Schulte .2914 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

341. Ellis Burks .2913 R

David Segui# .2913 B

343. Darryl Hamilton* .2912 L

344. Carlos Baerga# .2910 B

Jimmy Barrett* .2910 L

Hal Chase .2910 R

Taylor Douthit .2910 R

Lance Johnson* .2910 L

Bill Mueller# .2910 B

350. Pete Runnels* .2909 L

351. Wally Moses* .2906 L

Lou Piniella .2906 R

353. Frank Baumholtz* .2905 L

Travis Jackson+ .2905 R

Tommy Tucker# .2905 B

356. Jim Eisenreich* .2904 L

Ira Flagstead .2904 R

Charlie Grimm* .2904 L

359. John Anderson# .2903 B

Brett Butler* .2903 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

George Selkirk* .2903 L

362. Bruce Campbell* .2902 L

Chone Figgins# (30) .2902 B

Jack Glasscock .2902 R

Carlos Lee (32) .2902 R

Roy Thomas* .2902 L

367. Mike Hargrove* .2901 L

368. Billy Williams+* .2900 L

369. Larry Doyle* .2899 L

Edgar Renteria (32) .2899 R

Jimmy Wolf .2899 R

372. Ferris Fain* .2898 L

Carlos Guillen# (32) .2898 B

Roberto Kelly .2898 R

Carney Lansford .2898 R

Dave Parker* .2898 L

377. Tom McCreery# .2897 B

Hal McRae .2897 R

Gene Richards* .2897 L

Mark Teixeira# (28) .2897 B

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

381. Les Bell .2896 R

Jeff Kent (40) .2896 R

383. Mark Grudzielanek (38) .2895 R

Danny Murphy .2895 R

Johnny Ray# .2895 B

386. Alvin Dark .2894 R

Odell Hale .2894 R

Moose Solters .2894 R

389. Harold Baines* .2893 L

Greg Colbrunn .2893 R

391. Marty McManus .2892 R

392. Wally Joyner* .2890 L

Milt Stock .2890 R

Todd Walker* (35) .2890 L

395. Bill Buckner* .2889 L

Johnny Damon* (34) .2889 L

Chuck Knoblauch .2889 R

Wally Moon* .2889 L

399. Jerry Mumphrey# .2888 B

Red Rolfe* .2888 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

Red Schoendienst+# .2888 B

402. Larry Gardner* .2887 L

Hank Severeid .2887 R

Billy Sullivan* .2887 L

405. Bob Elliott .2886 R

Gregg Jefferies# .2886 B

John Reilly .2886 R

408. Harry Stovey .2885 R

409. Nellie Fox+* .2884 L

Dion James* .2884 L

Rafael Palmeiro* .2884 L

George Watkins* .2884 L

413. Randy Winn# (34) .2883 B

414. Andres Galarraga .2882 R

415. Abner Dalrymple* .2881 L

Hank Leiber .2881 R

417. Bobby Doerr+ .2879 R

Alex Johnson .2879 R

419. Ron LeFlore .2878 R

Dave Magadan* .2878 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

Lonnie Smith .2878 R

422. Tony Fernandez# .2877 B

Ken Griffey* (38) .2877 L

424. Paul O'Neill* .2876 L

425. Ken Boyer .2875 R

426. Carson Bigbee* .2874 L

Augie Galan# .2874 B

Dummy Hoy* .2874 L

429. Lu Blue# .2873 B

430. Reggie Smith# .2872 B

431. Javy Lopez .2871 R

Eddie Murray+# .2871 B

Jack Smith* .2871 L

Richie Zisk .2871 R

435. Gavvy Cravath .2870 R

Lou Finney* .2870 L

David Ortiz* (32) .2870 L

438. Dave Robertson* .2869 L

439. George Burns .2868 R

Walter Holke# .2868 B

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

Aubrey Huff* (31) .2868 L

Jack McCarthy* .2868 L

443. Steve Evans* .2867 L

444. Jose Reyes# (25) .2866 B

445. Greg Gross* .2865 L

Whitey Kurowski .2865 R

Miguel Tejada (34) .2865 R

Whitey Witt* .2865 L

449. Rafael Furcal# (30) .2864 B

Lee Lacy .2864 R

Jack Rowe* .2864 L

452. Felipe Alou .2863 R

Phil Bradley .2863 R

Charlie Keller* .2863 L

455. Jack Clements* .2862 L

Johnny Cooney .2862 R

Jason Giambi* (37) .2862 L

458. Jocko Milligan .2861 R

Vern Stephens .2861 R

460. Raul Ibanez* (36) .2860 L

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

461. Sparky Adams .2858 R

Tony Gonzalez* .2858 L

Red Kress .2858 R

Vada Pinson* .2858 L

Mickey Vernon* .2858 L

466. Woody English .2857 R

Dick Groat .2857 R

Paul Lo Duca (36) .2857 R

Bill White* .2857 L

470. Dee Fondy* .2856 L

471. Cesar Cedeno .2855 R

Roy Weatherly* .2855 L

Willie Wilson# .2855 B

474. Clyde Milan* .2854 L

Andy Pafko .2854 R

Al Rosen .2854 R

Alan Trammell .2854 R

Eddie Waitkus* .2854 L

Robin Yount+ .2854 R

480. Adam Comorosky .2852 R

Rank Player (age) Batting Average Bats

Walker Cooper .2852 R

Carl Yastrzemski+* .2852 L

483. Harry Danning .2851 R

484. Jeff Conine .2849 R

485. Ted Simmons# .2848 B

486. Lenny Dykstra* .2847 L

487. Yogi Berra+* .2846 L

Max Carey+# .2846 B

Fielder Jones* .2846 L

Garry Maddox .2846 R

Ryne Sandberg+ .2846 R

492. Edgardo Alfonzo .2845 R

Jim Edmonds* (38) .2845 L

494. David Eckstein (33) .2844 R

Del Ennis .2844 R

Johnny Temple .2844 R

497. Hub Collins .2843 R

Jose Cruz* .2843 L

Fred McGriff* .2843 L

Joe Randa .2843 R

Casey Stengel+* .2843 L

502. Jimmie Wilson .2842 R

503. Andy High* .2841 L

504. Shea Hillenbrand (32) .2840 R

Braggo Roth .2840 R

506. Patsy Dougherty* .2839 L

Dave Nilsson* .2839 L

A.J. Pierzynski* (31) .2839 L

509. Dick Bartell .2838 R

J.D. Drew* (32) .2838 L

Dan McGann# .2838 B

Vic Power .2838 R

Brian Roberts# (30) .2838 B

Wally Schang# .2838 B

515. Darin Erstad* (34) .2837 L

Duffy Lewis .2837 R

Kevin Mitchell .2837 R

Amos Strunk* .2837 L

Gene Woodling* .2837 L

520. Aramis Ramirez (30) .2836 R

Rondell White (36) .2836 R

522. Fred Carroll .2835 R

523. Sid Gordon .2834 R

524. Jim Delahanty .2833 R

Larry Doby+* .2833 L

Don Slaught .2833 R

Vernon Wells (29) .2833 R

528. Aaron Rowand (30) .2832 R

529. Damaso Garcia .2831 R

530. Luis Gonzalez* (40) .2830 L

Fred Lynn* .2830 L

532. Dave Cash .2829 R

Floyd Robinson* .2829 L

Eric Young .2829 R

535. Glenn Beckert .2828 R

Shawn Green* (35) .2828 L

537. Dave Winfield+ .2826 R

538. Kent Hrbek* .2825 L

Mike Kreevich .2825 R

John Titus* .2825 L

541. Bruce Bochte* .2824 L

Travis Hafner* (31) .2824 L

Les Mann .2824 R

Elmer Valo* .2824 L

545. Tony Boeckel .2823 R

Guy Hecker .2823 R

Derrek Lee (32) .2823 R

Bill Skowron .2823 R

549. Jason Bay (29) .2822 R

Ken Singleton# .2822 B

551. George Case .2821 R

Tim Salmon .2821 R

Fernando Vina* .2821 L

Perry Werden .2821 R

555. Tom Paciorek .2820 R

556. Darby O'Brien .2819 R

Scott Rolen (33) .2819 R

Alfonso Soriano (32) .2819 R

559. Tommy Henrich* .2818 L

Orlando Hudson# (30) .2818 B

Brian Jordan .2818 R

Dick Siebert* .2818 L

563. B.J. Surhoff* .2817 L

564. Ducky Holmes* .2816 L

Stan Spence* .2816 L

Willie Stargell+* .2816 L

567. Orator Shaffer* .2815 L

Pat Tabler .2815 R

569. Gus Bell* .2814 L

Craig Biggio .2814 R

Al Bumbry* .2814 L

Gary Matthews .2814 R

573. Frank LaPorte .2813 R

574. Mark Kotsay* (32) .2812 L

Justin Morneau* (27) .2812 L

Maury Wills# .2812 B

577. Warren Cromartie* .2811 L

Ival Goodman* .2811 L

Ed Konetchy .2811 R

Hy Myers .2811 R

581. Danny Litwhiler .2810 R

Lyle Overbay* (31) .2810 L

583. Willie Kamm .2808 R

Steve Sax .2808 R

Tilly Walker .2808 R

586. Rick Ferrell+ .2807 R

Harry Hooper+* .2807 L

Wally Judnich* .2807 L

Wally Pipp* .2807 L

590. Carlos Beltran# (31) .2806 B

Bernie Friberg .2806 R

Cleon Jones .2806 R

593. Bobby Avila .2805 R

594. Alvin Davis* .2804 L

Jimmie Dykes .2804 R

Terry Moore .2804 R

597. Terry Puhl* .2803 L

598. Joe Dugan .2802 R

599. Milton Bradley# (30) .2801 B

Mickey Hatcher .2801 R

Steve Henderson .2801 R

602. Jesus Alou .2799 R

Coco Crisp# (28) .2799 B

Doc Gessler* .2799 L

Candy LaChance# .2799 B

606. Melvin Mora (36) .2798 R

607. Tony Cuccinello .2796 R

Carlos Delgado* (36) .2796 L

Tommy Griffith* .2796 L

610. Buddy Bell .2795 R

611. Roger Bresnahan+ .2794 R

Wes Covington* .2794 L

Andre Dawson .2794 R

Johnny Groth .2794 R

Jackie Jensen .2794 R

Hank Majeski .2794 R

Rebel Oakes* .2794 L

Tony Perez+ .2794 R

Grady Sizemore* (25) .2794 L

Rusty Staub* .2794 L

Gus Suhr* .2794 L

622. Vic Davalillo* .2793 L

David Justice* .2793 L

Patsy Tebeau .2793 R

625. Willie Davis* .2792 L

Mike Lowell (34) .2792 R

Felix Millan .2792 R

Keith Moreland .2792 R

629. Eddie Burke* .2791 L

Whitey Lockman* .2791 L

631. Dave Bancroft+# .2790 B

Jimmy Brown# .2790 B

John Valentin .2790 R

634. Brad Fullmer* .2789 L

Jim Thome* (37) .2789 L

636. Ralph Kiner+ .2788 R

637. Bobby Bonilla# .2787 B

Jack Burns* .2787 L

Rickey Henderson .2787 R

Ryan Klesko* (37) .2787 L

641. Chris Chambliss* .2786 L

Mark Koenig# .2786 B

Sam Mertes .2786 R

644. Cliff Floyd* (35) .2785 L

645. Dusty Baker .2784 R

Dick Hoblitzel* .2784 L

647. Tom Daly# .2783 B

Ellis Valentine .2783 R

649. Ray Chapman .2782 R

Max Flack* .2782 L

Red Smith .2782 R

652. Jim Ray Hart .2781 R

653. George Bell .2780 R

Steve Kemp* .2780 L

Jay Payton (35) .2780 R

656. Deacon McGuire .2779 R

Mike Mitchell .2779 R

658. Johnny Bates* .2778 L

Ken Oberkfell* .2778 L

Jorge Orta* .2778 L

661. Marty Barrett .2777 R

George Hendrick .2777 R

Farmer Weaver* .2777 L

664. Hoot Evers .2776 R

Johnny Grubb* .2776 L

Cesar Tovar .2776 R

Claudell Washington* .2776 L

Harry Wolverton# .2776 B

669. Doug Glanville .2775 R

670. Nick Etten* .2774 L

Paul Konerko (32) .2774 R

Harry Lord* .2774 L

Bob Skinner* .2774 L

Vic Wertz* .2774 L

675. Joe Adcock .2773 R

Ray Durham# (36) .2773 B

Jimmy Rollins# (29) .2773 B

678. Joey Cora# .2772 B

Bob Horner .2772 R

Herman Long* .2772 L

Jerry Lynch* .2772 L

682. Marcus Giles (30) .2771 R

Fred Luderus* .2771 L

Orlando Merced# .2771 B

Bengie Molina (33) .2771 R

686. Chick Gandil .2770 R

Joe Kuhel* .2770 L

688. Jacque Jones* (33) .2769 L

689. Rich Aurilia (36) .2768 R

Hank Bauer .2768 R

Dolph Camilli* .2768 L

Art Fletcher .2768 R

Kevin Millar (36) .2768 R

Amos Otis .2768 R

Jorge Posada# (36) .2768 B

Ron Santo .2768 R

697. Enos Cabell .2767 R

Harry Davis .2767 R

Bobby Murcer* .2767 L

700. Leon Durham* .2766 L

701. Roy Cullenbine# .2764 B

Dave Foutz .2764 R

Pete Gillespie* .2764 L

Mel Hall* .2764 L

Lou Whitaker* .2764 L

706. Ken Keltner .2763 R

Al Martin* .2763 L

George McQuinn* .2763 L

709. Vinny Castilla .2762 R

Jermaine Dye (34) .2762 R

711. Roy Campanella+ .2761 R

Danny Cater .2761 R

Gil McDougald .2761 R

714. Beals Becker* .2760 L

715. Bill Knickerbocker .2759 R

Greg Luzinski .2759 R

Dave Martinez* .2759 L

Randy Velarde .2759 R

Gary Ward .2759 R

720. Jack Rothrock# .2758 B

Walt Wilmot# .2758 B

Al Zarilla* .2758 L

723. Derek Bell .2757 R

Richie Hebner* .2757 L

Elmer Smith* .2757 L

726. Topsy Hartsel* .2756 L

Lee Magee# .2756 B

Willie Randolph .2756 R

Cal Ripken+ .2756 R

730. Ping Bodie .2755 R

Adam Kennedy* (32) .2755 L

Ron Northey* .2755 L

733. Duke Farrell# .2754 B

Corey Koskie* (35) .2754 L

735. Wally Backman# .2752 B

Jerry Remy* .2752 L

Rudy York .2752 R

738. Geoff Jenkins* (33) .2751 L

Muddy Ruel .2751 R

John Ward+* .2751 L

741. Cliff Heathcote* .2750 L

Marv Owen .2750 R

Jimmy Williams .2750 R

744. Irv Noren* .2748 L

Fred Snodgrass .2748 R

746. Ron Belliard (33) .2747 R

Jose Cardenal .2747 R

Ed McFarland .2747 R

749. Ray Boone .2746 R

Bernard Gilkey .2746 R

Billy Nash .2746 R

752. Hank Blalock* (27) .2745 L

Willie Montanez* .2745 L

754. Marty Cordova .2744 R

Chili Davis# .2744 B

Hans Lobert .2744 R

Eric McNair .2744 R

758. Mike Dorgan .2743 R

Elston Howard .2743 R

Trot Nixon* (34) .2743 L

Troy O'Leary* .2743 L

762. Ernie Banks+ .2742 R

Mookie Wilson# .2742 B

764. George Foster .2741 R

765. Travis Fryman .2740 R

Jim Gantner* .2740 L

Willard Marshall* .2740 L

Lee Maye* .2740 L

Jimmy Sheckard* .2740 L

Rennie Stennett .2740 R

771. Juan Beniquez .2739 R

Donn Clendenon .2739 R

Ron Coomer .2739 R

Klondike Douglass* .2739 L

Bucky Harris+ .2739 R

Farmer Vaughn .2739 R

777. Mike Lieberthal (36) .2738 R

Frank Malzone .2738 R

779. Orlando Cabrera (33) .2737 R

780. Milt Thompson* .2736 L

Tom York* .2736 L

782. George Browne* .2735 L

Larry Herndon .2735 R

Carlos May* .2735 L

Wilbert Robinson+ .2735 R

Andy Van Slyke* .2735 L

787. Nixey Callahan .2734 R

Frank Howard .2734 R

Claude Ritchey# .2734 B

790. Gil Hodges .2733 R

Fred Merkle .2733 R

Raul Mondesi .2733 R

793. Larry Biittner* .2732 L

Wil Cordero .2732 R

Solly Hemus* .2732 L

Joe Orsulak* .2732 L

Sammy Sosa (39) .2732 R

798. Jose Guillen (32) .2731 R

Willie Horton .2731 R

Bobby Lowe .2731 R

Bob O'Farrell .2731 R

Ben Oglivie* .2731 L

George Wood* .2731 L

804. Todd Hollandsworth* (35) .2730 L

Ron Hunt .2730 R

Chet Lemon .2730 R

Jose Offerman# .2730 B

Phil Rizzuto+ .2730 R

809. Sandy Alomar .2728 R

Scott Hatteberg* (38) .2728 L

Eddie Taubensee* .2728 L

Jimmy Wasdell* .2728 L

813. Bill Bruton* .2726 L

Rick Burleson .2726 R

Johnny Lindell .2726 R

Peanuts Lowrey .2726 R

Danny Tartabull .2726 R

Omar Vizquel# (41) .2726 B

Tony Womack* .2726 L

820. Roger Cedeno# .2725 B

Larry Hisle .2725 R

822. Tito Francona* .2724 L

Rance Mulliniks* .2724 L

Emil Verban .2724 R

825. Jim Piersall .2723 R

826. Al Smith .2722 R

827. Dave Collins# .2721 B

Bill Dahlen .2721 R

Bobby Higginson* .2721 L

Wally Westlake .2721 R

831. Ivan Calderon .2720 R

Ken Caminiti# .2720 B

Marquis Grissom .2720 R

Buck Weaver# .2720 B

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Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
1.	Ty Cobb+*	.3664	L
2.	Rogers Hornsby+	.3585	R
3.	Joe Jackson*	.3558	L
4.	Lefty O'Doul*	.3493	L
5.	Ed Delahanty+	.3459	R
6.	Tris Speaker+*	.3447	L
7.	Ted Williams+*	.3444	L
8.	Billy Hamilton+*	.3443	L
9.	Dan Brouthers+*	.3421	L
	Babe Ruth+*	.3421	L
11.	Dave Orr	.3420	R
12.	Harry Heilmann+	.3416	R
13.	Pete Browning	.3415	R
14.	Willie Keeler+*	.3413	L
15.	Bill Terry+*	.3412	L
16.	George Sisler+*	.3402	L
17.	Lou Gehrig+*	.3401	L
18.	Jake Stenzel	.3386	R
19.	Jesse Burkett+*	.3384	L
20.	Tony Gwynn+*	.3382	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
21.	Nap Lajoie+	.3381	R
22.	Riggs Stephenson	.3361	R
23.	Albert Pujols (28)	.3344	R
24.	Al Simmons+	.3342	R
25.	John McGraw+*	.3336	L
26.	Eddie Collins+*	.3332	L
	Paul Waner+*	.3332	L
28.	Cap Anson+	.3326	R
	Mike Donlin*	.3326	L
30.	Stan Musial+*	.3308	L
31.	Sam Thompson+*	.3307	L
32.	Ichiro Suzuki* (34)	.3306	L
33.	Bill Lange	.3302	R
34.	Heinie Manush+*	.3298	L
35.	Todd Helton* (34)	.3282	L
36.	Wade Boggs+*	.3279	L
37.	Rod Carew+*	.3278	L
38.	Honus Wagner+	.3274	R
39.	Tip O'Neill	.3257	R
40.	Bob Fothergill	.3255	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
41.	Jimmie Foxx+	.3253	R
42.	Earle Combs+*	.3248	L
43.	Joe DiMaggio+	.3246	R
44.	Babe Herman*	.3245	L
45.	Hugh Duffy+	.3241	R
46.	Joe Medwick+	.3236	R
47.	Vladimir Guerrero (32)	.3228	R
48.	Edd Roush+*	.3227	L
49.	Sam Rice+*	.3223	L
50.	Ross Youngs+*	.3222	L
51.	Kiki Cuyler+	.3210	R
52.	Charlie Gehringer+*	.3204	L
53.	Chuck Klein+*	.3201	L
54.	Mickey Cochrane+*	.3196	L
	Pie Traynor+	.3196	R
56.	Ken Williams*	.3192	L
57.	Kirby Puckett+	.3181	R
58.	Earl Averill+*	.3178	L
59.	Arky Vaughan+*	.3176	L
60.	Bill Everitt*	.3174	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
61.	Roberto Clemente+	.3173	R
	Joe Harris	.3173	R
63.	Chick Hafey+	.3170	R
64.	Joe Kelley+	.3169	R
65.	Zack Wheat+*	.3167	L
66.	Roger Connor+*	.3165	L
67.	Lloyd Waner+*	.3164	L
68.	Frankie Frisch+#	.3161	B
69.	Goose Goslin+*	.3160	L
70.	Derek Jeter (34)	.3159	R
71.	Lew Fonseca	.3158	R
72.	George Van Haltren*	.3157	L
73.	Bibb Falk*	.3145	L
74.	Manny Ramirez (36)	.3143	R
75.	Cecil Travis*	.3142	L
76.	Nomar Garciaparra (34)	.3137	R
77.	Hank Greenberg+	.3135	R
78.	Jack Fournier*	.3132	L
79.	Elmer Flick+*	.3130	L
80.	Ed Morgan	.3128	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
81.	Larry Walker*	.3127	L
82.	Bill Dickey+*	.3125	L
83.	Dale Mitchell*	.3123	L
84.	Magglio Ordonez (34)	.3122	R
85.	Johnny Mize+*	.3121	L
	Joe Sewell+*	.3121	L
87.	Fred Clarke+*	.3119	L
	Deacon White*	.3119	L
89.	Barney McCosky*	.3118	L
90.	Edgar Martinez	.3115	R
91.	Johnny Hodapp	.3114	R
	Hughie Jennings+	.3114	R
	Freddie Lindstrom+	.3114	R
94.	Bing Miller	.3113	R
	Jackie Robinson+	.3113	R
96.	Baby Doll Jacobson	.3112	R
	Taffy Wright*	.3112	L
98.	Rip Radcliff*	.3110	L
99.	Bug Holliday	.3109	R
100.	Ginger Beaumont*	.3108	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	Jim O'Rourke+	.3108	R
102.	Benny Kauff*	.3106	L
103.	Mike Tiernan*	.3105	L
104.	Luke Appling+	.3104	R
	Denny Lyons	.3104	R
	Irish Meusel	.3104	R
	Elmer Smith*	.3104	L
108.	Chipper Jones# (36)	.3103	B
109.	Bobby Veach*	.3100	L
110.	Jim Bottomley+*	.3096	L
111.	John Stone*	.3095	L
112.	Sam Crawford+*	.3094	L
113.	Bob Meusel	.3092	R
114.	David Wright (25)	.3091	R
115.	Miguel Cabrera (25)	.3088	R
116.	Jack Tobin*	.3087	L
117.	Spud Davis	.3083	R
118.	Harvey Hendrick*	.3079	L
119.	Mike Piazza (39)	.3078	R
120.	Richie Ashburn+*	.3077	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
121.	Jake Beckley+*	.3076	L
	King Kelly+	.3076	R
123.	Johnny Frederick*	.3075	L
	Stuffy McInnis	.3075	R
125.	Don Mattingly*	.3074	L
	Joe Vosmik	.3074	R
127.	Freddy Leach*	.3073	L
	Johnny Moore*	.3073	L
129.	Frank Baker+*	.3072	L
130.	Matty Alou*	.3070	L
	George Burns	.3070	R
132.	Pat Duncan	.3069	R
	Hack Wilson+	.3069	R
134.	Zeke Bonura	.3068	R
135.	Johnny Pesky*	.3066	L
136.	George Kell+	.3065	R
	Jimmy Ryan	.3065	R
138.	Paul Molitor+	.3063	R
139.	Cupid Childs*	.3062	L
	Dixie Walker*	.3062	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
141.	Ernie Lombardi+	.3061	R
142.	Bob Dillinger	.3058	R
	Ralph Garr*	.3058	L
	Alex Rodriguez (32)	.3058	R
145.	Placido Polanco (32)	.3055	R
146.	Hank Aaron+	.3050	R
	Chick Stahl*	.3050	L
148.	George Brett+*	.3048	L
149.	Rusty Greer*	.3045	L
	Charlie Hollocher*	.3045	L
	Bill Madlock	.3045	R
152.	Billy Herman+	.3043	R
153.	Tony Oliva*	.3042	L
154.	Hal Morris*	.3041	L
	Mel Ott+*	.3041	L
156.	Manny Mota	.3040	R
157.	Curt Walker*	.3036	L
158.	Will Clark*	.3034	L
	Charlie Jamieson*	.3034	L
160.	Moises Alou (41)	.3032	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	Gene DeMontreville	.3032	R
	Mark Grace*	.3032	L
	Cy Seymour*	.3032	L
164.	Jake Daubert*	.3031	L
	George Harper*	.3031	L
	Al Oliver*	.3031	L
167.	Buck Ewing+	.3030	R
168.	Steve Brodie*	.3029	L
	Henry Larkin	.3029	R
170.	Mike Greenwell*	.3028	L
	Buddy Myer*	.3028	L
	Pete Rose#	.3028	B
173.	Eddie Brown	.3026	R
	Harvey Kuenn	.3026	R
175.	Hal Trosky*	.3025	L
176.	George Grantham*	.3023	L
	Ed McKean	.3023	R
178.	Sean Casey* (33)	.3022	L
	Ben Chapman	.3022	R
	Paul Hines	.3022	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
181.	Sammy Hale	.3019	R
	Tommy Holmes*	.3019	L
	Carl Reynolds	.3019	R
184.	Lance Berkman# (32)	.3018	B
185.	Willie Mays+	.3017	R
186.	Homer Summa*	.3016	L
187.	Rube Bressler	.3015	R
	Joe Cronin+	.3015	R
189.	Stan Hack*	.3013	L
	Ivan Rodriguez (36)	.3013	R
191.	George Stone*	.3012	L
192.	Frank Thomas (40)	.3010	R
193.	George Gore*	.3009	L
194.	Patsy Donovan*	.3006	L
195.	Johnny Mostil	.3005	R
196.	Roberto Alomar#	.3002	B
	Wally Berger	.3002	R
	John Kruk*	.3002	L
199.	Pedro Guerrero	.3001	R
200.	Emmet Heidrick*	.3000	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	Juan Pierre* (30)	.3000	L
	Michael Young (31)	.3000	R
203.	Ethan Allen	.2999	R
	Enos Slaughter+*	.2999	L
205.	Bobby Abreu* (34)	.2998	L
206.	Earl Sheely	.2997	R
207.	Oyster Burns	.2996	R
	Billy Goodman*	.2996	L
209.	Frank Demaree	.2995	R
	Carl Furillo	.2995	R
211.	Ed Swartwood*	.2994	L
212.	Bake McBride*	.2992	L
	Hardy Richardson	.2992	R
214.	Rico Carty	.2991	R
	Jack Doyle	.2991	R
	Mike Sweeney (34)	.2991	R
217.	Kenny Lofton* (41)	.2990	L
	Frank McCormick	.2990	R
	Sam West*	.2990	L
220.	Harry Rice*	.2989	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
221.	Dante Bichette	.2987	R
	Buck Jordan*	.2987	L
	Joe Start*	.2987	L
224.	Shane Mack	.2986	R
225.	Minnie Minoso	.2984	R
226.	Cecil Cooper*	.2983	L
	Victor Martinez# (29)	.2983	B
	Chase Utley* (29)	.2983	L
229.	Barry Bonds* (43)	.2981	L
	Mickey Mantle+#	.2981	B
	Jim Rice	.2981	R
	Jose Vidro# (33)	.2981	B
233.	Julio Franco	.2980	R
	Don Hurst*	.2980	L
	Charley Jones	.2980	R
	Pepper Martin	.2980	R
237.	Dom DiMaggio	.2979	R
	Ted Kluszewski*	.2979	L
239.	Joe Judge*	.2978	L
240.	Pete Fox	.2977	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
241.	Jo-Jo Moore*	.2976	L
242.	Joe Torre	.2974	R
243.	Gabby Hartnett+	.2973	R
	Billy Southworth+*	.2973	L
245.	Al Kaline+	.2972	R
246.	Buddy Lewis*	.2971	L
	Russ Wrightstone*	.2971	L
248.	Bernie Williams#	.2969	B
249.	Jeff Bagwell	.2968	R
	Mark Loretta (36)	.2968	R
251.	George Kelly+	.2967	R
252.	Orlando Cepeda+	.2966	R
	Shannon Stewart (34)	.2966	R
254.	Beau Bell	.2965	R
255.	Garret Anderson* (36)	.2964	L
	Ken Griffey*	.2964	L
	Mike Griffin*	.2964	L
	Bob Johnson	.2964	R
	Roy Johnson*	.2964	L
260.	Manny Sanguillen	.2963	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
261.	Frank Chance+	.2962	R
	Jeff Cirillo (38)	.2962	R
	Ripper Collins#	.2962	B
	Johnny Hopp*	.2962	L
265.	Keith Hernandez*	.2961	L
	Don Mueller*	.2961	L
267.	Doc Cramer*	.2960	L
268.	Brian Harper	.2955	R
	Duke Snider+*	.2955	L
270.	Juan Gonzalez	.2953	R
	Charlie Hickman	.2953	R
	Shanty Hogan	.2953	R
	Pete Reiser*	.2953	L
274.	Bob Watson	.2952	R
	Heinie Zimmerman	.2952	R
276.	Lou Boudreau+	.2951	R
	Pinky Whitney	.2951	R
278.	Kevin Seitzer	.2950	R
279.	Albert Belle	.2949	R
	Bob Nieman	.2949	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	John Olerud*	.2949	L
	Mickey Rivers*	.2949	L
283.	Clyde Barnhart	.2948	R
	Smoky Burgess*	.2948	L
	Barry Larkin	.2948	R
286.	Willie McGee#	.2947	B
287.	Hideki Matsui* (34)	.2946	L
288.	George Davis+#	.2945	B
	Jimmy Johnston	.2945	R
290.	Socks Seybold	.2944	R
291.	Jimmy Collins+	.2942	R
	Steve Garvey	.2942	R
	Brian Giles* (37)	.2942	L
	Bip Roberts#	.2942	B
295.	Frank Robinson+	.2941	R
296.	Joe Stripp	.2940	R
	Gee Walker	.2940	R
298.	Duff Cooley*	.2938	L
	Fred Tenney*	.2938	L
300.	Mike Grady	.2937	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	Ezra Sutton	.2937	R
302.	Tommy Davis	.2936	R
	Bill Joyce*	.2936	L
	Tim Raines#	.2936	B
305.	Buck Freeman*	.2935	L
	Glenn Wright	.2935	R
307.	Carl Crawford* (26)	.2934	L
	Happy Felsch	.2934	R
309.	Mike Easler*	.2932	L
310.	Jeff Heath*	.2931	L
311.	Danny Green*	.2930	L
	Jason Kendall (34)	.2930	R
313.	Curt Flood	.2928	R
	Luis Polonia*	.2928	L
	Kip Selbach	.2928	R
	Mo Vaughn*	.2928	L
317.	Phil Cavarretta*	.2927	L
318.	Lou Brock+*	.2926	L
319.	Frank Catalanotto* (34)	.2925	L
	Debs Garms*	.2925	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	Pinky Higgins	.2925	R
322.	Del Pratt	.2924	R
323.	Tony Lazzeri+	.2922	R
	Gary Sheffield (39)	.2922	R
	Cy Williams*	.2922	L
326.	Heinie Groh	.2921	R
	Mule Haas*	.2921	L
328.	Heinie Reitz*	.2919	L
329.	Dick Allen	.2918	R
330.	Buddy Hassett*	.2917	L
	Tommy McCarthy+	.2917	R
	Dmitri Young# (34)	.2917	B
333.	Lave Cross	.2916	R
	Fred Dunlap	.2916	R
335.	Luis Castillo# (32)	.2915	B
	Joe Cunningham*	.2915	L
	Sherry Magee	.2915	R
	Chief Meyers	.2915	R
	Thurman Munson	.2915	R
340.	Fred Schulte	.2914	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
341.	Ellis Burks	.2913	R
	David Segui#	.2913	B
343.	Darryl Hamilton*	.2912	L
344.	Carlos Baerga#	.2910	B
	Jimmy Barrett*	.2910	L
	Hal Chase	.2910	R
	Taylor Douthit	.2910	R
	Lance Johnson*	.2910	L
	Bill Mueller#	.2910	B
350.	Pete Runnels*	.2909	L
351.	Wally Moses*	.2906	L
	Lou Piniella	.2906	R
353.	Frank Baumholtz*	.2905	L
	Travis Jackson+	.2905	R
	Tommy Tucker#	.2905	B
356.	Jim Eisenreich*	.2904	L
	Ira Flagstead	.2904	R
	Charlie Grimm*	.2904	L
359.	John Anderson#	.2903	B
	Brett Butler*	.2903	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	George Selkirk*	.2903	L
362.	Bruce Campbell*	.2902	L
	Chone Figgins# (30)	.2902	B
	Jack Glasscock	.2902	R
	Carlos Lee (32)	.2902	R
	Roy Thomas*	.2902	L
367.	Mike Hargrove*	.2901	L
368.	Billy Williams+*	.2900	L
369.	Larry Doyle*	.2899	L
	Edgar Renteria (32)	.2899	R
	Jimmy Wolf	.2899	R
372.	Ferris Fain*	.2898	L
	Carlos Guillen# (32)	.2898	B
	Roberto Kelly	.2898	R
	Carney Lansford	.2898	R
	Dave Parker*	.2898	L
377.	Tom McCreery#	.2897	B
	Hal McRae	.2897	R
	Gene Richards*	.2897	L
	Mark Teixeira# (28)	.2897	B
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
381.	Les Bell	.2896	R
	Jeff Kent (40)	.2896	R
383.	Mark Grudzielanek (38)	.2895	R
	Danny Murphy	.2895	R
	Johnny Ray#	.2895	B
386.	Alvin Dark	.2894	R
	Odell Hale	.2894	R
	Moose Solters	.2894	R
389.	Harold Baines*	.2893	L
	Greg Colbrunn	.2893	R
391.	Marty McManus	.2892	R
392.	Wally Joyner*	.2890	L
	Milt Stock	.2890	R
	Todd Walker* (35)	.2890	L
395.	Bill Buckner*	.2889	L
	Johnny Damon* (34)	.2889	L
	Chuck Knoblauch	.2889	R
	Wally Moon*	.2889	L
399.	Jerry Mumphrey#	.2888	B
	Red Rolfe*	.2888	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	Red Schoendienst+#	.2888	B
402.	Larry Gardner*	.2887	L
	Hank Severeid	.2887	R
	Billy Sullivan*	.2887	L
405.	Bob Elliott	.2886	R
	Gregg Jefferies#	.2886	B
	John Reilly	.2886	R
408.	Harry Stovey	.2885	R
409.	Nellie Fox+*	.2884	L
	Dion James*	.2884	L
	Rafael Palmeiro*	.2884	L
	George Watkins*	.2884	L
413.	Randy Winn# (34)	.2883	B
414.	Andres Galarraga	.2882	R
415.	Abner Dalrymple*	.2881	L
	Hank Leiber	.2881	R
417.	Bobby Doerr+	.2879	R
	Alex Johnson	.2879	R
419.	Ron LeFlore	.2878	R
	Dave Magadan*	.2878	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	Lonnie Smith	.2878	R
422.	Tony Fernandez#	.2877	B
	Ken Griffey* (38)	.2877	L
424.	Paul O'Neill*	.2876	L
425.	Ken Boyer	.2875	R
426.	Carson Bigbee*	.2874	L
	Augie Galan#	.2874	B
	Dummy Hoy*	.2874	L
429.	Lu Blue#	.2873	B
430.	Reggie Smith#	.2872	B
431.	Javy Lopez	.2871	R
	Eddie Murray+#	.2871	B
	Jack Smith*	.2871	L
	Richie Zisk	.2871	R
435.	Gavvy Cravath	.2870	R
	Lou Finney*	.2870	L
	David Ortiz* (32)	.2870	L
438.	Dave Robertson*	.2869	L
439.	George Burns	.2868	R
	Walter Holke#	.2868	B
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	Aubrey Huff* (31)	.2868	L
	Jack McCarthy*	.2868	L
443.	Steve Evans*	.2867	L
444.	Jose Reyes# (25)	.2866	B
445.	Greg Gross*	.2865	L
	Whitey Kurowski	.2865	R
	Miguel Tejada (34)	.2865	R
	Whitey Witt*	.2865	L
449.	Rafael Furcal# (30)	.2864	B
	Lee Lacy	.2864	R
	Jack Rowe*	.2864	L
452.	Felipe Alou	.2863	R
	Phil Bradley	.2863	R
	Charlie Keller*	.2863	L
455.	Jack Clements*	.2862	L
	Johnny Cooney	.2862	R
	Jason Giambi* (37)	.2862	L
458.	Jocko Milligan	.2861	R
	Vern Stephens	.2861	R
460.	Raul Ibanez* (36)	.2860	L
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
461.	Sparky Adams	.2858	R
	Tony Gonzalez*	.2858	L
	Red Kress	.2858	R
	Vada Pinson*	.2858	L
	Mickey Vernon*	.2858	L
466.	Woody English	.2857	R
	Dick Groat	.2857	R
	Paul Lo Duca (36)	.2857	R
	Bill White*	.2857	L
470.	Dee Fondy*	.2856	L
471.	Cesar Cedeno	.2855	R
	Roy Weatherly*	.2855	L
	Willie Wilson#	.2855	B
474.	Clyde Milan*	.2854	L
	Andy Pafko	.2854	R
	Al Rosen	.2854	R
	Alan Trammell	.2854	R
	Eddie Waitkus*	.2854	L
	Robin Yount+	.2854	R
480.	Adam Comorosky	.2852	R
Rank	Player (age)	Batting Average	Bats
	Walker Cooper	.2852	R
	Carl Yastrzemski+*	.2852	L
483.	Harry Danning	.2851	R
484.	Jeff Conine	.2849	R
485.	Ted Simmons#	.2848	B
486.	Lenny Dykstra*	.2847	L
487.	Yogi Berra+*	.2846	L
	Max Carey+#	.2846	B
	Fielder Jones*	.2846	L
	Garry Maddox	.2846	R
	Ryne Sandberg+	.2846	R
492.	Edgardo Alfonzo	.2845	R
	Jim Edmonds* (38)	.2845	L
494.	David Eckstein (33)	.2844	R
	Del Ennis	.2844	R
	Johnny Temple	.2844	R
497.	Hub Collins	.2843	R
	Jose Cruz*	.2843	L
	Fred McGriff*	.2843	L
	Joe Randa	.2843	R
	Casey Stengel+*	.2843	L
502.	Jimmie Wilson	.2842	R
503.	Andy High*	.2841	L
504.	Shea Hillenbrand (32)	.2840	R
	Braggo Roth	.2840	R
506.	Patsy Dougherty*	.2839	L
	Dave Nilsson*	.2839	L
	A.J. Pierzynski* (31)	.2839	L
509.	Dick Bartell	.2838	R
	J.D. Drew* (32)	.2838	L
	Dan McGann#	.2838	B
	Vic Power	.2838	R
	Brian Roberts# (30)	.2838	B
	Wally Schang#	.2838	B
515.	Darin Erstad* (34)	.2837	L
	Duffy Lewis	.2837	R
	Kevin Mitchell	.2837	R
	Amos Strunk*	.2837	L
	Gene Woodling*	.2837	L
520.	Aramis Ramirez (30)	.2836	R
	Rondell White (36)	.2836	R
522.	Fred Carroll	.2835	R
523.	Sid Gordon	.2834	R
524.	Jim Delahanty	.2833	R
	Larry Doby+*	.2833	L
	Don Slaught	.2833	R
	Vernon Wells (29)	.2833	R
528.	Aaron Rowand (30)	.2832	R
529.	Damaso Garcia	.2831	R
530.	Luis Gonzalez* (40)	.2830	L
	Fred Lynn*	.2830	L
532.	Dave Cash	.2829	R
	Floyd Robinson*	.2829	L
	Eric Young	.2829	R
535.	Glenn Beckert	.2828	R
	Shawn Green* (35)	.2828	L
537.	Dave Winfield+	.2826	R
538.	Kent Hrbek*	.2825	L
	Mike Kreevich	.2825	R
	John Titus*	.2825	L
541.	Bruce Bochte*	.2824	L
	Travis Hafner* (31)	.2824	L
	Les Mann	.2824	R
	Elmer Valo*	.2824	L
545.	Tony Boeckel	.2823	R
	Guy Hecker	.2823	R
	Derrek Lee (32)	.2823	R
	Bill Skowron	.2823	R
549.	Jason Bay (29)	.2822	R
	Ken Singleton#	.2822	B
551.	George Case	.2821	R
	Tim Salmon	.2821	R
	Fernando Vina*	.2821	L
	Perry Werden	.2821	R
555.	Tom Paciorek	.2820	R
556.	Darby O'Brien	.2819	R
	Scott Rolen (33)	.2819	R
	Alfonso Soriano (32)	.2819	R
559.	Tommy Henrich*	.2818	L
	Orlando Hudson# (30)	.2818	B
	Brian Jordan	.2818	R
	Dick Siebert*	.2818	L
563.	B.J. Surhoff*	.2817	L
564.	Ducky Holmes*	.2816	L
	Stan Spence*	.2816	L
	Willie Stargell+*	.2816	L
567.	Orator Shaffer*	.2815	L
	Pat Tabler	.2815	R
569.	Gus Bell*	.2814	L
	Craig Biggio	.2814	R
	Al Bumbry*	.2814	L
	Gary Matthews	.2814	R
573.	Frank LaPorte	.2813	R
574.	Mark Kotsay* (32)	.2812	L
	Justin Morneau* (27)	.2812	L
	Maury Wills#	.2812	B
577.	Warren Cromartie*	.2811	L
	Ival Goodman*	.2811	L
	Ed Konetchy	.2811	R
	Hy Myers	.2811	R
581.	Danny Litwhiler	.2810	R
	Lyle Overbay* (31)	.2810	L
583.	Willie Kamm	.2808	R
	Steve Sax	.2808	R
	Tilly Walker	.2808	R
586.	Rick Ferrell+	.2807	R
	Harry Hooper+*	.2807	L
	Wally Judnich*	.2807	L
	Wally Pipp*	.2807	L
590.	Carlos Beltran# (31)	.2806	B
	Bernie Friberg	.2806	R
	Cleon Jones	.2806	R
593.	Bobby Avila	.2805	R
594.	Alvin Davis*	.2804	L
	Jimmie Dykes	.2804	R
	Terry Moore	.2804	R
597.	Terry Puhl*	.2803	L
598.	Joe Dugan	.2802	R
599.	Milton Bradley# (30)	.2801	B
	Mickey Hatcher	.2801	R
	Steve Henderson	.2801	R
602.	Jesus Alou	.2799	R
	Coco Crisp# (28)	.2799	B
	Doc Gessler*	.2799	L
	Candy LaChance#	.2799	B
606.	Melvin Mora (36)	.2798	R
607.	Tony Cuccinello	.2796	R
	Carlos Delgado* (36)	.2796	L
	Tommy Griffith*	.2796	L
610.	Buddy Bell	.2795	R
611.	Roger Bresnahan+	.2794	R
	Wes Covington*	.2794	L
	Andre Dawson	.2794	R
	Johnny Groth	.2794	R
	Jackie Jensen	.2794	R
	Hank Majeski	.2794	R
	Rebel Oakes*	.2794	L
	Tony Perez+	.2794	R
	Grady Sizemore* (25)	.2794	L
	Rusty Staub*	.2794	L
	Gus Suhr*	.2794	L
622.	Vic Davalillo*	.2793	L
	David Justice*	.2793	L
	Patsy Tebeau	.2793	R
625.	Willie Davis*	.2792	L
	Mike Lowell (34)	.2792	R
	Felix Millan	.2792	R
	Keith Moreland	.2792	R
629.	Eddie Burke*	.2791	L
	Whitey Lockman*	.2791	L
631.	Dave Bancroft+#	.2790	B
	Jimmy Brown#	.2790	B
	John Valentin	.2790	R
634.	Brad Fullmer*	.2789	L
	Jim Thome* (37)	.2789	L
636.	Ralph Kiner+	.2788	R
637.	Bobby Bonilla#	.2787	B
	Jack Burns*	.2787	L
	Rickey Henderson	.2787	R
	Ryan Klesko* (37)	.2787	L
641.	Chris Chambliss*	.2786	L
	Mark Koenig#	.2786	B
	Sam Mertes	.2786	R
644.	Cliff Floyd* (35)	.2785	L
645.	Dusty Baker	.2784	R
	Dick Hoblitzel*	.2784	L
647.	Tom Daly#	.2783	B
	Ellis Valentine	.2783	R
649.	Ray Chapman	.2782	R
	Max Flack*	.2782	L
	Red Smith	.2782	R
652.	Jim Ray Hart	.2781	R
653.	George Bell	.2780	R
	Steve Kemp*	.2780	L
	Jay Payton (35)	.2780	R
656.	Deacon McGuire	.2779	R
	Mike Mitchell	.2779	R
658.	Johnny Bates*	.2778	L
	Ken Oberkfell*	.2778	L
	Jorge Orta*	.2778	L
661.	Marty Barrett	.2777	R
	George Hendrick	.2777	R
	Farmer Weaver*	.2777	L
664.	Hoot Evers	.2776	R
	Johnny Grubb*	.2776	L
	Cesar Tovar	.2776	R
	Claudell Washington*	.2776	L
	Harry Wolverton#	.2776	B
669.	Doug Glanville	.2775	R
670.	Nick Etten*	.2774	L
	Paul Konerko (32)	.2774	R
	Harry Lord*	.2774	L
	Bob Skinner*	.2774	L
	Vic Wertz*	.2774	L
675.	Joe Adcock	.2773	R
	Ray Durham# (36)	.2773	B
	Jimmy Rollins# (29)	.2773	B
678.	Joey Cora#	.2772	B
	Bob Horner	.2772	R
	Herman Long*	.2772	L
	Jerry Lynch*	.2772	L
682.	Marcus Giles (30)	.2771	R
	Fred Luderus*	.2771	L
	Orlando Merced#	.2771	B
	Bengie Molina (33)	.2771	R
686.	Chick Gandil	.2770	R
	Joe Kuhel*	.2770	L
688.	Jacque Jones* (33)	.2769	L
689.	Rich Aurilia (36)	.2768	R
	Hank Bauer	.2768	R
	Dolph Camilli*	.2768	L
	Art Fletcher	.2768	R
	Kevin Millar (36)	.2768	R
	Amos Otis	.2768	R
	Jorge Posada# (36)	.2768	B
	Ron Santo	.2768	R
697.	Enos Cabell	.2767	R
	Harry Davis	.2767	R
	Bobby Murcer*	.2767	L
700.	Leon Durham*	.2766	L
701.	Roy Cullenbine#	.2764	B
	Dave Foutz	.2764	R
	Pete Gillespie*	.2764	L
	Mel Hall*	.2764	L
	Lou Whitaker*	.2764	L
706.	Ken Keltner	.2763	R
	Al Martin*	.2763	L
	George McQuinn*	.2763	L
709.	Vinny Castilla	.2762	R
	Jermaine Dye (34)	.2762	R
711.	Roy Campanella+	.2761	R
	Danny Cater	.2761	R
	Gil McDougald	.2761	R
714.	Beals Becker*	.2760	L
715.	Bill Knickerbocker	.2759	R
	Greg Luzinski	.2759	R
	Dave Martinez*	.2759	L
	Randy Velarde	.2759	R
	Gary Ward	.2759	R
720.	Jack Rothrock#	.2758	B
	Walt Wilmot#	.2758	B
	Al Zarilla*	.2758	L
723.	Derek Bell	.2757	R
	Richie Hebner*	.2757	L
	Elmer Smith*	.2757	L
726.	Topsy Hartsel*	.2756	L
	Lee Magee#	.2756	B
	Willie Randolph	.2756	R
	Cal Ripken+	.2756	R
730.	Ping Bodie	.2755	R
	Adam Kennedy* (32)	.2755	L
	Ron Northey*	.2755	L
733.	Duke Farrell#	.2754	B
	Corey Koskie* (35)	.2754	L
735.	Wally Backman#	.2752	B
	Jerry Remy*	.2752	L
	Rudy York	.2752	R
738.	Geoff Jenkins* (33)	.2751	L
	Muddy Ruel	.2751	R
	John Ward+*	.2751	L
741.	Cliff Heathcote*	.2750	L
	Marv Owen	.2750	R
	Jimmy Williams	.2750	R
744.	Irv Noren*	.2748	L
	Fred Snodgrass	.2748	R
746.	Ron Belliard (33)	.2747	R
	Jose Cardenal	.2747	R
	Ed McFarland	.2747	R
749.	Ray Boone	.2746	R
	Bernard Gilkey	.2746	R
	Billy Nash	.2746	R
752.	Hank Blalock* (27)	.2745	L
	Willie Montanez*	.2745	L
754.	Marty Cordova	.2744	R
	Chili Davis#	.2744	B
	Hans Lobert	.2744	R
	Eric McNair	.2744	R
758.	Mike Dorgan	.2743	R
	Elston Howard	.2743	R
	Trot Nixon* (34)	.2743	L
	Troy O'Leary*	.2743	L
762.	Ernie Banks+	.2742	R
	Mookie Wilson#	.2742	B
764.	George Foster	.2741	R
765.	Travis Fryman	.2740	R
	Jim Gantner*	.2740	L
	Willard Marshall*	.2740	L
	Lee Maye*	.2740	L
	Jimmy Sheckard*	.2740	L
	Rennie Stennett	.2740	R
771.	Juan Beniquez	.2739	R
	Donn Clendenon	.2739	R
	Ron Coomer	.2739	R
	Klondike Douglass*	.2739	L
	Bucky Harris+	.2739	R
	Farmer Vaughn	.2739	R
777.	Mike Lieberthal (36)	.2738	R
	Frank Malzone	.2738	R
779.	Orlando Cabrera (33)	.2737	R
780.	Milt Thompson*	.2736	L
	Tom York*	.2736	L
782.	George Browne*	.2735	L
	Larry Herndon	.2735	R
	Carlos May*	.2735	L
	Wilbert Robinson+	.2735	R
	Andy Van Slyke*	.2735	L
787.	Nixey Callahan	.2734	R
	Frank Howard	.2734	R
	Claude Ritchey#	.2734	B
790.	Gil Hodges	.2733	R
	Fred Merkle	.2733	R
	Raul Mondesi	.2733	R
793.	Larry Biittner*	.2732	L
	Wil Cordero	.2732	R
	Solly Hemus*	.2732	L
	Joe Orsulak*	.2732	L
	Sammy Sosa (39)	.2732	R
798.	Jose Guillen (32)	.2731	R
	Willie Horton	.2731	R
	Bobby Lowe	.2731	R
	Bob O'Farrell	.2731	R
	Ben Oglivie*	.2731	L
	George Wood*	.2731	L
804.	Todd Hollandsworth* (35)	.2730	L
	Ron Hunt	.2730	R
	Chet Lemon	.2730	R
	Jose Offerman#	.2730	B
	Phil Rizzuto+	.2730	R
809.	Sandy Alomar	.2728	R
	Scott Hatteberg* (38)	.2728	L
	Eddie Taubensee*	.2728	L
	Jimmy Wasdell*	.2728	L
813.	Bill Bruton*	.2726	L
	Rick Burleson	.2726	R
	Johnny Lindell	.2726	R
	Peanuts Lowrey	.2726	R
	Danny Tartabull	.2726	R
	Omar Vizquel# (41)	.2726	B
	Tony Womack*	.2726	L
820.	Roger Cedeno#	.2725	B
	Larry Hisle	.2725	R
822.	Tito Francona*	.2724	L
	Rance Mulliniks*	.2724	L
	Emil Verban	.2724	R
825.	Jim Piersall	.2723	R
826.	Al Smith	.2722	R
827.	Dave Collins#	.2721	B
	Bill Dahlen	.2721	R
	Bobby Higginson*	.2721	L
	Wally Westlake	.2721	R
831.	Ivan Calderon	.2720	R
	Ken Caminiti#	.2720	B
	Marquis Grissom	.2720	R
	Buck Weaver#	.2720	B
835.	Ossie Bluege&