Batting Leaders

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Batting Leaders - Batting Average 704 players
Qualification: Showing players who met the season qualification standard (3.1 plate appearances per team game). This allows historically significant players from shorter schedules (including Negro Leagues) to appear in rate-stat leaderboards.
Rank Player G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB AVG OPS
1 Charlie Smith 219 805 323 67 18 40 217 221 30 130 .401 1.163
2 Tetelo Vargas 144 547 201 32 14 3 88 125 10 61 .367 .925
3 Ty Cobb HOF 3,035 11,436 4,189 724 295 117 1,944 2,247 896 1,249 .366 .941
4 Josh Gibson HOF 766 2,768 1,007 170 72 197 872 733 44 400 .364 1.135
5 Ross Barnes 499 2,391 860 146 47 6 346 698 103 116 .360 .857
6 Levi Meyerle 307 1,443 513 86 31 10 278 306 19 10 .356 .839
7 Steve King 54 272 96 18 6 0 54 78 4 2 .353 .821
8 Oscar Charleston HOF 1,336 4,903 1,718 329 112 183 1,139 1,164 311 647 .350 1.001
9 Dobie Moore 447 1,799 628 115 49 33 379 365 66 112 .349 .910
10 Turkey Stearnes HOF 1,034 3,959 1,372 243 122 195 1,038 961 141 429 .347 1.028
11 Ed Delahanty HOF 1,837 7,510 2,597 522 186 101 1,466 1,600 456 742 .346 .910
12 Cal McVey 530 2,513 869 133 44 11 449 555 26 30 .346 .800
13 Tris Speaker HOF 2,789 10,195 3,514 792 222 117 1,529 1,882 432 1,381 .345 .923
14 Billy Hamilton HOF 1,594 6,283 2,164 242 95 40 742 1,697 914 1,189 .344 .881
15 Ted Williams HOF 2,292 7,706 2,654 525 71 521 1,839 1,798 24 2,021 .344 1.114
16 John Henry Lloyd HOF 981 3,731 1,283 206 63 29 661 641 136 281 .344 .846
17 Buck Leonard HOF 641 2,300 790 153 52 100 578 567 32 419 .343 1.030
18 Frank Austin 254 1,010 346 62 14 3 139 197 23 101 .343 .843
19 Dan Brouthers HOF 1,676 6,726 2,303 462 206 107 1,301 1,529 257 840 .342 .935
20 Babe Ruth HOF 2,503 8,398 2,873 506 136 714 2,217 2,174 123 2,062 .342 1.162
21 Harry Heilmann HOF 2,148 7,787 2,660 542 151 183 1,539 1,291 113 856 .342 .927
22 Willie Keeler HOF 2,123 8,591 2,932 241 145 33 810 1,719 495 524 .341 .794
23 Bill Terry HOF 1,721 6,428 2,193 373 112 154 1,078 1,120 56 537 .341 .898
24 Cristóbal Torriente HOF 863 3,041 1,035 193 75 64 686 623 136 426 .340 .938
25 George Sisler HOF 2,055 8,267 2,812 425 164 102 1,175 1,284 375 472 .340 .844
26 Lou Gehrig HOF 2,164 8,001 2,721 534 163 493 1,995 1,888 102 1,508 .340 1.077
27 Jesse Burkett HOF 2,067 8,426 2,850 320 182 75 952 1,720 389 1,029 .338 .856
28 Tony Gwynn HOF 2,440 9,288 3,141 543 85 135 1,138 1,383 319 790 .338 .849
29 Nap Lajoie HOF 2,480 9,590 3,243 657 163 82 1,599 1,504 380 516 .338 .838
30 Henry Moore 111 461 155 23 5 1 0 77 0 19 .336 .777
31 Pancho Coimbre 143 540 181 31 8 6 94 93 8 55 .335 .852
32 Cap Anson HOF 2,524 10,281 3,435 582 142 97 2,075 1,999 277 984 .334 .839
33 Alejandro Oms 328 1,244 415 80 21 35 258 251 38 145 .334 .919
34 Paul Waner HOF 2,549 9,459 3,152 605 191 113 1,309 1,627 104 1,091 .333 .876
35 Eddie Collins HOF 2,826 9,949 3,315 438 187 47 1,300 1,821 741 1,499 .333 .849
36 Jimmy Wood 102 488 162 33 12 3 82 162 28 25 .332 .832
37 Sam Thompson HOF 1,410 5,998 1,988 343 161 126 1,308 1,261 232 452 .331 .884
38 Stan Musial HOF 3,026 10,972 3,630 725 177 475 1,951 1,949 78 1,599 .331 .975
39 Roy Parnell 604 2,231 736 130 52 41 373 461 57 213 .330 .878
40 Bill Lange 813 3,202 1,056 134 80 39 579 691 400 350 .330 .854
41 Ben Taylor HOF 923 3,391 1,112 194 65 33 657 544 102 343 .328 .842
42 Wade Boggs HOF 2,440 9,180 3,010 578 61 118 1,014 1,513 24 1,412 .328 .860
43 Rod Carew HOF 2,469 9,315 3,053 445 112 92 1,015 1,424 353 1,018 .328 .823
44 Honus Wagner HOF 2,794 10,439 3,420 643 252 101 1,733 1,739 723 963 .328 .851
45 Valentín Dreke 463 1,864 609 84 24 15 255 323 65 142 .327 .796
46 Tip O'Neill 1,052 4,248 1,385 222 92 52 757 879 161 420 .326 .845
47 Hugh Duffy HOF 1,737 7,044 2,293 325 119 106 1,302 1,554 574 664 .326 .834
48 Cool Papa Bell HOF 1,237 4,893 1,592 270 82 60 606 1,188 302 559 .325 .845
49 Earle Combs HOF 1,455 5,746 1,866 309 154 58 632 1,186 96 670 .325 .858
50 Joe DiMaggio HOF 1,736 6,821 2,214 389 131 361 1,537 1,390 30 790 .325 .973
51 Wild Bill Wright 374 1,418 459 79 42 26 255 251 43 102 .324 .863
52 Hurley McNair 787 2,969 960 137 73 45 530 590 131 331 .323 .855
53 Sam Rice HOF 2,404 9,269 2,987 498 184 34 1,078 1,514 351 708 .322 .797
54 Ross Youngs HOF 1,211 4,627 1,491 236 93 42 592 812 153 550 .322 .835
55 George Hall 365 1,671 538 68 54 13 252 377 20 37 .322 .787
56 Les Pearson 26 106 34 3 4 2 18 25 0 12 .321 .871
57 Charlie Gehringer HOF 2,323 8,860 2,839 574 146 184 1,427 1,774 181 1,186 .320 .881
58 Pie Traynor HOF 1,941 7,559 2,416 371 164 58 1,273 1,183 158 472 .320 .795
59 Mickey Cochrane HOF 1,482 5,169 1,652 333 64 119 832 1,041 64 857 .320 .894
60 Kirby Puckett HOF 1,783 7,244 2,304 414 57 207 1,085 1,071 134 450 .318 .835
61 Earl Averill HOF 1,668 6,353 2,019 401 128 238 1,164 1,224 70 774 .318 .925
62 Vladimir Guerrero HOF 2,147 8,155 2,590 477 46 449 1,496 1,328 181 737 .318 .927
63 Arky Vaughan HOF 1,817 6,622 2,103 356 128 96 926 1,173 118 937 .318 .856
64 Bill Everitt 698 2,842 902 85 43 11 341 535 186 212 .317 .754
65 Roberto Clemente HOF 2,433 9,454 3,000 440 166 240 1,305 1,416 83 621 .317 .835
66 Zack Wheat HOF 2,410 9,106 2,884 476 172 132 1,248 1,289 205 650 .317 .812
67 Roger Connor HOF 1,998 7,797 2,467 441 233 138 1,323 1,620 244 1,002 .316 .880
68 Todd Helton HOF 2,247 7,962 2,519 592 37 369 1,406 1,401 37 1,335 .316 .954
69 George Van Haltren 1,990 8,043 2,544 286 161 69 1,015 1,642 583 871 .316 .801
70 Fred Boyd 47 174 55 9 5 2 24 24 3 11 .316 .817
71 George Giles 481 1,816 574 102 34 11 271 356 75 190 .316 .809
72 Frankie Frisch HOF 2,311 9,112 2,880 466 138 105 1,244 1,532 419 728 .316 .799
73 Goose Goslin HOF 2,287 8,656 2,735 500 173 248 1,609 1,483 175 949 .316 .883
74 George Carr 642 2,367 747 136 39 56 428 457 127 234 .316 .854
75 Jackie Robinson HOF 1,418 5,006 1,568 287 55 141 764 974 203 756 .313 .880
76 Clipper Flynn 38 182 57 7 1 0 29 47 3 4 .313 .691
77 Al Spalding HOF 411 1,959 613 86 19 2 338 417 18 29 .313 .702
78 Joe Sewell HOF 1,903 7,132 2,226 436 68 49 1,055 1,141 74 842 .312 .798
79 Deacon White HOF 1,560 6,624 2,067 270 98 24 988 1,140 70 308 .312 .736
80 Fred Clarke HOF 2,246 8,584 2,678 361 220 67 1,015 1,622 509 875 .312 .804
81 Howard Easterling 311 1,194 372 66 36 19 225 236 24 102 .312 .841
82 Lyman Bostock 526 2,004 624 102 30 23 250 305 45 171 .311 .792
83 Ichiro Suzuki HOF 2,653 9,934 3,089 362 96 117 780 1,420 509 647 .311 .755
84 Ginger Beaumont 1,463 5,660 1,759 182 82 39 617 955 254 425 .311 .751
85 Mike Tiernan 1,478 5,915 1,838 257 162 106 853 1,316 428 748 .311 .851
86 Luke Appling HOF 2,422 8,856 2,749 440 102 45 1,116 1,319 179 1,302 .310 .797
87 Jim O'Rourke HOF 1,999 8,503 2,639 468 149 62 1,208 1,729 229 513 .310 .772
88 Wes Fisler 273 1,335 414 72 14 2 188 258 15 15 .310 .707
89 Bobby Veach 1,821 6,656 2,063 393 147 64 1,166 953 195 571 .310 .806
90 Jim Bottomley HOF 1,991 7,471 2,313 465 151 219 1,422 1,177 58 664 .310 .866
91 Derek Jeter HOF 2,747 11,195 3,465 544 66 260 1,311 1,923 358 1,082 .310 .810
92 Sam Crawford HOF 2,517 9,570 2,961 458 309 97 1,519 1,391 366 760 .309 .812
93 Bob Meusel 1,407 5,475 1,693 368 95 156 1,068 826 142 375 .309 .850
94 Magglio Ordonez 1,848 6,978 2,156 426 21 294 1,236 1,076 94 651 .309 .870
95 Jack Tobin 1,619 6,174 1,906 294 99 64 581 936 147 508 .309 .781
96 Branch Russell 767 2,881 889 136 76 57 484 635 80 370 .309 .855
97 Irvin Brooks 206 756 233 30 9 19 131 111 12 66 .308 .811
98 Richie Ashburn HOF 2,189 8,365 2,574 317 109 29 586 1,322 234 1,198 .308 .777
99 Jake Beckley HOF 2,392 9,551 2,938 473 244 87 1,581 1,603 315 616 .308 .785
100 Johnny Frederick 805 3,102 954 200 35 85 377 498 23 210 .308 .828
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