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What is the highest batting average of all time?
3662
Career Leaders & Records for Batting Average
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Batting Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ty Cobb+ (24) | .3662 |
| 2. | Oscar Charleston+ (18) | .3643 |
| 3. | Rogers Hornsby+ (23) | .3585 |
| 4. | Shoeless Joe Jackson (13) | .3558 |
Who has the best lifetime batting average?
Ty Cobb
MLB Career Batting Leaders
| MLB Career Batting Leaders – Batting Average | ||
|---|---|---|
| PLAYER | BA | |
| 1 | Ty Cobb | .366 |
| 2 | Rogers Hornsby | .358 |
| 3 | Joe Jackson | .356 |
What is the lowest batting average?
The modern-era record for lowest batting average for a player that qualified for the batting title is held by Chris Davis, who hit . 168 in 2018. While finishing six plate appearances short of qualifying for the batting title, Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox hit .
Who has the best batting average in MLB?
Outfielder Ty Cobb, whose career ended in 1928, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He batted . 366 over 24 seasons, mostly with the Detroit Tigers.
Has anyone had a .500 batting average?
Louis Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz accomplished an interesting feat during Monday’s 12-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, becoming the first player in baseball’s modern era (since at least 1900) to own a batting average of . 500 or better at least 50 at-bats into his career, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN.com).
What was Ted Williams highest batting average?
.344 batting average
He finished his playing career with a . 344 batting average, 521 home runs, and a . 482 on-base percentage, the highest of all time. His career batting average is the highest of any MLB player whose career was played primarily in the live-ball era, and ranks tied for 7th all-time (with Billy Hamilton).
What is the National League batting average?
League Year-By-Year Batting–Averages
| Year | Tms | BA |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | .246 |
| 2019 | 15 | .251 |
| 2018 | 15 | .247 |
| 2017 | 15 | .254 |
Who has the worst batting average in MLB 2021?
Kevin Newman’s very bad season 220/. 259/. 303 with a weighted on-base average (wOBA) of . 245, making him the worst statistical batter in MLB this season (nearly 10 points of wOBA below runner-up Elvis Andrus of the Oakland A’s).
Who was the worst baseball player ever?
He has been called by some the worst major league baseball player in history….
| John Gochnaur | |
|---|---|
| September 29, 1903, for the Cleveland Naps | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .187 |
| Home runs | 0 |
What was George Brett’s highest batting average?
.390 average
400 season batting average has remained unattainable for even the game’s best hitters. But in 1980, the Kansas City Royals’ third baseman, George Brett, made a serious run at history. His season-ending . 390 average was the highest until that point since Williams’ .