Career Batting Average Leaders - Minimum 500 Plate Appearances
| Rank | Player | PA | H | R | AVG | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB | CS | SB% | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jud Wilson | 668 | 215 | 103 | .373 | 35 | 7 | 21 | 114 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | .458 | .567 | 1.025 |
| 2 | Tony Gwynn | 632 | 220 | 99 | .369 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | .405 | .493 | .898 |
| 3 | Rod Carew | 1286 | 414 | 242 | .365 | 63 | 17 | 12 | 134 | 153 | 75 | 8 | 90.4% | .441 | .483 | .924 |
| 4 | Enos Slaughter | 726 | 225 | 131 | .361 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 106 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .450 | .498 | .949 |
| 5 | Joe Medwick | 677 | 233 | 118 | .359 | 55 | 27 | 16 | 117 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .386 | .601 | .986 |
| 6 | Ken Williams | 506 | 159 | 82 | .357 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 66 | 60 | 15 | 7 | 68.2% | .433 | .565 | .998 |
| 7 | Vada Pinson | 718 | 235 | 117 | .356 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 96 | 57 | 23 | 5 | 82.1% | .407 | .495 | .901 |
| 8 | Sam West | 577 | 181 | 92 | .354 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 78 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | .428 | .509 | .937 |
| Al Bumbry | 590 | 195 | 92 | .354 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | .397 | .459 | .856 | |
| 10 | Mike Piazza | 635 | 197 | 106 | .352 | 38 | 0 | 46 | 117 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | .430 | .667 | 1.097 |
| 11 | Al Simmons | 1109 | 351 | 182 | .348 | 71 | 13 | 24 | 170 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | .407 | .515 | .922 |
| 12 | Turkey Stearnes | 1356 | 416 | 249 | .346 | 83 | 40 | 51 | 230 | 152 | 34 | 3 | 91.9% | .419 | .608 | 1.027 |
| 13 | Jose Cruz | 673 | 206 | 126 | .345 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 76 | 48 | 9 | 84.2% | .419 | .518 | .937 |
| Larry Walker | 680 | 202 | 133 | .345 | 58 | 3 | 42 | 112 | 94 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | .435 | .669 | 1.104 | |
| 15 | Lyman Bostock | 654 | 205 | 102 | .340 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 65 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 88.9% | .391 | .486 | .877 |
| 16 | Burt Johnson | 857 | 276 | 132 | .339 | 52 | 11 | 19 | 137 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | .373 | .501 | .874 |
| 17 | Thomas Richardson | 735 | 219 | 106 | .340 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 113 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .420 | .465 | .886 |
| 18 | Jimmie Foxx | 842 | 239 | 136 | .339 | 33 | 15 | 38 | 132 | 136 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | .445 | .589 | 1.035 |
| 19 | Ty Cobb | 643 | 179 | 93 | .338 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 82 | 114 | 18 | 22 | 45.0% | .456 | .471 | .926 |
| 20 | Bill Perkins | 824 | 256 | 140 | .336 | 70 | 22 | 10 | 120 | 61 | 18 | 5 | 78.3% | .385 | .524 | .909 |
| 21 | Willard Brown | 625 | 180 | 108 | .335 | 41 | 8 | 31 | 125 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | .429 | .615 | 1.043 |
| 22 | Paul Goldschmidt | 630 | 179 | 111 | .334 | 25 | 2 | 30 | 93 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | .433 | .556 | .989 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 1317 | 398 | 223 | .334 | 82 | 22 | 23 | 189 | 125 | 15 | 5 | 75.0% | .397 | .497 | .895 | |
| 24 | Bruce Bochte | 660 | 198 | 86 | .331 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | .394 | .405 | .799 |
| David Justice | 568 | 163 | 87 | .331 | 32 | 1 | 29 | 100 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .419 | .576 | .995 | |
| 26 | Dolly Cooper | 580 | 180 | 85 | .330 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 80 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 68.4% | .369 | .502 | .871 |
| Harry Heilmann | 614 | 176 | 93 | .330 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | .417 | .470 | .887 | |
| 28 | Chink McCoy | 814 | 251 | 119 | .329 | 63 | 14 | 14 | 140 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 73.7% | .370 | .503 | .872 |
| 29 | Bob Dillinger | 661 | 200 | 85 | .328 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 71 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 61.1% | .381 | .435 | .816 |
| Hal Trosky Sr. | 623 | 189 | 106 | .328 | 33 | 9 | 26 | 121 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .379 | .552 | .931 | |
| 31 | Ron Leflore | 522 | 159 | 91 | .327 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 69 | 36 | 37 | 12 | 75.5% | .374 | .498 | .872 |
| 32 | Jim Thome | 580 | 154 | 94 | .326 | 30 | 0 | 47 | 106 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .452 | .689 | 1.140 |
| Ray Dandridge | 715 | 223 | 94 | .326 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 132 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .355 | .481 | .836 | |
| Lazaro Salazar | 751 | 216 | 133 | .326 | 74 | 7 | 17 | 110 | 88 | 13 | 1 | 92.9% | .405 | .535 | .940 | |
| Bake Mcbride | 817 | 242 | 157 | .326 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 127 | 74 | 60 | 15 | 80.0% | .387 | .491 | .878 | |
| 36 | Lou Gehrig | 1477 | 401 | 274 | .325 | 63 | 30 | 83 | 274 | 245 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | .437 | .627 | 1.065 |
| 37 | George Giles | 641 | 181 | 110 | .324 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 95 | 83 | 12 | 5 | 70.6% | .412 | .482 | .894 |
| Kiki Cuyler | 976 | 296 | 153 | .324 | 65 | 14 | 7 | 133 | 62 | 21 | 12 | 63.6% | .367 | .449 | .815 | |
| 39 | Paul Waner | 723 | 205 | 127 | .323 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 92 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | .405 | .512 | .917 |
| 40 | Raul Mondesi | 664 | 200 | 97 | .321 | 50 | 8 | 27 | 120 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 72.2% | .363 | .557 | .920 |
| Piper Davis | 686 | 194 | 126 | .321 | 44 | 12 | 25 | 89 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .401 | .557 | .958 | |
| 42 | Bryce Harper | 662 | 168 | 127 | .320 | 31 | 1 | 50 | 123 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | .461 | .669 | 1.129 |
| Bill H. Robinson | 553 | 167 | 100 | .320 | 33 | 0 | 36 | 103 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 59.1% | .358 | .590 | .948 | |
| Mike 'pinky' Higgins | 639 | 189 | 75 | .320 | 45 | 4 | 14 | 84 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | .371 | .481 | .851 | |
| Reggie Smith | 1035 | 284 | 174 | .320 | 53 | 9 | 55 | 162 | 147 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | .416 | .586 | 1.002 | |
| Zoilo Versalles | 533 | 164 | 67 | .320 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | .345 | .478 | .823 | |
| 47 | Dink Mothell | 596 | 177 | 90 | .319 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 78 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | .367 | .462 | .830 |
| Frank Thomas | 644 | 171 | 113 | .319 | 40 | 0 | 41 | 132 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | .433 | .623 | 1.056 | |
| John Beckwith | 578 | 174 | 78 | .319 | 41 | 9 | 19 | 122 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .356 | .531 | .888 | |
| 50 | Bill Terry | 1291 | 368 | 181 | .318 | 57 | 19 | 28 | 152 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .390 | .473 | .863 |
| Dixie Dukes | 808 | 231 | 113 | .318 | 33 | 17 | 30 | 167 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .387 | .534 | .922 | |
| Lou Chiozza | 561 | 166 | 76 | .318 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | .365 | .404 | .770 | |
| Mickey Cochrane | 1079 | 298 | 149 | .318 | 51 | 14 | 11 | 129 | 142 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% | .408 | .438 | .845 | |
| Stan Musial | 892 | 230 | 148 | .318 | 49 | 11 | 45 | 154 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .446 | .602 | 1.048 | |
| 55 | Dave Philley | 504 | 151 | 56 | .317 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | .355 | .397 | .752 |
| 56 | Jorge Orta | 857 | 254 | 138 | .316 | 51 | 10 | 23 | 125 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | .359 | .491 | .850 |
| Pee Wee Reese | 784 | 212 | 134 | .316 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 83 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 78.9% | .415 | .455 | .869 | |
| 58 | Spud Davis | 597 | 171 | 72 | .315 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 75 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | .379 | .465 | .844 |
| Heinie Manush | 1007 | 300 | 139 | .315 | 63 | 30 | 19 | 126 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | .354 | .505 | .858 | |
| George Kell | 605 | 163 | 72 | .315 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 69 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | .415 | .435 | .850 | |
| Arky Vaughan | 720 | 190 | 114 | .315 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 111 | 117 | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | .426 | .446 | .872 | |
| Andrew Patterson | 709 | 211 | 115 | .315 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .353 | .433 | .785 | |
| 63 | Ken Griffey Sr. | 665 | 183 | 104 | .314 | 39 | 8 | 18 | 107 | 83 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | .400 | .502 | .902 |
| Babe Ruth | 1256 | 296 | 231 | .314 | 47 | 12 | 84 | 224 | 314 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | .486 | .657 | 1.143 | |
| Miguel Cabrera | 525 | 136 | 84 | .314 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 77 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | .434 | .529 | .963 | |
| Doc Farrell | 633 | 191 | 59 | .314 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .340 | .373 | .712 | |
| 67 | Luke Appling | 1183 | 325 | 161 | .313 | 54 | 11 | 7 | 119 | 146 | 5 | 8 | 38.5% | .398 | .407 | .805 |
| Sam Leslie | 680 | 187 | 91 | .313 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | .396 | .410 | .805 | |
| Norm Cash | 747 | 192 | 129 | .313 | 20 | 7 | 48 | 120 | 133 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | .435 | .603 | 1.038 | |
| Roberto Clemente | 598 | 172 | 96 | .313 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 78 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | .368 | .500 | .868 | |
| 71 | Edgar Alfonzo | 592 | 163 | 77 | .312 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | .394 | .450 | .844 |
| Ted Simmons | 1082 | 301 | 144 | .312 | 61 | 3 | 57 | 198 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .387 | .559 | .946 | |
| Ted Williams | 763 | 181 | 130 | .312 | 33 | 2 | 38 | 96 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .477 | .572 | 1.049 | |
| David Segui | 510 | 146 | 87 | .312 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 79 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .369 | .528 | .896 | |
| Kiddo Davis | 870 | 237 | 133 | .312 | 44 | 8 | 20 | 129 | 110 | 12 | 6 | 66.7% | .399 | .470 | .869 | |
| Bill Werber | 734 | 206 | 112 | .312 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 94 | 73 | 25 | 5 | 83.3% | .380 | .451 | .831 | |
| 77 | Greg Luzinski | 729 | 201 | 118 | .311 | 32 | 4 | 44 | 118 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | .390 | .577 | .967 |
| Dick Seay | 669 | 177 | 105 | .311 | 51 | 5 | 20 | 119 | 100 | 9 | 5 | 64.3% | .414 | .524 | .938 | |
| Everready Roberts | 679 | 193 | 110 | .311 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 58 | 42 | 3 | 93.3% | .370 | .395 | .764 | |
| Earle Combs | 1069 | 299 | 167 | .311 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 107 | 107 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | .380 | .445 | .825 | |
| Dee Gordon | 642 | 191 | 89 | .311 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 50 | 13 | 79.4% | .340 | .380 | .720 | |
| 82 | Martin Dihigo | 685 | 186 | 139 | .310 | 42 | 6 | 41 | 131 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | .396 | .605 | 1.001 |
| Bob Wilson | 687 | 189 | 112 | .310 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 111 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .387 | .461 | .848 | |
| 84 | Bernie Williams | 571 | 158 | 75 | .309 | 36 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 76.5% | .382 | .501 | .883 |
| Doc Cramer | 541 | 158 | 82 | .309 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 47 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | .346 | .418 | .764 | |
| 86 | Bob Higginson | 624 | 163 | 103 | .308 | 30 | 7 | 28 | 94 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | .412 | .549 | .961 |
| 87 | Al Kaline | 692 | 186 | 94 | .307 | 41 | 7 | 13 | 79 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | .395 | .463 | .857 |
| Johnny Pesky | 720 | 194 | 111 | .307 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 111 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .392 | .397 | .789 | |
| Bill Madlock | 926 | 270 | 119 | .307 | 46 | 6 | 23 | 107 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | .341 | .451 | .792 | |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 556 | 153 | 95 | .307 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 96 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | .378 | .579 | .957 | |
| George Hendrick | 983 | 275 | 141 | .307 | 44 | 2 | 46 | 184 | 86 | 11 | 4 | 73.3% | .367 | .514 | .881 | |
| Carl Furillo | 668 | 195 | 97 | .307 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 79 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .340 | .459 | .799 | |
| Rogers Hornsby | 705 | 183 | 106 | .307 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 86 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | .413 | .487 | .900 | |
| 94 | Lou Piniella | 564 | 163 | 50 | .306 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 62 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | .346 | .449 | .795 |
| Lennie Pearson | 588 | 162 | 90 | .306 | 28 | 8 | 21 | 95 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | .376 | .509 | .884 | |
| Buster Posey | 604 | 168 | 58 | .306 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 67 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | .369 | .454 | .823 | |
| Ken Boyer | 650 | 177 | 106 | .306 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 85 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | .382 | .499 | .881 | |
| 98 | J.t. Snow | 531 | 138 | 71 | .305 | 43 | 3 | 24 | 85 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | .409 | .573 | .982 |
| Muddy Ruel | 507 | 141 | 52 | .305 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | .367 | .357 | .724 | |
| Juan Gonzalez | 564 | 163 | 90 | .305 | 24 | 2 | 46 | 120 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | .342 | .616 | .958 |