All-Time Batting Average Leaders
Career totals, every season from 1871–2025. Hits per at bat
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| # | Player | Seasons | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Hurley McNair | 1920–1937 (10) | 719 | 2,719 | 546 | 879 | 125 | 70 | 43 | 493 | 308 | 5 | 126 | .323 | .397 | .468 | .865 |
| 52 |
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1913–1931 (18) | 1,967 | 7,363 | 1,099 | 2,376 | 339 | 182 | 68 | 981 | 484 | 260 | 268 | .323 | .369 | .446 | .815 |
| 53 |
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1915–1934 (20) | 2,404 | 9,269 | 1,514 | 2,987 | 498 | 184 | 34 | 1,078 | 708 | 275 | 351 | .322 | .374 | .427 | .801 |
| 54 |
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1917–1926 (10) | 1,211 | 4,627 | 812 | 1,491 | 236 | 93 | 42 | 592 | 550 | 390 | 153 | .322 | .399 | .441 | .839 |
| 55 |
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1921–1938 (18) | 1,879 | 7,161 | 1,305 | 2,299 | 394 | 157 | 128 | 1,065 | 676 | 752 | 328 | .321 | .386 | .474 | .860 |
| 56 |
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1924–1942 (19) | 2,323 | 8,860 | 1,774 | 2,839 | 574 | 146 | 184 | 1,427 | 1,186 | 372 | 181 | .320 | .404 | .481 | .884 |
| 57 |
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1928–1944 (17) | 1,753 | 6,486 | 1,168 | 2,076 | 398 | 74 | 300 | 1,201 | 601 | 521 | 79 | .320 | .379 | .543 | .922 |
| 58 |
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1920–1937 (17) | 1,941 | 7,559 | 1,183 | 2,416 | 371 | 164 | 58 | 1,273 | 472 | 278 | 158 | .320 | .362 | .435 | .797 |
| 59 |
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1925–1937 (13) | 1,482 | 5,169 | 1,041 | 1,652 | 333 | 64 | 119 | 832 | 857 | 217 | 64 | .320 | .419 | .478 | .897 |
| 60 |
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1915–1929 (14) | 1,397 | 4,862 | 860 | 1,552 | 285 | 77 | 196 | 913 | 566 | 287 | 154 | .319 | .393 | .530 | .924 |
| 61 |
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1984–1995 (12) | 1,783 | 7,244 | 1,071 | 2,304 | 414 | 57 | 207 | 1,085 | 450 | 965 | 134 | .318 | .360 | .477 | .837 |
| 62 |
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1929–1941 (13) | 1,668 | 6,353 | 1,224 | 2,019 | 401 | 128 | 238 | 1,164 | 774 | 518 | 70 | .318 | .395 | .534 | .928 |
| 63 |
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1996–2011 (16) | 2,147 | 8,155 | 1,328 | 2,590 | 477 | 46 | 449 | 1,496 | 737 | 985 | 181 | .318 | .379 | .553 | .931 |
| 64 |
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1932–1948 (14) | 1,817 | 6,622 | 1,173 | 2,103 | 356 | 128 | 96 | 926 | 937 | 276 | 118 | .318 | .406 | .454 | .859 |
| 65 | Bill Everitt | 1895–1901 (7) | 698 | 2,842 | 535 | 902 | 85 | 43 | 11 | 341 | 212 | 205 | 186 | .317 | .368 | .389 | .757 |
| 66 |
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1955–1972 (18) | 2,433 | 9,454 | 1,416 | 3,000 | 440 | 166 | 240 | 1,305 | 621 | 1,230 | 83 | .317 | .359 | .475 | .834 |
| 67 |
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1914–1928 (10) | 970 | 3,035 | 461 | 963 | 201 | 64 | 47 | 517 | 413 | 188 | 36 | .317 | .404 | .472 | .877 |
| 68 |
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1924–1937 (13) | 1,283 | 4,625 | 777 | 1,466 | 341 | 67 | 164 | 833 | 372 | 477 | 70 | .317 | .372 | .526 | .898 |
| 69 |
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1891–1908 (17) | 1,853 | 7,006 | 1,421 | 2,220 | 358 | 194 | 65 | 1,194 | 911 | 430 | 443 | .317 | .402 | .451 | .853 |
| 70 |
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2019–2025 (7) | 840 | 3,244 | 436 | 1,028 | 169 | 18 | 36 | 308 | 230 | 215 | 31 | .317 | .363 | .413 | .777 |
| 71 |
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1909–1927 (19) | 2,410 | 9,106 | 1,289 | 2,884 | 476 | 172 | 132 | 1,248 | 650 | 572 | 205 | .317 | .367 | .450 | .818 |
| 72 |
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1997–2013 (17) | 2,247 | 7,962 | 1,401 | 2,519 | 592 | 37 | 369 | 1,406 | 1,335 | 1,175 | 37 | .316 | .414 | .539 | .953 |
| 73 |
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1880–1897 (18) | 1,998 | 7,797 | 1,620 | 2,467 | 441 | 233 | 138 | 1,323 | 1,002 | 455 | 244 | .316 | .397 | .486 | .883 |
| 74 |
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1927–1945 (18) | 1,993 | 7,772 | 1,201 | 2,459 | 281 | 118 | 27 | 598 | 420 | 173 | 67 | .316 | .354 | .393 | .747 |
| 75 |
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1887–1903 (17) | 1,990 | 8,043 | 1,642 | 2,544 | 286 | 161 | 69 | 1,015 | 871 | 498 | 583 | .316 | .386 | .418 | .803 |
| 76 |
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1919–1937 (19) | 2,311 | 9,112 | 1,532 | 2,880 | 466 | 138 | 105 | 1,244 | 728 | 272 | 419 | .316 | .369 | .432 | .801 |
| 77 |
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1921–1938 (18) | 2,287 | 8,656 | 1,483 | 2,735 | 500 | 173 | 248 | 1,609 | 949 | 585 | 175 | .316 | .387 | .500 | .887 |
| 78 |
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1921–1933 (12) | 937 | 3,404 | 518 | 1,075 | 203 | 50 | 31 | 485 | 186 | 199 | 64 | .316 | .355 | .432 | .788 |
| 79 |
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1920–1931 (12) | 1,353 | 4,652 | 655 | 1,463 | 300 | 59 | 69 | 784 | 412 | 279 | 47 | .315 | .372 | .449 | .821 |
| 80 |
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1933–1947 (12) | 1,328 | 4,914 | 665 | 1,544 | 265 | 78 | 27 | 657 | 402 | 291 | 23 | .314 | .370 | .416 | .786 |
| 81 |
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1930–1947 (13) | 1,394 | 5,193 | 1,051 | 1,628 | 379 | 71 | 331 | 1,276 | 852 | 844 | 58 | .314 | .412 | .605 | 1.017 |
| 82 |
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1912–1927 (15) | 1,530 | 5,208 | 822 | 1,631 | 252 | 113 | 136 | 859 | 587 | 424 | 145 | .313 | .392 | .483 | .875 |
| 83 |
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1945–1956 (11) | 1,418 | 5,006 | 974 | 1,568 | 287 | 55 | 141 | 764 | 756 | 291 | 203 | .313 | .410 | .477 | .887 |
| 84 |
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1898–1910 (13) | 1,483 | 5,597 | 950 | 1,752 | 268 | 164 | 48 | 756 | 597 | 567 | 330 | .313 | .389 | .445 | .834 |
| 85 |
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1928–1934 (7) | 771 | 2,810 | 512 | 879 | 186 | 45 | 52 | 473 | 385 | 252 | 36 | .313 | .398 | .467 | .864 |
| 86 |
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1989–2005 (17) | 1,988 | 6,907 | 1,355 | 2,160 | 471 | 62 | 383 | 1,311 | 913 | 1,231 | 230 | .313 | .400 | .565 | .965 |
| 87 |
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1996–2009 (14) | 1,434 | 5,586 | 927 | 1,747 | 370 | 52 | 229 | 936 | 403 | 554 | 95 | .313 | .362 | .521 | .882 |
| 88 |
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1928–1946 (17) | 1,789 | 6,300 | 930 | 1,969 | 343 | 72 | 202 | 1,209 | 678 | 289 | 37 | .313 | .382 | .486 | .868 |
| 89 |
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1993–2011 (19) | 2,302 | 8,244 | 1,544 | 2,574 | 547 | 20 | 555 | 1,831 | 1,329 | 1,813 | 38 | .312 | .411 | .585 | .996 |
| 90 |
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1946–1956 (11) | 1,127 | 3,984 | 555 | 1,244 | 169 | 61 | 41 | 403 | 346 | 119 | 45 | .312 | .368 | .416 | .784 |
| 91 |
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1920–1933 (14) | 1,903 | 7,132 | 1,141 | 2,226 | 436 | 68 | 49 | 1,055 | 842 | 114 | 74 | .312 | .391 | .413 | .804 |
| 92 |
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1936–1953 (15) | 1,884 | 6,443 | 1,118 | 2,011 | 367 | 83 | 359 | 1,337 | 856 | 524 | 28 | .312 | .397 | .562 | .959 |
| 93 |
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1894–1915 (21) | 2,246 | 8,584 | 1,622 | 2,678 | 361 | 220 | 67 | 1,015 | 875 | 511 | 509 | .312 | .386 | .429 | .814 |
| 94 |
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1871–1890 (20) | 1,560 | 6,624 | 1,140 | 2,067 | 270 | 98 | 24 | 988 | 308 | 221 | 70 | .312 | .347 | .393 | .740 |
| 95 |
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1889–1898 (10) | 930 | 3,658 | 735 | 1,141 | 162 | 72 | 65 | 621 | 360 | 226 | 252 | .312 | .377 | .449 | .826 |
| 96 | Barney McCosky | 1939–1953 (11) | 1,170 | 4,172 | 664 | 1,301 | 214 | 71 | 24 | 397 | 497 | 261 | 58 | .312 | .386 | .414 | .801 |
| 97 |
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1891–1918 (18) | 1,284 | 4,895 | 992 | 1,526 | 232 | 88 | 18 | 840 | 347 | 234 | 359 | .312 | .391 | .406 | .797 |
| 98 |
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1987–2004 (18) | 2,055 | 7,213 | 1,219 | 2,247 | 514 | 15 | 309 | 1,261 | 1,283 | 1,202 | 49 | .312 | .418 | .516 | .933 |
| 99 |
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1924–1936 (13) | 1,438 | 5,611 | 895 | 1,747 | 301 | 81 | 103 | 779 | 334 | 276 | 84 | .311 | .352 | .449 | .800 |
| 100 | Johnny Hodapp | 1925–1933 (9) | 791 | 2,826 | 378 | 880 | 169 | 34 | 28 | 429 | 163 | 136 | 18 | .311 | .350 | .425 | .775 |