MLB .400 Seasons

Every qualified season batting .400 or better, on the plate appearances the batting title requires.

.400 Seasons in MLB history: 63, by 46 different players. The best is Levi Meyerle with .492 batting average in 1871. The most recent was Tetelo Vargas in 1943.

Every season

63 seasons

#	Player	Season	Team	AVG	H	AB
1	Levi Meyerle	1871	PH1	.492	64	130
2	Ángel Alfonso	1928	CSE	.489	23	47
3	Tetelo Vargas	1943	NYC	.472	58	123
4	Josh Gibson	1943	HG	.466	116	249
5	Charlie Smith	1927	BRG	.457	58	127
6	Charlie Smith	1929	NLG	.449	111	247
7	Hugh Duffy	1894	BSN	.440	237	539
8	Buddy Burbage	1934	ND	.438	49	112
9	Tip O'Neill	1887	SL4	.435	225	517
10	Oscar Charleston	1921	SLG	.434	98	226
11	Charlie Blackwell	1921	SLG	.432	102	236
12	Cal McVey	1871	BS1	.431	66	153
13	Ross Barnes	1873	BS1	.431	138	320
14	Ross Barnes	1872	BS1	.430	99	230
15	Ross Barnes	1876	CHN	.429	138	322
15	Henry Gillespie	1928	PTG	.429	6	14
17	Biz Mackey	1923	HIL	.428	77	180
18	Oscar Charleston	1925	HBG	.428	109	255
19	Nap Lajoie	1901	PHA	.427	232	544
20	Mule Suttles	1926	SLS	.425	152	358
21	Willie Keeler	1897	BLN	.424	239	564
22	Rogers Hornsby	1924	SLN	.424	227	536
23	Roy Parnell	1927	BBB	.423	143	338
23	Bill Johnson	1928	PTG	.423	11	26
25	Jud Wilson	1927	BBS	.422	105	249
26	Ray Dandridge	1934	ND	.422	51	121
27	George Sisler	1922	SLA	.420	246	586
28	Ty Cobb	1911	DET	.420	248	591
29	George Scales	1927	NLG	.419	39	93
30	Nat Rogers	1931	CC2	.419	31	74
31	Buck Leonard	1938	HG	.418	64	153
32	Davy Force	1872	TRO	.418	94	225
33	Bert Johnson	1934	ND	.417	50	120
33	Josh Gibson	1937	HG	.417	65	156
35	Rap Dixon	1929	BBS	.415	115	277
36	Cap Anson	1872	PH1	.415	90	217
37	Sam Thompson	1894	PHI	.415	187	451
38	Fred Dunlap	1884	SLU	.412	185	449
39	Bill Perkins	1932	HG	.411	37	90
40	Oscar Charleston	1924	HBG	.410	91	222
41	Jesse Burkett	1896	CL4	.410	240	586
41	Ed Delahanty	1899	PHI	.410	238	581
43	Ty Cobb	1912	DET	.409	226	553
44	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1911	CLE	.408	233	571
45	Heavy Johnson	1922	KCM	.408	97	238
46	George Sisler	1920	SLA	.407	257	631
47	Heavy Johnson	1923	KCM	.406	152	374
48	Ted Williams	1941	BOS	.406	185	456
49	Jesse Burkett	1895	CL4	.405	225	555
50	Ed Delahanty	1894	PHI	.405	200	494
51	John Beckwith	1925	BBS	.404	74	183
52	Ed Delahanty	1895	PHI	.404	194	480
53	Jud Wilson	1929	BBS	.404	113	280
54	Billy Hamilton	1894	PHI	.403	225	558
55	Rogers Hornsby	1925	SLN	.403	203	504
56	Harry Heilmann	1923	DET	.403	211	524
57	Pete Browning	1887	LS2	.402	220	547
58	Ross Barnes	1871	BS1	.401	63	157
58	Rogers Hornsby	1922	SLN	.401	250	623
58	Bill Terry	1930	NY1	.401	254	633
61	Hughie Jennings	1896	BLN	.401	209	521
62	Ty Cobb	1922	DET	.401	211	526
63	Joe Strong	1932	HG	.400	34	85