Philadelphia Athletics Batting Average Leaders

Career totals with the Philadelphia Athletics and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Henry Larkin holds the Philadelphia Athletics career record with .305 batting average. The single-season record is .367, by Denny Lyons in 1887.

AVG HR RBI H R SB OPS OBP SLG 2B 3B XBH TB BB SO PA AB G

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs the standard 3.1 plate appearances per team game with the club, a career 3,000+ plate appearances with the club.

All-time Philadelphia Athletics leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	AVG	G
1	Henry Larkin	1884–1889	.305	726
2	Harry Stovey	1883–1889	.302	824

Single-season Philadelphia Athletics records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	AVG	G
1	Denny Lyons	1887	.367	137
2	Denny Lyons	1889	.329	131
3	Henry Larkin	1885	.329	108
4	Harry Stovey	1884	.326	104
5	Henry Larkin	1886	.319	139
6	Henry Larkin	1889	.318	133
7	Blondie Purcell	1889	.316	129
8	Harry Stovey	1885	.315	112
9	Mike Moynahan	1883	.310	95
10	Henry Larkin	1887	.310	126
11	Harry Stovey	1889	.308	137
12	Lou Bierbauer	1889	.304	130
13	Harry Stovey	1883	.304	94
14	Jack O'Brien	1882	.303	62
15	John Coleman	1885	.299	96
16	Sadie Houck	1884	.297	108
17	Denny Lyons	1888	.296	111
18	Chippy McGarr	1887	.295	137
19	Harry Stovey	1886	.295	123
20	Jack O'Brien	1883	.290	94
21	Harry Stovey	1888	.287	130
22	Harry Stovey	1887	.286	124
23	Jumbo Latham	1882	.285	74
24	Curt Welch	1888	.282	136
25	Orator Shafer	1890	.282	100