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MLB Single-Season (Post-1900) Batting Leaders

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MLB Single-Season (Post 1900) Batting Leaders - Batting Average
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
1	Josh Gibson	1943	70	249	93	116	23	9	20	112	55	1	4	0	.466
2	Charles Smith	1929	66	246	86	111	29	4	22	81	48	0	16	0	.451
3	Oscar Charleston	1921	62	226	90	98	12	10	12	74	34	2	35	0	.434
4	Charles Blackwell	1921	64	236	74	102	17	10	10	74	26	1	25	0	.432
5	Oscar Charleston	1925	71	255	97	109	23	3	20	97	51	0	17	0	.427
6	Nap Lajoie	1901	131	544	145	232	48	14	14	0	24	0	27	0	.426
7	George Suttles	1926	89	358	90	152	28	19	32	130	31	0	15	0	.425
8	Rogers Hornsby	1924	143	536	121	227	43	14	25	94	89	32	5	12	.424
9	Ernest Wilson	1927	67	249	65	105	30	6	9	65	30	0	20	0	.422
	Roy Parnell	1927	87	334	86	141	24	10	11	75	25	0	19	0	.422
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
11	Ty Cobb	1911	146	591	147	248	47	24	8	0	44	0	83	0	.420
	George Sisler	1922	142	586	134	246	42	18	8	105	49	14	51	19	.420
13	Herbert Dixon	1929	76	277	77	115	23	7	16	92	33	0	22	0	.415
14	Willie Wells	1930	91	339	113	140	35	3	17	116	53	0	18	0	.413
15	Ty Cobb	1912	140	553	120	226	30	23	7	0	43	0	61	0	.409
16	Joe Jackson	1911	147	571	126	233	45	19	7	0	56	0	41	0	.408
17	George Sisler	1920	154	631	137	257	49	18	19	122	46	19	42	17	.407
18	Ted Williams	1941	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	145	27	2	4	.406
	Oscar Johnson	1923	98	374	91	152	32	13	20	120	38	0	17	0	.406
	Oscar Johnson	1922	68	239	45	97	19	11	11	64	15	1	9	0	.406
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
21	Oscar Charleston	1924	54	205	63	83	22	5	15	63	28	0	20	0	.405
22	Ernest Wilson	1929	76	280	77	113	23	4	10	75	44	0	21	0	.404
	Edgar Wesley	1925	60	228	58	92	12	4	17	73	28	0	10	0	.404
24	Harry Heilmann	1923	144	524	121	211	44	11	18	115	74	40	9	7	.403
	Rogers Hornsby	1925	138	504	133	203	41	10	39	143	83	39	5	3	.403
26	Bill Terry	1930	154	633	139	254	39	15	23	129	57	33	8	0	.401
	Ty Cobb	1922	137	526	99	211	42	16	4	99	55	24	9	13	.401
	Rogers Hornsby	1922	154	623	141	250	46	14	42	152	65	50	17	12	.401
	Herbert Dixon	1928	59	217	52	87	14	7	13	53	34	2	15	0	.401
30	Don Padgett	1939	92	233	38	93	15	3	5	53	18	11	1	0	.399
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
	Oscar Charleston	1927	69	248	68	99	20	7	13	74	49	0	21	0	.399
32	Harry Heilmann	1927	141	505	106	201	50	9	14	120	72	16	11	5	.398
	Lefty O'doul	1929	154	638	152	254	35	6	32	122	76	19	2	0	.398
34	Rogers Hornsby	1921	154	592	131	235	44	18	21	126	60	48	13	13	.397
35	Walter Davis	1927	84	323	60	128	21	9	3	68	24	0	14	0	.396
36	Joe Jackson	1912	154	572	121	226	44	26	3	0	54	0	35	0	.395
	Josh Gibson	1933	69	243	61	96	15	7	18	75	19	0	4	0	.395
38	Tony Gwynn	1994	110	419	79	165	35	1	12	64	48	19	5	0	.394
	Harry Heilmann	1921	149	602	114	237	43	14	19	139	53	37	2	6	.394
40	Harry Heilmann	1925	150	573	97	225	40	11	13	134	67	27	6	6	.393
	PLAYER	YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA
	Babe Herman	1930	153	614	143	241	48	11	35	130	66	56	18	0	.393
	Babe Ruth	1923	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	170	93	17	21	.393
	Cristobal Torriente	1920	57	211	44	83	18	7	2	50	20	2	8	0	.393
44	Al Simmons	1927	106	406	86	159	36	11	15	108	31	30	10	2	.392
	Benjamin Taylor	1921	88	334	72	131	20	7	2	73	30	1	9	0	.392
46	George Brett	1980	117	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	22	15	6	.390
	Ty Cobb	1913	122	428	70	167	18	16	4	0	58	31	51	0	.390
	Al Simmons	1931	128	513	105	200	37	13	22	128	47	45	3	3	.390
	Turkey Stearnes	1929	68	259	64	101	17	4	16	91	38	0	12	0	.390
50	Tris Speaker	1925	117	429	79	167	35	5	12	87	70	12	5	2	.389

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