The highest career batting average is .367, held by Ty Cobb.
In the history of Major League Baseball as of 2009 there are 202 players with a career batting average of .300 or better.
Ty Cobb batted .367 for his career. That is the highest career batting average in major league baseball history.
Bill Bergen, who played from 1903-1914. He was a Catcher that started with Cincinnati. His career batting average was .170 (3000 Career AB's) and he only had one year with a .200+ Batting Average.
That is Ty Cobb who hit .366 (.3664) during a 24 year career from 1905-1928.
mike piazza
.262 The American League's average was .266 and the National League's average was .258.
George Brett of the Kansas City Royals of the American League is the only Major League Baseball (MLB) player to win a batting title in three (3) different decades, doing so by earning the batting title in 1976 with a season batting average of .333, in 1980 with a season batting average of .390, and 1990 with a season batting average of .329. George Brett ended his 21-year MLB career on October 3, 1993 with a career batting average of .305.
Ty Cobb has the highest batting average, with a .366 bating average.
The Minnesota Twins with a .287 batting average.
Milt Pappas - 132 career hits in 1073 at bats, for a cool .123 batting average
Hall of Famer Ty Cobb has Major League Baseball's highest career average. The official number is .367, though statisticians later found a mistake in the totals, and his actual career average is .366 (still the record).
Ty Cobb