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What major league baseball player has the best batting average in the history of major league baseball?
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∙ 14y ago
I vote for Ty Cobb as the best hitter and best batting average even though Ted Williams had more home runs, Ty Cobb had 1535 more hits overall, scored more runs, had more extra-base hits, and had 50% less strike outs. Ty Cobb with the Detroit Tigers has the highest lifetime average of .366 while Ted Williams with Boston lifetime average was .344. The highest average in one year belongs to Hugh Duffy with Boston in 1894 with a .440 average. Ty Cobb broke the .400 mark two years in a row .420 in 1911 and .409 in 1912. Ted Williams only broke the .400 mark once and he is the last person to break the .400 mark in 1941 with a .406 average. In 7,706 at-bats, Williams struck out only 709 times, while Ty Cobb had 11,434 at-bats and struck out only 357 times. Ted Williams - Career G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG 19 Years 2,292 7,706 1,798 2,654 525 71 521 17 1,839 2,021 86 709 5 20 39 197 .344 .482 .634 Ty Cobb - Career G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG 24 Years 3,035 11,434 2,246 4,189 724 295 117 4 1,937 1,249 - 357 295 - 94 - .366 .433 .512
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThat is Ty Cobb who hit .366 (.3664) during a 24 year career from 1905-1928.
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∙ 10y agoJosh Hamilton his record is a .361 hitting average. Don Bradman has the highest in tests with an average of 99.94
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∙ 13y agoThe highest career batting average is .367, held by Ty Cobb.
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Who has the highest lifetime batting average of 367?
Ty Cobb batted .367 for his career. That is the highest career batting average in major league baseball history.
How many player have career batting average over .300?
In the history of Major League Baseball as of 2009 there are 202 players with a career batting average of .300 or better.
What is the average batting speed in the MLB?
The average batting average of all teams in the National League in 2008 was .260. The average batting average of all teams in the American League in 2008 was .268.
Who led the American League in batting average in 1938?
Jimmie Foxx won the 1938 American League batting title with a .349 batting Average.
Who is the only player to win a batting title in three different decades?
Hall of Famer George Brett of the Kansas City Royals won the American League batting title in 1976, 1980, and 1990. He's the only player in baseball history to win the batting title in three differnt decades.
Who has the highest lifetime batting average of 367?
Ty Cobb batted .367 for his career. That is the highest career batting average in major league baseball history.
How many player have career batting average over .300?
In the history of Major League Baseball as of 2009 there are 202 players with a career batting average of .300 or better.
What is the batting average of Major League Baseball in 1941?
.262 The American League's average was .266 and the National League's average was .258.
Who led baseball's American league in batting average in 1939?
in 1939 Joe DiMaggio led the American league in batting with a .381 average.
Who has the highest batting average in major league baseball?
Ty Cobb has the highest batting average, with a .366 bating average.
What major league baseball team had the highest team batting average in 2006?
The Minnesota Twins with a .287 batting average.
What is the average batting speed in the MLB?
The average batting average of all teams in the National League in 2008 was .260. The average batting average of all teams in the American League in 2008 was .268.
What is the batting average of MLB in 2008?
According to Baseball Reference, through games played on June 19, 2008 the National League batting average was .259 and the American League batting average was .263. The National All-time average is .260.
Who as the 1928 national league batting champion in major league baseball?
Rogers Hornsby of the Boston Braves with a .387 average.
Who was the 1928 national league batting champ in major league baseball?
Rogers Hornsby of the Boston Braves won the NL batting title in 1928 with a .387 average.
What is Carlos pupo?
Carlos Pupo was a minor league baseball player. His BA or batting average was .208.
Who led the American League in batting average in 1938?
Jimmie Foxx won the 1938 American League batting title with a .349 batting Average.
