Ty Cobb has the highest batting average, with a .366 bating average.
In 2011, Matt Kemp had the third highest batting average (.324) in the National League.
Ty Cobb batted .367 for his career. That is the highest career batting average in major league baseball history.
Hanley Ramirez won the 2009 National League Batting title with a .342 batting average, and Joe Mauer won the 2009 American League batting title with a .365 batting Average.
Chipper Jones won the 2008 National League Batting title with a .364 batting average, and Joe Mauerwon the 2008 American League batting title with a .328 batting Average.
In 2005 Derrek Lee led the National League in batting with a .335 average, and Michael Young led the American League with a .331 average.
Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies won the 2010 National League batting title with a .336 average.
The highest career batting average is .367, held by Ty Cobb.
.262 The American League's average was .266 and the National League's average was .258.
Ty Cobb
in 1939 Joe DiMaggio led the American league in batting with a .381 average.
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.