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If you go all the way back, here's the all-time list of players:

SEASON

AVERAGE YEAR AVG

1 Hugh Duffy 1894 .440

2 Tip O'Neill 1887 .435

3 Ross Barnes 1876 .429

4 Nap Lajoie 1901 .426

5 Willie Keeler 1897 .424

6 Rogers Hornsby 1924 .424

7 George Sisler 1922 .420

8 Ty Cobb 1911 .420

9 Fred Dunlap 1884 .412

10 Ed Delahanty 1899 .410

11 Jesse Burkett 1896 .410

12 Jesse Burkett 1895 .409

13 Ty Cobb 1912 .409

14 Joe Jackson 1911 .408

15 Sam Thompson 1894 .407

16 George Sisler 1920 .407

17 Ed Delahanty 1894 .407

18 Ted Williams 1941 .406

19 Billy Hamilton 1894 .404

20 Ed Delahanty 1895 .404

21 Rogers Hornsby 1925 .403

22 Harry Heilmann 1923 .403

23 Pete Browning 1887 .402

24 Rogers Hornsby 1922 .401

25 Bill Terry 1930 .401

26 Hughie Jennings 1896 .401

27 Ty Cobb 1922 .401

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Hugh Duffy is credited with having the highest batting average in a season. In 1894, Duffy batted .4397

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Hugh Duffy hit .4397 in 1894.

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