Only in one season, 1887. Walks counted as an at bat and a hit.
The three highest batting averages in MLB history were recorded during the 1887 season.
Tip O'Neill - .485
Pete Browning - .457
Bob Caruthers - .456
All three of the players above played in the American Association. The highest batting average in the National League in 1887 was Cap Anson at .421.
Calculating the batting averages of the four players above using today's standards:
Tip O'Neill - .435
Pete Browning - .402
Bob Caruthers - .357
Cap Anson - .347
Walks are not counted in figuring out Batting Averages. It's basically like you didn't take an at- bat for walks.
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.
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.
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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.
Walks are not counted in figuring out Batting Averages. It's basically like you didn't take an at- bat for walks.
The highest batting average a player can have is 1.000, which would mean that he would have a hit every time he is at bat. Of course, this wouldn't count the times the batter may have been walked, since walks aren't considered "at-bats" and don't reflect upon his batting average.
A batting average of .333 represents a player's ratio of hits to at-bats in baseball. It means that the player gets a hit approximately 33.3% of the time they come up to bat. A .333 batting average is generally considered very good and indicates a high level of skill and consistency at the plate.
A sacrifice bunt or fly has never been considered an at-bat.
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We ususally stop on the thousandths but 3 hits out of 10 at bats could be considered a repeating decimal.
Prince Fielder's 2009 batting average was .299 His career average is .284
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.
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.
Ty Cobb with a .366 batting average
His lifetime Batting Average is .109, he was 54 for 497.
The correct answer is Ty Cobb with batting average .420