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{| ! Rank ! Player ! Season ! Average ! Hits ! At Bats | 1 Orel Hershiser 1993 .356 26 73 2 Mark Portugal 1994 .354 17 48 3 Mike Hampton 2002 .344 22 64 4 Micah Owings 2007 .339 20 59 T5 Don Robinson 1980 .333 19 57 T5 Rick Rhoden 1984 .333 28 84 7 Dave Roberts 1978 .327 17 52 8 Mike Krukow 1979 .314 16 51 9 Mike Hampton 1999 .311 23 74 T10 Ken Brett 1974 .310 27 87 T10 Jason Marquis 2005 .310 27 87 T12 Rick Rhoden 1976 .308 20 65 T12 Bob Forsch 1975 .308 24 78 14 Jason Jennings 2002 .306 19 62 15 Dennis Cook 1990 .306 15 49 16 Jim Rooker 1974 .305 29 95 17 Fernando Valenzuela 1990 .304 21 69 T18 Carlos Zambrano 2005 .300 24 80 T18 Brooks Kieschnick 2003 .300 21 70 Retrieved from "http://www.Baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Highest_Batting_Average_by_Pitcher_in_DH_Era" |}
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Who had the highest batting average in a season?
Ted Williams had .420 under current batting average calculation rules in 1941, but officially he hit .406; the actual record belongs to Tip O'Neill, who hit .492 in 1887. If you discount 19th century players, the record is .424 by Rogers Hornsby.
Best batting average by player whos career started after 1970?
Career wise, that would be Tony Gwynn (1982-2001) with a .338 career average. As of the start of the 2008 season, Gwynn ranks 20th all time in MLB career batting average. For a single season, that would be George Brett (1973-1993) with a .390 average in the 1980 season.
Right handed hitter that has highest career batting average?
As far as batting average goes that would be Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby who played with the Cardinals, Giants, Braves, Cubs, and Browns between 1915-1937. His career batting average was .358 and he is second all time in career batting average behind Ty Cobb.
What were baseball player Vaughn Eshelman's total batting stats for 1997?
In 1997, Vaughn Eshelman played in 21 games, all for the Boston Red Sox, and batting in 1 of them. He had 4 at bats, getting 1 hit, for a .250 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 1 time. He hit only singles.
What were baseball player Mike Buddie's total batting stats for 2002?
In 2002, Mike Buddie played in 25 games, all for the Milwaukee Brewers, and batting in all of them. He had 2 at bats, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 1 time.
