Through the 2008 season, of the players that hit 400 or more home runs in their career, the lowest batting average is .236 by Dave Kingman who played 16 seasons with the Giants, Mets, Padres, Angels, Yankees, Cubs, and Athletics. Kingman ended his career with 442 HRs.
Bill Bergen, who played from 1903-1914. He was a Catcher that started with Cincinnati. His career batting average was .170 (3000 Career AB's) and he only had one year with a .200+ Batting Average.
In MLB, for players that had at least 2500 career at bats it is catcher Bill Bergen at .170. Bergen played 11 seasons (1901-1911) for the Reds and Superbas/Dodgers and had career numbers of 516 hits in 3028 at bats. His best season at the plate was .227 in 1903 ... he was under .200 for every one of the other 10 seasons.
Ty Cobb batted .367 for his career. That is the highest career batting average in major league baseball history.
In the history of Major League Baseball as of 2009 there are 202 players with a career batting average of .300 or better.
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.
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.
Jimmie Foxx won the 1938 American League batting title with a .349 batting Average.
Ty Cobb batted .367 for his career. That is the highest career batting average in major league baseball history.
In the history of Major League Baseball as of 2009 there are 202 players with a career batting average of .300 or better.
.262 The American League's average was .266 and the National League's average was .258.
in 1939 Joe DiMaggio led the American league in batting with a .381 average.
The Minnesota Twins with a .287 batting 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.
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.
Rogers Hornsby of the Boston Braves with a .387 average.
Rogers Hornsby of the Boston Braves won the NL batting title in 1928 with a .387 average.
Carlos Pupo was a minor league baseball player. His BA or batting average was .208.
Jimmie Foxx won the 1938 American League batting title with a .349 batting Average.
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.