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Thousands of batters have gone a whole season with at least one hitless at-bat. The most plate appearances in a season with no hits is held by pitcher Bob Buhl, who went 0-for-70 in 1962.

The lowest nonzero batting average in a season is .016, held by Brewers left-hander Doug Davis, who went 1-for-64 in 2004.

By a nonpitcher: Yankees' CF Skeeter Shelton went 1-for-40 in 1915 for a .025 batting average.

Lowest Batting average in a season with at least:

100 PA: Dean Chance, P, 1967, Minnesota Twins, .033

200 PA: Frank O'Rourke, 3B, 1912. Boston Braves, .122

300 PA: Bill Bergen, C, 1909, Brooklyn Dodgers, .139

400 PA: Dal Maxvill, SS, 1969, St. Louis Cardinals, .175

500 PA: Rob Deer, RF, 1991, Detroit Tigers, .179

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Pre 1900: Hugh Duffy of the Boston Beaneaters hit .440 in 1894. Post 1900: Napolean Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics hit .426 in 1901.

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For players that hit at least 20 home runs in a season, the lowest batting average is .179 by Rob Deer of the 1991 Detroit Tigers. Deer hit 25 home runs that season.

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NameBatting AverageRankTy Cobb.366 (.36636)1

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.366 average by Ty Cobb

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