All-Time Career Batting Average Leaders

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All-Time Career Batting Average Leaders
RK PLAYER YRS GABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSBA
1Ty Cobb243035114342246418972429511719371249357892178.366
2Rogers Hornsby2322598173157929305411693011584103867913564.358
3Joe Jackson131332498187317723071685478551915820261.356
4Ed Delahanty16183575051599259652218510114647412444550.346
5Tris Speaker222789101951882351479222211715291381220432129.345
6Ted Williams19229277061798265452571521183920197092417.344
7Billy Hamilton141591626816902158242944073611872189120.344
8Dan Brouthers19167367111523229646020510612968402382560.342
9Babe Ruth222503839921742873506136714221320561330123117.342
10Harry Heilmann172148778712912660542151183153985655011364.342
11Pete Browning1311834820954164629585466594661672580.341
12Willie Keeler19212385911719293224114533810524364950.341
13Bill Terry1417216428112021933731121541078537449566.341
14George Sisler1520558267128428124251641021175472327375127.340
15Lou Gehrig17216480011888272153416349319951508790102101.340
16Jesse Burkett1620668421172028503201827595210292303890.338
17Tony Gwynn202440928813833141543851351138790434319125.338
18Nap Lajoie2124809589150432426571638315995168538021.338
19Riggs Stephenson141310450871415153215463773494247539.336
20Albert Pujols813204852101016233621335010597605405529.335
21Al Simmons20221587591507292753914930718276157378864.334
22John McGraw1610993924102413091217013462836744360.334
23Paul Waner202549945916273152605191113130910913761040.333
24Eddie Collins2528269949182133154381874713001499286744173.333
25Mike Donlin121049385466912821769751543312392130.333
26Ichiro Suzuki8135157739251920213677948939655233275.333
27Stan Musial2230261097219493630725177475195115996967831.331
28Sam Thompson15140759841256197934016012712994502262290.331
29Heinie Manush172008765412872524491160110118350634511458.330
30Cap Anson2222769101171929955281249718799522942470.329
31Wade Boggs18244091801513301057861118101414127452435.328
32Rod Carew19246993151424305344511292101510181028353187.328
33Todd Helton12173462311187204149233319116910808533626.328
34Honus Wagner2127921043017363415640252101173296332772215.327
35Tip O'Neill1010544255880138622292527574211461610.326
36Jimmie Foxx2023178134175126464581255341922145213118772.325
37Earle Combs121455574611861866309154586326702789671.325
38Joe Dimaggio1317366821139022143891313611537790369309.325
39Babe Herman13155256038821818399110181997520553940.324
40Hugh Duffy17173770421552228232511910613026622115740.324
41Joe Medwick1719847635119824715401132051383437551420.324
42Edd Roush1819677363109923763391826898148426026892.323
43Sam Rice202404926915142987498184341078708275351143.322
44Ross Youngs10121146278121491236934259255039015383.322
45Vladimir Guerrero13179267771144218141144394128267283617587.322
46Kiki Cuyler181879716113052299394157128106567675232827.321
47Charlie Gehringer1923238860177428395741461841427118637218189.320
48Chuck Klein171753648611682076398743001201601521790.320
49Pie Traynor17194175591183241637116458127347227815846.320
50Mickey Cochrane131482516910411652333641198328572176446.320
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