For single seasons, From 1901 to 2011, (requiring batting_avg_bip≥.4 and At least 502 plate appearances), sorted by greatest Batting Average on Balls In Play: Results
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Rk | Player | PA | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | Pos | |||||
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1 | Babe Ruth | .423 | 699 | 1923 | 28 | NYY | AL | 152 | 522 | 151 | 205 | 45 | 13 | 41 | 131 | 170 | 0 | 93 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | .393 | .545 | .764 | 1.309 | 97/83 |
2 | Rogers Hornsby | .422 | 640 | 1924 | 28 | STL | NL | 143 | 536 | 121 | 227 | 43 | 14 | 25 | 94 | 89 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .424 | .507 | .696 | 1.203 | *4 |
3 | George Sisler | .422 | 654 | 1922 | 29 | SLB | AL | 142 | 586 | 134 | 246 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 105 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 19 | .420 | .467 | .594 | 1.061 | *3 |
4 | Nap Lajoie | .418 | 582 | 1901 | 26 | PHA | AL | 131 | 544 | 145 | 232 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 125 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .426 | .463 | .643 | 1.106 | *46 |
5 | Ty Cobb | .416 | 612 | 1922 | 35 | DET | AL | 137 | 526 | 99 | 211 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 99 | 55 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .401 | .462 | .565 | 1.026 | *8 |
6 | Harry Heilmann | .414 | 626 | 1923 | 28 | DET | AL | 144 | 524 | 121 | 211 | 44 | 11 | 18 | 115 | 74 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .403 | .481 | .632 | 1.113 | *93 |
7 | Jesse Burkett | .414 | 673 | 1901 | 32 | STL | NL | 142 | 601 | 142 | 226 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 59 | 0 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .376 | .440 | .509 | .949 | *7 |
8 | Ty Cobb | .412 | 654 | 1911 | 24 | DET | AL | 146 | 591 | 147 | 248 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 127 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | .420 | .467 | .621 | 1.088 | *8 |
9 | Rogers Hornsby | .409 | 674 | 1921 | 25 | STL | NL | 154 | 592 | 131 | 235 | 44 | 18 | 21 | 126 | 60 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .397 | .458 | .639 | 1.097 | *4/7653 |
10 | Rod Carew | .408 | 694 | 1977 | 31 | MIN | AL | 155 | 616 | 128 | 239 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 100 | 69 | 15 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 13 | .388 | .449 | .570 | 1.019 | *3/4D |
11 | George Stone | .407 | 658 | 1906 | 29 | SLB | AL | 154 | 581 | 91 | 208 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 71 | 52 | 0 | 79 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | .358 | .417 | .501 | .918 | *7 |
12 | Jose Hernandez | .404 | 582 | 2002 | 32 | MIL | NL | 152 | 525 | 72 | 151 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 73 | 52 | 5 | 188 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 5 | .288 | .356 | .478 | .834 | *6 |
13 | Manny Ramirez | .403 | 532 | 2000 | 28 | CLE | AL | 118 | 439 | 92 | 154 | 34 | 2 | 38 | 122 | 86 | 9 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .351 | .457 | .697 | 1.154 | *9D |
14 | Roberto Clemente | .403 | 632 | 1967 | 32 | PIT | NL | 147 | 585 | 103 | 209 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 110 | 41 | 17 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 1 | .357 | .400 | .554 | .954 | *9/8 |
15 | George Sisler | .401 | 692 | 1920 | 27 | SLB | AL | 154 | 631 | 137 | 257 | 49 | 18 | 19 | 122 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 17 | .407 | .449 | .632 | 1.082 | *3/1 |
16 | Ty Cobb | .401 | 545 | 1919 | 32 | DET | AL | 124 | 497 | 92 | 191 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 70 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .384 | .429 | .515 | .944 | *8 |
17 | Ty Cobb | .401 | 609 | 1912 | 25 | DET | AL | 140 | 553 | 120 | 226 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 83 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 34 | .409 | .456 | .584 | 1.040 | *8 |
18 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .401 | 641 | 1911 | 23 | CLE | AL | 147 | 571 | 126 | 233 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 83 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | .408 | .468 | .590 | 1.058 | *98 |
19 | Luke Appling | .400 | 618 | 1936 | 29 | CHW | AL | 138 | 526 | 111 | 204 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 128 | 85 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .388 | .474 | .508 | .981 | *6 |
20 | Bill Terry | .400 | 710 | 1930 | 31 | NYG | NL | 154 | 633 | 139 | 254 | 39 | 15 | 23 | 129 | 57 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .401 | .452 | .619 | 1.071 | *3 |
21 | Ty Cobb | .400 | 669 | 1917 | 30 | DET | AL | 152 | 588 | 107 | 225 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 102 | 61 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | .383 | .444 | .570 | 1.014 | *89 |
22 | Benny Kauff | .400 | 667 | 1914 | 24 | IND | FL | 154 | 571 | 120 | 211 | 44 | 13 | 8 | 95 | 72 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | .370 | .447 | .534 | .981 | 987 |
23 | Heinie Zimmerman | .400 | 619 | 1912 | 25 | CHC | NL | 145 | 557 | 95 | 207 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 99 | 38 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .372 | .418 | .571 | .989 | *53 |
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