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

generated by a site user

This report was generated using the SHARE link located just above the stat tables on the site. Give it a try!

User's Notes:
Rk Player BAbip PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Pos
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
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 5/13/2011.

Please report any abuse.