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Batting Average (often abbreviated as BA or AVG) is probably the oldest statistic used to determine the ability of a baseball player. It is determined by taking the number of hits a player has and dividing it by the number of at bats a player has. For example, Ty Cobb had 4,189 hits in his career in 11,435 at bats. 4,189 divided by 11,435 gives him a career .366 average.

Batting Average Leaders[]

minimum of 3000 plate appearances

Career
1 Ty Cobb .366
2 Rogers Hornsby .358
3 Joe Jackson .355
4 Lefty O'Doul .349
5 Ed Delahanty .345
6 Tris Speaker .344
7 Ted Williams .344
8 Billy Hamilton .344
9 Dan Brouthers .342
9 Babe Ruth .342
11 Dave Orr .342
12 Harry Heilmann .341
13 Pete Browning .341
14 Willie Keeler .341
15 Bill Terry .341
Single Season
1 Hugh Duffy .439
2 Tip O'Neil .435
3 Ross Barnes .428
4 Nap Lajoie .426
5 Willie Keeler .423
6 Rogers Hornsby .423
7 George Sisler .419
8 Ty Cobb .419
9 Tuck Turner .415
10 Fred Dunlap .412
11 Jesse Burkett .409
11 Ed Delahanty .409
13 Jesse Burkett .409
14 Ty Cobb .408
15 Joe Jackson .408
Active
1 Todd Helton .336
2 Albert Pujols .332
3 Ichiro Suzuki .332
4 Vladimir Guerrero .324
5 Nomar Garciaparra .319
6 Derek Jeter .313
7 Manny Ramirez .313
8 Mike Piazza .311
9 Frank Thomas .307
10 Alex Rodriguez .306
11 Magglio Ordonez .306
12 Sean Casey .305
13 Juan Pierre .304
14 Ivan Rodriguez .304
15 Mike Sweeney .304
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