MLB Single Season Batting Average Leaders


All Time MLB Records
Single Season MLB Records
Career BA Leaders Highest BA in a Season
Career Hits Leaders Most Hits in a Season
Career HR Leaders Most HRs in a Season
Career RBI Leaders Most RBIs in a Season
Career Runs Leaders Most Runs in a Season
Career SB Leaders Most SBs in a Season
Career Wins Leaders Most Saves in a Season
Career Saves Leaders Most Strikeout in a Season
Career Strikeout Leaders Lowest ERA in a Season
Career ERA Leaders  

MLB Milestones
No Hitters and Perfect Games 500 Home Run Club
300 Wins Club 3000 Hits Club
3000 Strikeouts Club Triple Crown Winners


Highest Batting Average in a Single MLB Season
Rank Player Team
B.A.
Year
1 Hugh Duffy Boston Beaneaters
0.4397
1894
2 Tip O'Neill  St. Louis Browns
0.4352
1887
3 Ross Barnes  Chicago White Stockings
0.4286
1876
4 Nap Lajoie Philadelphia Athletics
0.4265
1901
5 Willie Keeler Baltimore Orioles
0.4238
1897
6 Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals
0.4235
1924
7 George Sisler St. Louis Browns
0.4198
1922
8 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers
0.4196
1911
9 Tuck Turner Philadelphia Phillies
0.4159
1894
10 Fred Dunlap  St. Louis Maroons
0.412
1884
T11 Jesse Burkett Cleveland Spiders
0.4096
1896
T11 Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Phillies
0.4096
1899
13 Jesse Burkett Cleveland Spiders
0.4091
1895
14 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers
0.4087
1912
15 Joe Jackson Cleveland Naps
0.4081
1911
T16 George Sisler St. Louis Browns
0.4073
1920
T16 Sam Thompson Philadelphia Phillies
0.4073
1894
18 Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Phillies
0.407
1894
19 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox
0.4057
1941
20 Billy Hamilton Philadelphia Phillies
0.4044
1894
21 Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Phillies
0.4042
1895
22 Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals
0.4028
1925
23 Harry Heilmann Detroit Tigers
0.4027
1923
24 Pete Browning  Louisville Colonels
0.4022
1887
T25 Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals
0.4013
1922
T25 Bill Terry New York Giants
0.4013
1930
27 Hughie Jennings Baltimore Orioles
0.4012
1896
28 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers
0.4011
1922
29 Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings
0.3994
1881
30 Lefty O'Doul Philadelphia Phillies
0.3981
1929
31 Harry Heilmann Detroit Tigers
0.398
1927
32 Rogers Hornsby St. Louis Cardinals
0.397
1921
33 Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Phillies
0.3968
1896
34 Jesse Burkett St. Louis Perfectos
0.3961
1899
35 Joe Jackson Cleveland Naps
0.3951
1912
36 Jack Clements Philadelphia Phillies
0.3944
1895
37 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres
0.3938
1994
38 Harry Heilmann Detroit Tigers
0.3937
1921
T39 Harry Heilmann Detroit Tigers
0.3927
1925
T39 Babe Ruth New York Yankees
0.3927
1923
T41 Babe Herman Brooklyn Robins
0.3925
1930
T41 Joe Kelley Baltimore Orioles
0.3925
1894
43 Sam Thompson Philadelphia Phillies
0.3922
1895
44 Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics
0.3916
1927
45 John McGraw Baltimore Orioles
0.391
1899
46 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers
0.3902
1913
47 Fred Clarke Louisville Colonels
0.39
1897
48 Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics
0.3899
1931
49 George Brett Kansas City Royals
0.3898
1980
50 Tris Speaker Cleveland Indians
0.3893
1925

Sources:
baseball-reference.com
baseball-almanac.com
wikipedia.org
thebaseballcube.com