Baseball – Leading Career Batting Average Record Holders
| Rank | Player | Batting Average |
| 1 | Ty Cobb | .3664 |
| 2 | Rogers Hornsby | .3585 |
| 3 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .3558 |
| 4 | Lefty O'Doul | .3493 |
| 5 | Ed Delahanty | .3458 |
| 6 | Tris Speaker | .3447 |
| 7 | Billy Hamilton | .3444 |
| 7 | Ted Williams | .3444 |
| 9 | Dan Brouthers | .3421 |
| 9 | Babe Ruth | .3421 |
| 11 | Dave Orr | .3420 |
| 12 | Harry Heilmann | .3416 |
| 13 | Pete Browning | .3415 |
| 14 | Willie Keeler | .3413 |
| 15 | Bill Terry | .3412 |
| 16 | Lou Gehrig | .3401 |
| 16 | George Sisler | .3401 |
| 18 | Jesse Burkett | .3382 |
| 18 | Tony Gwynn | .3382 |
| 20 | Nap Lajoie | .3381 |
| 21 | Jake Stenzel | .3378 |
| 22 | Riggs Stephenson | .3361 |
| 23 | Al Simmons | .3342 |
| 24 | Cap Anson | .3341 |
| 25 | John McGraw | .3336 |
| 26 | Eddie Collins | .3332 |
| 26 | Paul Waner | .3332 |
| 28 | Mike Donlin | .3326 |
| 29 | Sam Thompson | .3314 |
| 30 | Stan Musial | .3308 |
| 31 | Bill Lange | .3298 |
| 31 | Heinie Manush | .3298 |
| 33 | Albert Pujols | .3284 |
| 34 | Wade Boggs | .3279 |
| 35 | Rod Carew | .3278 |
| 36 | Honus Wagner | .3276 |
| 37 | Tip O'Neill | .3260 |
| 38 | Ichiro Suzuki | .3256 |
| 39 | Hugh Duffy | .3255 |
| 39 | Bob Fothergill | .3255 |
| 41 | Jimmie Foxx | .3253 |
| 42 | Earle Combs | .3247 |
| 43 | Joe DiMaggio | .3246 |
| 44 | Babe Herman | .3245 |
| 45 | Joe Medwick | .3236 |
| 46 | Joe Mauer | .3235 |
| 47 | Edd Roush | .3227 |
| 48 | Todd Helton | .3226 |
| 49 | Sam Rice | .3223 |
| 50 | Ross Youngs | .3222 |
Updated: October 31, 2011
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