Baseball – Leading Season Batting Average Record Holders
| Rank | Player | Batting Average | Year |
| 1 | Hugh Duffy | .4397 | 1894 |
| 2 | Tip O'Neill | .4352 | 1887 |
| 3 | Ross Barnes | .4286 | 1876 |
| 4 | Nap Lajoie | .4265 | 1901 |
| 5 | Willie Keeler | .4238 | 1897 |
| 6 | Rogers Hornsby | .4235 | 1924 |
| 7 | George Sisler | .4198 | 1922 |
| 8 | Ty Cobb | .4196 | 1911 |
| 9 | Tuck Turner | .4179 | 1894 |
| 10 | Sam Thompson | .4146 | 1894 |
| 11 | Fred Dunlap | .4120 | 1884 |
| 12 | Jesse Burkett | .4096 | 1896 |
| 12 | Ed Delahanty | .4096 | 1899 |
| 14 | Ty Cobb | .4087 | 1912 |
| 15 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .4081 | 1911 |
| 16 | George Sisler | .4073 | 1920 |
| 17 | Ted Williams | .4057 | 1941 |
| 18 | Jesse Burkett | .4054 | 1895 |
| 19 | Ed Delahanty | .4042 | 1895 |
| 20 | Ed Delahanty | .4040 | 1894 |
| 21 | Billy Hamilton | .4032 | 1894 |
| 22 | Rogers Hornsby | .4028 | 1925 |
| 23 | Harry Heilmann | .4027 | 1923 |
| 24 | Pete Browning | .4022 | 1887 |
| 25 | Rogers Hornsby | .4013 | 1922 |
| 25 | Bill Terry | .4013 | 1930 |
| 27 | Hughie Jennings | .4012 | 1896 |
| 28 | Ty Cobb | .4011 | 1922 |
| 29 | Cap Anson | .3994 | 1881 |
| 30 | Lefty O'Doul | .3981 | 1929 |
| 31 | Harry Heilmann | .3980 | 1927 |
| 32 | Rogers Hornsby | .3970 | 1921 |
| 33 | Ed Delahanty | .3968 | 1896 |
| 34 | Jesse Burkett | .3961 | 1899 |
| 35 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .3951 | 1912 |
| 36 | Jack Clements | .3944 | 1895 |
| 37 | Tony Gwynn | .3938 | 1994 |
| 38 | Harry Heilmann | .3937 | 1921 |
| 39 | Harry Heilmann | .3927 | 1925 |
| 39 | Babe Ruth | .3927 | 1923 |
| 41 | Babe Herman | .3925 | 1930 |
| 41 | Joe Kelley | .3925 | 1894 |
| 43 | Sam Thompson | .3922 | 1895 |
| 44 | Al Simmons | .3916 | 1927 |
| 45 | John McGraw | .3910 | 1899 |
| 46 | Ty Cobb | .3902 | 1913 |
| 47 | Al Simmons | .3899 | 1931 |
| 48 | George Brett | .3898 | 1980 |
| 49 | Fred Clarke | .3897 | 1897 |
| 50 | Tris Speaker | .3893 | 1925 |
Updated: July 28, 2010
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