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Catcher Josh Gibson, whose career ended in 1946, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. [a] He batted .372 over 14 seasons, mostly with the Homestead Grays. In addition, he also holds the single-season record for highest batting average in major league history at .466 in 1943.
Josh Gibson holds the record for highest batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging in a career. Barry Bonds holds the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler 's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season. Record.
At the end of the 2023 season, after the retirement of Miguel Cabrera, Jose Altuve leads active players in career batting average with .307, 6 points above Freddie Freeman at .301. [76] The record was previously held by Cobb until the integration of Negro league statistics into Major League Baseball's record books on May 28, 2024.
In modern times, a season batting average of .300 or higher is considered to be excellent, and an average higher than .400 a nearly unachievable goal. The last Major League Baseball (MLB) player to do so, with enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting championship, was Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, who hit .406 in 1941. [4]
A related statistic, at bats, counts a subset of plate appearances that end under certain circumstances. Pete Rose [1] [2] is the all-time leader with 15,890 career plate appearances. Rose is the only player in MLB history to surpass 14,000 and 15,000 career plate appearances. [3]
List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a first baseman leaders. List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a second baseman leaders. List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a third baseman leaders. List of Major League Baseball career double plays as a shortstop leaders.
Batting. List of Major League Baseball hit records. List of Major League Baseball doubles records. List of Major League Baseball triples records. List of Major League Baseball home run records. List of Major League Baseball runs batted in records.
At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. [1] Leading either the American League or the National League in a particular category is referred to as a title. The following lists describe which players hold the most titles in a career for a particular category.