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Josh Gibson has the highest career batting average in major league history with .372. In baseball, the batting average (BA) is defined by the number of hits divided by at bats. It is usually reported to three decimal places and pronounced as if it were multiplied by 1,000: a player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three-hundred."
Ted Williams posted a .345 average in 1954 over only 386 at bats, and the required hitless at bats drop him below Avila's league-leading .341 average. [235] a While Baseball-Reference.com lists both Yelich and Marte with a batting average of .329 in 2019, Yelich's average is higher (.3292) than Marte's (.3286) if extended to four decimal places.
Pete Rose holds the Major League record for most career hits, with 4,256. Rose and Ty Cobb , second most, are the only players with 4,000 or more career hits. George Davis was the first switch hitter to collect 2,000 hits, achieving that total during the 1902 season .
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Gibson holds the record for highest major-league career batting average at .372, [11] six points higher than Ty Cobb who has the second-highest career average at .366. [12] The record for lowest career batting average for a player with more than 2,500 at-bats belongs to Bill Bergen , a catcher who played from 1901 to 1911 and recorded a .170 ...
The Guardians are losing their extraordinary leadoff hitter for a bit and adding one with power and potential. Cleveland placed outfielder Steven Kwan, who leads the AL with a .353 average, on the ...
The 26-year-old Kwan has become one of the AL's top young players in just two seasons. After hitting .298 as a rookie, he batted .268 in 2023 while winning his second straight Gold Glove for ...
Rank amongst leaders in career strikeouts. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2025 Ks) Number of strikeouts during the 2025 Major League Baseball season. K: Total career strikeouts. * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bold: Denotes active player. [note 1]