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Josh Gibson of the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords, is recognized as the MLB all-time batting champion, with a career batting average of .372. [11] Gibson amassed career totals of 838 hits in 2,255 at-bats and 628 games, [12] and is also the MLB all-time career leader in Slugging (SLG) percentage and On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS) percentage.
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.
List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat; List of Major League Baseball players who completed an unassisted triple play; List of Major League Baseball no-hitters. List of Major League Baseball perfect games
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.
Bryce Harper is hammering his usual homers for the Philadelphia Phillies. Mike Trout and Mookie Betts are flashing their expected MVP-level skills while second-year phenom Fernando Tatis Jr. has ...
Rank Player (2025 Ks) K 51 Derrek Lee: 1,622 52 Eugenio Suárez (0): 1,618 53 Reggie Sanders: 1,614 54 Gary Gaetti: 1,602 55 Mark McGwire: 1,596 56 Shin-Soo Choo
In baseball, a strikeout occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher and failure on the part of the batter. Nolan Ryan [1] [2] [3] has the most career strikeouts in Major League Baseball. During a record 27-year career, he struck out 5,714 batters.
Most wins Cy Young: 511 Most losses Cy Young: 316 Most no-hitters Nolan Ryan: 7 Most strikeouts Nolan Ryan: 5,714 Most shutouts Walter Johnson: 110 Most starts Cy Young: 815 Most opening day starts Tom Seaver: 16 Most pickoffs Steve Carlton: 144 Most innings pitched Cy Young: 7,354 + 2 ⁄ 3: Most hit batsmen Gus Weyhing: 278 Most home runs ...