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List of Major League Baseball players with a .400 batting average in a season. Oscar Charleston, Ty Cobb, Ed Delahanty and Rogers Hornsby (left to right) are the only players to record a .400 batting average in three different seasons. In baseball, batting average (AVG) is a measure of a batter's success rate in achieving a hit during an at bat ...
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]
Ty Cobb is the all-time leader with a career batting average of .366. He won a record 11 batting titles in the American League from 1907–1909, 1911–1915 and 1917–1919. Oscar Charleston is second with a career batting average of .364. He is the only player to have won consecutive Triple Crowns, having done so in 1924 and 1925.
Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612), and Sammy Sosa (609) are the only other players to have hit 600 or more. Giancarlo Stanton is the active home run leader with 429. Players in bold face are active as of the 2024 Major League Baseball season (including free agents), with the number in parentheses ...
It’s time to officially call it like it is: Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez is chasing baseball’s first .400 batting average since Ted Williams in 1941.
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Williams, the last man to hit .400 in an MLB season (.406 in 1941), won six American League batting titles, two Triple Crowns, and two MVP awards. He ended his career with 521 home runs and a .344 career batting average. Williams achieved these numbers and honors despite missing nearly five full seasons to military service and injuries. [79]
Ted Williams, the last MLB player to bat .400 for a season (in 1941) A ballplayer's batting average (BA) (simply at bats divided by hits ) was the historic measure of a player's offensive performance, enhanced by slugging percentage (SA) [ a ] which incorporated their ability to hit for power.