For single seasons, From 1901 to 2008, (requiring R≥130, RBI≥110, and SLG≥.550), sorted by smallest BA
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Cnt Player **BA** R RBI SLG Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB H 2B 3B HR BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP OPS Positions ----+-----------------+---------+---+---+-----+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+--------- 1 Roger Maris .269 132 142 .620 1961 26 NYY AL 161 698 590 159 16 4 61 94 0 67 7 0 7 16 0 0 .372 .992 *98 2 Jay Bell .289 132 112 .557 1999 33 ARI NL 151 688 589 170 32 6 38 82 2 132 4 4 9 9 7 4 .374 .931 *4/D6 3 Mark McGwire .299 130 147 .752 1998 34 STL NL 155 681 509 152 21 0 70 162 28 155 6 0 4 8 1 0 .470 1.222 *3 4 Johnny Mize .302 137 138 .614 1947 34 NYG NL 154 664 586 177 26 2 51 74 0 42 4 0 0 6 2 0 .384 .998 *3 5 Jeff Bagwell .304 143 126 .591 1999 31 HOU NL 162 729 562 171 35 0 42 149 16 127 11 0 7 18 30 11 .454 1.045 *3/D 6 Willie Mays .304 130 141 .615 1962 31 SFG NL 162 706 621 189 36 5 49 78 11 85 4 0 3 19 18 2 .384 .999 *8 7 Sammy Sosa .308 134 158 .647 1998 29 CHC NL 159 722 643 198 20 0 66 73 14 171 1 0 5 20 18 9 .377 1.024 *9/8 8 Shawn Green .309 134 123 .588 1999 26 TOR AL 153 696 614 190 45 0 42 66 4 117 11 0 5 12 20 7 .384 .972 *9 9 Jeff Bagwell .310 152 132 .615 2000 32 HOU NL 159 719 590 183 37 1 47 107 11 116 15 0 7 19 9 6 .424 1.039 *3/D 10 Alex Rodriguez .314 143 156 .645 2007 31 NYY AL 158 708 583 183 31 0 54 95 11 120 21 0 9 15 24 4 .422 1.067 *5/D 11 Hank Greenberg .315 144 146 .683 1938 27 DET AL 155 681 556 175 23 4 58 119 0 92 3 3 0 0 7 5 .438 1.121 *3 12 Alex Rodriguez .316 134 132 .606 2000 24 SEA AL 148 672 554 175 34 2 41 100 5 121 7 0 11 10 15 4 .420 1.026 *6 13 Mickey Mantle .317 132 128 .687 1961 29 NYY AL 153 646 514 163 16 6 54 126 9 112 0 1 5 2 12 1 .448 1.135 *8 14 Alex Rodriguez .318 133 135 .622 2001 25 TEX AL 162 732 632 201 34 1 52 75 6 131 16 0 9 17 18 3 .399 1.021 *6/D 15 Billy Williams .322 137 129 .586 1970 32 CHC NL 161 714 636 205 34 4 42 72 9 65 2 0 4 13 7 1 .391 .977 *7/9 16 Joe DiMaggio .323 132 125 .576 1936 21 NYY AL 138 668 637 206 44 15 29 24 0 39 4 3 0 0 4 0 .352 .928 789 17 Babe Ruth .323 163 142 .709 1928 33 NYY AL 154 684 536 173 29 8 54 137 0 87 3 8 0 0 4 5 .463 1.172 *97 18 Ted Williams .327 131 145 .609 1939 20 BOS AL 149 677 565 185 44 11 31 107 0 64 2 3 0 10 2 1 .436 1.045 *9 19 Sammy Sosa .328 146 160 .737 2001 32 CHC NL 160 711 577 189 34 5 64 116 37 153 6 0 12 6 0 2 .437 1.174 *9 20 Mel Ott .328 138 151 .635 1929 20 NYG NL 150 674 545 179 37 2 42 113 0 38 6 10 0 0 6 0 .449 1.084 *9/4 21 Albert Pujols .331 133 123 .657 2004 24 STL NL 154 692 592 196 51 2 46 84 12 52 7 0 9 21 5 5 .415 1.072 *3/D 22 Manny Ramirez .333 131 165 .663 1999 27 CLE AL 147 640 522 174 34 3 44 96 9 131 13 0 9 12 2 4 .442 1.105 *9/D 23 Earl Averill .333 140 143 .576 1931 29 CLE AL 155 701 627 209 36 10 32 68 0 38 6 0 0 0 9 9 .404 .980 *8 24 Lou Gehrig .334 138 139 .605 1933 30 NYY AL 152 687 593 198 41 12 32 92 0 42 1 1 0 0 9 13 .424 1.029 *3 25 Todd Helton .336 132 146 .685 2001 27 COL NL 159 696 587 197 54 2 49 98 15 104 5 1 5 14 7 5 .432 1.117 *3 ----+-----------------+---------+---+---+-----+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **BA** R RBI SLG Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB H 2B 3B HR BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP OPS Positions ----+-----------------+---------+---+---+-----+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+--------- 26 Duke Snider .336 132 126 .627 1953 26 BRO NL 153 680 590 198 38 4 42 82 0 90 3 5 0 10 16 7 .419 1.046 *8 27 Hank Greenberg .337 137 183 .668 1937 26 DET AL 154 701 594 200 49 14 40 102 0 101 3 2 0 0 8 3 .436 1.104 *3 28 Jimmie Foxx .338 130 143 .631 1936 28 BOS AL 155 693 585 198 32 8 41 105 0 119 1 2 0 0 13 4 .440 1.071 *37/95 29 Lou Gehrig .341 163 184 .662 1931 28 NYY AL 155 738 619 211 31 15 46 117 0 56 0 2 0 0 17 12 .446 1.108 *3/9 30 Frank Robinson .342 134 136 .624 1962 26 CIN NL 162 701 609 208 51 2 39 76 16 62 11 0 5 13 18 9 .421 1.045 *9/7 31 Ted Williams .342 142 123 .667 1946 27 BOS AL 150 672 514 176 37 8 38 156 0 44 2 0 0 12 0 0 .497 1.164 *7 32 Ted Williams .343 150 159 .650 1949 30 BOS AL 155 730 566 194 39 3 43 162 0 48 2 0 0 22 1 1 .490 1.140 *7 33 Ellis Burks .344 142 128 .639 1996 31 COL NL 156 685 613 211 45 8 40 61 2 114 6 3 2 19 32 6 .408 1.047 *78 34 Ted Williams .344 134 113 .594 1940 21 BOS AL 144 661 561 193 43 14 23 96 0 54 3 1 0 13 4 4 .442 1.036 *79/1 35 Hack Wilson .345 135 159 .618 1929 29 CHC NL 150 670 574 198 30 5 39 78 0 83 2 16 0 0 3 0 .425 1.043 *8 36 Joe DiMaggio .346 151 167 .673 1937 22 NYY AL 151 692 621 215 35 15 46 64 0 37 5 2 0 0 3 0 .412 1.085 *8 37 Chuck Klein .348 152 137 .646 1932 27 PHI NL 154 711 650 226 50 15 38 60 0 49 1 0 0 0 20 0 .404 1.050 *9 38 Jimmie Foxx .349 139 175 .704 1938 30 BOS AL 149 685 565 197 33 9 50 119 0 76 0 1 0 0 5 4 .462 1.166 *3 39 Lou Gehrig .349 138 151 .621 1932 29 NYY AL 156 708 596 208 42 9 34 108 0 38 3 1 0 0 4 11 .451 1.072 *3 40 Lou Gehrig .351 138 159 .643 1937 34 NYY AL 157 700 569 200 37 9 37 127 0 49 4 0 0 0 4 3 .473 1.116 *3 41 Mickey Mantle .353 132 130 .705 1956 24 NYY AL 150 652 533 188 22 5 52 112 6 99 2 1 4 4 10 1 .464 1.169 *8 42 Joe Medwick .353 132 126 .576 1935 23 STL NL 154 670 634 224 46 13 23 30 0 59 4 2 0 15 4 0 .386 .962 *7 43 Lou Gehrig .354 167 152 .696 1936 33 NYY AL 155 719 579 205 37 7 49 130 0 46 7 3 0 0 3 4 .478 1.174 *3 44 Charlie Gehringer .354 144 116 .555 1936 33 DET AL 154 731 641 227 60 12 15 83 0 13 4 3 0 0 4 1 .431 .986 *4 45 Ted Williams .356 141 137 .648 1942 23 BOS AL 150 671 522 186 34 5 36 145 0 51 4 0 0 12 3 2 .499 1.147 *7 46 Hack Wilson .356 146 191 .723 1930 30 CHC NL 155 709 585 208 35 6 56 105 0 84 1 18 0 0 3 0 .454 1.177 *8 47 Babe Ruth .356 158 164 .772 1927 32 NYY AL 151 691 540 192 29 8 60 137 0 89 0 14 0 0 7 6 .486 1.258 *97 48 Todd Helton .358 135 117 .630 2003 29 COL NL 160 703 583 209 49 5 33 111 21 72 2 0 7 19 0 4 .458 1.088 *3 49 Alex Rodriguez .358 141 123 .631 1996 20 SEA AL 146 677 601 215 54 1 36 59 1 104 4 6 7 15 15 4 .414 1.045 *6 50 Albert Pujols .359 137 124 .667 2003 23 STL NL 157 685 591 212 51 1 43 79 12 65 10 0 5 13 5 1 .439 1.106 *73/D ----+-----------------+---------+---+---+-----+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **BA** R RBI SLG Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB H 2B 3B HR BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP OPS Positions ----+-----------------+---------+---+---+-----+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+--------- 51 Babe Ruth .359 150 153 .732 1930 35 NYY AL 145 676 518 186 28 9 49 136 0 61 1 21 0 0 10 10 .493 1.225 *97/1 52 Rogers Hornsby .361 133 125 .586 1927 31 NYG NL 155 684 568 205 32 9 26 86 0 38 4 26 0 0 9 0 .448 1.034 *4 53 Jimmie Foxx .364 151 169 .749 1932 24 PHA AL 154 701 585 213 33 9 58 116 0 96 0 0 0 0 3 7 .469 1.218 *35 54 Larry Walker .366 143 130 .720 1997 30 COL NL 153 664 568 208 46 4 49 78 14 90 14 0 4 15 33 8 .452 1.172 *9/38D 55 Todd Helton .372 138 147 .698 2000 26 COL NL 160 697 580 216 59 2 42 103 22 61 4 0 10 12 5 3 .463 1.161 *3 56 Babe Ruth .372 139 150 .737 1926 31 NYY AL 152 652 495 184 30 5 47 144 0 76 3 10 0 0 11 9 .516 1.253 *79/3 57 Babe Ruth .373 149 163 .700 1931 36 NYY AL 145 663 534 199 31 3 46 128 0 51 1 0 0 0 5 4 .495 1.195 *97/3 58 Lou Gehrig .373 149 175 .765 1927 24 NYY AL 155 717 584 218 52 18 47 109 0 84 3 21 0 0 10 8 .474 1.239 *3 59 Lou Gehrig .374 139 142 .648 1928 25 NYY AL 154 677 562 210 47 13 27 95 0 69 4 16 0 0 4 11 .467 1.115 *3 60 Stan Musial .376 135 131 .702 1948 27 STL NL 155 694 611 230 46 18 39 79 0 34 3 1 0 18 7 0 .450 1.152 987/3 61 Babe Ruth .376 158 137 .849 1920 25 NYY AL 142 615 457 172 36 9 54 150 0 80 3 5 0 0 14 14 .533 1.382 *978/31 62 Earl Averill .378 136 126 .627 1936 34 CLE AL 152 682 614 232 39 15 28 65 0 35 1 2 0 0 3 3 .438 1.065 *8 63 Babe Ruth .378 143 121 .739 1924 29 NYY AL 153 681 529 200 39 7 46 142 0 81 4 6 0 0 9 13 .513 1.252 *97/8 64 Babe Ruth .378 177 171 .846 1921 26 NYY AL 152 693 540 204 44 16 59 145 0 81 4 4 0 0 17 13 .512 1.358 *78/13 65 Lou Gehrig .379 143 174 .721 1930 27 NYY AL 154 703 581 220 42 17 41 101 0 63 3 18 0 0 12 14 .473 1.194 *3/7 66 Rogers Hornsby .380 156 149 .679 1929 33 CHC NL 156 712 602 229 47 8 39 87 0 65 1 22 0 0 2 0 .459 1.138 *4 67 Tris Speaker .380 133 130 .610 1923 35 CLE AL 150 693 574 218 59 11 17 93 0 15 4 22 0 0 8 9 .469 1.079 *8 68 Al Simmons .381 152 165 .708 1930 28 PHA AL 138 611 554 211 41 16 36 39 0 34 1 17 0 0 9 2 .423 1.131 *7/8 69 Chuck Klein .386 158 170 .687 1930 25 PHI NL 156 719 648 250 59 8 40 54 0 50 4 13 0 0 4 0 .436 1.123 *9 70 Babe Herman .393 143 130 .678 1930 27 BRO NL 153 699 614 241 48 11 35 66 0 56 4 15 0 0 18 0 .455 1.133 *9 71 Babe Ruth .393 151 131 .764 1923 28 NYY AL 152 699 522 205 45 13 41 170 0 93 4 3 0 0 17 21 .545 1.309 97/83 72 Rogers Hornsby .397 131 126 .639 1921 25 STL NL 154 674 592 235 44 18 21 60 0 48 7 15 0 0 13 13 .458 1.097 *4/7653 73 Lefty O'Doul .398 152 122 .622 1929 32 PHI NL 154 731 638 254 35 6 32 76 0 19 4 13 0 0 2 0 .465 1.087 *79 74 Bill Terry .401 139 129 .619 1930 31 NYG NL 154 710 633 254 39 15 23 57 0 33 1 19 0 0 8 0 .452 1.071 *3 75 Rogers Hornsby .401 141 152 .722 1922 26 STL NL 154 704 623 250 46 14 42 65 0 50 1 15 0 0 17 12 .459 1.181 *4 ----+-----------------+---------+---+---+-----+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **BA** R RBI SLG Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB H 2B 3B HR BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS OBP OPS Positions ----+-----------------+---------+---+---+-----+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+--------- 76 Rogers Hornsby .403 133 143 .756 1925 29 STL NL 138 605 504 203 41 10 39 83 0 39 2 16 0 0 5 3 .489 1.245 *4 77 Ted Williams .406 135 120 .735 1941 22 BOS AL 143 606 456 185 33 3 37 147 0 27 3 0 0 10 2 4 .553 1.288 *7/9 78 George Sisler .407 137 122 .632 1920 27 SLB AL 154 692 631 257 49 18 19 46 0 19 2 13 0 0 42 17 .449 1.081 *3/1 79 Ty Cobb .420 147 127 .621 1911 24 DET AL 146 654 591 248 47 24 8 44 0 0 8 11 0 0 83 0 .467 1.088 *8 80 Nap Lajoie .426 145 125 .643 1901 26 PHA AL 131 582 544 232 48 14 14 24 0 0 13 1 0 0 27 0 .463 1.106 *46 Seasons/Careers found: 80.
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