Batting Average Leaders Career Rank Player AVG 1 Ty Cobb 0.366 2 Rogers Hornsby 0.358 3 Jud Wilson 0.357 4 Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.356 5 Oscar Charleston 0.350 6 Lefty O'Doul 0.349 7 Turkey Stearnes 0.347 8 Ed Delahanty 0.346 9 Tris Speaker 0.345 10 Billy Hamilton 0.344 11 John Henry Lloyd 0.344 12 Ted Williams 0.344 13 Dan Brouthers 0.342 14 Harry Heilmann 0.342 15 Dave Orr 0.342 16 Babe Ruth 0.342 17 Pete Browning 0.341 18 Willie Keeler 0.341 19 Bill Terry 0.341 20 Lou Gehrig 0.340 21 George Sisler 0.340 22 Cristóbal Torriente 0.340 23 Mule Suttles 0.339 24 Jesse Burkett 0.338 25 Tony Gwynn 0.338 26 Nap Lajoie 0.338 27 Jake Stenzel 0.338 28 Riggs Stephenson 0.336 29 Cap Anson 0.334 30 John McGraw 0.334 31 Al Simmons 0.334 32 Eddie Collins 0.333 33 Mike Donlin 0.333 34 Paul Waner 0.333 35 Stan Musial 0.331 36 Sam Thompson 0.331 37 Bill Lange 0.330 38 Heinie Manush 0.330 39 Biz Mackey 0.329 40 Wade Boggs 0.328 41 Rod Carew 0.328 42 Ben Taylor 0.328 43 Honus Wagner 0.328 44 Willie Wells 0.327 45 Hugh Duffy 0.326 46 Tip O'Neill 0.326 47 Cool Papa Bell 0.325 48 Earle Combs 0.325 49 Joe DiMaggio 0.325 50 Bob Fothergill 0.325 51 Jimmie Foxx 0.325 52 Babe Herman 0.324 53 Joe Medwick 0.324 54 Edd Roush 0.323 55 Sam Rice 0.322 56 Ross Youngs 0.322 57 Kiki Cuyler 0.321 58 Mickey Cochrane 0.320 59 Charlie Gehringer 0.320 60 Chuck Klein 0.320 61 Pie Traynor 0.320 62 Ken Williams 0.319 63 Earl Averill 0.318 64 Vladimir Guerrero 0.318 65 Kirby Puckett 0.318 66 Arky Vaughan 0.318 67 Luis Arraez 0.317 68 Roberto Clemente 0.317 69 Chick Hafey 0.317 70 Joe Harris 0.317 71 Joe Kelley 0.317 72 Zack Wheat 0.317 73 Roger Connor 0.316 74 Lew Fonseca 0.316 75 Frankie Frisch 0.316 76 Goose Goslin 0.316 77 Todd Helton 0.316 78 George Van Haltren 0.316 79 Lloyd Waner 0.316 80 Bibb Falk 0.314 81 Cecil Travis 0.314 82 Bill Dickey 0.313 83 Elmer Flick 0.313 84 Jack Fournier 0.313 85 Nomar Garciaparra 0.313 86 Hank Greenberg 0.313 87 Jackie Robinson 0.313 88 Larry Walker 0.313 89 Chaney White 0.313 90 Fred Clarke 0.312 91 Bug Holliday 0.312 92 Hughie Jennings 0.312 93 Edgar Martinez 0.312 94 Barney McCosky 0.312 95 Dale Mitchell 0.312 96 Johnny Mize 0.312 97 Manny Ramirez 0.312 98 Joe Sewell 0.312 99 Deacon White 0.312 100 Ginger Beaumont 0.311