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Who has the best batting average in MLB in one season?

MLB Single-Season (Post-1900) Batting Leaders

MLB Single-Season (Post 1900) Batting Leaders – Batting Average
	PLAYER	BA
1	Nap Lajoie	.426
2	Rogers Hornsby	.424
3	Ty Cobb	.420

Has anyone ever batted .400 for a season?

400 in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) season as of 2021, the last being Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox in 1941. Three players – Ed Delahanty, Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby – have accomplished the feat in three different seasons, and no player has ever hit over . Ross Barnes was the first player to bat .

Who has the most 200 hit seasons?

Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki and Pete Rose are tied for playing the most seasons with 200+ hits, with 10 seasons.

Who has a 400 batting average?

. 400 Hitters Club

.400 Hitters Club In Order By Highest Average
Rank	Name(s)	AVG (Raw AVG)
1	Tip O’Neill	.485 (.48501)
2	Pete Browning	.457 (.45681)
3	Bob Caruthers	.456 (.45581)

Who is the greatest hitter of all time?

Greatest MLB Hitters of All Time

• Honus Wagner — 3,420 Hits.
• Cap Anson — 3,435 Hits.
• Derek Jeter — 3,465 Hits.
• Tris Speaker — 3,514 Hits.
• Stan Musial — 3,630 Hits. Born: Nov.
• Henry Aaron — 3,771 Hits. Born: Feb.
• Ty Cobb — 4,189 Hits. Born: Dec.
• Pete Rose — 4,256 Hits. Born: April 14, 1941 (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Who has the most infield hits in MLB history?

Ichiro
Typically, Ichiro was among baseball’s leaders in reaching base on an error (14 times in 2008, more than any other batter in the AL), and in infield hits (his 56 were the most in the majors). Ichiro has amassed more than 450 infield hits in his U.S. career.

Who has the most batting titles in MLB history?

Batting Champion Records

Batting Champion Records Major League Baseball Records Set by Batting Champions
Batting Title Records	LG	Name(s)
Most Batting Titles (In A Career)	NL	Honus Wagner
Most Batting Titles (In a Career / Consecutively)	AL	Ty Cobb
NL	Rogers Hornsby