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In Cobb's time, major league records were kept very well, but not with the absolute accuracy seen later. [160] Thus, for many years, Cobb's lifetime batting average was reported as .367, but rigorous research of source documents late 20th century found that this is wrong, as some games had been reported incorrectly. [161] [162]
Gibson never recorded a batting average of under .316 in any qualifying season. Ty Cobb is second all-time 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 third with a career batting average of
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 , [ 1 ] and is calculated by dividing a player's hits by his at bats. [ 2 ]
And for as much as people love to cite Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak as one of baseball's most unbreakable records, the odds of anyone matching Cobb's .366 lifetime batting average seem vastly ...
Ty Cobb won more batting titles than any other player, though the precise number is unclear because of the race in the 1910 American League. In baseball, batting average (AVG) is a measure of a batter's success rate in achieving a hit during an at bat. In Major League Baseball (MLB), it is calculated by dividing a player's hits by his at bats (AB).
Gibson holds the record for highest major-league career batting average at .372, [11] six points higher than Ty Cobb who has the second-highest career average at .366. [12] The record for lowest career batting average for a player with more than 2,500 at-bats belongs to Bill Bergen , a catcher who played from 1901 to 1911 and recorded a .170 ...
His lifetime batting average of .358 is only exceeded by Ty Cobb's career mark of .366, and Oscar Charleston's .364. [97] He won seven batting titles in total, number three all-time at the time of his retirement, and a feat tied or exceeded by only five players (Cobb [11 or 12, depending on the source], Tony Gwynn [8], Honus Wagner [8], Rod ...
Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP. Batting leaders. Batting average: .420 Ty Cobb (1911) ... Batting average: .368 Ty Cobb; On-base percentage: .434 Ty Cobb;