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Shoeless Joe Jackson of the Cleveland Naps hit .408 in 1911, the highest batting average ever recorded by a rookie in the American League. Joe Strong has the lowest career batting average among players who have batted .400 in a season with .266, while Gibson – with .372 – recorded the highest career average in major league history. [12]
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 .364. He is the only player to have won consecutive Triple Crowns, having done so in 1924 and 1925.
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.
The calendar has turned to June and Miami's Luis Arraez is flirting with a .400 batting average. Considering the last man to hit that hallowed number for a full season — Boston's Ted Williams ...
But a .400 batting average is one of the most illustrious numbers in baseball. It's a figure hitters have been chasing ever since Ted Williams eclipsed that mark with a .406 average in 1941.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
Shohei Ohtani became the first player in 23 years and only 19th in MLB history to reach 400 total bases in a season when the Dodgers clinched the National League West title.
His .408 batting average that season is a record that still stands and was good for second overall in the league behind Ty Cobb's .419 - one of the few times in baseball history that a batting average above .400 did not win a batting title. His .468 on-base percentage led the league.