Who has best batting average in MLB?

Outfielder Ty Cobb
Outfielder Ty Cobb, whose career ended in 1928, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He batted . 366 over 24 seasons, mostly with the Detroit Tigers.

Is a 700 batting average good?

Statistics show that for MLB players and Minor League Baseball players, a Batting Average (BA) higher than 300 is considered good. A good college BA is higher than 400, and a good high school BA is higher than 500. Little Leagues and other Youth Baseball Leagues have good batters, reaching a BA of over 600.

Is a batting average of 1000 Good?

In modern times, a season batting average higher than . 300 is considered to be excellent, and an average higher than . 400 a nearly unachievable goal.

What pitcher has the highest batting average?

Minimum 50 plate appearances

Rank	Player	Average
1	Orel Hershiser	.356
2	Mark Portugal	.354
3	Mike Hampton	.344
4	Micah Owings	.339

What does it mean to bat 500?

bat five hundred To be correct or successful around half of the time. Taken from baseball terminology, referring to the average times a player makes a hit when at bat (i.e. the batting average). One hit for every two at-bats is a . 500 batting average.

What does a batting average of .300 mean?

Batting Average (AVG or BA) The above box score would represent a player’s season total batting average, rather than just a single game average. This gives a more complete representation of how a player is doing to date. A . 300 average would indicate that a player collected a hit on three of every 10 at bats.

Is 240 a good batting average?

For non-pitchers, a batting average below . 230 is often considered poor, and one below . 200 is usually unacceptable.

Has a pitcher ever hit a homerun in the World Series?

He hit 37 as a pitcher. Baseball Hall of Famers Bob Lemon and Warren Spahn are tied for second with 35 career home runs apiece. Red Ruffing, Earl Wilson, and Don Drysdale are the only other pitchers to hit at least 25 home runs….Bold.

Player	Don Drysdale
Home runs	7
Season total	7
Year	1958
Team	Los Angeles Dodgers