Batting Average (BA): .400 1903-2021 percent above league.

Seven players had BA at least .400 twelve times from 1903 through 2021, actually between 1911 and 1941. Minimum and Maximum. Sorted by percent above league. Review the recent posts listed below for additional context.

yearID	First	Last	BApctOverLeague	Bats	BAp	BAl	BAdif	AB	G	Rank	Last
1912	Ty	Cobb	54.35%	L	.40868	.2648	.1439	553	140	1	Cobb
1911	Ty	Cobb	53.66%	L	.41963	.2731	.1465	591	146	1	Cobb
1941	Ted	Williams	52.24%	L	.40570	.2665	.1392	456	143	1	Williams
1924	Rogers	Hornsby	49.69%	R	.42351	.2829	.1406	536	143	1	Hornsby
1911	Shoeless Joe	Jackson	49.42%	L	.40806	.2731	.1350	571	147	2	Jackson
1922	George	Sisler	47.41%	L	.41980	.2848	.1350	586	142	1	Sisler
1920	George	Sisler	43.68%	L	.40729	.2835	.1238	631	154	1	Sisler
1923	Harry	Heilmann	42.64%	R	.40267	.2823	.1204	524	144	1	Heilmann
1922	Ty	Cobb	40.86%	L	.40114	.2848	.1164	526	137	1	Cobb
1925	Rogers	Hornsby	38.16%	R	.40278	.2915	.1112	504	138	1	Hornsby
1922	Rogers	Hornsby	37.33%	R	.40128	.2922	.1091	623	154	1	Hornsby
1930	Bill	Terry	32.22%	L	.40126	.3035	.0978	633	154	1	Terry

Batting Average (BA) champs 1903-2021 percent above league ranked for NL and for AL. Wednesday, January 5, 2022

All 119 seasons with rank numbers 1-119 for the National League (NL) and rank numbers 1-119 for the American League (AL).

%Dif: (P BA - L BA) / L BA

The average %Dif is about 35% but that varies by era. The objective here is to not simply stare at the player's BA but to put it in some context.

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Comparing BA leaders Bill Terry (.401 in 1930) and Carl Yastrzemski (.301 in 1968). Monday, December 27, 2021

Batting Average (BA) champs 1903-2021 percent above league. Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Batting Average ("Leading the league in hitting."): minimum requirements for averages. Those requirements have changed a lot since early in the previous century. Monday, December 27, 2021

You can't make up stuff like this.

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