Batting Average: adding Sacrifice Flies to At Bats 1954-2024 in individual seasons.

It's easy to do. Try it. Here we will look at it from multiple points of view. Some background:

Joe DiMaggio benefited (a little) from 2 sac bunts & 4 sac flies in 1939.  Sunday, May 11, 2025

I think that the Sacrifice Fly is the stupidest scoring rule of any applied frequently. It should be eliminated and past data normalized to reflect consistency...

Joe DiMaggio benefited in 1939 when he had 2 sacrifice bunts & 4 sacrifice flies. Back then they were lumped together in Sacrifice Hits (SH)...

For 1940–1953, however (as in the years 1931–1938) sacrifice flies were counted as outs, even though they registered as RBIs. Ever since 1954 sac flies were once again accounted in batting average as non-appearances (like walks) and as RBIs...

So that leaves us wondering about 1941 in particular, when Ted Williams hit .406 with no sacrifice bunts but an unknown number of sac flies...

It turns out that Williams had eight sacrifice flies in 1941 over seven games (in one game he had two). ... his season’s at bats would have been diminished from 456 to 448 — and his batting average would have been not .406 (0.40570175438) but instead .413 (0.41294642857)...

Oh, DiMaggio's final 1939 BA without and with SF added to AB:

176/462=.38095238095    Rounds up to .381.

176/(462+4)=.37768240343    Rounds up to .378.

.38095238095-.37768240343=.00326997752    BA 3.26 points lower.

More than I would have thought from only 4 SF, even with the low number of AB.

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So instead of subtracting SF as happened with Ted Williams, we will add SF to AB for players in seasons 1954-2024. 

First of two data sets:

https://stathead.com/tiny/EK371

For single seasons, since 1954, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring Sacrifice Flies >= 13, sorted by descending Batting Average.

55 records found.

Tops in SF:

Rk	Player	BA	SF ▼	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB
1	Gil Hodges	.304	19	1954	30	BRO	NL	154	678	579
2	Andre Dawson	.299	18	1983	28	MON	NL	159	698	633
3	Roy White	.292	17	1971	27	NYY	AL	147	634	524
4	Bobby Bonilla	.287	17	1996	33	BAL	AL	159	693	595
5	Mark Loretta	.335	16	2004	32	SDP	NL	154	707	620
6	Juan González	.325	16	2001	31	CLE	AL	140	595	532

Sorted by BA:

Rk	Player	BA	SF	Year	H	AB	HR	theBA	H/(AB+SF)	Dif	%Dif	r%Dif	RkDif
1	Mark Loretta	.335	16	2004	208	620	16	.335484	.327044	.008440	2.516%
2	Mike Sweeney	.333	13	2000	206	618	29	.333333	.326466	.006867	2.060%
3	Bret Boone	.331	13	2001	206	623	37	.330658	.323899	.006759	2.044%
4	Albert Belle	.328	15	1998	200	609	49	.328407	.320513	.007894	2.404%
5	Juan González	.325	16	2001	173	532	35	.325188	.315693	.009495	2.920%
6	Don Mattingly	.324	15	1985	211	652	35	.323620	.316342	.007278	2.249%
7	Roberto Alomar	.323	13	1999	182	563	24	.323268	.315972	.007296	2.257%
8	Carlos Baerga	.321	13	1993	200	624	21	.320513	.313972	.006541	2.041%
9	Bill Madlock	.319	13	1982	181	568	19	.318662	.311532	.007130	2.238%
10	Frank Thomas	.317	13	1993	174	549	41	.316940	.309609	.007331	2.313%
11	Magglio Ordóñez	.315	15	2000	185	588	32	.314626	.306799	.007827	2.488%
12	Johnny Temple	.311	13	1959	186	598	8	.311037	.304419	.006618	2.128%
13	Miguel Tejada	.311	14	2004	203	653	34	.310873	.304348	.006525	2.099%
14	Gil Hodges	.304	19	1954	176	579	42	.303972	.294314	.009658	3.177%
15	Carlos Lee	.303	13	2007	190	627	32	.303030	.296875	.006155	2.031%
16	Tom Herr	.302	13	1985	180	596	8	.302013	.295567	.006447	2.135%
17	Francisco Lindor	.301	15	2016	182	604	15	.301325	.294023	.007302	2.423%
18	Andre Dawson	.299	18	1983	189	633	32	.298578	.290323	.008256	2.765%
19	Jeff Kent	.298	13	2001	181	607	22	.298188	.291935	.006252	2.097%
20	George Bell	.297	14	1989	182	613	18	.296900	.290271	.006629	2.233%
21	Tino Martinez	.296	13	1997	176	594	44	.296296	.289951	.006346	2.142%
22	Reggie Smith	.295	13	1978	132	447	29	.295302	.286957	.008345	2.826%
23	Will Clark	.295	13	1990	177	600	19	.295000	.288744	.006256	2.121%
24	Ray Knight	.294	13	1982	179	609	6	.293924	.287781	.006143	2.090%
25	Barry Bonds	.292	13	1991	149	510	25	.292157	.284895	.007262	2.486%
26	Roy White	.292	17	1971	153	524	19	.291985	.282810	.009175	3.142%
27	Darrell Porter	.291	13	1979	155	533	20	.290807	.283883	.006924	2.381%
28	Dan Ford	.290	13	1979	165	569	21	.289982	.283505	.006477	2.234%
29	Albert Belle	.290	14	1993	172	594	38	.289562	.282895	.006668	2.303%
30	Ron Santo	.289	14	1969	166	575	29	.288696	.281834	.006862	2.377%
31	Dave Parker	.289	14	1990	176	610	21	.288525	.282051	.006473	2.244%
32	Andy Van Slyke	.288	13	1988	169	587	25	.287905	.281667	.006238	2.167%
33	Bobby Bonilla	.287	17	1996	171	595	28	.287395	.279412	.007983	2.778%
34	Mike Schmidt	.286	13	1980	157	548	48	.286496	.279857	.006639	2.317%
35	J.T. Snow	.284	14	2000	152	536	19	.283582	.276364	.007218	2.545%
36	Jeff Conine	.282	13	2003	163	577	20	.282496	.276271	.006224	2.203%
37	George Hendrick	.282	14	1982	145	515	19	.281553	.274102	.007451	2.647%
38	Bobby Bonilla	.280	15	1990	175	625	32	.280000	.273438	.006563	2.344%
39	Dean Palmer	.278	13	1998	159	572	34	.277972	.271795	.006177	2.222%
40	Kelly Gruber	.274	13	1990	162	592	31	.273649	.267769	.005880	2.149%
41	Jeff Bagwell	.273	13	1992	160	586	18	.273038	.267112	.005926	2.170%
42	Joe Carter	.271	13	1994	118	435	27	.271264	.263393	.007872	2.902%
43	Lance Parrish	.269	13	1983	163	605	27	.269421	.263754	.005667	2.104%
44	Dave Kingman	.268	14	1984	147	549	35	.267760	.261101	.006658	2.487%
45	Mike Cameron	.267	13	2001	144	540	25	.266667	.260398	.006269	2.351%
46	Joe Carter	.264	13	1992	164	622	34	.263666	.258268	.005398	2.047%
47	Travis Fryman	.263	13	1994	122	464	18	.262931	.255765	.007166	2.725%
48	Vinnie Pasquantino	.262	13	2024	130	496	19	.262097	.255403	.006694	2.554%
49	Howard Johnson	.259	15	1991	146	564	38	.258865	.252159	.006706	2.591%
50	Willie Montañez	.255	13	1971	153	599	30	.255426	.250000	.005426	2.124%
51	Gary Carter	.255	15	1986	125	490	24	.255102	.247525	.007577	2.970%
52	José Cardenal	.248	14	1971	124	499	10	.248497	.241715	.006782	2.729%
53	Sal Bando	.243	13	1974	121	498	22	.242972	.236791	.006181	2.544%
54	Tom Brunansky	.242	13	1985	137	567	27	.241623	.236207	.005416	2.241%
55	Gary Gaetti	.230	13	1982	117	508	25	.230315	.224568	.005747	2.495%
Rk	Player	BA	SF	Year	H	AB	HR	theBA	H/(AB+SF)	Dif	%Dif
	Max	.335	19	2024	211	653	49	.335484	.327044	.009658	3.177%
	Min	.230	13	1954	117	435	6	.230315	.224568	.005398	2.031%
	RowMax	1	14	48	6	13	4	1	1	14	14
	RowMin	55	2	14	55	42	24	55	55	46	15

Sorted by %Dif:

Rk	Player	BA	SF	Year	H	AB	HR	theBA	H/(AB+SF)	Dif	%Dif	r%Dif	RkDif
14	Gil Hodges	.304	19	1954	176	579	42	.303972	.294314	.009658	3.177%	1	13
26	Roy White	.292	17	1971	153	524	19	.291985	.282810	.009175	3.142%	2	24
51	Gary Carter	.255	15	1986	125	490	24	.255102	.247525	.007577	2.970%	3	48
5	Juan González	.325	16	2001	173	532	35	.325188	.315693	.009495	2.920%	4	1
42	Joe Carter	.271	13	1994	118	435	27	.271264	.263393	.007872	2.902%	5	37
22	Reggie Smith	.295	13	1978	132	447	29	.295302	.286957	.008345	2.826%	6	16
33	Bobby Bonilla	.287	17	1996	171	595	28	.287395	.279412	.007983	2.778%	7	26
18	Andre Dawson	.299	18	1983	189	633	32	.298578	.290323	.008256	2.765%	8	10
52	José Cardenal	.248	14	1971	124	499	10	.248497	.241715	.006782	2.729%	9	43
47	Travis Fryman	.263	13	1994	122	464	18	.262931	.255765	.007166	2.725%	10	37
37	George Hendrick	.282	14	1982	145	515	19	.281553	.274102	.007451	2.647%	11	26
49	Howard Johnson	.259	15	1991	146	564	38	.258865	.252159	.006706	2.591%	12	37
48	Vinnie Pasquantino	.262	13	2024	130	496	19	.262097	.255403	.006694	2.554%	13	35
35	J.T. Snow	.284	14	2000	152	536	19	.283582	.276364	.007218	2.545%	14	21
53	Sal Bando	.243	13	1974	121	498	22	.242972	.236791	.006181	2.544%	15	38
1	Mark Loretta	.335	16	2004	208	620	16	.335484	.327044	.008440	2.516%	16	-15
55	Gary Gaetti	.230	13	1982	117	508	25	.230315	.224568	.005747	2.495%	17	38
11	Magglio Ordóñez	.315	15	2000	185	588	32	.314626	.306799	.007827	2.488%	18	-7
44	Dave Kingman	.268	14	1984	147	549	35	.267760	.261101	.006658	2.487%	19	25
25	Barry Bonds	.292	13	1991	149	510	25	.292157	.284895	.007262	2.486%	20	5
17	Francisco Lindor	.301	15	2016	182	604	15	.301325	.294023	.007302	2.423%	21	-4
4	Albert Belle	.328	15	1998	200	609	49	.328407	.320513	.007894	2.404%	22	-18
27	Darrell Porter	.291	13	1979	155	533	20	.290807	.283883	.006924	2.381%	23	4
30	Ron Santo	.289	14	1969	166	575	29	.288696	.281834	.006862	2.377%	24	6
45	Mike Cameron	.267	13	2001	144	540	25	.266667	.260398	.006269	2.351%	25	20
38	Bobby Bonilla	.280	15	1990	175	625	32	.280000	.273438	.006563	2.344%	26	12
34	Mike Schmidt	.286	13	1980	157	548	48	.286496	.279857	.006639	2.317%	27	7
10	Frank Thomas	.317	13	1993	174	549	41	.316940	.309609	.007331	2.313%	28	-18
29	Albert Belle	.290	14	1993	172	594	38	.289562	.282895	.006668	2.303%	29	0
7	Roberto Alomar	.323	13	1999	182	563	24	.323268	.315972	.007296	2.257%	30	-23
6	Don Mattingly	.324	15	1985	211	652	35	.323620	.316342	.007278	2.249%	31	-25
31	Dave Parker	.289	14	1990	176	610	21	.288525	.282051	.006473	2.244%	32	-1
54	Tom Brunansky	.242	13	1985	137	567	27	.241623	.236207	.005416	2.241%	33	21
9	Bill Madlock	.319	13	1982	181	568	19	.318662	.311532	.007130	2.238%	34	-25
28	Dan Ford	.290	13	1979	165	569	21	.289982	.283505	.006477	2.234%	35	-7
20	George Bell	.297	14	1989	182	613	18	.296900	.290271	.006629	2.233%	36	-16
39	Dean Palmer	.278	13	1998	159	572	34	.277972	.271795	.006177	2.222%	37	2
36	Jeff Conine	.282	13	2003	163	577	20	.282496	.276271	.006224	2.203%	38	-2
41	Jeff Bagwell	.273	13	1992	160	586	18	.273038	.267112	.005926	2.170%	39	2
32	Andy Van Slyke	.288	13	1988	169	587	25	.287905	.281667	.006238	2.167%	40	-8
40	Kelly Gruber	.274	13	1990	162	592	31	.273649	.267769	.005880	2.149%	41	-1
21	Tino Martinez	.296	13	1997	176	594	44	.296296	.289951	.006346	2.142%	42	-21
16	Tom Herr	.302	13	1985	180	596	8	.302013	.295567	.006447	2.135%	43	-27
12	Johnny Temple	.311	13	1959	186	598	8	.311037	.304419	.006618	2.128%	44	-32
50	Willie Montañez	.255	13	1971	153	599	30	.255426	.250000	.005426	2.124%	45	5
23	Will Clark	.295	13	1990	177	600	19	.295000	.288744	.006256	2.121%	46	-23
43	Lance Parrish	.269	13	1983	163	605	27	.269421	.263754	.005667	2.104%	47	-4
13	Miguel Tejada	.311	14	2004	203	653	34	.310873	.304348	.006525	2.099%	48	-35
19	Jeff Kent	.298	13	2001	181	607	22	.298188	.291935	.006252	2.097%	49	-30
24	Ray Knight	.294	13	1982	179	609	6	.293924	.287781	.006143	2.090%	50	-26
2	Mike Sweeney	.333	13	2000	206	618	29	.333333	.326466	.006867	2.060%	51	-49
46	Joe Carter	.264	13	1992	164	622	34	.263666	.258268	.005398	2.047%	52	-6
3	Bret Boone	.331	13	2001	206	623	37	.330658	.323899	.006759	2.044%	53	-50
8	Carlos Baerga	.321	13	1993	200	624	21	.320513	.313972	.006541	2.041%	54	-46
15	Carlos Lee	.303	13	2007	190	627	32	.303030	.296875	.006155	2.031%	55	-40
Rk	Player	BA	SF	Year	H	AB	HR	theBA	H/(AB+SF)	Dif	%Dif	r%Dif	RkDif
	Max	.335	19	2024	211	653	49	.335484	.327044	.009658	3.177%		48
	Min	.230	13	1954	117	435	6	.230315	.224568	.005398	2.031%		-50
	RowMax	16	1	13	31	48	22	16	16	1	1		3
	RowMin	17	5	1	17	5	50	17	17	52	55		53

Gil Hodges BA went from .303 to .294 and had the biggest percent difference: 3.177%. Gil still holds the record with 19 SF in the very first year SF were kept as a separate stat.

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https://stathead.com/tiny/l5vIN

For single seasons, since 1954, Playing in the AL or NL, in the regular season, requiring At Bats >= 400 and Batting Average >= .350 and Sacrifice Flies >= 0, sorted by descending Batting Average.

68 records found.

Sorted by theBA (recalculated with more decimal places):

Rk	Player	BA	SF	Year	H	AB	HR	theBA	H/(AB+SF)	Dif	%Dif	r%Dif	RkDif
1	Tony Gwynn	.394	5	1994	165	419	12	.393795	.389151	.004644	1.179%
2	George Brett	.390	7	1980	175	449	24	.389755	.383772	.005983	1.535%
3	Ted Williams	.388	2	1957	163	420	38	.388095	.386256	.001839	.474%
4	Rod Carew	.388	5	1977	239	616	14	.387987	.384863	.003124	.805%
5	Larry Walker	.379	6	1999	166	438	37	.378995	.373874	.005122	1.351%
6	Todd Helton	.372	10	2000	216	580	42	.372414	.366102	.006312	1.695%
7	Nomar Garciaparra	.372	7	2000	197	529	21	.372401	.367537	.004863	1.306%
8	Ichiro Suzuki	.372	3	2004	262	704	8	.372159	.370580	.001579	.424%
9	Tony Gwynn	.372	12	1997	220	592	17	.371622	.364238	.007383	1.987%
10	Andrés Galarraga	.370	6	1993	174	470	22	.370213	.365546	.004667	1.261%
11	Tony Gwynn	.370	4	1987	218	589	7	.370119	.367622	.002497	.675%
12	Barry Bonds	.370	2	2002	149	403	46	.369727	.367901	.001826	.494%
13	Tony Gwynn	.368	6	1995	197	535	9	.368224	.364140	.004084	1.109%
14	Wade Boggs	.368	2	1985	240	653	8	.367534	.366412	.001122	.305%
15	Jeff Bagwell	.368	10	1994	147	400	39	.367500	.358537	.008963	2.439%
16	Wade Boggs	.366	7	1988	214	584	5	.366438	.362098	.004340	1.184%
17	Larry Walker	.366	4	1997	208	568	49	.366197	.363636	.002561	.699%
18	Rico Carty	.366	3	1970	175	478	25	.366109	.363825	.002283	.624%
19	Joe Mauer	.365	5	2009	191	523	28	.365201	.361742	.003458	.947%
20	Mickey Mantle	.365	3	1957	173	474	34	.364979	.362683	.002295	.629%
21	Chipper Jones	.364	4	2008	160	439	22	.364465	.361174	.003291	.903%
22	Rod Carew	.364	3	1974	218	599	3	.363940	.362126	.001814	.498%
23	Larry Walker	.363	2	1998	165	454	23	.363436	.361842	.001594	.439%
24	Magglio Ordóñez	.363	5	2007	216	595	28	.363025	.360000	.003025	.833%
25	Wade Boggs	.363	8	1987	200	551	24	.362976	.357782	.005195	1.431%
26	John Olerud	.363	7	1993	200	551	24	.362976	.358423	.004553	1.254%
27	Joe Torre	.363	5	1971	230	634	24	.362776	.359937	.002839	.782%
28	Mike Piazza	.362	5	1997	201	556	40	.361511	.358289	.003222	.891%
29	Wade Boggs	.361	7	1983	210	582	5	.360825	.356537	.004288	1.188%
30	Norm Cash	.361	2	1961	193	535	41	.360748	.359404	.001344	.372%
31	Josh Hamilton	.359	4	2010	186	518	32	.359073	.356322	.002752	.766%
32	Rod Carew	.359	10	1975	192	535	14	.358879	.352294	.006585	1.835%
33	Albert Pujols	.359	5	2003	212	591	43	.358714	.355705	.003009	.839%
34	Todd Helton	.358	7	2003	209	583	33	.358491	.354237	.004253	1.186%
35	Tony Gwynn	.358	7	1993	175	489	7	.357873	.352823	.005051	1.411%
36	Álex Rodríguez	.358	7	1996	215	601	36	.357737	.353618	.004119	1.151%
37	Roberto Clemente	.357	3	1967	209	585	23	.357265	.355442	.001823	.510%
38	Nomar Garciaparra	.357	4	1999	190	532	27	.357143	.354478	.002665	.746%
39	Wade Boggs	.357	4	1986	207	580	8	.356897	.354452	.002444	.685%
40	Albert Pujols	.357	8	2008	187	524	37	.356870	.351504	.005366	1.504%
41	Albert Belle	.357	4	1994	147	412	36	.356796	.353365	.003431	.962%
42	Edgar Martínez	.356	4	1995	182	511	29	.356164	.353398	.002766	.777%
43	Kirby Puckett	.356	9	1988	234	657	24	.356164	.351351	.004813	1.351%
44	Darin Erstad	.355	4	2000	240	676	25	.355030	.352941	.002088	.588%
45	Moisés Alou	.355	9	2000	161	454	30	.354626	.347732	.006893	1.944%
46	Henry Aaron	.355	9	1959	223	629	39	.354531	.349530	.005001	1.411%
47	Bill Madlock	.354	5	1975	182	514	7	.354086	.350674	.003411	.963%
48	John Olerud	.354	7	1998	197	557	22	.353680	.349291	.004390	1.241%
49	Luis Arráez	.354	3	2023	203	574	10	.353659	.351820	.001839	.520%
50	Ralph Garr	.353	1	1974	214	606	11	.353135	.352554	.000582	.165%
51	Harvey Kuenn	.353	4	1959	198	561	9	.352941	.350442	.002499	.708%
52	Willie McGee	.353	5	1985	216	612	10	.352941	.350081	.002860	.810%
53	Mickey Mantle	.353	4	1956	188	533	52	.352720	.350093	.002627	.745%
54	Paul Molitor	.353	1	1987	164	465	16	.352688	.351931	.000757	.215%
55	Tony Gwynn	.353	6	1996	159	451	3	.352550	.347921	.004629	1.313%
56	Ichiro Suzuki	.352	1	2009	225	639	11	.352113	.351563	.000550	.156%
57	Cecil Cooper	.352	8	1980	219	622	25	.352090	.347619	.004471	1.270%
58	Roberto Clemente	.352	2	1970	145	412	14	.351942	.350242	.001700	.483%
59	Don Mattingly	.352	10	1986	238	677	31	.351551	.346434	.005117	1.456%
60	Tony Gwynn	.351	2	1984	213	606	5	.351485	.350329	.001156	.329%
61	Roberto Clemente	.351	3	1961	201	572	23	.351399	.349565	.001833	.522%
62	Ichiro Suzuki	.351	2	2007	238	678	6	.351032	.350000	.001032	.294%
63	Manny Ramírez	.351	4	2000	154	439	38	.350797	.347630	.003167	.903%
64	Stan Musial	.351	8	1957	176	502	29	.350598	.345098	.005500	1.569%
65	Larry Walker	.350	8	2001	174	497	38	.350101	.344554	.005546	1.584%
66	Rod Carew	.350	6	1973	203	580	6	.350000	.346416	.003584	1.024%
67	Ichiro Suzuki	.350	4	2001	242	692	8	.349711	.347701	.002010	.575%
68	Richie Ashburn	.350	2	1958	215	615	2	.349593	.348460	.001133	.324%
Rk	Player	BA	SF	Year	H	AB	HR	theBA	H/(AB+SF)	Dif	%Dif	r%Dif	RkDif
	Max	.394	12	2023	262	704	52	.393795	.389151	.008963	2.439%
	Min	.350	1	1956	145	400	2	.349593	.344554	.000550	.156%
	RowMax	1	9	49	8	8	53	1	1	15	15
	RowMin	65	50	53	58	15	68	68	65	56	56

Sorted by %Dif:

Rk	Player	BA	SF	Year	H	AB	HR	theBA	H/(AB+SF)	Dif	%Dif	r%Dif	RkDif
15	Jeff Bagwell	.368	10	1994	147	400	39	.367500	.358537	.008963	2.439%	1	14
9	Tony Gwynn	.372	12	1997	220	592	17	.371622	.364238	.007383	1.987%	2	7
45	Moisés Alou	.355	9	2000	161	454	30	.354626	.347732	.006893	1.944%	3	42
32	Rod Carew	.359	10	1975	192	535	14	.358879	.352294	.006585	1.835%	4	28
6	Todd Helton	.372	10	2000	216	580	42	.372414	.366102	.006312	1.695%	5	1
65	Larry Walker	.350	8	2001	174	497	38	.350101	.344554	.005546	1.584%	6	59
64	Stan Musial	.351	8	1957	176	502	29	.350598	.345098	.005500	1.569%	7	57
2	George Brett	.390	7	1980	175	449	24	.389755	.383772	.005983	1.535%	8	-6
40	Albert Pujols	.357	8	2008	187	524	37	.356870	.351504	.005366	1.504%	9	31
59	Don Mattingly	.352	10	1986	238	677	31	.351551	.346434	.005117	1.456%	10	49
25	Wade Boggs	.363	8	1987	200	551	24	.362976	.357782	.005195	1.431%	11	14
35	Tony Gwynn	.358	7	1993	175	489	7	.357873	.352823	.005051	1.411%	12	23
46	Henry Aaron	.355	9	1959	223	629	39	.354531	.349530	.005001	1.411%	13	33
5	Larry Walker	.379	6	1999	166	438	37	.378995	.373874	.005122	1.351%	14	-9
43	Kirby Puckett	.356	9	1988	234	657	24	.356164	.351351	.004813	1.351%	15	28
55	Tony Gwynn	.353	6	1996	159	451	3	.352550	.347921	.004629	1.313%	16	39
7	Nomar Garciaparra	.372	7	2000	197	529	21	.372401	.367537	.004863	1.306%	17	-10
57	Cecil Cooper	.352	8	1980	219	622	25	.352090	.347619	.004471	1.270%	18	39
10	Andrés Galarraga	.370	6	1993	174	470	22	.370213	.365546	.004667	1.261%	19	-9
26	John Olerud	.363	7	1993	200	551	24	.362976	.358423	.004553	1.254%	20	6
48	John Olerud	.354	7	1998	197	557	22	.353680	.349291	.004390	1.241%	21	27
29	Wade Boggs	.361	7	1983	210	582	5	.360825	.356537	.004288	1.188%	22	7
34	Todd Helton	.358	7	2003	209	583	33	.358491	.354237	.004253	1.186%	23	11
16	Wade Boggs	.366	7	1988	214	584	5	.366438	.362098	.004340	1.184%	24	-8
1	Tony Gwynn	.394	5	1994	165	419	12	.393795	.389151	.004644	1.179%	25	-24
36	Álex Rodríguez	.358	7	1996	215	601	36	.357737	.353618	.004119	1.151%	26	10
13	Tony Gwynn	.368	6	1995	197	535	9	.368224	.364140	.004084	1.109%	27	-14
66	Rod Carew	.350	6	1973	203	580	6	.350000	.346416	.003584	1.024%	28	38
47	Bill Madlock	.354	5	1975	182	514	7	.354086	.350674	.003411	.963%	29	18
41	Albert Belle	.357	4	1994	147	412	36	.356796	.353365	.003431	.962%	30	11
19	Joe Mauer	.365	5	2009	191	523	28	.365201	.361742	.003458	.947%	31	-12
21	Chipper Jones	.364	4	2008	160	439	22	.364465	.361174	.003291	.903%	32	-11
63	Manny Ramírez	.351	4	2000	154	439	38	.350797	.347630	.003167	.903%	33	30
28	Mike Piazza	.362	5	1997	201	556	40	.361511	.358289	.003222	.891%	34	-6
33	Albert Pujols	.359	5	2003	212	591	43	.358714	.355705	.003009	.839%	35	-2
24	Magglio Ordóñez	.363	5	2007	216	595	28	.363025	.360000	.003025	.833%	36	-12
52	Willie McGee	.353	5	1985	216	612	10	.352941	.350081	.002860	.810%	37	15
4	Rod Carew	.388	5	1977	239	616	14	.387987	.384863	.003124	.805%	38	-34
27	Joe Torre	.363	5	1971	230	634	24	.362776	.359937	.002839	.782%	39	-12
42	Edgar Martínez	.356	4	1995	182	511	29	.356164	.353398	.002766	.777%	40	2
31	Josh Hamilton	.359	4	2010	186	518	32	.359073	.356322	.002752	.766%	41	-10
38	Nomar Garciaparra	.357	4	1999	190	532	27	.357143	.354478	.002665	.746%	42	-4
53	Mickey Mantle	.353	4	1956	188	533	52	.352720	.350093	.002627	.745%	43	10
51	Harvey Kuenn	.353	4	1959	198	561	9	.352941	.350442	.002499	.708%	44	7
17	Larry Walker	.366	4	1997	208	568	49	.366197	.363636	.002561	.699%	45	-28
39	Wade Boggs	.357	4	1986	207	580	8	.356897	.354452	.002444	.685%	46	-7
11	Tony Gwynn	.370	4	1987	218	589	7	.370119	.367622	.002497	.675%	47	-36
20	Mickey Mantle	.365	3	1957	173	474	34	.364979	.362683	.002295	.629%	48	-28
18	Rico Carty	.366	3	1970	175	478	25	.366109	.363825	.002283	.624%	49	-31
44	Darin Erstad	.355	4	2000	240	676	25	.355030	.352941	.002088	.588%	50	-6
67	Ichiro Suzuki	.350	4	2001	242	692	8	.349711	.347701	.002010	.575%	51	16
61	Roberto Clemente	.351	3	1961	201	572	23	.351399	.349565	.001833	.522%	52	9
49	Luis Arráez	.354	3	2023	203	574	10	.353659	.351820	.001839	.520%	53	-4
37	Roberto Clemente	.357	3	1967	209	585	23	.357265	.355442	.001823	.510%	54	-17
22	Rod Carew	.364	3	1974	218	599	3	.363940	.362126	.001814	.498%	55	-33
12	Barry Bonds	.370	2	2002	149	403	46	.369727	.367901	.001826	.494%	56	-44
58	Roberto Clemente	.352	2	1970	145	412	14	.351942	.350242	.001700	.483%	57	1
3	Ted Williams	.388	2	1957	163	420	38	.388095	.386256	.001839	.474%	58	-55
23	Larry Walker	.363	2	1998	165	454	23	.363436	.361842	.001594	.439%	59	-36
8	Ichiro Suzuki	.372	3	2004	262	704	8	.372159	.370580	.001579	.424%	60	-52
30	Norm Cash	.361	2	1961	193	535	41	.360748	.359404	.001344	.372%	61	-31
60	Tony Gwynn	.351	2	1984	213	606	5	.351485	.350329	.001156	.329%	62	-2
68	Richie Ashburn	.350	2	1958	215	615	2	.349593	.348460	.001133	.324%	63	5
14	Wade Boggs	.368	2	1985	240	653	8	.367534	.366412	.001122	.305%	64	-50
62	Ichiro Suzuki	.351	2	2007	238	678	6	.351032	.350000	.001032	.294%	65	-3
54	Paul Molitor	.353	1	1987	164	465	16	.352688	.351931	.000757	.215%	66	-12
50	Ralph Garr	.353	1	1974	214	606	11	.353135	.352554	.000582	.165%	67	-17
56	Ichiro Suzuki	.352	1	2009	225	639	11	.352113	.351563	.000550	.156%	68	-12
Rk	Player	BA	SF	Year	H	AB	HR	theBA	H/(AB+SF)	Dif	%Dif	r%Dif	RkDif
	Max	.394	12	2023	262	704	52	.393795	.389151	.008963	2.439%		59
	Min	.350	1	1956	145	400	2	.349593	.344554	.000550	.156%		-55
	RowMax	25	2	53	60	60	43	25	25	1	1		6
	RowMin	6	66	43	57	1	63	63	6	68	68		58

Ted Williams .388 in 1957 had the biggest change in rank: 3 to 55 (-55).

The batters with high BA don't have a lot of SF.