Yankees: highest Batting Average (BA) percent above American League.

Mickey Mantle

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, OK us

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For single seasons, Playing for NYY, in the regular season, requiring At Bats >= 400 and Batting Average >= .325, sorted by descending Batting Average.

61 records found.

Making the BA relatively low allows for surprises in the %Dif (percent above the American League (AL)) for these Yankee seasons.

As was done in recent posts, BA for individuals and the AL are recalculated to get many more decimal places and more accuracy.

The data will be sorted twice: first by three decimal places BA: then by %Dif. New rank order numbers will be generated (%) and rank difference shown.

BA:

Rk	%	D	Player	BA	Year	Age	PA	AB	H	theBA	Leag BA	Dif	%Dif	Team
1			Babe Ruth	.393	1923	28	699	522	205	.39272031	.28251142	.11020888	39.010%	NYY
2			Joe DiMaggio	.381	1939	24	524	462	176	.38095238	.27858384	.10236854	36.746%	NYY
3			Lou Gehrig	.379	1930	27	703	581	220	.37865749	.28772331	.09093418	31.605%	NYY
4			Babe Ruth	.378	1924	29	681	529	200	.37807183	.29039668	.08767515	30.192%	NYY
5			Babe Ruth	.378	1921	26	693	540	204	.37777778	.29245724	.08532054	29.174%	NYY
6			Babe Ruth	.376	1920	25	617	458	172	.37554585	.28343099	.09211486	32.500%	NYY
7			Lou Gehrig	.374	1928	25	678	562	210	.37366548	.28082289	.09284259	33.061%	NYY
8			Lou Gehrig	.373	1927	24	717	584	218	.37328767	.28551416	.08777351	30.742%	NYY
9			Babe Ruth	.373	1931	36	663	534	199	.37265918	.27850159	.09415759	33.809%	NYY
10			Babe Ruth	.372	1926	31	652	495	184	.37171717	.28141690	.09030027	32.088%	NYY
11			Mickey Mantle	.365	1957	25	623	474	173	.36497890	.25491224	.11006667	43.178%	NYY
12			Lou Gehrig	.363	1934	31	690	579	210	.36269430	.27873931	.08395499	30.120%	NYY
13			Bill Dickey	.362	1936	29	472	423	153	.36170213	.28932270	.07237943	25.017%	NYY
14			Babe Ruth	.359	1930	35	676	518	186	.35907336	.28772331	.07135005	24.798%	NYY
15			Joe DiMaggio	.357	1941	26	622	541	193	.35674677	.26648116	.09026561	33.873%	NYY
16			Earle Combs	.356	1927	28	726	648	231	.35648148	.28551416	.07096732	24.856%	NYY
17			Babe Ruth	.356	1927	32	691	540	192	.35555556	.28551416	.07004139	24.532%	NYY
18			Lou Gehrig	.354	1936	33	719	579	205	.35405872	.28932270	.06473603	22.375%	NYY
19			Tony Lazzeri	.354	1929	25	639	545	193	.35412844	.28387862	.07024983	24.746%	NYY
20			Mickey Mantle	.353	1956	24	652	533	188	.35272045	.26036137	.09235908	35.473%	NYY
21			Joe DiMaggio	.352	1940	25	572	508	179	.35236220	.27138108	.08098112	29.840%	NYY
22			Don Mattingly	.352	1986	25	742	677	238	.35155096	.26154105	.09000991	34.415%	NYY
23			Lou Gehrig	.351	1937	34	700	569	200	.35149385	.28122763	.07026622	24.986%	NYY
24			Derek Jeter	.349	1999	25	739	627	219	.34928230	.27451809	.07476421	27.235%	NYY
25			Lou Gehrig	.349	1932	29	708	596	208	.34899329	.27672217	.07227112	26.117%	NYY
26			Birdie Cree	.348	1911	28	589	520	181	.34807692	.27310945	.07496748	27.450%	NYY
27			Elston Howard	.348	1961	32	482	446	155	.34753363	.25566443	.09186920	35.934%	NYY
28			Joe DiMaggio	.346	1937	22	692	621	215	.34621578	.28122763	.06498815	23.109%	NYY
29			Earle Combs	.345	1929	30	666	586	202	.34470990	.28387862	.06083128	21.429%	NYY
30			Babe Ruth	.345	1929	34	588	499	172	.34468938	.28387862	.06081076	21.421%	NYY
31			Earle Combs	.344	1930	31	617	532	183	.34398496	.28772331	.05626165	19.554%	NYY
32			Derek Jeter	.343	2006	32	715	623	214	.34349920	.27481305	.06868615	24.994%	NYY
33			Don Mattingly	.343	1984	23	662	603	207	.34328358	.26362470	.07965889	30.217%	NYY
34			Willie Keeler	.343	1904	32	612	543	186	.34254144	.24441284	.09812860	40.149%	NYY
35			Robinson Canó	.342	2006	23	508	482	165	.34232365	.27481305	.06751060	24.566%	NYY
36			Earle Combs	.342	1925	26	674	593	203	.34232715	.29171071	.05061644	17.352%	NYY
37			Bernie Williams	.342	1999	30	697	591	202	.34179357	.27451809	.06727548	24.507%	NYY
38			Babe Ruth	.341	1932	37	589	457	156	.34135667	.27672217	.06463450	23.357%	NYY
39			Lou Gehrig	.341	1931	28	738	619	211	.34087237	.27850159	.06237078	22.395%	NYY
40			Dave Winfield	.340	1984	32	626	567	193	.34038801	.26362470	.07676331	29.118%	NYY
41			Mariano Duncan	.340	1996	33	417	400	136	.34000000	.27717790	.06282210	22.665%	NYY
42			Derek Jeter	.339	2000	26	679	593	201	.33895447	.27565661	.06329786	22.963%	NYY
43			Bernie Williams	.339	1998	29	578	499	169	.33867735	.27132218	.06735518	24.825%	NYY
44			Jorge Posada	.338	2007	36	589	506	171	.33794466	.27053159	.06741308	24.919%	NYY
45			Bob Meusel	.337	1927	30	584	516	174	.33720930	.28551416	.05169514	18.106%	NYY
46			Derek Jeter	.334	2009	35	716	634	212	.33438486	.26656833	.06781653	25.441%	NYY
47			Lou Gehrig	.334	1933	30	687	593	198	.33389545	.27276563	.06112982	22.411%	NYY
48			Bernie Williams	.333	2002	33	699	612	204	.33333333	.26378105	.06955229	26.367%	NYY
49			Bill Dickey	.332	1937	30	609	530	176	.33207547	.28122763	.05084784	18.081%	NYY
50			Tony Lazzeri	.332	1928	24	464	404	134	.33168317	.28082289	.05086028	18.111%	NYY
51			Bobby Murcer	.331	1971	25	624	529	175	.33081285	.24685571	.08395714	34.011%	NYY
52			Wally Pipp	.329	1922	29	665	577	190	.32928943	.28451863	.04477080	15.736%	NYY
53			Lou Gehrig	.329	1935	32	673	535	176	.32897196	.27984372	.04912825	17.556%	NYY
54			Red Rolfe	.329	1939	30	731	648	213	.32870370	.27858384	.05011987	17.991%	NYY
55			Bob Meusel	.328	1920	23	494	460	151	.32826087	.28343099	.04482988	15.817%	NYY
56			Bernie Williams	.328	1997	28	591	509	167	.32809430	.27060778	.05748652	21.243%	NYY
57			DJ LeMahieu	.327	2019	30	655	602	197	.32724252	.25316850	.07407403	29.259%	NYY
58			Bill Dickey	.327	1931	24	524	477	156	.32704403	.27850159	.04854243	17.430%	NYY
59			Don Mattingly	.327	1987	26	630	569	186	.32688928	.26497385	.06191543	23.367%	NYY
60			Mickey Rivers	.326	1977	28	594	565	184	.32566372	.26621805	.05944566	22.330%	NYY
61			Bob Meusel	.325	1924	27	630	579	188	.32469775	.29039668	.03430107	11.812%	NYY
			Max		2019	37	742	677	238		.29245724	.11020888	43.178%
			Min		1904	22	417	400	134		.24441284	.03430107	11.812%

%Dif:

Rk	%	D	Player	BA	Year	Age	PA	AB	H	theBA	Leag BA	Dif	%Dif	Team
11	1	10	Mickey Mantle	.365	1957	25	623	474	173	.36497890	.25491224	.11006667	43.178%	NYY
34	2	32	Willie Keeler	.343	1904	32	612	543	186	.34254144	.24441284	.09812860	40.149%	NYY
1	3	-2	Babe Ruth	.393	1923	28	699	522	205	.39272031	.28251142	.11020888	39.010%	NYY
2	4	-2	Joe DiMaggio	.381	1939	24	524	462	176	.38095238	.27858384	.10236854	36.746%	NYY
27	5	22	Elston Howard	.348	1961	32	482	446	155	.34753363	.25566443	.09186920	35.934%	NYY
20	6	14	Mickey Mantle	.353	1956	24	652	533	188	.35272045	.26036137	.09235908	35.473%	NYY
22	7	15	Don Mattingly	.352	1986	25	742	677	238	.35155096	.26154105	.09000991	34.415%	NYY
51	8	43	Bobby Murcer	.331	1971	25	624	529	175	.33081285	.24685571	.08395714	34.011%	NYY
15	9	6	Joe DiMaggio	.357	1941	26	622	541	193	.35674677	.26648116	.09026561	33.873%	NYY
9	10	-1	Babe Ruth	.373	1931	36	663	534	199	.37265918	.27850159	.09415759	33.809%	NYY
7	11	-4	Lou Gehrig	.374	1928	25	678	562	210	.37366548	.28082289	.09284259	33.061%	NYY
6	12	-6	Babe Ruth	.376	1920	25	617	458	172	.37554585	.28343099	.09211486	32.500%	NYY
10	13	-3	Babe Ruth	.372	1926	31	652	495	184	.37171717	.28141690	.09030027	32.088%	NYY
3	14	-11	Lou Gehrig	.379	1930	27	703	581	220	.37865749	.28772331	.09093418	31.605%	NYY
8	15	-7	Lou Gehrig	.373	1927	24	717	584	218	.37328767	.28551416	.08777351	30.742%	NYY
33	16	17	Don Mattingly	.343	1984	23	662	603	207	.34328358	.26362470	.07965889	30.217%	NYY
4	17	-13	Babe Ruth	.378	1924	29	681	529	200	.37807183	.29039668	.08767515	30.192%	NYY
12	18	-6	Lou Gehrig	.363	1934	31	690	579	210	.36269430	.27873931	.08395499	30.120%	NYY
21	19	2	Joe DiMaggio	.352	1940	25	572	508	179	.35236220	.27138108	.08098112	29.840%	NYY
57	20	37	DJ LeMahieu	.327	2019	30	655	602	197	.32724252	.25316850	.07407403	29.259%	NYY
5	21	-16	Babe Ruth	.378	1921	26	693	540	204	.37777778	.29245724	.08532054	29.174%	NYY
40	22	18	Dave Winfield	.340	1984	32	626	567	193	.34038801	.26362470	.07676331	29.118%	NYY
26	23	3	Birdie Cree	.348	1911	28	589	520	181	.34807692	.27310945	.07496748	27.450%	NYY
24	24	0	Derek Jeter	.349	1999	25	739	627	219	.34928230	.27451809	.07476421	27.235%	NYY
48	25	23	Bernie Williams	.333	2002	33	699	612	204	.33333333	.26378105	.06955229	26.367%	NYY
25	26	-1	Lou Gehrig	.349	1932	29	708	596	208	.34899329	.27672217	.07227112	26.117%	NYY
46	27	19	Derek Jeter	.334	2009	35	716	634	212	.33438486	.26656833	.06781653	25.441%	NYY
13	28	-15	Bill Dickey	.362	1936	29	472	423	153	.36170213	.28932270	.07237943	25.017%	NYY
32	29	3	Derek Jeter	.343	2006	32	715	623	214	.34349920	.27481305	.06868615	24.994%	NYY
23	30	-7	Lou Gehrig	.351	1937	34	700	569	200	.35149385	.28122763	.07026622	24.986%	NYY
44	31	13	Jorge Posada	.338	2007	36	589	506	171	.33794466	.27053159	.06741308	24.919%	NYY
16	32	-16	Earle Combs	.356	1927	28	726	648	231	.35648148	.28551416	.07096732	24.856%	NYY
43	33	10	Bernie Williams	.339	1998	29	578	499	169	.33867735	.27132218	.06735518	24.825%	NYY
14	34	-20	Babe Ruth	.359	1930	35	676	518	186	.35907336	.28772331	.07135005	24.798%	NYY
19	35	-16	Tony Lazzeri	.354	1929	25	639	545	193	.35412844	.28387862	.07024983	24.746%	NYY
35	36	-1	Robinson Canó	.342	2006	23	508	482	165	.34232365	.27481305	.06751060	24.566%	NYY
17	37	-20	Babe Ruth	.356	1927	32	691	540	192	.35555556	.28551416	.07004139	24.532%	NYY
37	38	-1	Bernie Williams	.342	1999	30	697	591	202	.34179357	.27451809	.06727548	24.507%	NYY
59	39	20	Don Mattingly	.327	1987	26	630	569	186	.32688928	.26497385	.06191543	23.367%	NYY
38	40	-2	Babe Ruth	.341	1932	37	589	457	156	.34135667	.27672217	.06463450	23.357%	NYY
28	41	-13	Joe DiMaggio	.346	1937	22	692	621	215	.34621578	.28122763	.06498815	23.109%	NYY
42	42	0	Derek Jeter	.339	2000	26	679	593	201	.33895447	.27565661	.06329786	22.963%	NYY
41	43	-2	Mariano Duncan	.340	1996	33	417	400	136	.34000000	.27717790	.06282210	22.665%	NYY
47	44	3	Lou Gehrig	.334	1933	30	687	593	198	.33389545	.27276563	.06112982	22.411%	NYY
39	45	-6	Lou Gehrig	.341	1931	28	738	619	211	.34087237	.27850159	.06237078	22.395%	NYY
18	46	-28	Lou Gehrig	.354	1936	33	719	579	205	.35405872	.28932270	.06473603	22.375%	NYY
60	47	13	Mickey Rivers	.326	1977	28	594	565	184	.32566372	.26621805	.05944566	22.330%	NYY
29	48	-19	Earle Combs	.345	1929	30	666	586	202	.34470990	.28387862	.06083128	21.429%	NYY
30	49	-19	Babe Ruth	.345	1929	34	588	499	172	.34468938	.28387862	.06081076	21.421%	NYY
56	50	6	Bernie Williams	.328	1997	28	591	509	167	.32809430	.27060778	.05748652	21.243%	NYY
31	51	-20	Earle Combs	.344	1930	31	617	532	183	.34398496	.28772331	.05626165	19.554%	NYY
50	52	-2	Tony Lazzeri	.332	1928	24	464	404	134	.33168317	.28082289	.05086028	18.111%	NYY
45	53	-8	Bob Meusel	.337	1927	30	584	516	174	.33720930	.28551416	.05169514	18.106%	NYY
49	54	-5	Bill Dickey	.332	1937	30	609	530	176	.33207547	.28122763	.05084784	18.081%	NYY
54	55	-1	Red Rolfe	.329	1939	30	731	648	213	.32870370	.27858384	.05011987	17.991%	NYY
53	56	-3	Lou Gehrig	.329	1935	32	673	535	176	.32897196	.27984372	.04912825	17.556%	NYY
58	57	1	Bill Dickey	.327	1931	24	524	477	156	.32704403	.27850159	.04854243	17.430%	NYY
36	58	-22	Earle Combs	.342	1925	26	674	593	203	.34232715	.29171071	.05061644	17.352%	NYY
55	59	-4	Bob Meusel	.328	1920	23	494	460	151	.32826087	.28343099	.04482988	15.817%	NYY
52	60	-8	Wally Pipp	.329	1922	29	665	577	190	.32928943	.28451863	.04477080	15.736%	NYY
61	61	0	Bob Meusel	.325	1924	27	630	579	188	.32469775	.29039668	.03430107	11.812%	NYY
		43	Max	.393	2019	37	742	677	238	.39272031	.29245724	.11020888	43.178%
		-28	Min	.325	1904	22	417	400	134	.32469775	.24441284	.03430107	11.812%

Yankee stats from the old days take the biggest hit. Also, they make up a disproportionate number of places on this list. So far in 2025:

Player	BA	Year	Age	PA	AB	H	theBA	Leag BA	Dif	%Dif
Aaron Judge	.400	2025	33	165	140	56	.40000000	.24159923	.15840077	65.563%

Judge would be way ahead of Mantle's 43.178% for 1957.

Batting Average (BA) >= .360 since 1939: percent above league. And, how many decimal places does BA need?  Wednesday, May 7, 2025

No Yankee has had a .400 Batting Average. Has any come close?  Monday, May 5, 2025

Joe DiMaggio .400 batting average lost in 1939 due to: eye infection, manager, himself?  Tuesday, October 18, 2016