.400 Hitters Club on Baseball Almanac

.400 Hitters Club

We all remember who the last .400 hitter was. Many of us even know who it was in the National league. But few of us recall the entire group of hitters who started hot and remained consistent throughout a season.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In 1887, when a player received a bases on balls (walk) he was also awarded a hit in his official statistics. The rules of the day and Major League Baseball recognize the statistics as they were recorded and Baseball Almanac has also complied with the new direction.

"I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400." - Ted Williams

.400 Hitters Club In Order By Highest Average
Rank	Name(s)	AVG (Raw AVG)	Year	Team(s)	League
1	Tip O'Neill	.485 (.48500)	1887	St. Louis	AA
2	Pete Browning	.457 (.45681)	1887	Louisville	AA
3	Bob Caruthers	.456 (.45581)	1887	St. Louis	AA
4	Hugh Duffy	.440 (.43970)	1894	Boston	NL
5	Yank Robinson	.427 (.42720)	1887	St. Louis	AA
6	Nap Lajoie	.426 (.42647)	1901	Philadelphia	AL
7	Willie Keeler	.424 (.42376)	1897	Baltimore	NL
8	Rogers Hornsby	.424 (.42351)	1924	St. Louis	NL
9	Cap Anson	.421 (.42105)	1887	Chicago	NL
10	Dan Brouthers	.420 (.42031)	1887	Detroit	NL
11	George Sisler	.420 (.41980)	1922	St. Louis	AL
12	Ty Cobb	.420 (.41963)	1911	Detroit	AL
13	Denny Lyons	.415 (.41491)	1887	Philadelphia	AA
14	Sam Thompson	.414 (.41463)	1894	Philadelphia	NL
15	Fred Dunlap	.412 (.41202)	1884	St. Louis	UA
16	Reddy Mack	.410 (.40998)	1887	Louisville	AA
17	Ed Delahanty	.410 (.40964)	1899	Philadelphia	NL
18	Jesse Burkett	.410 (.40956)	1896	Cleveland	NL
19	Oyster Burns	.409 (.40879)	1887	Baltimore	AA
20	Ty Cobb	.409 (.40868)	1912	Detroit	AL
21	Joe Jackson	.408 (.40806)	1911	Cleveland	AL
22	George Sisler	.407 (.40729)	1920	St. Louis	AL
23	Sam Thompson	.407 (.40727)	1887	Detroit	NL
24	Ted Williams	.406 (.40570)	1941	Boston	AL
25	Jesse Burkett	.405 (.40540)	1895	Cleveland	NL
26	Ed Delahanty	.404 (.40417)	1895	Philadelphia	NL
27	Ed Delahanty	.404 (.40404)	1894	Philadelphia	NL
28	Ross Barnes	.404 (.40350)	1876	Chicago	NL
29	Billy Hamilton	.403 (.40322)	1894	Philadelphia	NL
30	Rogers Hornsby	.403 (.40278)	1925	St. Louis	NL
31	Harry Heilmann	.403 (.40267)	1923	Detroit	AL
32	Rogers Hornsby	.401 (.40128)	1922	St. Louis	NL
33	Bill Terry	.401 (.40126)	1930	New York	NL
34	Hughie Jennings	.401 (.40115)	1896	Baltimore	NL
35	Ty Cobb	.401 (.40114)	1922	Detroit	AL
Rank	Name(s)	AVG (Raw AVG)	Year	Team(s)	League
.400 Hitters Club

Ty Cobb, Ed Delahanty, and Rogers Hornsby are the only players to bat over .400 three times during their career — use this list to make up and answer other similar trivia questions.

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