Hitter of the Day Honus Wagner .327   3,415 hits 1897-1917

TheHitters.com is dedicated to the best pure hitters in baseball history. Power hitting is not considered, as factors such as the dead ball era, raising of the pitcher's mound, and steroid allegations all skew the numbers. But there is one statistic that can not be challenged for its validity over the decades: Batting Average. Batter vs. Pitcher, 9 fielders on the diamond, hit the ball where they ain't. It hasnt changed in over 100 years. Here we honor the 40+ men that were able to maintain a batting average over .320 for their entire career, many of them never batting below .300 in a single season. Many active players like Ichiro Suzuki or Albert Pujols have averages that would put them on the list, but we will wait to see if they can maintain their numbers for their entire career...

All Time Career Batting Leaders

.366 Ty Cobb 1907-1928 4,191 total hits .359 Rogers Hornsby 1916-1931 2,930 total hits .356 Joe Jackson 1911-1920 1,772 total hits .346 Ed Delahanty 1888-1903 2,596 total hits .345 Tris Speaker 1909-1927 3,514 total hits .344 Ted Williams 1939-1960 2,654 total hits .342 Babe Ruth 1919-1934 2,873 total hits .342 Harry Heilmann 1916-1930 2,660 total hits .341 Willie Keeler 1894-1908 2,932 total hits .341 Bill Terry 1925-1936 2,193 total hits .340 George Sisler 1916-1930 2,812 total hits .340 Lou Gehrig 1925-1938 2,721 total hits .338 Jesse Burkett 1890-1905 2,850 total hits .338 Nap Lajoie 1897-1916 3,242 total hits .338 Tony Gwynn 1983-1999 3,141 total hits .334 Al Simmons 1924-1939 2,927 total hits .333 Paul Waner 1926-1940 3,152 total hits .333 Eddie Collins 1908-1927 3,315 total hits .331 Stan Musial 1942-1963 3,630 total hits .330 Heinie Manush 1923-1937 2,524 total hits .329 Cap Anson 1871-1897 3,418 total hits .328 Wade Boggs 1982-1999 3,010 total hits .328 Rod Carew 1967-1985 3,053 total hits .327 Honus Wagner 1897-1917 3,415 total hits .325 Jimmie Foxx 1927-1942 2,646 total hits .325 Earle Combs 1925-1935 1,866 total hits .325 Joe DiMaggio 1936-1951 2,214 total hits .324 Joe Medwick 1933-1945 2,471 total hits .323 Edd Roush 1916-1931 2,376 total hits .322 Sam Rice 1917-1934 2,987 total hits .322 Ross Youngs 1918-1926 1,491 total hits .321 Kiki Cuyler 1924-1937 2,299 total hits .320 Charlie Gehringer 1926-1941 2,839 total hits .320 Chuck Klein 1928-1940 2,076 total hits .320 Pie Traynor 1922-1935 2,416 total hits .320 Mickey Cochrane 1925-1937 1,652 total hits

 

 

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