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Leaders
The strongest hitting seasons by batting wins above average.
| Rank | Player | Year | League | Primary Pos | BA | OBA | SLA | Batting Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Peitz, Heinie | 1902 | NL | 2B | 315 | 362 | 406 | 3.21 |
| 2002 | Gamble, Oscar | 1979 | AL | LF | 358 | 456 | 609 | 3.21 |
| 2003 | Perdomo, Geraldo | 2025 | NL | SS | 290 | 385 | 462 | 3.21 |
| 2004 | Gordon, Joe | 1940 | AL | 2B | 281 | 337 | 511 | 3.21 |
| 2005 | Williams, Ted | 1960 | AL | LF | 316 | 451 | 645 | 3.21 |
| 2006 | Groh, Heinie |
| 1919 |
| NL |
| 3B |
| 310 | 380 | 431 |
| 3.20 |
| 2007 | Averill, Earl | 1933 | AL | CF | 301 | 363 | 474 | 3.20 |
| 2008 | Molitor, Paul | 1989 | AL | 3B | 315 | 376 | 439 | 3.20 |
| 2009 | Murray, Eddie | 1985 | AL | 1B | 297 | 383 | 523 | 3.20 |
| 2010 | Canseco, Jose | 1990 | AL | RF | 274 | 371 | 543 | 3.20 |
| 2011 | Walker, Neil | 2014 | NL | 2B | 271 | 342 | 467 | 3.20 |
| 2012 | Gruber, Kelly | 1990 | AL | 3B | 274 | 329 | 512 | 3.20 |
| 2013 | Fain, Ferris | 1951 | AL | 1B | 344 | 448 | 471 | 3.20 |
| 2014 | Powell, Boog | 1970 | AL | 1B | 297 | 412 | 549 | 3.20 |
| 2015 | Snyder, Frank | 1915 | NL | C | 298 | 347 | 387 | 3.20 |
| 2016 | Simmons, Ted | 1977 | NL | C | 318 | 408 | 500 | 3.20 |
| 2017 | Zimmerman, Heinie | 1914 | NL | 3B | 296 | 319 | 424 | 3.20 |
| 2018 | Berger, Wally | 1934 | NL | CF | 298 | 352 | 546 | 3.20 |
| 2019 | McInnis, Stuffy | 1912 | AL | 1B | 327 | 367 | 433 | 3.20 |
| 2020 | Schmidt, Mike | 1986 | NL | 3B | 290 | 390 | 547 | 3.19 |
| 2021 | Martinez, Edgar | 1999 | AL | DH | 337 | 447 | 554 | 3.19 |
| 2022 | Bumbry, Al | 1980 | AL | CF | 318 | 388 | 433 | 3.19 |
| 2023 | Henderson, Rickey | 1986 | AL | CF | 263 | 358 | 469 | 3.19 |
| 2024 | Carey, Max | 1922 | NL | CF | 329 | 398 | 459 | 3.19 |
| 2025 | Myer, Buddy | 1934 | AL | 2B | 305 | 414 | 416 | 3.19 |
| 2026 | Evers, Johnny | 1908 | NL | 2B | 300 | 385 | 375 | 3.19 |
| 2027 | Wright, Glenn | 1930 | NL | SS | 321 | 349 | 543 | 3.19 |
| 2028 | Williams, Matt | 1995 | NL | 3B | 336 | 399 | 647 | 3.19 |
| 2029 | Killebrew, Harmon | 1959 | AL | 3B | 242 | 354 | 516 | 3.19 |
| 2030 | Allen, Dick | 1965 | NL | 3B | 302 | 372 | 494 | 3.19 |
| 2031 | Mondesi, Raul | 1997 | NL | RF | 310 | 360 | 541 | 3.19 |
| 2032 | Henderson, Rickey | 1980 | AL | LF | 303 | 417 | 399 | 3.18 |
| 2033 | Wallace, Bobby | 1899 | NL | SS | 295 | 354 | 454 | 3.18 |
| 2034 | Posey, Buster | 2017 | NL | C | 320 | 400 | 462 | 3.18 |
| 2035 | Jones, Andruw | 2000 | NL | CF | 303 | 366 | 541 | 3.18 |
| 2036 | Dozier, Brian | 2016 | AL | 2B | 268 | 339 | 546 | 3.18 |
| 2037 | Aaron, Hank | 1955 | NL | RF | 314 | 362 | 540 | 3.18 |
| 2038 | Bishop, Max | 1928 | AL | 2B | 316 | 425 | 432 | 3.18 |
| 2039 | Clemente, Roberto | 1970 | NL | RF | 352 | 407 | 556 | 3.18 |
| 2040 | Camilli, Dolph | 1939 | NL | 1B | 290 | 406 | 524 | 3.18 |