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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681 | Hamilton, Billy | 1892 | NL | LF | 330 | 423 | 410 | 4.65 |
| 682 | Murphy, Dale | 1987 | NL | RF | 295 | 417 | 580 | 4.65 |
| 683 | Flick, Elmer | 1900 | NL | RF | 367 | 437 | 545 | 4.64 |
| 684 | Kent, Jeff | 2002 | NL | 2B | 313 | 368 | 565 | 4.64 |
| 685 | Cullenbine, Roy | 1946 | AL | RF | 335 | 475 | 537 | 4.64 |
| 686 | Sandberg, Ryne |
| NL |
| 2B |
| 291 | 379 | 485 |
| 4.64 |
| 687 | McCovey, Willie | 1965 | NL | 1B | 276 | 380 | 539 | 4.64 |
| 688 | Anson, Cap | 1886 | NL | 1B | 371 | 433 | 544 | 4.63 |
| 689 | Greenberg, Hank | 1938 | AL | 1B | 315 | 436 | 683 | 4.63 |
| 690 | Soto, Juan | 2021 | NL | RF | 313 | 465 | 534 | 4.63 |
| 691 | Walker, Larry | 2002 | NL | RF | 338 | 421 | 602 | 4.63 |
| 692 | Brett, George | 1976 | AL | 3B | 333 | 376 | 462 | 4.63 |
| 693 | Oliva, Tony | 1964 | AL | RF | 323 | 358 | 557 | 4.63 |
| 694 | Mays, Willie | 1971 | NL | CF | 271 | 425 | 482 | 4.62 |
| 695 | Thomas, Frank | 1993 | AL | 1B | 317 | 426 | 607 | 4.62 |
| 696 | Tulowitzki, Troy | 2011 | NL | SS | 302 | 371 | 544 | 4.62 |
| 697 | Galarraga, Andres | 1996 | NL | 1B | 304 | 357 | 601 | 4.62 |
| 698 | Griffey, Ken | 1996 | AL | CF | 303 | 392 | 628 | 4.62 |
| 699 | Jackson, Reggie | 1974 | AL | RF | 289 | 391 | 514 | 4.61 |
| 700 | Ruth, Babe | 1922 | AL | LF | 315 | 430 | 672 | 4.61 |
| 701 | Kendall, Jason | 2000 | NL | C | 320 | 412 | 470 | 4.61 |
| 702 | Mauer, Joe | 2006 | AL | C | 347 | 429 | 507 | 4.61 |
| 703 | Chance, Frank | 1903 | NL | 1B | 327 | 437 | 440 | 4.61 |
| 704 | Menke, Denis | 1964 | NL | SS | 283 | 366 | 479 | 4.61 |
| 705 | Schmidt, Mike | 1979 | NL | 3B | 253 | 385 | 564 | 4.61 |
| 706 | Thompson, Sam | 1894 | NL | RF | 415 | 458 | 696 | 4.61 |
| 707 | Gwynn, Tony | 1987 | NL | RF | 370 | 446 | 511 | 4.59 |
| 708 | Betts, Mookie | 2023 | NL | RF | 307 | 408 | 579 | 4.59 |
| 709 | Aaron, Hank | 1965 | NL | RF | 318 | 379 | 560 | 4.59 |
| 710 | Bryant, Kris | 2016 | NL | 3B | 292 | 385 | 554 | 4.59 |
| 711 | Donaldson, Josh | 2015 | AL | 3B | 297 | 370 | 568 | 4.58 |
| 712 | Gordon, Joe | 1942 | AL | 2B | 322 | 405 | 491 | 4.58 |
| 713 | Cronin, Joe | 1932 | AL | SS | 318 | 391 | 492 | 4.58 |
| 714 | Ryan, Jimmy | 1888 | NL | CF | 332 | 377 | 515 | 4.58 |
| 715 | Garciaparra, Nomar | 1997 | AL | SS | 306 | 341 | 534 | 4.58 |
| 716 | Burroughs, Jeff | 1978 | NL | LF | 301 | 432 | 529 | 4.58 |
| 717 | Collins, Ripper | 1935 | NL | 1B | 313 | 385 | 529 | 4.57 |
| 718 | Luzinski, Greg | 1975 | NL | LF | 300 | 394 | 540 | 4.57 |
| 719 | Anderson, Brady | 1996 | AL | CF | 297 | 393 | 637 | 4.57 |
| 720 | Giles, Brian | 1999 | NL | CF | 315 | 418 | 614 | 4.57 |