Center Fielders Single-Season
Batting Average
Leaderboard
 
* - Indicates Hall of Fame
+ - indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet 502PA requirement.
Rank    Player Batting Average PA Year Career Leaderboard
1.    Heinie Manush .3829 644 1933  
2.    Alex Metzler .3690 539 1930  
3.    Jimmy Welsh .3663 548 1932  
4.    Garry Maddox .3593 642 1977  
5.    Lyman Bostock .3571 557 1983  
6.    Edd Roush .3521 658 1931  
7.    Pete Fox .3513 642 1935  
8.    Willie Montanez .3504 592 1978  
9.    Jerry Mumphrey .3497 547 1975  
10.    Heinie Manush .3457 606 1936  
11.    Carl Furillo .3452 641 1948  
12.    Earle Combs .3426 528 1930  
13.    Billy North .3406 710 1977  
14.    Hank Aaron * .3397 641 1961  
15.    Maurice Archdeacon .3396 674 1930  
16.    Dusty Cooke .3390 617 1935  
17.    Wally Judnich .3389 664 1944  
  Dusty Cooke .3389 676 1933  
19.    Earl Averill .3388 617 1934  
20.    Jimmy Welsh .3376 664 1931  
21.    Elmer Valo .3368 673 1943  
22.    Dave Harris .3365 617 1931  
23.    Earl Averill .3355 671 1930  
24.    Joe Dimaggio * .3351 633 1952  
25.    Lloyd Waner .3344 645 1930  
26.    Billy Hatcher .3333 570 1990  
  Greg Gross .3333 676 1981  
  Garry Maddox .3333 589 1973  
29.    Hank Aaron * .3328 639 1964  
30.    Willie Mays * .3319+ 492 1962  
31.    Wally Judnich .3316 633 1947  
32.    Rickey Henderson .3315 651 1983  
33.    Jimmy Welsh .3312 661 1934  
34.    Pid Purdy .3302 577 1931  
35.    Matty Alou .3297 674 1969  
36.    Whitey Lockman .3282 658 1959  
37.    Dan Briggs .3276+ 493 1987  
38.    Jimmy Welsh .3275 659 1930  
39.    Earle Combs .3273 681 1931  
40.    Rickey Henderson .3271 687 1986  
41.    Miguel Dilone .3271 680 1981  
42.    Willie Mays * .3271 612 1958  
43.    Greg Gross .3270 602 1975  
44.    Ken Griffey Sr. .3269 620 1979  
45.    Roy Sievers .3269 707 1953  
46.    Mike Easler .3268+ 492 1984  
47.    Pete Fox .3265 626 1936  
48.    Lenny Green .3264 665 1968  
49.    Miguel Dilone .3264 621 1982  
50.    Brett Butler .3259 669 1985  
51.    Billy North .3258 719 1981  
52.    Alex Metzler .3258 610 1932  
53.    Johnny Briggs .3257 675 1978  
54.    Whitey Lockman .3256 629 1955  
55.    Pete Reiser .3249 666 1944  
56.    Al Bumbry .3245 575 1981  
57.    Babe Twombly .3243 605 1930  
58.    Garry Maddox .3238 667 1980  
59.    Dan Briggs .3236 529 1988  
60.    Tommy Holmes .3235 641 1943  
61.    Maurice Archdeacon .3234 572 1931  
62.    Earle Combs .3233 657 1932  
63.    Miguel Dilone .3229 585 1985  
64.    Chuck Diering .3222+ 483 1954  
65.    Earl Averill .3221 643 1931  
66.    Matty Alou .3221 660 1973  
67.    Elmer Valo .3220 657 1947  
68.    Ben Chapman .3219 596 1930  
69.    Ben Chapman .3219 693 1936  
70.    Al Bumbry .3217 683 1980  
71.    Matty Alou .3217 660 1968  
72.    Dom Dallessandro .3215 529 1940  
73.    Stan Musial .3214 505 1951  
74.    Johnny Briggs .3212 662 1971  
75.    Kiki Cuyler .3211 619 1932  
76.    Mike Easler .3208 594 1985  
77.    Joe Dimaggio * .3208 683 1944  
  Joe Dimaggio * .3208 670 1941  
79.    Mickey Mantle * .3207 672 1956  
80.    Augie Bergamo .3204 519 1946  
81.    Al Pilarcik .3203+ 493 1961  
82.    Greg Gross .3203 661 1984  
83.    Lyman Bostock .3203 506 1980  
84.    Paul Householder .3202 646 1987  
85.    Heinie Manush .3202 638 1931  
86.    Whitey Lockman .3201 664 1953  
87.    Mickey Mantle * .3199 663 1954  
88.    Joe Dimaggio * .3198 658 1942  
89.    Dave Harris .3196 620 1933  
90.    Tony Armas .3196 649 1985  
91.    Richie Ashburn .3196 672 1949  
92.    Roy Sievers .3195 698 1955  
93.    Johnny Watwood .3194 615 1935  
94.    Roger Maris .3194 582 1962  
95.    Tommy Holmes .3193 650 1946  
96.    Sam Mele .3189 648 1953  
97.    Jerry White .3189 710 1979  
98.    Ernie Orsatti .3188 505 1934  
99.    Hank Aaron * .3187 667 1958  
  Chuck Diering .3187 681 1955  
101.    Johnny Briggs .3182 672 1969  
102.    Greg Gross .3181 641 1982  
103.    Greg Gross .3180 639 1983  
104.    Whitey Lockman .3176 669 1956  
105.    Curt Flood .3176 637 1970  
106.    Jose Cruz .3175 649 1974  
107.    Whitey Lockman .3174 651 1958  
108.    Brett Butler .3174 677 1989  
109.    Wally Westlake .3173 514 1950  
110.    Al Bumbry .3170 582 1974  
111.    Whitey Lockman .3167 643 1954  
112.    Alex Metzler .3166 627 1934  
113.    Milt Byrnes .3166 504 1949  
114.    Vada Pinson .3166 523 1968  
115.    Tripp Sigman .3162+ 478 1932  
116.    Hank Leiber .3160 640 1936  
117.    Tito Francona .3158 585 1965  
118.    Miguel Dilone .3156 715 1979  
119.    Earl Robinson .3155 615 1963  
120.    Tony Armas .3152 641 1987  
121.    Billy North .3149 704 1978  
122.    Al Bumbry .3149+ 496 1982  
123.    Johnny Briggs .3145 675 1979  
124.    Kiki Cuyler .3145 672 1930  
125.    Lenny Green .3143 526 1967  
126.    Kiddo Davis .3142 646 1930  
127.    Paul Householder .3138 563 1985  
128.    Jerry White .3133 694 1978  
129.    Garry Maddox .3132 575 1975  
130.    Richie Ashburn .3129 645 1953  
131.    Bake McBride .3129 504 1974  
132.    Jerry Mumphrey .3128 606 1977  
133.    Willie Mays * .3128 655 1953  
134.    Matty Alou .3128 654 1971  
135.    Pid Purdy .3126 637 1933  
136.    Garry Maddox .3124 659 1976  
137.    Jeff Stone .3124 620 1985  
138.    Austin McHenry .3119 592 1930  
139.    Bake McBride .3118 654 1975  
140.    Ken Griffey Sr. .3114 627 1974  
141.    Willard Marshall .3113+ 500 1947  
142.    Pid Purdy .3112 582 1936  
143.    Tony Armas .3109 578 1988  
144.    Matty Alou .3109 633 1970  
145.    Ben Chapman .3107 610 1932  
146.    Billy North .3106 720 1974  
147.    Joe Medwick .3105 655 1936  
148.    Jim Eisenreich .3104 557 1988  
149.    Johnny Mokan .3102 637 1931  
150.    Jim Busby .3101 631 1956  
151.    Cito Gaston .3100 525 1975  
152.    Jim Eisenreich .3100+ 497 1986  
153.    Al Wingo .3100 615 1930  
154.    Joe Dimaggio * .3099 680 1946  
155.    Billy North .3098 726 1972  
156.    Sam Mele .3096 663 1951  
157.    Billy North .3096 727 1975  
158.    Pete Fox .3095+ 491 1938  
159.    Ernie Orsatti .3094 583 1936  
160.    Wid Matthews .3094+ 472 1931  
161.    Johnny Briggs .3093 700 1976  
162.    Bert Haas .3092 647 1942  
163.    Brett Butler .3092 641 1987  
  Curt Flood .3092 612 1965  
165.    Fred Lynn .3092 653 1986  
  Elmer Valo .3092 691 1951  
167.    Tito Francona .3088 642 1959  
168.    Jimmie Hall .3086 652 1970  
  Dusty Cooke .3086 663 1939  
170.    Joe Dimaggio * .3086 664 1943  
171.    Wally Judnich .3084 653 1948  
172.    Larry Hisle .3083 554 1974  
173.    Lyman Bostock .3082 605 1985  
174.    Jerry Mumphrey .3082 671 1980  
175.    Hank Aaron * .3082 668 1957  
176.    Earl Robinson .3080 654 1968  
177.    Pete Reiser .3078 625 1946  
178.    Willie Mays * .3077 656 1959  
  Pat McNulty .3077 654 1930  
180.    Garry Maddox .3076 634 1981  
181.    Richie Ashburn .3076 644 1951  
182.    Willie Montanez .3075+ 493 1974  
183.    Willard Marshall .3075 513 1950  
184.    Lyman Bostock .3074+ 479 1979  
185.    Brett Butler .3073+ 499 1986  
186.    Wally Judnich .3073 725 1950  
187.    Kevin Bass .3073 626 1990  
188.    Reggie Smith .3072 541 1975  
189.    Garry Maddox .3072 656 1979  
190.    Jose Cruz .3071 556 1981  
191.    Mookie Wilson .3069 652 1983  
192.    Peanuts Lowrey .3068 566 1949  
193.    Gino Cimoli .3068 620 1961  
  Roy Sievers .3068 687 1951  
195.    Hank Aaron * .3065 658 1956  
196.    Willie Mays * .3065 645 1960  
197.    Pete Reiser .3063 697 1947  
198.    Rickey Henderson .3061 699 1985  
199.    Rickey Henderson .3059 652 1989  
200.    Mike Easler .3058 518 1983  
  Whitey Lockman .3058 669 1957  
202.    Mickey Mantle * .3057 555 1952  
203.    Al Kaline .3057 595 1964  
204.    Lloyd Waner .3056 679 1931  
205.    Larry Hisle .3056 591 1978  
  Amos Otis .3056 649 1971  
207.    Tripp Sigman .3055 647 1931  
208.    Rickey Henderson .3054 661 1988  
209.    Chuck Diering .3054 638 1956  
210.    Joe Dimaggio * .3053 685 1950  
211.    Fred Valentine .3053 538 1965  
212.    Jim Rice .3052 648 1978  
213.    Taylor Douthit .3051+ 490 1933  
214.    Peanuts Lowrey .3050 522 1951  
215.    Sam Mele .3049 520 1947  
216.    Jerry Mumphrey .3049 663 1978  
217.    Hank Aaron * .3047 654 1963  
  Albie Pearson .3047 665 1960  
219.    Bill Sample .3047 576 1986  
220.    Rickey Henderson .3046 696 1982  
  Ernie Orsatti .3046 653 1930  
222.    Wally Judnich .3046 679 1945  
223.    Wally Moses .3044 537 1937  
224.    Curt Flood .3044 577 1962  
225.    Al Kaline .3044 624 1959  
226.    Billy Hatcher .3044 684 1989  
227.    Ralph Garr .3043 654 1972  
  Johnny Mokan .3043 654 1930  
229.    Mickey Mantle * .3042 544 1961  
  Alex Metzler .3042 518 1933  
231.    Ken Berry .3040+ 483 1970  
232.    Dom Dallessandro .3039 515 1943  
233.    Cookie Rojas .3039 660 1968  
234.    Cleon Jones .3038 549 1967  
235.    Paul Householder .3037 613 1989  
236.    Pat McNulty .3035 660 1931  
237.    Matty Alou .3035+ 494 1966  
238.    Cookie Rojas .3034 667 1966  
239.    Bill White .3034 508 1964  
240.    Greg Gross .3034 609 1979  
241.    Babe Twombly .3034 615 1931  
242.    Guy Curtright .3033 610 1943  
243.    Lee Mazzilli .3032 680 1980  
244.    Garry Maddox .3032 665 1982  
245.    Roy Sievers .3032 640 1950  
246.    Matty Alou .3030 650 1974  
247.    Joe Dimaggio * .3029 674 1947  
248.    Mike McCormick .3028 651 1944  
249.    Sam Mele .3028 622 1952  
250.    Dan Briggs .3028 591 1989  
  Dan Briggs .3028 576 1981  
252.    Stan Spence .3027 553 1943  
253.    Heinie Manush .3027 644 1934  
254.    Terry Crowley .3026 561 1978  
255.    Sam West .3025 579 1934  
256.    Lyman Bostock .3025 543 1984  
257.    Ben Chapman .3023 681 1940  
258.    Mark McLemore .3023 705 1989  
259.    Albie Pearson .3022+ 479 1963  
260.    Elmer Valo .3021 676 1950  
261.    Tito Francona .3021 583 1964  
262.    Hank Aaron * .3020 659 1959  
263.    Willie Mays * .3019 678 1952  
264.    Wally Judnich .3018 687 1952  
265.    Jerry White .3017 682 1981  
  Sam Mele .3017 634 1956  
267.    Whitey Lockman .3016 610 1963  
268.    Mark McLemore .3014+ 494 1988  
269.    Mike Easler .3012 619 1981  
270.    Cito Gaston .3012 547 1977  
271.    Dusty Cooke .3011 641 1940  
272.    Pete Reiser .3010 690 1948  
273.    Billy North .3010 714 1979  
274.    Wes Covington .3009 616 1963  
275.    Sam Jethroe .3009 654 1946  
276.    Amos Otis .3008 658 1973  
277.    Jerry White .3008 704 1982  
  Wally Judnich .3008 700 1949  
279.    Johnny Briggs .3008 680 1977  
280.    Mike McCormick .3007 627 1945  
281.    Wes Covington .3007+ 473 1959  
282.    Kiki Cuyler .3006 554 1933  
283.    Roger Maris .3005 641 1961  
284.    Mickey Mantle * .3004 655 1953  
285.    Bobby Brooks .3004 651 1975  
  Willie Mays * .3004 635 1957  
287.    Mike McCormick .3003 618 1940  
288.    Jerry Mumphrey .3003 658 1976  
289.    Jerry Mumphrey .3003 682 1982  
290.    Guy Curtright .3002 522 1944  
291.    Fred Lynn .3002 634 1980  
292.    Al Bumbry .3000 628 1977  
  Carl Furillo .3000 601 1947  
294.    Fred Brickell .2998 558 1930  
295.    Garry Maddox .2997 640 1978  
296.    Miguel Dilone .2997 628 1978  
297.    Jesse Hill .2996 608 1938  
298.    Tom Oliver .2996 574 1932  
299.    Whitey Lockman .2994 582 1949  
300.    Milt Byrnes .2993+ 485 1943