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Progressive Batting Average
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This table is a snapshot of the career, single-season, active, and yearly leaders at the end of each season.
* - Indicates Hall of Fame
+ - indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet 502PA requirement.
Bold - Indicates active player
Year    Career AVG    Single-Season AVG    Active AVG    Yearly AVG 
1930      Rogers Hornsby .4000      Rogers Hornsby .4000 
1931      Rogers Hornsby .4000      Jack Cummings * .3827 
1932      Rogers Hornsby .4000      Jimmy Welsh .3663 
1933      Rogers Hornsby .4000      Heinie Manush .3829 
1934    Babe Herman .3508    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Babe Herman .3508    Babe Herman .3682 
1935    Babe Herman .3468    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Babe Herman .3468    Roy Johnson .3662 
1936    Babe Herman .3464    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Babe Herman .3464    Roy Johnson .3648 
1937    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Babe Herman .3429    Jack Cummings * .3615 
1938    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Jack Cummings * .3366    Johnny Mize * .3741 
1939    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Roy Johnson .3348    Arky Vaughan * .3534 
1940    Johnny Mize * .3477    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3477    Dixie Walker .3664 
1941    Johnny Mize * .3443    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3443    Harry Walker .3519 
1942    Johnny Mize * .3438    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3438    Johnny Pesky .3694 
1943    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3428    Taffy Wright .3606 
1944    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3370    Red Rolfe .3488 
1945    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3417    Johnny Mize * .3802 
1946    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3418    Joe Schultz .3487 
1947    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3393    Ted Williams * .3438 
1948    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3340    Ted Williams * .3507 
1949    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Johnny Mize * .3329    Ted Williams * .3672 
1950    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Ted Williams * .3365    Ted Williams * .3916 
1951    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Ted Williams * .3374    Vern Stephens .3538 
1952    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Ted Williams * .3384    Ted Williams * .3503 
1953    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Ted Williams * .3397    Ted Williams * .3577 
1954    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Ted Williams * .3386    Bobby Avila .3255 
1955    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Ted Williams * .3374    Bobby Hofman .3327 
1956    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Ted Williams * .3355    Dick Wakefield .3363 
1957    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Ted Williams * .3295    Jim Finigan .3408 
1958    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Del Ennis * .3202    Orlando Cepeda * .3339 
1959    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Del Ennis * .3190    Ted Kluszewski * .3488 
1960    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Ted Kluszewski * .3056    Bill Virdon .3601 
1961    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Hank Aaron * .3059    Orlando Cepeda * .3635 
1962    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Orlando Cepeda * .3221    Bill Virdon .3369 
1963    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Orlando Cepeda * .3224    Joe Koppe .3488 
1964    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Orlando Cepeda * .3209    Manny Jimenez .3459 
1965    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Orlando Cepeda * .3192    Ellis Burton .3279 
1966    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Orlando Cepeda * .3184    Harmon Killebrew * .3307 
1967    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Orlando Cepeda * .3167    Ollie Brown .3473 
1968    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Orlando Cepeda * .3121    Dick Dietz .3314 
1969    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Rico Carty .3148    Matty Alou .3297 
1970    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Matty Alou .3137    Ron Blomberg .3352 
1971    Babe Herman .3429    Rogers Hornsby .4000    Matty Alou .3135    Richie Hebner * .3380 
1972    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Rico Carty .3162    Andy Hassler .5339 
1973    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Rico Carty .3186    Andy Hassler .4212 
1974    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Rico Carty .3207    Rico Carty .3378 
1975    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Rico Carty .3236    Rico Carty .3531 
1976    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Rico Carty .3232    Joe Morgan .3377 
1977    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Rico Carty .3224    Lee Richard .3600 
1978    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Richie Hebner * .3208    Willie Montanez .3504 
1979    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3417    Mike Hargrove .3504 
1980    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3379    Bump Wills .3350 
1981    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3372    Paul Molitor .3417 
1982    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3398    Mike Hargrove .3565 
1983    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3356    Lyman Bostock .3571 
1984    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3329    Steve Swisher .3400 
1985    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3322    Tony Gwynn .3453 
1986    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3288    Steve Swisher .3470 
1987    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3253    Mitchell Page .3443 
1988    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Mike Hargrove .3255    Don Slaught .3458 
1989    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Steve Swisher .3202    Al Woods .3438 
1990    Babe Herman .3429    Andy Hassler .5339    Steve Swisher .3180    Cory Snyder .3511 
 
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