batting average leaders by year in the american league

Nap Lajoie has the highest batting average in the AL in a season, with an average of .426 in 1901.

Interpreted as:

batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game leaders by year in the american league

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Nap Lajoie N. Lajoie	.426	1901	PHA	131	544	145	232	48	14	14	125	24	13	9	27		582	350	76	1				.463	.643	1.106	157	81	.506	186	71.5
2	George Sisler G. Sisler	.420	1922	SLA	142	586	134	246	42	18	8	105	49	3	14	51	19	654	348	68	16				.467	.594	1.061	152	70.1	.481	170	61.2
3	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.420	1911	DET	146	591	147	248	47	24	8	127	44	8	43	83		654	367	79	11				.467	.621	1.088	160	82.2	.506	189	74
4	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.409	1912	DET	140	553	120	226	30	23	7	83	43	5	30	61	34	609	323	60	8				.456	.584	1.040	140	67.5	.485	188	65
5	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.408	1911	CLE	147	571	126	233	45	19	7	83	56	8	43	41		641	337	71	6				.468	.590	1.058	151	75.1	.494	184	68.6
6	George Sisler G. Sisler	.407	1920	SLA	154	631	137	257	49	18	19	122	46	2	19	42	17	692	399	86	13				.449	.632	1.082	161	82.5	.494	176	68.6
7	Ted Williams T. Williams	.406	1941	BSA	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	147	3	27	2	4	606	335	73	0			10	.553	.735	1.287	179	108.8	.568	221	96.9
8	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.403	1923	DET	144	524	121	211	44	11	18	115	74	5	40	9	7	626	331	73	23				.481	.632	1.113	155	78	.503	189	73.3
9	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.401	1922	DET	137	526	99	211	42	16	4	99	55	4	24	9	13	612	297	62	27				.462	.565	1.026	136	58.8	.467	167	54.3
10	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.398	1927	DET	141	505	106	201	50	9	14	120	72	2	16	11	5	596	311	73	17				.475	.616	1.091	144	70.3	.493	177	62.2
11	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.395	1912	CLE	154	572	121	226	44	26	3	90	54	12	19	35	20	653	331	73	15				.458	.579	1.036	150	71.4	.483	187	68.7
12	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.394	1921	DET	149	602	114	237	43	14	19	139	53	2	37	2	6	672	365	76	15				.444	.606	1.051	151	67.5	.472	164	59.5
13	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	.393	1923	NYY	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	130	170	4	93	17	21	699	399	99	3				.545	.764	1.309	211	124.7	.571	230	120.4
14	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.393	1925	DET	150	573	97	225	40	11	13	134	67	1	27	6	6	664	326	64	23				.457	.569	1.026	148	61.4	.464	158	54.6
15	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.390	1913	DET	122	428	70	167	18	16	4	67	58	4	31	51		501	229	38	11				.467	.535	1.002	107	52.2	.473	186	48.7
16	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.390	1931	PHA	128	513	105	200	37	13	22	128	47	3	45	3	3	563	329	72	0				.444	.641	1.085	135	65.1	.484	176	57.9
17	George Brett G. Brett	.390	1980	KCR	117	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	1	22	15	6	515	298	66	0	7	16	11	.454	.664	1.118	120	62.7	.478	198	59.2
18	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	.389	1925	CLE	117	429	79	167	35	5	12	87	70	4	12	5	2	518	248	52	15				.479	.578	1.057	122	54.3	.479	167	49
19	Ty Cobb T. Cobb	.389	1921	DET	128	507	124	197	37	16	12	101	56	3	19	22	15	581	302	65	15				.452	.596	1.048	131	58.2	.471	164	51.2
20	Ted Williams T. Williams	.388	1957	BOS	132	420	96	163	28	1	38	87	119	5	43	0	1	546	307	67	0	2	33	11	.526	.731	1.257	148	87.3	.524	223	79
21	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	1977	MIN	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	694	351	68	1	5	15	6	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
22	Luke Appling L. Appling	.388	1936	CWS	138	526	111	204	31	7	6	128	85	1	25	10	6	618	267	44	6				.474	.508	.981	135	54.2	.454	142	40
23	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	.388	1920	CLE	150	552	137	214	50	11	8	107	97	5	13	10	13	674	310	69	20				.483	.562	1.045	152	74.9	.483	170	62
24	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.387	1925	PHA	153	654	122	253	43	12	24	129	35	1	41	7	14	696	392	79	6				.419	.599	1.018	150	58.6	.455	150	49.6
25	Tristram Speaker T. Speaker	.386	1916	CLE	151	546	102	211	41	8	2	79	82	4	20	35	27	647	274	51	15				.470	.502	.972	127	64.8	.464	182	55.9