Who is closest to .400 since Williams?

MLB: The 4 Batters Since Ted Williams Closest to Hitting . 400
  1. Tony Gwynn (. 394 in 1994)
  2. George Brett (. 390 in 1980) ...
  3. Rod Carew (. 388 in 1977) ...
  4. Larry Walker (. 379 in 1999) Larry Walker bats during the MLB All-Star Game at Coors Field on July 7, 1998. ...
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Who has been closest to .400 since Ted Williams?

The closest anyone has come to finishing with a . 400 average since Williams was Tony Gwynn, who hit . 394 in 1994, a season ended early by a work stoppage.
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Who has a .400 batting average?

Five players – Ed Delahanty, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Oscar Charleston, and Josh Gibson– have accomplished the feat in three different seasons, the highest batting average for a single season was .
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Who was the last batter to bat 400?

400. On September 28, 1941, the last day of Major League Baseball's regular season, the Boston Red Sox's Ted Williams gets six hits in eight at-bats during a doubleheader in Philadelphia, boosting his average to . 406.
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Who is the best hitter since Ted Williams?

Tony Gwynn

Since Stan Musial retired in 1963, nearly 50 years ago, there hasn't been a better hitter than Tony Gwynn. A San Diego Padre from 1982 to 2001, Gwynn owns a record-tying eight NL batting titles. He hit . 394 in 1993, the highest average since Ted Williams batted .
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Who batted over 400?



Who is statistically the best hitter of all time?

1. Ty Cobb. The Georgia Peach's career batting average over his 24 seasons in baseball is the highest in major league history. Plus, historians have proven he wasn't the worst human being to ever play the game as early biographies reported.
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Who is the most feared hitter in baseball?

Ben Verlander: Barry Bonds, the most feared hitter in all of baseball, belongs in the Hall of Fame I Flippin' Bats | FOX Sports.
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What is the fastest bat speed ever recorded?

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz has recorded the hardest-hit ball in the seven years that Major League Baseball has measured exit velocity. Aug. 24, 2022, at 6:17 p.m.
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What is the highest batting average ever recorded?

Ty Cobb holds the record for highest career batting average with . 366, eight points higher than Rogers Hornsby who has the second-highest career average at . 358.
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What is the longest at bat in major league history?

Here are the longest MLB at-bats on record
  1. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF vs. Jaime Barria, RHP, LAA. April 22, 2018: 21 pitches, flyout. ...
  2. Ricky Gutierrez, SS, HOU vs. Bartolo Colon, RHP, CLE. June 26, 1998: 20 pitches, strikeout swinging.
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Has there ever been a 500 batting average?

Nobody's ever had as many as 100 PA in a season and hit . 500. Nor 50. But there are four guys who have done it in at least 25 PA.
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Is a 500 batting average possible?

A player who gets 2 hits in 10 at bats would have a . 200 batting average, a player who get 5 hits in 10 at bats would have a . 500 batting average and so forth.
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Who is the youngest player to hit 400 home runs?

On the day his father turned 50, Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in major league history to hit 400 home runs when he hit a Rolando Arrojo pitch into the left-field seats in the fourth inning of Cincinnati's 7-5 loss to Colorado.
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Who is the closest person to 3000 hits?

Tony Gwynn was the fastest player in National League history to hit the 3,000 mark; he reached the mark in his 2,284th game.
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Who is closest to 500 home runs?

Here's a rundown of the 28 sluggers who crushed at least 500 dingers.
  • 1) Barry Bonds: 762. 500th HR: April 17, 2001. ...
  • 2) Hank Aaron: 755. 500th HR: July 14, 1968. ...
  • 3) Babe Ruth: 714. 500th HR: Aug. ...
  • 4) Alex Rodriguez: 696. 500th HR: Aug. ...
  • 5) Albert Pujols: 679. ...
  • 6) Willie Mays: 660. ...
  • 7) Ken Griffey Jr.: 630. ...
  • 8) Jim Thome: 612.
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Who else has 500 home runs 3000 hits?

Every position except catcher and pitcher has at least one player with 3,000 hits. Ten of these players have played for only one major league team. Seven players—Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, and Miguel Cabrera—are also members of the 500 home run club.
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Who came closest to batting 400?

MLB: The 4 Batters Since Ted Williams Closest to Hitting . 400
  1. Tony Gwynn (. 394 in 1994)
  2. George Brett (. 390 in 1980) ...
  3. Rod Carew (. 388 in 1977) ...
  4. Larry Walker (. 379 in 1999) Larry Walker bats during the MLB All-Star Game at Coors Field on July 7, 1998. ...
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Who has the lowest batting average with 3000 hits?

Cal Ripken, Jr. has the lowest (. 276) career batting average in the 3,000 Hits Club.
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Has anyone ever had a perfect batting average?

Paciorek is rare among Major League Baseball players in having a perfect batting average of 1.000. He is the only player to achieve this distinction with more than two turns at-bat. His two brothers, Jim Paciorek and Tom Paciorek, also played in the Major Leagues.
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What was Babe Ruth's bat speed?

Ruth, on the other hand, using a 54-ounce bat, swung at an estimated speed of 75 miles an hour.
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Who swung the heaviest bat in baseball?

Edd Roush. Hall of Famer Edd Roush holds the distinction as the player who used the heaviest bat in MLB history.
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Do heavier bats hit farther?

So, using a heavier bat should result in faster hit balls, which means the hit ball will travel farther. If a player can maintain the same bat swing speed with a heavier bat, the heavier bat will produce higher batted ball velocity and an increase in distance.
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Who is the meanest player in baseball?

When he was 68 in 1955, retired baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb expressed opposition to ever being the subject of a book or a movie.
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Who is the hardest hitter ever?

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Who has the strongest arm in baseball?

Strongest arms to watch in the postseason
  • Hardest OF assists, 2022. ...
  • Michael Harris II, Braves. ...
  • Manny Machado, Padres. ...
  • Ha-Seong Kim, Padres. ...
  • Shortstops with the highest max arm strength, 2022. ...
  • Aaron Judge, Yankees. ...
  • Harrison Bader, Yankees. ...
  • The Dodgers outfield. Yes, we're putting the Dodgers outfield here as a unit.
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