Who really had the best-ever season at the plate? Standardized batting averages
Who had the best-ever season batting average There have been 36 .400 hitters in MLB history. But there hasn’t been one in over 80 seasons. The last AL/NL player to reach this mark was Ted Williams, who batted .406 in 1941, and it seems plausible (not inevitable!) that no one will ever do it again. […]