The most ferocious and statistically dominant player of the dead-ball era — Ty Cobb's .366 career batting average is the highest in baseball history and will almost certainly never be beaten.
Ty Cobb holds the highest career batting average in baseball history at .366 — a record that has stood since his retirement in 1928 and is almost certainly permanent. He won 12 American League batting titles and was the first player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His personality was famously combative and he was feared by opponents, but his statistical dominance of the dead-ball era was absolute.
His career batting average of .366 is the highest in baseball history — a record that has stood since 1928 and that no modern player has come close to challenging.
Did You Know?Career Honours
- 12x AL Batting Champion
- .366 career batting average (all-time record)
- First Baseball Hall of Fame inductee