<P> Ty Cobb holds the record for highest career batting average with . 366 , 9 points higher than Rogers Hornsby who has the second highest average in history at . 358 . The record for lowest career batting average for a player with more than 2,500 at - bats belongs to Bill Bergen , a catcher who played from 1901 to 1911 and recorded a . 170 average in 3,028 career at - bats . The modern - era record for highest batting average for a season is held by Napoleon Lajoie , who hit . 426 in 1901 , the first year of play for the American League . The modern - era record for lowest batting average for a player that qualified for the batting title is held by Rob Deer , who hit . 179 in 1991 . While finishing six plate appearances short of qualifying for the batting title , Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox hit . 159 for the 2011 season , twenty points ( and 11.2 % ) lower than the record . The highest batting average for a rookie was . 408 in 1911 by Shoeless Joe Jackson . </P>
<P> Ty Cobb holds the record for highest career batting average with . 366 , 9 points higher than Rogers Hornsby who has the second highest average in history at . 358 . The record for lowest career batting average for a player with more than 2,500 at - bats belongs to Bill Bergen , a catcher who played from 1901 to 1911 and recorded a . 170 average in 3,028 career at - bats . The modern - era record for highest batting average for a season is held by Napoleon Lajoie , who hit . 426 in 1901 , the first year of play for the American League . The modern - era record for lowest batting average for a player that qualified for the batting title is held by Rob Deer , who hit . 179 in 1991 . While finishing six plate appearances short of qualifying for the batting title , Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox hit . 159 for the 2011 season , twenty points ( and 11.2 % ) lower than the record . The highest batting average for a rookie was . 408 in 1911 by Shoeless Joe Jackson . </P>
who has the lowest batting average in major league baseball
who has the lowest batting average in major league baseball
Bill Bergen
Bill Bergen