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MLB Players Who Almost Hit .400

No Major League player has hit .400 since Ted Williams did it in 1941. But these players have come closest, hitting at least .360 for an entire season. Name as many as you can.
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First submittedApril 30, 2010
Times taken16,030
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Year
Avg
Team
Player
2020
0.364
Yankees
DJ LeMahieu
2009
0.365
Twins
Joe Mauer
2008
0.365
Braves
Chipper Jones
2007
0.363
Tigers
Magglio Ordóñez
2004
0.372
Mariners
Ichiro Suzuki
2004
0.362
Giants
Barry Bonds
2002
0.370
Giants
Barry Bonds
2000
0.372
Red Sox
Nomar Garciaparra
2000
0.372
Rockies
Todd Helton
1999
0.379
Rockies
Larry Walker
1998
0.363
Rockies
Larry Walker
1997
0.372
Padres
Tony Gwynn
1997
0.366
Rockies
Larry Walker
1997
0.362
Dodgers
Mike Piazza
1995
0.368
Padres
Tony Gwynn
1994
0.394
Padres
Tony Gwynn
1994
0.368
Astros
Jeff Bagwell
1993
0.370
Rockies
Andrés Galarraga
Year
Avg
Team
Player
1993
0.363
Blue Jays
John Olerud
1988
0.366
Red Sox
Wade Boggs
1987
0.370
Padres
Tony Gwynn
1987
0.363
Red Sox
Wade Boggs
1985
0.368
Red Sox
Wade Boggs
1983
0.361
Red Sox
Wade Boggs
1980
0.390
Royals
George Brett
1977
0.388
Twins
Rod Carew
1974
0.364
Twins
Rod Carew
1971
0.363
Cardinals
Joe Torre
1970
0.366
Braves
Rico Carty
1961
0.361
Tigers
Norm Cash
1957
0.388
Red Sox
Ted Williams
1957
0.365
Yankees
Mickey Mantle
1948
0.376
Cardinals
Stan Musial
1948
0.369
Red Sox
Ted Williams
1947
0.363
Cardinals / Phillies
Harry Walker
1946
0.365
Cardinals
Stan Musial
truefoundation
+1
Level 20
Oct 28, 2012
It's hard to get the "modern" guys because they're so inconsistent. Boggs, Brett, and Walker beat everyone so often, it's hard to forget.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 30, 2020
Baseball is boring now. Players just try to get walks or hit fly balls. Even Jose Altuvé is a power hitter now.
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Apr 7, 2021
They changed the ball this year in an effort to bring down home runs. I also really like the changes they've brought it to try to keep the game moving. I love baseball, but the glacial pace of play can be really tough to endure.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 1, 2023
The pitch clock has been great. So have the larger bags and pickoff attempt limits.

We just need one more change. The ball should be made slightly softer to make it travel less far, and slightly less sticky to reduce the amount of movement and speed the pitchers can deliver.

We need fewer flyballs and more players hitting for contact. The .300 hitter is an endangered species.

DiscoBayGolfer
+1
Level 79
Apr 2, 2013
Got 20, and can't believe I forgot Ichiro...
ander217
+5
Level 75
Aug 22, 2014
Yay, Stan the Man Musial! Such a gentleman.
markthoma
+1
Level 73
May 11, 2018
I missed four. Rico Carty, I never would have remembered, but I'm annoyed I forgot John Olerud. He was one of my favorites when he played.

I think if given the chance he could have been a legitimate two-way player. He was brilliant in college.

Also, he never played in the minors, making his pro debut in the Major Leagues -- one of only eight players since 1980 to do that!

PapaFurchetta
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Level 91
Jun 10, 2021
I try to plug John Olerud into any quiz looking for a Blue Jays player in the '80s or '90s. It never worked until this one!
KingEureka
+1
Level 62
Sep 30, 2020
I was thinking this was team shot put or something until I happened to see the tags.
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 86
Sep 30, 2020
Feeling pretty stupid for not guessing Ted Williams . . .
benjaminmarker
+2
Level 71
Oct 1, 2020
I got 0. Don't even understand what the .400 thing is.. Yes, I'm European. ;)
Cooldrive
+5
Level 63
Oct 1, 2020
Don't feel bad. I was skunked on the Bulgarian Wheat Festival quiz.
tshalla
+1
Level 75
Apr 7, 2021
Hits divided by at bats. Hits involve not just hitting the ball, but doing so and subsequently reaching base safely, without any errors on the part of the fielders. At bats are the number of times the player made an appearance at the plate (to bat), minus a few things, including walks (the pitcher throws four balls neither swung at, nor determined to be a "strike" by the umpire) and getting hit by a pitch. This calculation is usually referred to verbally as a permillage. In other words, nobody says "point four zero zero"; they'd say "he's hitting four hundred."
Cooldrive
+1
Level 63
Oct 1, 2020
Larry Walker gave me Harry the Hat.
joeythelemur
+1
Level 84
Oct 2, 2020
2020 achievements are suspect at best. Big difference between playing 60 some games and 162, especially for batting average. George Brett's .390 might be the most impressive on here. As late as Sept. 19, he was at .399 (technically, .39950!). Gwynn's 1994 season became "what might have been" since it ended early because of the strike.
tshalla
+1
Level 75
Apr 7, 2021
In 1980, in the United States, news involved (in no particular order) hostages in Iran; war in Afghanistan; the Carter-Reagan campaign; and George Brett chasing .400.
howard38
+5
Level 61
Apr 7, 2021
You can lose US citizenship for not mentioning the Olympic hockey team.
fraudianTheory
+1
Level 56
Apr 7, 2021
What is meant by 0.4? Is it the distance? Or the ratio of no. of balls faced to no. of homeruns hit? Or something else?
SpencerGT
+3
Level 67
Apr 7, 2021
It is the ratio of successful hits to at bats.
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Apr 7, 2021
It means they get a hit 40% of the time they bat.
Trolololz
+1
Level 75
Apr 8, 2021
Larry Walker juiced up big time in 97-98
Andrew169
+1
Level 73
Mar 11, 2023
21/24, thanks for the quiz!
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