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Best Batters of All-Time - Career (Regular Season)

1871-2020. Sorted by Total PEVA.





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Rank Name Last HOF
Status		 PEVA-B Yrs. PEVA-B
Per Year		 Career
Hits		 HR RBI Ave.
81 Harry Stovey 236.464 14 16.890 1771 122 908 0.289
82 Joe Jackson
235.944 13 18.150 1772 54 785 0.356
83 King Kelly HOFP 235.100 16 14.694 1813 69 950 0.308
84 Rusty Staub 234.389 23 10.191 2716 292 1466 0.279
85 Gary Carter HOFP 233.612 19 12.295 2092 324 1225 0.262
86 Charlie Gehringer HOFP 233.202 19 12.274 2839 184 1427 0.320
87 Brooks Robinson HOFP 232.881 23 10.125 2848 268 1357 0.267
88 Sammy Sosa 232.726 18 12.929 2408 609 1687 0.273
89 Billy Hamilton HOFP 231.802 14 16.557 2158 40 736 0.344
90 Andre Dawson HOFP 230.234 21 10.964 2774 438 1591
 0.279
91 Dale Murphy
228.943 18 12.719 2111 398 1266 0.265
92 Bobby Abreu 228.123 18 12.673 2470 288 1363 0.291
93 Carlos Beltran 227.895 20 11.395 2725 435 1587 0.279
94 Craig Biggio HOFP 226.358 20 11.318 3060 291 1175 0.281
95 Tim Raines HOFP 226.257 23 9.837 2605 170 980 0.294
96 Joe Kelley HOFP 226.052 17 13.297 2220 65 1194 0.317
97 Edgar Martinez HOFP
 225.436 18 12.524 2247 309 1261 0.312
98 Jimmy Wynn
224.887 15 14.992 1665 291 964 0.250
99 Fred McGriff
224.159 19 11.798 2490 493 1550 0.284
100 Jim Rice HOFP
 224.084 16 14.005 2452 382 1451 0.298

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  • What is PEVA?

    PEVA is the acronym for Stat Geek Baseball's New Player Rating value. This grade is given to each player and pitcher each season, rating their performance on a peer to peer review. Six components for pitchers and batters are melded together into the PEVA Rating, which ranges each year from 0.200 to 64.000. For more information on PEVA and the other new Stat Geek Baseball Stats, see our Definitions page. PEVA ratings are available for every pitcher and hitter in baseball history.

    PEVA Scale

    64.000 - Maximum
    32.000 - Cy Young/MVP Candidate
    20.000 - All League
    15.000 - All-Star Level
    10.000 - Very Good
    3.500 - Average
    0.200 - Minimum


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Notes: Photo Credits: Babe Ruth, Eddie Collins, Frank Baker, Ty Cobb, and Tris Speaker (Library of Congress).

Note: Age = Player age at the End of the Calendar Year. PEVA-B = PEVA Batting Player Rating.

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