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Posted By: Jason L

but it's one of the usual suspects, I'm sure
Here's the list from Baseball-Reference:

1. Ty Cobb+* .3664 L
2. Rogers Hornsby+ .3585 R
3. Joe Jackson* .3558 L
4. Lefty O'Doul* .3493 L
5. Ed Delahanty+ .3459 R
6. Tris Speaker+* .3447 L
7. Ted Williams+* .3444 L
8. Billy Hamilton+* .3443 L
9. Dan Brouthers+* .3421 L
Babe Ruth+* .3421 L

Gwynn is #20 at .338

but this kind of thing usually reverts to splitting hairs, so I would just say that anyone with a BA over .333 was generally getting the job done better than anyone else

PS - one of my New Year's Resolutions was to more regularly resort to making broad generalizations, even when the situation doesn't necessarily dictate
PPS - now I see why people fight for Lefty O'Doul to be in th HOF...weird

edited to add: look at all the lefties!