Agreed. It was Ichiro or nobody in the recent past. (Gwynn had a shot but that damn strike ruined his chances). Gotta have the fast legs now. Now with the shift going big time it makes it impossible imho. (The shift for Ted Williams did not really start until 1946, 5 years after his great .406 year.) These kids now are absolutely incredible athletes. I’m an older fan but I would love to see Trout, Altuve or any other of these younger kids hit .400. I believe The 3 greatest hitters in big league history for average AND power are Ruth/Gehrig/Willams in that order. Nobody, (these days), can compare. The ‘Baseball Reference’ MLB internet site backs that up. If you are not on that site, check it out!
Stan Musial is a close 4th...