Close behind, KL Rahul has maintained a remarkable average of 46.26 across 157 matches, accumulating 5690 runs with 6 centuries and 43 half-centuries. Known for his consistency and ability to anchor innings, KL Rahul also boasts 500 fours and 232 sixes, making him one of the most dependable batsmen in IPL history.
Players like Sai Sudharsan and KL Rahul highlight the importance of balancing consistency and scoring ability, making batting average a crucial metric in evaluating top IPL performers.
Here is the list of all Highest Batting Average in IPL history:
| # | Player | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | Runs | 4s | 6s | Mat | Inn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sai Sudharsan GT | 47.51 | 148.08 | 3 | 16 | 2233 | 227 | 72 | 51 | 51 |
| 2 | KL Rahul DC | 46.26 | 138.81 | 6 | 43 | 5690 | 500 | 232 | 157 | 147 |
| 3 | Hashim Amla PBKS | 44.38 | 141.77 | 2 | 3 | 577 | 60 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Devon Conway CSK | 43.20 | 139.72 | 0 | 11 | 1080 | 116 | 34 | 29 | 28 |
| 5 | Heinrich Klaasen SRH | 42.91 | 166.44 | 2 | 12 | 1974 | 134 | 112 | 60 | 56 |
| 6 | 41.91 | 154.49 | 0 | 5 | 964 | 68 | 46 | 44 | 40 | |
| 7 | David Warner DC | 40.52 | 139.77 | 4 | 61 | 6565 | 663 | 236 | 184 | 184 |
| 8 | Shubman Gill GT | 40.07 | 140.75 | 4 | 30 | 4328 | 416 | 139 | 128 | 125 |
| 9 | Lendl Simmons MI | 39.96 | 126.64 | 1 | 11 | 1079 | 109 | 44 | 29 | 29 |
| 10 | Shaun Marsh PBKS | 39.95 | 132.74 | 1 | 20 | 2477 | 266 | 78 | 71 | 69 |
| 11 | Chris Gayle PBKS | 39.72 | 148.96 | 6 | 31 | 4965 | 405 | 357 | 142 | 141 |
| 12 | AB de Villiers RCB | 39.70 | 151.68 | 3 | 40 | 5162 | 413 | 251 | 184 | 170 |
| 13 | Virat Kohli RCB | 39.65 | 133.91 | 8 | 66 | 9040 | 813 | 306 | 278 | 270 |
| 14 | Jos Buttler GT | 39.54 | 149.58 | 7 | 26 | 4468 | 442 | 203 | 132 | 130 |
| 15 | Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK | 39.37 | 135.94 | 2 | 22 | 2795 | 257 | 105 | 82 | 81 |
| 16 | Cameron Green KKR | 39.13 | 151.94 | 1 | 3 | 939 | 78 | 44 | 39 | 38 |
| 17 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi RR | 38.44 | 224.68 | 2 | 3 | 692 | 56 | 64 | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | MS Dhoni CSK | 38.30 | 137.45 | 0 | 24 | 5439 | 375 | 264 | 278 | 242 |
| 19 | Shashank Singh PBKS | 36.83 | 159.81 | 0 | 5 | 847 | 63 | 47 | 50 | 40 |
| 20 | 36.67 | 167.39 | 1 | 5 | 770 | 72 | 50 | 23 | 23 | |
| 21 | David Miller DC | 35.96 | 138.89 | 1 | 13 | 3200 | 232 | 144 | 150 | 142 |
| 22 | Shreyas Iyer PBKS | 35.54 | 135.76 | 0 | 32 | 4123 | 341 | 177 | 144 | 142 |
| 23 | 35.47 | 125.62 | 0 | 18 | 2128 | 186 | 64 | 79 | 77 | |
| 24 | Shikhar Dhawan PBKS | 35.26 | 127.14 | 2 | 51 | 6769 | 768 | 152 | 222 | 221 |
| 25 | Tilak Varma MI | 35.20 | 145.21 | 1 | 9 | 1760 | 137 | 84 | 65 | 62 |
| 26 | 35.10 | 135.79 | 0 | 39 | 4773 | 439 | 174 | 154 | 147 | |
| 27 | 34.88 | 146.07 | 2 | 9 | 1674 | 173 | 74 | 52 | 52 | |
| 28 | Sachin Tendulkar MI | 34.84 | 119.82 | 1 | 13 | 2334 | 295 | 29 | 78 | 78 |
| 29 | Tim David RCB | 34.77 | 177.89 | 0 | 2 | 1078 | 70 | 79 | 61 | 54 |
| 30 | 34.46 | 153.43 | 2 | 18 | 2481 | 294 | 106 | 78 | 77 | |
| 31 | Travis Head SRH | 34.25 | 171.06 | 1 | 10 | 1507 | 164 | 77 | 49 | 48 |
| 32 | Chris Lynn MI | 34.08 | 140.63 | 0 | 10 | 1329 | 132 | 66 | 42 | 42 |
| 33 | Phil Salt RCB | 34.00 | 174.48 | 0 | 12 | 1258 | 138 | 67 | 40 | 40 |
| 34 | Surya Kumar Yadav MI | 33.88 | 148.47 | 2 | 30 | 4506 | 477 | 173 | 177 | 161 |
| 35 | Rishabh Pant LSG | 33.66 | 146.99 | 2 | 20 | 3804 | 344 | 179 | 136 | 134 |
| 36 | Rinku Singh KKR | 33.40 | 145.22 | 0 | 6 | 1336 | 109 | 65 | 69 | 59 |
| 37 | Brad Hodge RR | 33.33 | 125.22 | 0 | 6 | 1400 | 122 | 43 | 66 | 63 |
| 38 | Suresh Raina CSK | 32.52 | 136.76 | 1 | 39 | 5528 | 506 | 203 | 205 | 200 |
| 39 | Jason Roy KKR | 32.32 | 138.60 | 0 | 4 | 614 | 75 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 40 | Sanju Samson CSK | 32.09 | 141.16 | 5 | 27 | 5134 | 424 | 242 | 188 | 183 |
| 41 | Rajat Patidar RCB | 31.93 | 162.01 | 1 | 12 | 1437 | 94 | 98 | 53 | 48 |
| 42 | Nicholas Pooran LSG | 31.76 | 164.58 | 0 | 15 | 2477 | 168 | 180 | 101 | 98 |
| 43 | 31.28 | 134.94 | 3 | 24 | 3441 | 334 | 143 | 118 | 118 | |
| 44 | 31.00 | 123.88 | 0 | 36 | 4217 | 492 | 59 | 154 | 152 | |
| 45 | Shane Watson CSK | 30.99 | 137.91 | 4 | 21 | 3874 | 376 | 190 | 145 | 141 |
| 46 | Shivam Dube CSK | 30.67 | 143.75 | 0 | 10 | 2024 | 122 | 130 | 89 | 84 |
| 47 | Aiden Markram LSG | 30.38 | 135.52 | 0 | 10 | 1671 | 131 | 68 | 68 | 66 |
| 48 | Priyansh Arya PBKS | 30.26 | 196.39 | 1 | 5 | 817 | 78 | 57 | 27 | 27 |
| 49 | Naman Dhir MI | 30.22 | 165.87 | 0 | 3 | 695 | 66 | 35 | 34 | 30 |
| 50 | Venkatesh Iyer RCB | 30.18 | 137.31 | 1 | 12 | 1509 | 138 | 67 | 64 | 58 |
| 51 | Ajinkya Rahane KKR | 30.17 | 125.30 | 2 | 34 | 5250 | 527 | 135 | 208 | 193 |
| 52 | Rohit Sharma MI | 30.12 | 133.23 | 2 | 49 | 7289 | 661 | 319 | 278 | 273 |
| 53 | Ishan Kishan SRH | 29.89 | 142.14 | 1 | 21 | 3407 | 329 | 156 | 130 | 123 |
| 54 | Abhishek Sharma SRH | 29.75 | 170.97 | 2 | 12 | 2291 | 217 | 137 | 88 | 85 |
| 55 | 29.46 | 141.97 | 0 | 3 | 707 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 31 | |
| 56 | Manish Pandey KKR | 29.42 | 121.52 | 1 | 22 | 3942 | 340 | 115 | 176 | 162 |
| 57 | 29.28 | 141.31 | 0 | 5 | 732 | 75 | 25 | 32 | 28 | |
| 58 | Dhruv Jurel RR | 29.24 | 154.35 | 0 | 7 | 994 | 81 | 52 | 53 | 46 |
| 59 | Yusuf Pathan SRH | 29.13 | 142.97 | 1 | 13 | 3204 | 262 | 158 | 174 | 154 |
| 60 | Mitchell Marsh LSG | 28.78 | 144.63 | 2 | 10 | 1669 | 135 | 99 | 66 | 60 |
| 61 | 28.73 | 120.10 | 0 | 8 | 1494 | 111 | 50 | 93 | 73 | |
| 62 | 28.67 | 147.32 | 0 | 16 | 3412 | 218 | 223 | 189 | 171 | |
| 63 | Marcus Stoinis PBKS | 28.64 | 147.49 | 1 | 10 | 2205 | 176 | 117 | 120 | 107 |
| 64 | 28.51 | 130.43 | 0 | 5 | 3450 | 255 | 121 | 265 | 206 | |
| 65 | Ambati Rayudu CSK | 28.23 | 127.54 | 1 | 22 | 4348 | 359 | 173 | 204 | 187 |
| 66 | Andre Russell KKR | 28.20 | 174.18 | 0 | 12 | 2651 | 186 | 223 | 140 | 115 |
| 67 | Prabhsimran Singh PBKS | 28.12 | 155.48 | 1 | 11 | 1687 | 176 | 88 | 62 | 61 |
| 68 | 28.00 | 163.64 | 0 | 2 | 504 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 23 | |
| 69 | 27.84 | 146.36 | 0 | 10 | 2895 | 223 | 152 | 160 | 148 | |
| 70 | Moises Henriques PBKS | 27.78 | 126.90 | 0 | 5 | 1000 | 87 | 28 | 62 | 54 |
| 71 | Nitish Rana DC | 27.73 | 137.72 | 0 | 22 | 3078 | 288 | 151 | 127 | 121 |
| 72 | Brendon McCullum RCB | 27.69 | 131.75 | 2 | 13 | 2880 | 293 | 130 | 109 | 109 |
| 73 | Herschelle Gibbs MI | 27.69 | 109.79 | 0 | 6 | 886 | 83 | 31 | 36 | 36 |
| 74 | Virender Sehwag PBKS | 27.55 | 155.44 | 2 | 16 | 2728 | 334 | 106 | 104 | 104 |
| 75 | Robin Uthappa CSK | 27.51 | 130.35 | 0 | 27 | 4952 | 481 | 182 | 205 | 197 |