Close behind, KL Rahul has maintained a remarkable average of 46.21 across 145 matches, accumulating 5222 runs with 5 centuries and 40 half-centuries. Known for his consistency and ability to anchor innings, KL Rahul also boasts 452 fours and 208 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 | 48.81 | 145.65 | 2 | 12 | 1806 | 185 | 52 | 41 | 41 |
| 2 | KL Rahul DC | 46.21 | 136.03 | 5 | 40 | 5222 | 452 | 208 | 145 | 136 |
| 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 | 41.47 | 163.19 | 0 | 3 | 705 | 51 | 37 | 32 | 30 | |
| 6 | David Warner DC | 40.52 | 139.77 | 4 | 61 | 6565 | 663 | 236 | 184 | 184 |
| 7 | Cameron Green KKR | 40.28 | 154.26 | 1 | 2 | 725 | 63 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
| 8 | Jos Buttler GT | 39.98 | 148.98 | 7 | 24 | 4158 | 410 | 187 | 122 | 120 |
| 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 | Virat Kohli RCB | 39.86 | 133.14 | 8 | 64 | 8730 | 776 | 296 | 268 | 260 |
| 12 | Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK | 39.81 | 136.97 | 2 | 20 | 2508 | 232 | 95 | 72 | 71 |
| 13 | Heinrich Klaasen SRH | 39.76 | 169.02 | 2 | 7 | 1511 | 100 | 90 | 50 | 46 |
| 14 | Chris Gayle PBKS | 39.72 | 148.96 | 6 | 31 | 4965 | 405 | 357 | 142 | 141 |
| 15 | AB de Villiers RCB | 39.70 | 151.68 | 3 | 40 | 5162 | 413 | 251 | 184 | 170 |
| 16 | Shubman Gill GT | 39.44 | 138.77 | 4 | 26 | 3905 | 378 | 119 | 119 | 116 |
| 17 | Shashank Singh PBKS | 38.85 | 156.97 | 0 | 5 | 777 | 56 | 43 | 42 | 34 |
| 18 | MS Dhoni CSK | 38.30 | 137.45 | 0 | 24 | 5439 | 375 | 264 | 278 | 242 |
| 19 | 37.64 | 151.24 | 2 | 34 | 5044 | 526 | 206 | 183 | 167 | |
| 20 | Tilak Varma MI | 37.05 | 144.39 | 0 | 8 | 1519 | 117 | 74 | 55 | 52 |
| 21 | David Miller LSG | 36.20 | 138.60 | 1 | 13 | 3077 | 220 | 138 | 141 | 134 |
| 22 | 35.47 | 125.62 | 0 | 18 | 2128 | 186 | 64 | 79 | 77 | |
| 23 | Shikhar Dhawan PBKS | 35.26 | 127.14 | 2 | 51 | 6769 | 768 | 152 | 222 | 221 |
| 24 | 35.10 | 135.79 | 0 | 39 | 4773 | 439 | 174 | 154 | 147 | |
| 25 | 34.98 | 151.69 | 2 | 15 | 2204 | 261 | 93 | 68 | 67 | |
| 26 | 34.88 | 146.07 | 2 | 9 | 1674 | 173 | 74 | 52 | 52 | |
| 27 | Sachin Tendulkar MI | 34.84 | 119.82 | 1 | 13 | 2334 | 295 | 29 | 78 | 78 |
| 28 | Chris Lynn MI | 34.08 | 140.63 | 0 | 10 | 1329 | 132 | 66 | 42 | 42 |
| 29 | Shreyas Iyer PBKS | 34.08 | 133.46 | 0 | 27 | 3749 | 314 | 154 | 134 | 133 |
| 30 | Travis Head SRH | 34.03 | 169.40 | 1 | 8 | 1157 | 128 | 55 | 39 | 38 |
| 31 | Rishabh Pant LSG | 33.90 | 147.35 | 2 | 19 | 3560 | 320 | 170 | 126 | 124 |
| 32 | Nicholas Pooran LSG | 33.84 | 168.57 | 0 | 14 | 2301 | 159 | 167 | 91 | 88 |
| 33 | Brad Hodge RR | 33.33 | 125.22 | 0 | 6 | 1400 | 122 | 43 | 66 | 63 |
| 34 | Phil Salt RCB | 33.25 | 175.00 | 0 | 10 | 1064 | 124 | 56 | 35 | 35 |
| 35 | Tim David RCB | 33.15 | 173.09 | 0 | 1 | 862 | 55 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| 36 | Suresh Raina CSK | 32.52 | 136.76 | 1 | 39 | 5528 | 506 | 203 | 205 | 200 |
| 37 | Jason Roy KKR | 32.32 | 138.60 | 0 | 4 | 614 | 75 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 38 | Rinku Singh KKR | 31.44 | 145.50 | 0 | 4 | 1132 | 91 | 56 | 60 | 52 |
| 39 | 31.00 | 123.88 | 0 | 36 | 4217 | 492 | 59 | 154 | 152 | |
| 40 | Shane Watson CSK | 30.99 | 137.91 | 4 | 21 | 3874 | 376 | 190 | 145 | 141 |
| 41 | Aiden Markram LSG | 30.87 | 135.10 | 0 | 10 | 1451 | 112 | 58 | 58 | 56 |
| 42 | Rajat Patidar RCB | 30.86 | 156.01 | 1 | 9 | 1142 | 78 | 71 | 43 | 39 |
| 43 | Sanju Samson CSK | 30.78 | 138.94 | 3 | 26 | 4710 | 380 | 219 | 178 | 173 |
| 44 | Ajinkya Rahane KKR | 30.72 | 125.44 | 2 | 34 | 5099 | 517 | 128 | 199 | 184 |
| 45 | Quinton de Kock KKR | 30.64 | 134.02 | 2 | 24 | 3309 | 325 | 134 | 115 | 115 |
| 46 | 30.24 | 147.28 | 0 | 3 | 514 | 52 | 18 | 23 | 19 | |
| 47 | Shivam Dube CSK | 30.08 | 143.68 | 0 | 10 | 1865 | 108 | 123 | 80 | 76 |
| 48 | Venkatesh Iyer KKR | 29.96 | 137.32 | 1 | 12 | 1468 | 136 | 65 | 62 | 56 |
| 49 | Rohit Sharma MI | 29.93 | 132.61 | 2 | 48 | 7124 | 646 | 308 | 273 | 268 |
| 50 | Ishan Kishan SRH | 29.60 | 138.90 | 1 | 18 | 3078 | 296 | 139 | 120 | 113 |
| 51 | Manish Pandey KKR | 29.42 | 121.52 | 1 | 22 | 3942 | 340 | 115 | 174 | 162 |
| 52 | Yusuf Pathan SRH | 29.13 | 142.97 | 1 | 13 | 3204 | 262 | 158 | 174 | 154 |
| 53 | 29.06 | 151.84 | 0 | 5 | 1482 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 79 | |
| 54 | 28.73 | 120.10 | 0 | 8 | 1494 | 111 | 50 | 93 | 73 | |
| 55 | 28.67 | 147.32 | 0 | 16 | 3412 | 218 | 223 | 189 | 171 | |
| 56 | 28.53 | 147.02 | 0 | 10 | 2767 | 210 | 148 | 153 | 141 | |
| 57 | Ambati Rayudu CSK | 28.23 | 127.54 | 1 | 22 | 4348 | 359 | 173 | 204 | 187 |
| 58 | Andre Russell KKR | 28.20 | 174.18 | 0 | 12 | 2651 | 186 | 223 | 140 | 115 |
| 59 | Nitish Rana RR | 27.97 | 136.77 | 0 | 20 | 2853 | 261 | 141 | 118 | 112 |
| 60 | Dhruv Jurel RR | 27.92 | 154.77 | 0 | 4 | 698 | 55 | 38 | 43 | 36 |
| 61 | 27.86 | 130.24 | 0 | 5 | 3260 | 240 | 117 | 255 | 198 | |
| 62 | Moises Henriques PBKS | 27.78 | 126.90 | 0 | 5 | 1000 | 87 | 28 | 62 | 54 |
| 63 | Marcus Stoinis PBKS | 27.75 | 144.51 | 1 | 9 | 2026 | 158 | 106 | 110 | 100 |
| 64 | Brendon McCullum RCB | 27.69 | 131.75 | 2 | 13 | 2880 | 293 | 130 | 109 | 109 |
| 65 | Herschelle Gibbs MI | 27.69 | 109.79 | 0 | 6 | 886 | 83 | 31 | 36 | 36 |
| 66 | Mitchell Marsh LSG | 27.65 | 142.38 | 1 | 9 | 1327 | 106 | 78 | 56 | 50 |
| 67 | Virender Sehwag PBKS | 27.55 | 155.44 | 2 | 16 | 2728 | 334 | 106 | 104 | 104 |
| 68 | Robin Uthappa CSK | 27.51 | 130.35 | 0 | 27 | 4952 | 481 | 182 | 205 | 197 |
| 69 | Evin Lewis LSG | 27.25 | 137.11 | 0 | 4 | 654 | 62 | 36 | 27 | 26 |
| 70 | Abhishek Sharma SRH | 26.81 | 162.48 | 1 | 9 | 1823 | 174 | 102 | 78 | 75 |
| 71 | Riyan Parag RR | 26.33 | 141.70 | 0 | 7 | 1580 | 112 | 88 | 85 | 73 |
| 72 | Rahul Tripathi CSK | 26.33 | 137.85 | 0 | 12 | 2291 | 229 | 85 | 100 | 98 |
| 73 | Dinesh Karthik RCB | 26.32 | 135.36 | 0 | 22 | 4842 | 466 | 161 | 257 | 234 |
| 74 | Liam Livingstone RCB | 26.28 | 158.76 | 0 | 7 | 1051 | 70 | 75 | 49 | 47 |
| 75 | Vijay Shankar CSK | 26.23 | 129.79 | 0 | 7 | 1233 | 88 | 48 | 78 | 65 |