Indian top-order batsman KL Rahul has the highest batting average in Indian Premier League history. He scored 3889 runs in 100 innings with an average of 48.01. His strike rate was 136.21. He represents Lucknow, Bangalore, Punjab, and Hyderabad in IPL.

Player	Span	Inn	Runs	Ave
KL Rahul	2013-2022	100	3889	48.01
Hashim Amla	2016-2017	16	577	44.38
Iqbal Abdulla	2008-2017	13	88	44
David Warner	2009-2022	162	5881	42
Aiden Markram	2021-2022	18	527	40.53
Rajat Patidar	2021-2022	11	404	40.4
Lendl Simmons	2014-2017	29	1079	39.96
Shaun Marsh	2008-2017	69	2477	39.95
Jos Buttler	2016-2022	81	2831	39.87
JP Duminy	2009-2018	77	2029	39.78

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2023

Player	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave
Shikhar Dhawan	3	225	99*	225
Shimron Hetmyer	4	127	39*	127
Faf du Plessis	3	175	79*	87.5
Virat Kohli	3	164	82*	82
Tilak Varma	3	147	84*	73.5
Sai Sudharsan	3	137	62*	68.5
Ruturaj Gaikwad	4	197	92	65.66
Vijay Shankar	3	119	63*	59.5
MS Dhoni	3	58	32*	58
Rahul Tripathi	3	108	74*	54

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2022

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
David Miller	16	481	68.71
Jos Buttler	17	863	57.53
Rajat Patidar	7	333	55.5
Dinesh Karthik	16	330	55
KL Rahul	15	616	51.33
David Warner	12	432	48
Kuldeep Yadav	7	48	48
Aiden Markram	12	381	47.62
Axar Patel	10	182	45.5
Shimron Hetmyer	15	314	44.85

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2021

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
Ravindra Jadeja	12	227	75.66
KL Rahul	13	626	62.6
Saurabh Tiwary	4	115	57.5
Chris Lynn	1	49	49
Manish Pandey	8	292	48.66
DJ Bravo	3	47	47
Ruturaj Gaikwad	16	635	45.35
Faf du Plessis	16	633	45.21
Kane Williamson	10	266	44.33
Glenn Maxwell	14	513	42.75

Batting Highest Average in IPL 2020

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
Deepak Hooda	5	101	101
Tom Curran	4	83	83
Wriddhiman Saha	4	214	71.33
Ishan Kishan	13	516	57.33
KL Rahul	14	670	55.83
Kieron Pollard	12	268	53.6
Ruturaj Gaikwad	6	204	51
Ravindra Jadeja	11	232	46.4
AB de Villiers	14	454	45.4
Kane Williamson	11	317	45.28

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2019

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
MS Dhoni	12	416	83.2
David Warner	12	692	69.2
Andre Russell	13	510	56.66
Jonny Bairstow	10	445	55.62
KL Rahul	14	593	53.9
Marcus Stoinis	10	211	52.75
Sarfraz Khan	5	180	45
Hardik Pandya	15	402	44.66
AB de Villiers	13	442	44.2
Manish Pandey	11	344	43

Batting Highest Average in IPL 2018

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
MS Dhoni	15	455	75.83
Abhishek Sharma	3	63	63
Harshal Patel	2	60	60
KL Rahul	14	659	54.91
Jos Buttler	13	548	54.8
AB de Villiers	11	480	53.33
Vijay Shankar	11	212	53
Rishabh Pant	14	684	52.61
Kane Williamson	17	735	52.5
Dinesh Karthik	16	498	49.8

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2017

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
Hashim Amla	10	420	60
David Warner	14	641	58.27
Saurabh Tiwary	1	52	52
Vijay Shankar	4	101	50.5
Manish Pandey	13	396	49.5
Chris Lynn	7	295	49.16
Amit Mishra	6	49	49
Moises Henriques	11	277	46.16
Kane Williamson	7	256	42.66
Gautam Gambhir	16	498	41.5

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2016

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
Virat Kohli	16	973	81.08
Yusuf Pathan	13	361	72.2
Chris Morris	7	195	65
David Warner	17	848	60.57
AB de Villiers	16	687	52.84
Steve Smith	7	270	45
Rohit Sharma	14	489	44.45
KL Rahul	12	397	44.11
Ajinkya Rahane	14	480	43.63
MS Dhoni	12	284	40.57

Batting Highest Average in IPL 2015

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
Albie Morkel	3	86	86
Ajinkya Rahane	13	540	49.09
Jagadeesha Suchith	6	48	48
AB de Villiers	14	513	46.63
Virat Kohli	16	505	45.9
Lendl Simmons	13	540	45
Yusuf Pathan	12	312	44.57
Shane Watson	9	347	43.37
David Warner	14	562	43.23
JP Duminy	13	414	41.4

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2014

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
MS Dhoni	15	371	74.2
David Hussey	4	116	58
Lendl Simmons	8	394	56.28
JP Duminy	14	410	51.25
David Warner	14	528	48
James Faulkner	12	181	45.25
David Miller	16	446	44.6
Robin Uthappa	16	660	44
Rishi Dhawan	6	82	41
Manan Vohra	8	324	40.5

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2013

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
Vinay Kumar	5	70	70
David Miller	12	418	59.71
Chris Gayle	16	708	59
Michael Hussey	17	733	52.35
Virat Kohli	16	634	45.28
Suresh Raina	17	548	42.15
Kieron Pollard	18	420	42
MS Dhoni	16	461	41.9
Brad Hodge	14	293	41.85
Moises Henriques	9	165	41.25

Batting Highest Average in IPL 2012

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
JP Duminy	9	244	81.33
Chris Gayle	14	733	61.08
Kevin Pietersen	8	305	61
DJ Bravo	16	371	46.37
Cameron White	13	479	43.54
Shane Watson	7	255	42.5
Debabrata Das	10	126	42
Shikhar Dhawan	15	569	40.64
Herschelle Gibbs	3	81	40.5
Steve Smith	14	362	40.22

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2011

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
Wriddhiman Saha	3	68	68
Chris Gayle	12	608	67.55
Subramaniam Badrinath	13	396	56.57
James Franklin	5	107	53.5
Ryan ten Doeschate	3	107	53.5
Manoj Tiwary	14	359	51.28
Virat Kohli	16	557	46.41
Johan Botha	9	230	46
MS Dhoni	13	392	43.55
Sachin Tendulkar	16	553	42.53

Batting Highest Average in IPL 2010

Player	Inns	NO	Runs	Ave
Kevin Pietersen	7	3	236	59
Owais Shah	5	3	115	57.5
Shaun Marsh	4	1	147	49
Jacques Kallis	16	4	572	47.66
Sachin Tendulkar	15	2	618	47.53
Suresh Raina	16	5	520	47.27
Adam Voges	7	3	181	45.25
Mahela Jayawardene	13	3	439	43.9
Paul Collingwood	7	2	203	40.6
Ajit Agarkar	4	3	40	40

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2009

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
Manish Pandey	4	168	84
Morne van Wyk	5	167	55.66
Matthew Hayden	12	572	52
AB de Villiers	13	465	51.66
Tillakaratne Dilshan	13	418	41.8
MS Dhoni	13	332	41.5
JP Duminy	12	372	41.33
Brad Hodge	12	365	40.55
Mahela Jayawardene	10	219	36.5
Dinesh Karthik	13	288	36

Batting Highest Average in IPL 2008

Player	Inns	Runs	Ave
Luke Pomersbach	5	152	152
Simon Katich	2	96	96
Michael Hussey	3	168	84
Andrew Symonds	3	161	80.5
Shaun Marsh	11	616	68.44
Matthew Hayden	4	189	63
Brendon McCullum	4	188	62.66
Niraj Patel	4	103	51.5
Graeme Smith	11	441	49
Shane Watson	15	472	47.2

Highest Batting Average in IPL 2023