<page_title> Nippon Professional Baseball </page_title> <section_title> Single season batting </section_title> <table> <cell> Batting average <col_header> Player </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States Randy Bass <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> .389 <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> Strikeouts <col_header> Player </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States Ralph Bryant <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> 204 <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1993 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> </table>
American players hold highest single season batting average (Randy Bass, .389), and most strikeouts in a season by a hitter (Ralph Bryant, 204).