best batting average by a player in a single world series with at least 16 plate appearances

David Ortiz has the highest batting average with 16+ plate appearances in a World Series, with an average of .688.

NAME AVG PA SEASON SERIES TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP OBP SLG OPS
1 David Ortiz
D. Ortiz
.688
25
2013
World Series
BOS BOS
6
16
7
11
2
0
2
6
8
0
1
0
0
19
4
0
1
4
0
.760
1.188
1.948
2 Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
.625
17
1928
World Series
NYY NYY
4
16
9
10
3
0
3
4
1
0
2
0
0
22
6
0
0
1
.647
1.375
2.022
3 Chris Sabo
C. Sabo
.563
18
1990
World Series
CIN CIN
4
16
2
9
1
0
2
5
2
0
2
0
1
16
3
0
0
0
0
.611
1.000
1.611
4 Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.545
17
1928
World Series
NYY NYY
4
11
5
6
1
0
4
9
6
0
0
0
0
19
5
0
0
0
.706
1.727
2.433
5 Hank Gowdy
H. Gowdy
.545
16
1914
World Series
BSN BSN
4
11
3
6
3
1
1
3
5
0
1
1
0
14
5
0
0
0
.688
1.273
1.960
6 Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
.533
17
1992
World Series
ATL ATL
4
15
4
8
2
0
0
1
2
0
1
5
0
10
2
0
0
0
0
.588
.667
1.255
7 Sean Casey
S. Casey
.529
18
2006
World Series
DET DET
5
17
2
9
2
0
2
5
0
1
2
0
0
17
4
0
0
0
0
.556
1.000
1.556
8 Dane Iorg
D. Iorg
.529
17
1982
World Series
STL STL
5
17
4
9
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
15
5
0
0
0
0
.529
.882
1.412
9 Thurman Munson
T. Munson
.529
17
1976
World Series
NYY NYY
4
17
2
9
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
.529
.529
1.059
10 Lou Gehrig
L. Gehrig
.529
20
1932
World Series
NYY NYY
4
17
9
9
1
0
3
8
2
1
1
0
0
19
4
0
0
1
.600
1.118
1.718
11 Pablo Sandoval
P. Sandoval
.500
17
2012
World Series
SFG SFG
4
16
3
8
1
0
3
4
1
0
2
0
0
18
4
0
0
1
1
.529
1.125
1.654
12 Tony Gwynn
T. Gwynn
.500
17
1998
World Series
SDP SDP
4
16
2
8
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
11
1
0
0
0
0
.529
.688
1.217
13 Paul Molitor
P. Molitor
.500
28
1993
World Series
TOR TOR
6
24
10
12
2
2
2
8
3
1
0
1
0
24
6
0
0
0
0
.571
1.000
1.571
14 Phil Garner
P. Garner
.500
28
1979
World Series
PIT PIT
7
24
4
12
4
0
0
5
3
1
1
0
0
16
4
0
0
2
0
.571
.667
1.238
15 Vic Wertz
V. Wertz
.500
18
1954
World Series
CLE CLE
4
16
2
8
2
1
1
3
2
0
2
0
0
15
4
0
0
0
0
.556
.938
1.493
16 Billy Martin
B. Martin
.500
25
1953
World Series
NYY NYY
6
24
5
12
1
2
2
8
1
0
2
1
2
23
5
0
0
1
.520
.958
1.478
17 Johnny Lindell
J. Lindell
.500
24
1947
World Series
NYY NYY
6
18
3
9
3
1
0
7
5
1
2
0
0
14
4
0
0
1
.625
.778
1.403
18 Joe Gordon
J. Gordon
.500
21
1941
World Series
NYY NYY
5
14
2
7
1
1
1
5
7
0
0
0
0
13
3
0
2
1
.667
.929
1.595
19 Pepper Martin
P. Martin
.500
26
1931
World Series
SLN SLN
7
24
5
12
4
0
1
5
2
0
3
5
1
19
5
0
0
0
.538
.792
1.330
20 Mark Koenig
M. Koenig
.500
18
1927
World Series
NYY NYY
4
18
5
9
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
11
2
0
0
0
.500
.611
1.111
21 Dave Robertson
D. Robertson
.500
23
1917
World Series
NYG NYG
6
22
3
11
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
14
2
0
0
0
.522
.636
1.158
22 Roberto Alomar
R. Alomar
.480
27
1993
World Series
TOR TOR
6
25
5
12
2
1
0
6
2
0
3
4
2
16
3
0
0
0
1
.519
.640
1.159
23 Amos Otis
A. Otis
.478
26
1980
World Series
KCR KCR
6
23
4
11
2
0
3
7
3
0
3
0
0
22
5
0
0
1
2
.538
.957
1.495
24 Tim McCarver
T. McCarver
.478
29
1964
World Series
STL STL
7
23
4
11
1
1
1
5
5
0
1
1
0
17
3
0
1
1
0
.552
.739
1.291
25 Paul O'Neill
P. O'Neill
.474
22
2000
World Series
NYY NYY
5
19
2
9
2
2
0
2
3
0
4
0
0
15
4
0
0
1
2
.545
.789
1.335
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
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29
.592
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38
33
.535
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.514
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/17
BOS BOS
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Wed
6/18
BOS BOS
@
SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Fri
6/20
BOS BOS
@
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10:15 PM
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6/21
BOS BOS
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM
Sun
6/22
BOS BOS
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM
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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
42
29
.592
Rays Rays
40
32
.556
2.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
46
27
.630
Twins Twins
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.507
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AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
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31
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45
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.597
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NL Central W L PCT GB
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44
28
.611
Brewers Brewers
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34
.534
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
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29
.603
Giants Giants
41
31
.569
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/31
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@
BAL BAL
2-3
Sat
5/31
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4-8
Sat
5/31
SFG SFG
@
MIA MIA
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Sat
5/31
CIN CIN
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CHC CHC
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/17
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
6:10 PM
Tue
6/17
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Tue
6/17
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Tue
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NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Tue
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TOR TOR
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