David Ortiz has the best career batting average in the World Series with 30+ at-bats, with an average of .455.
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best world series batting average by a player minimum 30 at bats| NAME | AVG | AB | SERIES | G | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Ortiz | .455 | 44 | World Series | 14 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .576 | .795 | 1.372 |
| 2 |  | B. Brown | .439 | 41 | World Series | 17 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .707 | 1.207 | |
| 3 | | M. Barrett | .433 | 30 | World Series | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .514 | .500 | 1.014 |
| 4 | | P. Sandoval | .426 | 47 | World Series | 12 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .460 | .702 | 1.162 |
| 5 | | P. Molitor | .418 | 55 | World Series | 13 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .475 | .636 | 1.112 |
| 6 | | P. Martin | .418 | 55 | World Series | 15 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .636 | 1.103 | |
| 7 | | L. Berkman | .410 | 39 | World Series | 11 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .520 | .564 | 1.084 |
| 8 | | H. McRae | .400 | 45 | World Series | 17 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .440 | .533 | .973 |
| 9 | | T. Fernandez | .395 | 38 | World Series | 11 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .432 | .447 | .879 |
| 10 | | M. Irvin | .394 | 33 | World Series | 10 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .485 | .913 |
| 11 | | L. Brock | .391 | 87 | World Series | 21 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 92 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .424 | .655 | 1.079 |
| 12 |  | H. Pence | .390 | 41 | World Series | 11 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .435 | .561 | .996 |
| 13 | | M. Grissom | .390 | 77 | World Series | 19 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .440 | .468 | .908 |
| 14 | | H. Matsui | .389 | 36 | World Series | 12 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .463 | .750 | 1.213 |
| 15 |  | E. Clement | .387 | 31 | World Series | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .484 | .859 |
| 16 | | D. Cramer | .387 | 31 | World Series | 9 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .424 | .387 | .811 | |
| 17 | | R. Stephenson | .378 | 37 | World Series | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .410 | .432 | .843 | |
| 18 | | M. Sanguillen | .375 | 32 | World Series | 10 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .406 | .781 |
| 19 | | T. Munson | .373 | 67 | World Series | 16 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .417 | .493 | .909 |
| 20 |  | G. Brett | .373 | 51 | World Series | 13 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .439 | .529 | .968 |
| 21 | | P. Borders | .372 | 43 | World Series | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .426 | .512 | .937 |
| 22 |  | T. Gwynn | .371 | 35 | World Series | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .436 | .457 | .893 |
| 23 |  | H. Aaron | .364 | 55 | World Series | 14 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .600 | 1.017 |
| 24 | | C. Grimm | .364 | 33 | World Series | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .515 | .932 | |
| 25 | | H. Run Baker | .363 | 91 | World Series | 25 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 96 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .396 | .560 | .956 | |
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