David Ortiz has the best career batting average in the World Series when making 50+ plate appearances, with an average of .455.
| NAME | AVG | PA | SERIES | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Ortiz | .455 | 59 | World Series | 14 | 44 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .576 | .795 | 1.372 |
| 2 |  | P. Sandoval | .426 | 50 | World Series | 12 | 47 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .460 | .702 | 1.162 |
| 3 | | P. Molitor | .418 | 61 | World Series | 13 | 55 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .475 | .636 | 1.112 |
| 4 | | P. Martin | .418 | 60 | World Series | 15 | 55 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .636 | 1.103 | |
| 5 | | L. Berkman | .410 | 50 | World Series | 11 | 39 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .520 | .564 | 1.084 |
| 6 | | H. McRae | .400 | 50 | World Series | 17 | 45 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .440 | .533 | .973 |
| 7 | | L. Brock | .391 | 92 | World Series | 21 | 87 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .424 | .655 | 1.079 |
| 8 | | M. Grissom | .390 | 84 | World Series | 19 | 77 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .440 | .468 | .908 |
| 9 | | T. Munson | .373 | 72 | World Series | 16 | 67 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .417 | .493 | .909 |
| 10 |  | G. Brett | .373 | 57 | World Series | 13 | 51 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .439 | .529 | .968 |
| 11 |  | H. Aaron | .364 | 60 | World Series | 14 | 55 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .600 | 1.017 |
| 12 | | H. Run Baker | .363 | 96 | World Series | 25 | 91 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .396 | .560 | .956 | |
| 13 |  | R. Clemente | .362 | 60 | World Series | 14 | 58 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .383 | .534 | .918 |
| 14 |  | L. Gehrig | .361 | 148 | World Series | 34 | 119 | 30 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .483 | .731 | 1.214 | |
| 15 |  | R. Jackson | .357 | 116 | World Series | 27 | 98 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .457 | .755 | 1.212 |
| 16 |  | C. Yastrzemski | .352 | 64 | World Series | 14 | 54 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .438 | .556 | .993 |
| 17 |  | G. Springer | .351 | 90 | World Series | 19 | 77 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .727 | 1.172 |
| 18 | | E. Combs | .350 | 71 | World Series | 16 | 60 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .451 | .450 | .901 | |
| 19 | | S. Hack | .348 | 76 | World Series | 18 | 69 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .408 | .449 | .857 | |
| 20 | | R. Alomar | .347 | 54 | World Series | 12 | 49 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .407 | .449 | .856 |
| 21 | | J. Jackson | .345 | 57 | World Series | 14 | 55 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .455 | .823 | |
| 22 | | J. Foxx | .344 | 73 | World Series | 18 | 64 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .425 | .609 | 1.034 | |
| 23 |  | R. Henderson | .339 | 67 | World Series | 14 | 56 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .448 | .607 | 1.055 |
| 24 | | D. Eckstein | .333 | 56 | World Series | 12 | 51 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .392 | .767 |
| 25 | | E. Renteria | .333 | 69 | World Series | 16 | 63 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .391 | .508 | .899 |
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