highest batting average by a catcher career

Joe Mauer has the highest career batting average by a catcher, with an average of .323.

Interpreted as:

highest batting average with a minimum of 3000 PA by a catcher career

	NAME	AVG	PA	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.323	5,060	1,178	4,378	688	1,414	282	20	105	634	616	17	564	43	16	2,051	407	4	45	103	137	.405	.468	.873	820	221.9	.378	134	209.4
2	Mickey Cochrane M. Cochrane	.320	6,206	1,482	5,169	1,041	1,652	333	64	119	830	857	29	217	64		2,470	516	151				.419	.478	.897	1128	344.9	.413	132	269.2
3	Bill Dickey B. Dickey	.313	7,060	1,789	6,300	930	1,969	343	72	202	1,209	678	31	289	36		3,062	617	51			49	.382	.486	.868	1182	312.3	.396	126	253.9
4	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.313	6,888	1,700	6,147	968	1,921	306	7	399	1,237	673	28	974	17	20	3,438	712	0	40	132	206	.381	.559	.940	1238	379.9	.397	145	399.8
5	Spud Davis S. Davis	.308	4,713	1,458	4,255	388	1,312	244	22	77	647	386	22	326	6		1,831	343	50			30	.369	.430	.799	690	101.5	.368	109	52.2
6	Ernie Lombardi E. Lombardi	.306	6,349	1,853	5,855	601	1,792	277	27	190	990	430	46	262	8		2,693	494	18			143	.358	.460	.818	952	199.4	.376	125	194.9
7	Buster Posey B. Posey	.302	5,607	1,371	4,970	663	1,500	293	9	158	729	540	43	721	23	9	2,285	460	1	53	67	163	.372	.460	.831	837	188.2	.358	129	190.6
8	Buck Ewing B. Ewing	.301	3,055	701	2,866	633	864	127	102	41	311	185	4		141		1,318	270					.345	.460	.805	604	162.9	.369	128	134
9	Victor Martinez V. Martinez	.300	4,224	1,004	3,739	509	1,120	235	3	131	638	411	28	482	3	3	1,754	369	0	46	52	133	.369	.469	.838	629	116.5	.361	120	106
10	Manny Sanguillen M. Sanguillen	.298	5,092	1,316	4,794	549	1,430	197	56	62	567	211	21	320	30	34	1,925	315	24	42	92	138	.328	.402	.729	576	26.5	.323	101	6
11	Joe Torre J. Torre	.298	4,801	1,196	4,322	559	1,289	181	30	163	652	404	43	608	12	23	2,019	374	6	26	53	161	.362	.467	.829	724	212.5	.366	132	177.4
12	Gabby Hartnett G. Hartnett	.297	7,297	1,990	6,432	867	1,912	396	64	236	1,179	703	35	697	28		3,144	696	127			19	.370	.489	.858	1186	271.2	.389	127	251.3
13	Smoky Burgess S. Burgess	.297	4,937	1,614	4,411	483	1,310	229	33	124	662	463	12	262	13	14	1,977	386	13	38	74	119	.363	.448	.811	699	138.6	.359	116	95.7
14	Ivan Rodriguez I. Rodriguez	.296	10,270	2,543	9,592	1,354	2,844	572	51	311	1,332	513	58	1,474	127	64	4,451	934	31	76	67	337	.334	.464	.798	1383	124.8	.344	104	63.1
15	Shanty Hogan S. Hogan	.295	3,452	980	3,159	286	933	145	11	61	471	219	38	185	6		1,283	217	36				.348	.406	.755	452	15.7	.348	101	7
16	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	.292	8,094	1,954	7,244	930	2,116	413	43	222	1,195	720	34	576	15	31	3,281	678	9	87	164	238	.355	.453	.808	1126	242.7	.357	122	206.1
17	Thurman Munson T. Munson	.292	5,903	1,423	5,344	696	1,558	229	32	113	701	438	42	571	48	50	2,190	374	21	58	59	160	.346	.410	.756	745	103.8	.340	116	106.4
18	Chief Meyers C. Meyers	.291	3,226	992	2,834	276	826	120	41	14	369	274	63	174	44		1,070	175	55				.367	.378	.744	437	92.6	.363	118	73
19	Javy Lopez J. Lopez	.290	5,429	1,409	4,977	638	1,441	247	18	252	829	337	64	893	8	19	2,480	517	6	45	43	162	.340	.498	.838	796	118.3	.358	115	104.2
20	Hank Severeid H. Severeid	.289	4,787	1,390	4,312	408	1,245	204	42	17	538	331	19	169	35		1,584	263	125				.342	.367	.709	559	10	.337	91	-51.7
21	Wally Schang W. Schang	.288	5,573	1,616	4,610	664	1,327	240	71	51	623	745	83	482	89		1,862	362	135				.396	.404	.800	836	182.3	.382	119	128.3
22	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	.288	8,701	2,085	7,627	1,030	2,195	394	35	75	744	721	254	686	189	89	2,884	504	36	63	51	176	.366	.378	.744	1100	26.2	.334	99	-7.6
23	Jack Clements J. Clements	.287	4,501	1,110	4,088	579	1,174	213	58	74	687	328	61	134	55		1,725	345	24				.349	.422	.771	791	118.6	.364	112	90.6
24	Paul Lo Duca P. Lo Duca	.286	4,302	1,082	3,892	483	1,112	222	8	80	481	266	58	295	20	19	1,590	310	42	44	23	138	.337	.409	.746	516	-13.2	.325	97	-13.7
25	Yogi Berra Y. Berra	.285	7,927	2,001	7,160	1,113	2,043	310	49	336	1,369	669	50	386	28	19	3,459	695	9	39	45	139	.349	.483	.832	1173	257.6	.371	124	238.4