highest batting average by a catcher minimum 500 at bats since 1950

Since 1950, Joe Mauer has the highest batting average by a catcher with 500+ at-bats, with an average of .323.

	NAME	AVG	AB	G	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.323	4,378	1,178	688	1,414	282	20	105	634	616	17	564	43	16	5,060	2,051	407	4	45	103	137	.405	.468	.873	820	221.9	.378	134	209.4
2	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.313	6,147	1,700	968	1,921	306	7	399	1,237	673	28	974	17	20	6,888	3,438	712	0	40	132	206	.381	.559	.940	1238	379.9	.397	145	399.8
3	Brian Harper B. Harper	.306	2,510	732	283	767	156	6	48	346	111	38	129	7	15	2,698	1,079	210	9	30	25	87	.341	.430	.771	350	47.1	.341	108	25.7
4	Buster Posey B. Posey	.302	4,970	1,371	663	1,500	293	9	158	729	540	43	721	23	9	5,607	2,285	460	1	53	67	163	.372	.460	.831	837	188.2	.358	129	190.6
5	Victor Martinez V. Martinez	.300	3,739	1,004	509	1,120	235	3	131	638	411	28	482	3	3	4,224	1,754	369	0	46	52	133	.369	.469	.838	629	116.5	.361	120	106
6	Manny Sanguillen M. Sanguillen	.298	4,794	1,316	549	1,430	197	56	62	567	211	21	320	30	34	5,092	1,925	315	24	42	92	138	.328	.402	.729	576	26.5	.323	101	6
7	Joe Torre J. Torre	.298	4,322	1,196	559	1,289	181	30	163	652	404	43	608	12	23	4,801	2,019	374	6	26	53	161	.362	.467	.829	724	212.5	.366	132	177.4
8	Smoky Burgess S. Burgess	.297	4,355	1,568	479	1,295	229	33	123	650	459	12	258	13	14	4,877	1,959	385	13	38	74	118	.363	.450	.813	694	140.4	.360	116	97.8
9	Ivan Rodriguez I. Rodriguez	.296	9,592	2,543	1,354	2,844	572	51	311	1,332	513	58	1,474	127	64	10,270	4,451	934	31	76	67	337	.334	.464	.798	1383	124.8	.344	104	63.1
10	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	.292	7,244	1,954	930	2,116	413	43	222	1,195	720	34	576	15	31	8,094	3,281	678	9	87	164	238	.355	.453	.808	1126	242.7	.357	122	206.1
11	Thurman Munson T. Munson	.292	5,344	1,423	696	1,558	229	32	113	701	438	42	571	48	50	5,903	2,190	374	21	58	59	160	.346	.410	.756	745	103.8	.340	116	106.4
12	Javy Lopez J. Lopez	.290	4,977	1,409	638	1,441	247	18	252	829	337	64	893	8	19	5,429	2,480	517	6	45	43	162	.340	.498	.838	796	118.3	.358	115	104.2
13	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	.288	7,627	2,085	1,030	2,195	394	35	75	744	721	254	686	189	89	8,701	2,884	504	36	63	51	176	.366	.378	.744	1100	26.2	.334	99	-7.6
14	Mike Redmond M. Redmond	.287	2,264	763	208	649	117	3	13	243	145	54	255	1	2	2,503	811	133	23	17	22	83	.342	.358	.700	270	-40.7	.312	87	-41.3
15	Paul Lo Duca P. Lo Duca	.286	3,892	1,082	483	1,112	222	8	80	481	266	58	295	20	19	4,302	1,590	310	42	44	23	138	.337	.409	.746	516	-13.2	.325	97	-13.7
16	Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts	.285	506	176	45	144	20	1	11	71	49	3	42	1	1	562	199	32	4			22	.351	.393	.745	70	3.3	.346	95	-3.2
17	Yogi Berra Y. Berra	.284	5,961	1,670	940	1,695	250	34	289	1,122	608	43	324	23	19	6,658	2,880	573	7	39	45	117	.353	.483	.836	996	228.8	.372	127	217.3
18	Don Slaught D. Slaught	.283	4,063	1,327	415	1,151	235	28	77	476	311	42	559	18	15	4,502	1,673	340	48	38	28	115	.338	.412	.749	562	42.8	.333	104	20.5
19	Yainer Diaz Y. Diaz	.283	1,117	299	139	316	57	4	44	166	43	9	218	2	1	1,183	513	105	0	14	1	39	.311	.459	.770	155	15.4	.329	114	19.6
20	Dave Engle D. Engle	.282	802	263	106	226	45	5	12	82	59	1	66	2	2	874	317	62	2	10	4	33	.328	.395	.723	101	3.4	.323	95	-5.5
21	Walker Cooper W. Cooper	.281	1,642	594	186	461	84	10	64	266	129	9	157	4	1	1,792	757	158	11	1	3	51	.336	.461	.797	246	37.3	.360	113	29.8
22	A.J. Pierzynski	.280	7,290	2,059	807	2,043	407	24	188	909	308	129	895	15	23	7,813	3,062	619	28	58	68	241	.319	.420	.739	897	-28.5	.319	92	-79.9
23	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.279	860	278	107	240	45	3	17	117	86	6	162	10	4	962	342	65	0	10	1	31	.345	.398	.743	123	9.6	.326	106	6.7
24	Yadier Molina Y. Molina	.277	7,817	2,224	777	2,168	408	7	176	1,022	542	76	922	71	37	8,553	3,118	591	43	75	50	287	.327	.399	.726	979	-27.6	.316	97	-39.1
25	Johnny Estrada J. Estrada	.277	2,079	612	198	576	129	0	42	285	103	31	228	0	0	2,244	831	171	5	26	30	80	.317	.400	.717	236	-40.6	.308	81	-53.6