Between the 2016 and 2022 seasons, Tyler Stephenson had the highest batting average by an NL catcher, with an average of .296.
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highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a national league catcher 2016 to 2022| NAME | AVG | G | AB | 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 |  | T. Stephenson | .296 | 190 | 533 | 84 | 158 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 86 | 55 | 10 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 605 | 242 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15 | .369 | .454 | .823 | 93 | 21.3 | .356 | 120 | 14.8 |
| 2 |  | W. Ramos | .293 | 350 | 1,186 | 132 | 348 | 58 | 1 | 42 | 185 | 99 | 8 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 1,303 | 534 | 101 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 41 | .349 | .450 | .799 | 183 | 23.8 | .341 | 113 | 21.6 |
| 3 |  | B. Posey | .291 | 618 | 2,231 | 302 | 650 | 136 | 3 | 56 | 282 | 260 | 19 | 345 | 15 | 4 | 2,529 | 960 | 195 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 80 | .367 | .430 | .798 | 358 | 52.8 | .343 | 115 | 48.8 |
| 4 |  | J.T. Realmuto | .278 | 868 | 3,209 | 466 | 892 | 185 | 20 | 124 | 459 | 248 | 57 | 729 | 70 | 14 | 3,539 | 1,489 | 329 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 64 | .338 | .464 | .802 | 500 | 74.8 | .342 | 115 | 65.7 |
| 5 | | K. Suzuki | .272 | 304 | 1,014 | 135 | 276 | 56 | 0 | 50 | 180 | 70 | 36 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 1,135 | 482 | 106 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 25 | .337 | .475 | .812 | 163 | 24.9 | .344 | 111 | 16.4 |
| 6 |  | Y. Molina | .268 | 760 | 2,760 | 292 | 739 | 138 | 2 | 76 | 377 | 154 | 34 | 401 | 27 | 9 | 2,977 | 1,109 | 216 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 98 | .312 | .402 | .713 | 334 | -24.2 | .307 | 93 | -27.5 |
| 7 | | W. Castillo | .264 | 113 | 416 | 41 | 110 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 68 | 33 | 4 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 457 | 176 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .322 | .423 | .745 | 54 | 0.4 | .319 | 92 | -4.8 |
| 8 |  | W. Smith | .261 | 358 | 1,206 | 192 | 315 | 63 | 5 | 72 | 230 | 152 | 35 | 271 | 6 | 0 | 1,412 | 604 | 140 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 27 | .356 | .501 | .856 | 226 | 57.2 | .363 | 132 | 56.3 |
| 9 |  | W. Contreras | .256 | 734 | 2,481 | 353 | 636 | 133 | 10 | 117 | 365 | 279 | 81 | 686 | 22 | 17 | 2,859 | 1,140 | 260 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 69 | .349 | .459 | .808 | 418 | 75.3 | .348 | 118 | 62.7 |
| 10 | | J. Alfaro | .256 | 478 | 1,542 | 150 | 395 | 67 | 4 | 47 | 194 | 70 | 40 | 566 | 18 | 5 | 1,658 | 611 | 118 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 31 | .305 | .396 | .701 | 180 | -20.5 | .301 | 89 | -23.7 |
| 11 | | A. Nola | .254 | 185 | 583 | 64 | 148 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 57 | 12 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 665 | 203 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | .327 | .348 | .675 | 71 | -6.8 | .299 | 94 | -4.3 |
| 12 | | F. Cervelli | .252 | 350 | 1,117 | 137 | 281 | 52 | 7 | 24 | 140 | 160 | 33 | 276 | 10 | 7 | 1,323 | 419 | 83 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 38 | .359 | .375 | .734 | 167 | 8.7 | .326 | 103 | 3.8 |
| 13 | | T. Flowers | .251 | 371 | 1,189 | 143 | 299 | 60 | 3 | 40 | 159 | 134 | 49 | 388 | 0 | 1 | 1,381 | 485 | 103 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 24 | .349 | .408 | .757 | 180 | 13.4 | .330 | 102 | 3.4 |
| 14 | | B. McCann | .249 | 85 | 277 | 28 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 31 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 114 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .323 | .412 | .734 | 37 | -2.3 | .311 | 88 | -5 |
| 15 | | T. Barnhart | .249 | 642 | 1,969 | 193 | 490 | 106 | 6 | 47 | 242 | 217 | 17 | 447 | 6 | 4 | 2,227 | 749 | 159 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 52 | .327 | .380 | .707 | 245 | -23.6 | .305 | 84 | -45 |
| 16 | | N. Hundley | .248 | 280 | 858 | 91 | 213 | 56 | 3 | 29 | 114 | 59 | 2 | 231 | 2 | 1 | 925 | 362 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | .297 | .422 | .719 | 100 | -9.6 | .306 | 84 | -18.3 |
| 17 |  | D. Varsho | .246 | 95 | 284 | 41 | 70 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 30 | 0 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 315 | 124 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .318 | .437 | .755 | 40 | 2 | .322 | 100 | 0 |
| 18 |  | Y. Gomes | .245 | 276 | 918 | 103 | 225 | 45 | 2 | 33 | 122 | 65 | 13 | 200 | 5 | 0 | 1,005 | 373 | 80 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 35 | .302 | .406 | .708 | 110 | -11.6 | .302 | 87 | -16.3 |
| 19 | | E. DÃaz | .243 | 485 | 1,504 | 167 | 366 | 78 | 3 | 42 | 186 | 115 | 7 | 292 | 1 | 2 | 1,638 | 576 | 123 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 50 | .298 | .383 | .681 | 169 | -28 | .295 | 76 | -49.4 |
| 20 | | Y. Grandal | .241 | 548 | 1,781 | 243 | 429 | 90 | 5 | 101 | 275 | 285 | 10 | 509 | 8 | 6 | 2,089 | 832 | 196 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 49 | .347 | .467 | .814 | 304 | 51.6 | .348 | 118 | 46.1 |
| 21 | | C. Rupp | .237 | 193 | 684 | 71 | 162 | 43 | 1 | 30 | 88 | 58 | 6 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 750 | 297 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .301 | .434 | .736 | 86 | -3.6 | .314 | 92 | -7.5 |
| 22 | | C. Iannetta | .235 | 251 | 715 | 94 | 168 | 42 | 1 | 34 | 100 | 105 | 14 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 314 | 77 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 25 | .342 | .439 | .781 | 113 | 11.4 | .334 | 96 | -4.1 |
| 23 | | O. Narváez | .233 | 247 | 761 | 83 | 177 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 82 | 86 | 12 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 867 | 266 | 54 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | .318 | .350 | .667 | 91 | -12.8 | .295 | 84 | -16.4 |
| 24 | | M. Wieters | .226 | 285 | 860 | 85 | 194 | 33 | 0 | 29 | 113 | 83 | 7 | 196 | 2 | 2 | 960 | 314 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | .296 | .365 | .662 | 89 | -27.2 | .285 | 73 | -33.3 |
| 25 | | J. McCann | .220 | 182 | 549 | 48 | 121 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 64 | 43 | 6 | 161 | 4 | 2 | 603 | 180 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | .282 | .328 | .610 | 50 | -21.4 | .269 | 72 | -20.8 |
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54 | 40 | .574 | ||
53 | 43 | .552 | 2.0 | |
52 | 44 | .542 | 3.0 | |
48 | 48 | .500 | 7.0 | |
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53 | 42 | .558 | 6.0 | |
50 | 44 | .532 | 8.5 | |
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61 | 35 | .635 | ||
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56 | 37 | .602 | ||
53 | 42 | .558 | 4.0 | |
45 | 48 | .484 | 11.0 | |
45 | 50 | .474 | 12.0 | |
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49 | 45 | .521 | ||
50 | 46 | .521 | ||
47 | 49 | .490 | 3.0 | |
44 | 51 | .463 | 5.5 | |
38 | 58 | .396 | 12.0 | |
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