Phil Garner has the best career batting average in the World Series when making 25+ plate appearances, with an average of .500.
| 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 |  | P. Garner | .500 | 28 | World Series | 7 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .571 | .667 | 1.238 |
| 2 |  | A. Barger | .480 | 28 | World Series | 7 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .536 | .680 | 1.216 |
| 3 | | A. Otis | .478 | 26 | World Series | 6 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .538 | .957 | 1.495 |
| 4 |  | B. Bonds | .471 | 30 | World Series | 7 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .700 | 1.294 | 1.994 |
| 5 | | M. Carey | .458 | 31 | World Series | 7 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .552 | .625 | 1.177 | |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 | | B. Brown | .439 | 46 | World Series | 17 | 41 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .707 | 1.207 | |
| 8 | | J. Powell | .435 | 27 | World Series | 8 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .519 | .609 | 1.127 | |
| 9 | | M. Barrett | .433 | 35 | World Series | 7 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .514 | .500 | 1.014 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 | | R. Staub | .423 | 28 | World Series | 7 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .464 | .615 | 1.080 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 | |
| 14 | | T. Thevenow | .417 | 26 | World Series | 8 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .583 | 1.023 | |
| 15 | | R. Yount | .414 | 31 | World Series | 7 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .452 | .621 | 1.072 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | J.T. Snow | .407 | 29 | World Series | 7 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .448 | .556 | 1.004 |
| 18 |  | J. Peña | .400 | 26 | World Series | 6 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .423 | .600 | 1.023 |
| 19 | | W. Aikens | .400 | 26 | World Series | 6 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | 1.100 | 1.638 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | T. Fernandez | .395 | 44 | World Series | 11 | 38 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .432 | .447 | .879 |
| 22 | | M. Irvin | .394 | 36 | World Series | 10 | 33 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .485 | .913 |
| 23 | | C. Stengel | .393 | 33 | World Series | 12 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .469 | .607 | 1.076 | |
| 24 | | C. Fielder | .391 | 25 | World Series | 6 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .478 | .918 |
| 25 | | R. Knight | .391 | 25 | World Series | 6 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .440 | .565 | 1.005 |
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