Catchers had their best batting average in a season in 1894, with an average of .298.

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qho is the best catcher batting average in a regular season

	POSITION	AVG	SEASON	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	Catcher	.298	1894	1,771	6,376	1,069	1,897	303	113	58	1,085	555	77	384	176		7,128	2,600	474	120				.361	.408	.769	1151	-138.6	.360	85	-199.8
2	Catcher	.289	1922	3,172	9,120	1,045	2,638	437	101	104	1,238	931	57	704	83		10,373	3,589	642	265				.359	.394	.752	1333	31.8	.352	96	-59
3	Catcher	.288	1930	3,118	9,286	1,222	2,678	500	108	135	1,342	759	37	672	62		10,329	3,799	743	247				.345	.409	.754	1323	-131.5	.341	85	-225.4
4	Catcher	.285	1895	1,913	6,804	1,034	1,941	286	82	51	1,035	504	87	388	200		7,504	2,544	419	109				.342	.374	.716	1103	-138.3	.341	86	-184.9
5	Catcher	.285	1921	3,156	9,019	945	2,567	399	108	77	1,146	788	56	661	93		10,113	3,413	584	250				.346	.378	.724	1188	-74.5	.339	88	-152.5
6	Catcher	.282	1935	3,120	9,292	1,086	2,618	489	83	112	1,275	978	41	641	39		10,438	3,609	684	127				.353	.388	.741	1339	34.4	.345	96	-53.5
7	Catcher	.281	1924	3,207	9,019	1,002	2,537	415	96	79	1,145	876	66	601	79		10,211	3,381	590	250				.349	.375	.724	1212	-43.6	.342	91	-117.3
8	Catcher	.281	1925	3,253	9,160	1,090	2,573	453	88	112	1,216	922	55	674	78		10,348	3,538	653	211				.350	.386	.736	1269	-85.4	.344	88	-173.7
9	Catcher	.279	1936	3,206	9,575	1,127	2,669	492	82	118	1,316	941	46	746	47		10,656	3,679	692	94				.346	.384	.730	1325	-72.7	.341	89	-173.8
10	Catcher	.278	1896	1,839	6,435	905	1,789	253	85	40	898	425	86	403	179		7,101	2,332	378	155				.331	.362	.694	951	-139.5	.332	84	-182.9
11	Catcher	.276	1938	3,000	9,233	1,111	2,551	438	66	165	1,354	985	35	750	58		10,363	3,616	669	110				.348	.392	.740	1313	12.3	.345	94	-81.7
12	Catcher	.275	1929	3,235	9,066	1,048	2,494	444	92	81	1,201	848	52	662	70		10,206	3,365	617	240				.341	.371	.712	1161	-188.9	.331	80	-283.5
13	Catcher	.274	1927	3,188	8,900	976	2,435	397	84	72	1,127	910	47	603	86		10,130	3,216	553	273				.344	.361	.705	1158	-87.1	.334	87	-167
14	Catcher	.272	1939	3,156	9,208	1,091	2,507	428	61	165	1,234	898	36	779	56		10,367	3,552	654	225			253	.339	.386	.725	1231	-52.7	.338	90	-143.8
15	Catcher	.272	1899	2,079	6,910	897	1,881	249	107	25	900	552	111	333	201		7,730	2,419	381	157				.336	.350	.686	1006	-61.6	.334	90	-114.5
16	Catcher	.271	1934	3,133	9,234	999	2,501	466	61	119	1,126	837	41	804	52		10,226	3,446	646	114				.334	.373	.707	1184	-100.8	.330	86	-192.7
17	Catcher	.270	1937	3,156	9,565	1,115	2,586	432	90	171	1,342	953	34	808	56		10,661	3,711	693	109				.339	.388	.727	1283	-55.1	.337	89	-157
18	Catcher	.270	1932	3,166	9,326	1,093	2,514	479	92	137	1,295	878	35	692	46		10,356	3,588	708	117				.335	.385	.719	1246	-52.5	.331	90	-142.3
19	Catcher	.270	1931	3,121	9,268	950	2,498	481	79	83	1,167	851	35	726	42		10,254	3,386	643	100				.333	.365	.699	1170	-98.8	.327	86	-184.9
20	Catcher	.269	1897	1,877	6,622	865	1,784	231	77	36	885	414	85	347	141		7,250	2,277	344	129				.321	.344	.664	875	-217.4	.319	77	-264.3
21	Catcher	.269	1926	3,229	8,767	929	2,359	422	93	76	1,085	925	49	681	71		10,050	3,195	591	309				.342	.364	.707	1136	-73.3	.335	88	-154.2
22	Catcher	.269	1923	3,328	9,608	1,047	2,584	430	105	80	1,230	946	82	696	103		10,877	3,464	615	241				.340	.361	.700	1220	-123.4	.333	86	-205.8
23	Catcher	.269	2006	6,062	18,775	2,144	5,044	1,034	46	533	2,514	1,508	235	3,366	80	57	20,813	7,769	1,613	141	154	193	551	.328	.414	.742	2413	-198.5	.320	89	-289.2
24	Catcher	.268	1893	1,967	7,465	1,172	2,002	291	112	68	1,174	610	83	430	230		8,158	2,721	471					.330	.365	.695	1164	-157.1	.335	84	-214.2
25	Catcher	.266	1933	3,241	9,163	984	2,433	384	60	106	1,148	878	42	675	59		10,223	3,255	550	140				.333	.355	.688	1143	-44.1	.324	90	-123.8

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