what al catcher had the highest batting average in the 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Thurman Munson had the highest batting average by an AL catcher, with an average of .292.

Interpreted as:
What al catcher had the highest batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game in the 1970s?
NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Thurman Munson
T. Munson
.292
1,397
5,258
690
1,536
228
30
112
692
428
42
561
48
49
5,806
2,160
370
21
57
58
155
.347
.411
.758
735
104.1
.341
117
107.1
2Carlton Fisk
C. Fisk
.285
854
3,057
505
872
159
28
134
464
343
40
486
47
21
3,478
1,489
321
12
26
26
65
.362
.487
.849
541
165.1
.380
134
129.5
3Duane Josephson
D. Josephson
.279
187
591
66
165
26
2
14
80
46
3
63
2
1
648
237
42
2
6
6
28
.331
.401
.732
77
7.2
.329
99
-0.4
4Manny Sanguillen
M. Sanguillen
.275
152
571
42
157
17
5
6
58
22
2
35
2
5
601
202
28
2
4
4
13
.302
.354
.656
54
-15.8
.291
80
-14.1
5Brian Downing
B. Downing
.264
734
2,193
299
580
85
7
45
260
340
19
344
27
15
2,602
814
137
33
17
15
62
.366
.371
.737
331
42.6
.341
112
36.7
6Ray Fosse
R. Fosse
.261
879
2,825
288
737
114
13
59
315
195
17
329
14
19
3,084
1,054
186
28
19
34
79
.311
.373
.684
314
-17.2
.308
91
-28.4
7Bob Stinson
B. Stinson
.259
466
1,264
136
328
49
6
28
149
158
18
188
7
7
1,478
473
83
25
13
11
33
.347
.374
.721
175
10.2
.329
102
2.9
8Charlie Moore
C. Moore
.258
585
1,693
193
437
75
19
19
181
155
3
209
18
25
1,881
607
113
23
7
2
42
.320
.359
.679
196
-13.4
.311
92
-16.7
9Gene Tenace
G. Tenace
.257
343
1,009
150
259
35
3
48
164
182
17
233
9
7
1,218
444
86
6
4
6
17
.378
.440
.818
185
54.9
.375
142
58
10Butch Wynegar
B. Wynegar
.256
577
2,024
244
518
85
6
31
250
268
12
202
5
5
2,356
708
122
36
16
19
45
.344
.350
.694
261
-2.1
.319
95
-13.9
11Bill Freehan
B. Freehan
.255
677
2,329
249
594
98
14
72
282
238
37
260
4
11
2,632
936
184
10
18
19
59
.331
.402
.733
317
36.6
.334
107
17.7
12Jim Sundberg
J. Sundberg
.254
875
2,754
288
699
112
18
29
293
318
14
397
12
16
3,171
934
159
67
18
11
90
.332
.339
.671
331
-20.9
.311
92
-26.2
13Darrell Porter
D. Porter
.252
974
3,184
463
801
134
31
108
476
510
27
562
23
25
3,776
1,321
273
16
39
54
55
.356
.415
.771
499
82
.347
116
70.5
14Lance Parrish
L. Parrish
.252
240
827
112
208
39
6
36
113
65
5
188
6
7
903
367
81
4
2
2
25
.309
.444
.753
112
9.6
.335
102
2.4
15Milt May
M. May
.251
297
987
82
248
34
3
29
115
68
4
86
0
0
1,083
375
66
14
10
7
31
.299
.380
.679
107
-15.7
.303
82
-22.2
16Fred Kendall
F. Kendall
.249
103
317
18
79
13
1
3
39
16
1
27
0
1
346
103
17
7
5
1
8
.283
.325
.608
26
-14.4
.272
63
-15
17Ellie Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
.248
635
1,816
182
451
66
6
14
173
279
44
250
14
16
2,197
571
86
35
23
21
55
.358
.314
.672
236
2.4
.316
101
0.1
18Jim Essian
J. Essian
.247
416
1,112
125
275
50
3
21
131
144
4
114
5
7
1,302
394
74
27
15
3
39
.332
.354
.686
140
-6
.314
95
-7.1
19Earl Williams
E. Williams
.245
250
872
105
214
34
1
36
135
106
10
186
0
4
1,007
358
71
7
12
11
23
.330
.411
.741
122
12.5
.335
113
14.5
20Ed Herrmann
E. Herrmann
.244
568
1,737
176
423
57
2
62
213
172
16
238
5
5
1,951
670
121
8
18
45
51
.314
.386
.700
204
-2.7
.312
92
-15.5
21Jerry McNertney
J. McNertney
.243
111
296
27
72
11
1
6
22
22
4
33
1
4
329
103
18
5
2
4
14
.302
.348
.650
30
-6.9
.292
78
-8.6
22Ed Kirkpatrick
E. Kirkpatrick
.240
367
1,153
148
277
44
4
36
151
154
6
175
10
13
1,327
437
84
3
11
25
24
.330
.379
.709
146
7
.319
101
0.3
23George Mitterwald
G. Mitterwald
.237
431
1,352
136
321
44
4
45
162
121
7
336
9
10
1,497
508
93
9
8
17
35
.302
.376
.677
150
-10.4
.305
86
-22.3
24Dick Billings
D. Billings
.232
357
1,153
95
268
43
1
15
139
76
9
183
6
11
1,254
358
59
4
12
8
32
.282
.310
.593
93
-36
.271
72
-38.9
25Jeff Newman
J. Newman
.229
385
1,023
100
234
37
3
35
122
53
3
164
4
4
1,101
382
75
14
8
5
23
.267
.373
.640
93
-32.1
.284
76
-30.9
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