what catcher has the highest batting average in 2017 with minimum 2.9 pa

Francisco Pena had the highest batting average by a catcher with 2.9+ plate appearances in 2017, with an average of .500 in his rookie season.

NAME AVG PA SEASON TM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP OBP SLG OPS WRC WRAA WOBA WRC+ BRAA
1 Francisco Pena
F. Pena
.500
10
2017
BAL BAL
5
10
3
5
0
0
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
11
2
0
0
0
0
.500
1.100
1.600
4
2.9
.659
328
2.8
2 Jacob Stallings
J. Stallings
.357
16
2017
PIT PIT
5
14
3
5
2
0
0
3
2
0
2
0
0
7
2
0
0
1
0
.438
.500
.938
3
0.9
.386
139
0.8
3 Curt Casali
C. Casali
.333
13
2017
TBR TBR
9
9
2
3
0
0
1
3
3
0
3
0
0
6
1
0
1
0
0
.462
.667
1.128
3
1.4
.447
189
1.4
4 Mike Marjama
M. Marjama
.333
9
2017
SEA SEA
5
9
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
7
2
0
0
0
0
.333
.778
1.111
2
1
.454
194
1
5 Chance Sisco
C. Sisco
.333
22
2017
BAL BAL
10
18
3
6
2
0
2
4
3
1
7
0
0
14
4
0
0
0
0
.455
.778
1.232
6
3.3
.499
219
3.2
6 Buster Posey
B. Posey
.320
568
2017
SFG SFG
140
494
62
158
34
0
12
67
61
8
66
6
1
228
46
0
5
13
17
.400
.462
.861
91
21.4
.366
128
20.4
7 Jorge Alfaro
J. Alfaro
.318
114
2017
PHI PHI
29
107
12
34
6
0
5
14
3
4
33
0
0
55
11
0
0
1
2
.360
.514
.874
19
4.7
.369
127
3.9
8 Tomás Nido
T. Nido
.300
10
2017
NYM NYM
5
10
0
3
1
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
.300
.400
.700
1
-0.2
.299
86
-0.2
9 Rob Brantly
R. Brantly
.290
36
2017
CWS CWS
13
31
4
9
1
0
2
5
3
2
14
0
0
16
3
0
0
0
0
.389
.516
.905
6
2
.388
147
2.1
10 Christian Vázquez
C. Vázquez
.290
345
2017
BOS BOS
99
324
43
94
18
2
5
32
17
3
64
7
2
131
25
0
1
0
14
.330
.404
.735
41
-0.9
.318
92
-3.5
11 Austin Barnes
A. Barnes
.289
262
2017
LAD LAD
102
218
35
63
15
2
8
38
39
5
43
4
1
106
25
0
0
1
6
.408
.486
.895
46
14.3
.386
141
13.9
12 Kevan Smith
K. Smith
.283
293
2017
CWS CWS
87
276
23
78
17
0
4
30
9
3
46
0
0
107
21
2
3
0
9
.309
.388
.697
31
-5.2
.300
86
-4.9
13 Kurt Suzuki
K. Suzuki
.283
309
2017
ATL ATL
81
276
38
78
13
0
19
50
17
13
39
0
0
148
32
1
2
2
5
.351
.536
.887
51
13.3
.372
126
10.4
14 Welington Castillo
W. Castillo
.282
365
2017
BAL BAL
96
341
44
96
11
0
20
53
22
0
97
0
0
167
31
0
2
0
10
.323
.490
.813
51
7
.344
112
5.5
15 Tyler Flowers
T. Flowers
.281
370
2017
ATL ATL
99
317
41
89
16
0
12
49
31
20
82
0
1
141
28
0
2
1
6
.378
.445
.823
57
11.7
.358
117
8.3
16 Manny Piña
M. Piña
.279
359
2017
MIL MIL
107
330
45
92
21
0
9
43
20
5
79
2
0
140
30
1
3
0
8
.327
.424
.751
44
0.5
.323
95
-2.3
17 J.T. Realmuto
J.T. Realmuto
.278
579
2017
MIA MIA
141
532
68
148
31
5
17
65
36
8
106
8
2
240
53
0
3
4
13
.332
.451
.783
76
5.4
.332
107
5.1
18 Gary Sánchez
G. Sánchez
.278
525
2017
NYY NYY
122
471
79
131
20
0
33
90
40
10
120
2
1
250
53
0
4
1
9
.345
.531
.876
85
20.7
.368
131
19.9
19 Omar Narváez
O. Narváez
.277
295
2017
CWS CWS
90
253
23
70
10
0
2
14
38
1
45
0
0
86
12
3
0
1
8
.373
.340
.713
36
0.1
.321
101
0.4
20 Willson Contreras
W. Contreras
.276
428
2017
CHC CHC
117
377
50
104
21
0
21
74
45
3
98
5
4
188
42
1
2
2
13
.356
.499
.855
67
14.8
.362
122
11.9
21 Yadier Molina
Y. Molina
.273
543
2017
STL STL
136
501
60
137
27
1
18
82
28
4
74
9
4
220
46
1
9
4
14
.312
.439
.751
64
-2.5
.316
95
-3.4
22 Ryan Lavarnway
R. Lavarnway
.273
13
2017
OAK OAK
6
11
0
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
3
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
.385
.364
.748
2
0.2
.339
114
0.2
23 Raudy Read
R. Read
.273
11
2017
WSH WSH
8
11
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
.273
.273
.545
1
-0.8
.239
39
-0.9
24 Tucker Barnhart
T. Barnhart
.270
423
2017
CIN CIN
121
370
26
100
24
2
7
44
42
3
68
4
0
149
33
5
3
11
12
.347
.403
.750
50
-1.5
.317
90
-5.3
25 Salvador Perez
S. Perez
.268
498
2017
KCR KCR
129
471
57
126
24
1
27
80
17
5
95
1
0
233
52
0
5
3
23
.297
.495
.792
64
3.3
.329
102
1.4

More Orioles Stats

Team Rankings

HR

43

10th

R

134

24th

SO

258

28th

ERA

5.50

29th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
21
16
.568
Red Sox Red Sox
20
19
.513
2.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
16
20
.444
4.5
Rays Rays
16
20
.444
4.5
Orioles Orioles
13
23
.361
7.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
BAL BAL
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Sat
5/10
BAL BAL
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Sun
5/11
BAL BAL
@
LAA LAA
4:07 PM
Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Wed
5/14
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Last Game
MIN Twins

18 - 20

5

Final

2

BAL Orioles

13 - 23

Thu 8 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
24
14
.632
Phillies Phillies
21
15
.583
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
16
.579
Reds Reds
19
19
.500
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
25
12
.676
Padres Padres
23
13
.639
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
21
16
.568
Red Sox Red Sox
20
19
.513
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
24
13
.649
Guardians Guardians
22
15
.595
2.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
14
.611
Athletics Athletics
20
18
.526
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/22
SDP SDP
@
DET DET
0-6
Tue
4/22
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
3-4
Tue
4/22
SEA SEA
@
BOS BOS
8-5
Tue
4/22
BAL BAL
@
WSH WSH
3-4
Tue
4/22
LAD LAD
@
CHC CHC
6-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/8
TOR TOR
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Thu
5/8
LAD LAD
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Fri
5/9
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM