which mlb player has the best batting average in the world series with a minimum of 20 plate appearances

Phil Garner and Dave Robertson are tied for the highest career batting average in the World Series when making 20+ 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 Phil Garner
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 Dave Robertson
D. Robertson
.500
23
World Series
6
22
3
11
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
14
2
0
0
0
.522
.636
1.158
3 Amos Otis
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 Barry Bonds
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 Max Carey
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 David Ortiz
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 Alan Trammell
A. Trammell
.450
23
World Series
5
20
5
9
1
0
2
6
2
0
2
1
1
16
3
1
0
0
0
.500
.800
1.300
8 Bobby Brown
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
9 Jake Powell
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
10 Marty Barrett
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
11 Pablo Sandoval
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
12 Rusty Staub
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
13 Tommy Pham
T. Pham
.421
21
World Series
5
19
3
8
3
0
1
2
1
0
5
0
0
14
4
0
1
0
0
.429
.737
1.165
14 Paul Molitor
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
15 Pepper Martin
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
16 Tommy Thevenow
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
17 Robin Yount
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
18 Bob Boone
B. Boone
.412
22
World Series
6
17
3
7
2
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
9
2
0
1
0
0
.500
.529
1.029
19 Bill Bruton
B. Bruton
.412
22
World Series
7
17
2
7
0
0
1
2
5
0
5
0
0
10
1
0
0
0
1
.545
.588
1.134
20 Lance Berkman
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
21 Bobby Doerr
B. Doerr
.409
24
World Series
6
22
1
9
1
0
1
3
2
0
2
0
0
13
2
0
0
0
.458
.591
1.049
22 J.T. Snow
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
23 Jeremy Peña
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
24 Todd Zeile
T. Zeile
.400
21
World Series
5
20
1
8
2
0
0
1
1
0
5
0
0
10
2
0
0
1
0
.429
.500
.929
25 Ricky Ledee
R. Ledee
.400
24
World Series
7
20
1
8
4
0
0
5
3
0
5
0
1
12
4
0
1
0
0
.458
.600
1.058
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HR

50

29th

R

235

30th

SO

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27th

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45
28
.616
Reds Reds
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6/19
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DET DET
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Final

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PIT Pirates

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TOR TOR
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