which mlb player has the best batting average in the world series with a minimum of 50 plate appearances

David Ortiz has the highest career batting average in the World Series when making 50+ plate appearances, with an average of .455.

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	Hal McRae 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
7	Lou Brock L. Brock	.391	92	World Series	21	87	16	34	7	2	4	13	5	0	10	14	2	57	13	0	0	0	0	.424	.655	1.079
8	Marquis Grissom M. Grissom	.390	84	World Series	19	77	12	30	4	1	0	8	6	1	9	4	1	36	5	0	0	0	2	.440	.468	.908
9	Thurman Munson T. Munson	.373	72	World Series	16	67	11	25	5	0	1	12	5	0	16	1	0	33	6	0	0	1	2	.417	.493	.909
10	George Brett G. Brett	.373	57	World Series	13	51	8	19	3	1	1	4	6	0	11	2	0	27	5	0	0	3	2	.439	.529	.968
11	Hank Aaron H. Aaron	.364	60	World Series	14	55	8	20	2	1	3	9	5	0	12	0	0	33	6	0	0	0	1	.417	.600	1.017
12	Home Run Baker H. Run Baker	.363	96	World Series	25	91	15	33	7	1	3	18	5	0	11	1	4	51	11	0		2	1	.396	.560	.956
13	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.362	60	World Series	14	58	4	21	2	1	2	7	2	0	6	0	0	31	5	0	0	1	1	.383	.534	.918
14	Lou Gehrig L. Gehrig	.361	148	World Series	34	119	30	43	8	3	10	35	26	2	17	0	1	87	21	1		2	1	.483	.731	1.214
15	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	.357	116	World Series	27	98	21	35	7	1	10	24	15	3	24	1	0	74	18	0	0	2	3	.457	.755	1.212
16	Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski	.352	64	World Series	14	54	11	19	2	0	3	9	8	1	2	0	0	30	5	0	1	1	2	.438	.556	.993
17	Earle Combs E. Combs	.350	71	World Series	16	60	17	21	3	0	1	9	10	1	7	0	0	27	4	0		0	1	.451	.450	.901
18	Stan Hack S. Hack	.348	76	World Series	18	69	6	24	5	1	0	5	7	0	6	1	2	31	6	0		0	3	.408	.449	.857
19	Roberto Alomar R. Alomar	.347	54	World Series	12	49	8	17	3	1	0	6	5	0	6	7	2	22	4	0	0	0	2	.407	.449	.856
20	Joe Jackson J. Jackson	.345	57	World Series	14	55	9	19	3	0	1	8	2	0	2	1	1	25	4	0		0	0	.368	.455	.823
21	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	.344	73	World Series	18	64	11	22	3	1	4	11	9	0	10	0	0	39	8	0		2	2	.425	.609	1.034
22	George Springer G. Springer	.339	68	World Series	14	56	14	19	7	0	7	11	12	0	13	2	0	47	14	0	0	1	0	.456	.839	1.295
23	Rickey Henderson R. Henderson	.339	67	World Series	14	56	12	19	5	2	2	6	10	1	8	7	2	34	9	0	0	0	0	.448	.607	1.055
24	David Eckstein D. Eckstein	.333	56	World Series	12	51	9	17	3	0	0	7	4	0	3	1	0	20	3	0	1	0	1	.375	.392	.767
25	Edgar Renteria E. Renteria	.333	69	World Series	16	63	11	21	5	0	2	10	5	1	10	0	0	32	7	0	0	0	2	.391	.508	.899