who had the highest batting average at age 18 minimum 300 pa post 1945

Phil Cavarretta had the best batting average by a player 18 or older with 300+ plate appearances in 1945, with an average of .355.

	NAME	AVG	AGE	PA	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	WRC	WRAA	WOBA	WRC+	BRAA
1	Phil Cavarretta P. Cavarretta	.355	28	586	1945	CHC	132	498	94	177	34	10	6	97	81	4	34	5		249	50	3	6	.449	.500	.949	114	50.3	.448	164	44.8
2	Tommy Holmes T. Holmes	.352	28	713	1945	BSN	154	636	125	224	47	6	28	117	70	4	9	15		367	81	3	11	.420	.577	.997	146	69.1	.463	171	60.8
3	Buddy Lewis B. Lewis	.333	28	306	1945	WSH	69	258	42	86	14	7	2	37	37	3	15	1	2	120	23	8	5	.423	.465	.888	53	20.3	.420	162	21
4	Goody Rosen G. Rosen	.325	32	673	1945	BKN	145	606	126	197	24	11	12	75	50	3	36	6		279	47	14	4	.379	.460	.840	106	32.6	.396	130	24
5	Stan Hack S. Hack	.323	35	702	1945	CHC	150	597	110	193	29	7	2	43	99	1	30	12		242	38	5	4	.420	.405	.826	111	35.1	.398	134	28.5
6	Whitey Kurowski W. Kurowski	.323	27	573	1945	SLN	133	511	84	165	27	3	21	102	45	5	45	1		261	51	12	10	.383	.511	.894	99	37.3	.419	145	30.6
7	Augie Bergamo A. Bergamo	.316	28	358	1945	SLN	94	304	51	96	17	2	3	44	43	0	21	0		126	22	11	0	.401	.414	.815	55	16	.391	127	11.8
8	Luis Olmo L. Olmo	.313	25	595	1945	BKN	141	556	62	174	27	13	10	110	36	1	33	15		257	50	2	11	.356	.462	.818	88	23.4	.383	122	15.8
9	Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg	.311	34	312	1945	DET	78	270	46	84	20	2	13	60	42	0	40	3	1	147	35	0	9	.404	.544	.948	59	25.4	.441	168	23.4
10	Bill Salkeld B. Salkeld	.311	28	317	1945	PIT	95	267	45	83	16	1	15	52	50	0	16	2		146	32	0	8	.420	.547	.966	62	27.9	.451	160	22.9
11	Johnny Lazor J. Lazor	.310	32	355	1945	BSA	101	335	35	104	19	2	5	45	18	0	17	3	2	142	26	2	4	.346	.424	.769	47	8.8	.363	118	6.9
12	Snuffy Stirnweiss S. Stirnweiss	.309	26	717	1945	NYY	152	632	107	195	32	22	10	64	78	1	62	33	17	301	64	6	9	.385	.476	.862	117	39	.404	147	37.6
13	Tony Cuccinello T. Cuccinello	.308	37	450	1945	CWS	118	402	50	124	25	3	2	49	45	1	19	6	2	161	30	2	9	.379	.400	.780	63	14.4	.373	129	14.5
14	Mel Ott M. Ott	.308	36	532	1945	NYG	135	451	73	139	23	0	21	79	71	8	41	1		225	44	2	6	.411	.499	.910	97	38.8	.430	149	31.5
15	Augie Galan A. Galan	.307	33	696	1945	BKN	152	576	114	177	36	7	9	92	114	2	27	13		254	52	4	10	.423	.441	.864	118	42.6	.413	140	33.7
16	Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau	.307	27	402	1945	CLE	97	345	50	106	24	1	3	48	35	2	20	0	4	141	28	20	9	.374	.409	.783	57	13	.374	132	14.4
17	Ernie Lombardi E. Lombardi	.307	37	417	1945	NYG	115	368	46	113	7	1	19	70	43	5	11	0		179	27	1	12	.387	.486	.873	70	25.2	.412	139	19.5
18	Jeff Heath J. Heath	.305	30	429	1945	CLE	102	370	60	113	16	7	15	61	56	1	39	3	1	188	38	2	6	.398	.508	.906	76	29.7	.425	166	31.2
19	Tom McBride T. McBride	.305	30	374	1945	BSA	100	344	38	105	11	7	1	47	26	0	17	2	2	133	19	4	8	.354	.387	.741	47	6.3	.352	111	4.4
20	Johnny Dickshot J. Dickshot	.302	35	542	1945	CWS	130	486	74	147	19	10	4	58	48	1	41	18	3	198	33	7	16	.366	.407	.774	74	15.3	.368	126	15.4
21	Don Johnson D. Johnson	.302	33	614	1945	CHC	138	557	94	168	23	2	2	58	32	3	34	9		201	27	22	10	.343	.361	.704	70	3.5	.337	97	-2.4
22	Jimmy Wasdell J. Wasdell	.300	31	540	1945	PHN	134	500	65	150	19	8	7	60	32	3	11	7		206	34	5	7	.346	.412	.758	70	11.6	.359	109	5.9
23	Dixie Walker D. Walker	.300	34	688	1945	BKN	154	607	102	182	42	9	8	124	75	5	16	6		266	59	1	10	.381	.438	.820	104	29.8	.389	126	21.1
24	Bobby Estalella B. Estalella	.299	34	527	1945	PHA	126	451	45	135	25	6	8	52	74	1	46	1	6	196	39	1	15	.399	.435	.834	83	26.3	.398	142	24.7
25	Lee Handley L. Handley	.298	31	340	1945	PIT	98	312	39	93	16	2	1	32	20	0	16	7		116	19	8	5	.340	.372	.712	39	2.6	.339	93	-2.9