Since 1960, David Ortiz has the highest batting average in the World Series with 8+ games played, with an average of .455.
| NAME | AVG | G | SERIES | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Ortiz | .455 | 14 | World Series | 44 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .576 | .795 | 1.372 |
| 2 |  | P. Sandoval | .426 | 12 | World Series | 47 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .460 | .702 | 1.162 |
| 3 | | P. Molitor | .418 | 13 | World Series | 55 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .475 | .636 | 1.112 |
| 4 | | L. Berkman | .410 | 11 | World Series | 39 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .520 | .564 | 1.084 |
| 5 | | L. Sojo | .400 | 12 | World Series | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .438 | .467 | .904 |
| 6 | | H. McRae | .400 | 17 | World Series | 45 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .440 | .533 | .973 |
| 7 | | T. Fernandez | .395 | 11 | World Series | 38 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .432 | .447 | .879 |
| 8 | | L. Brock | .391 | 21 | World Series | 87 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 92 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .424 | .655 | 1.079 |
| 9 |  | H. Pence | .390 | 11 | World Series | 41 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .435 | .561 | .996 |
| 10 | | M. Grissom | .390 | 19 | World Series | 77 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .440 | .468 | .908 |
| 11 | | H. Matsui | .389 | 12 | World Series | 36 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .463 | .750 | 1.213 |
| 12 | | M. Sanguillen | .375 | 10 | World Series | 32 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .406 | .781 |
| 13 | | T. Munson | .373 | 16 | World Series | 67 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .417 | .493 | .909 |
| 14 |  | G. Brett | .373 | 13 | World Series | 51 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .439 | .529 | .968 |
| 15 | | P. Borders | .372 | 12 | World Series | 43 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .426 | .512 | .937 |
| 16 |  | T. Gwynn | .371 | 9 | World Series | 35 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .436 | .457 | .893 |
| 17 |  | R. Clemente | .362 | 14 | World Series | 58 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .383 | .534 | .918 |
| 18 | | B. Harper | .360 | 11 | World Series | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .407 | .440 | .847 |
| 19 | | T. Landrum | .360 | 10 | World Series | 25 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .560 | .920 |
| 20 | | C. Crisp | .357 | 9 | World Series | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| 21 | | T. Pena | .357 | 9 | World Series | 28 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .419 | .393 | .812 |
| 22 |  | R. Jackson | .357 | 27 | World Series | 98 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .457 | .755 | 1.212 |
| 23 | | C. Ruiz | .353 | 11 | World Series | 34 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .488 | .706 | 1.194 |
| 24 |  | C. Yastrzemski | .352 | 14 | World Series | 54 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .438 | .556 | .993 |
| 25 | | J. Werth | .351 | 11 | World Series | 37 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .676 | 1.176 |
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