Since 2000, Sean Casey has the highest batting average in the World Series when making 15+ plate appearances, with an average of .529.
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highest batting average by a player in world series with 15+ plate appearances since 2000| 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 |  | S. Casey | .529 | 18 | World Series | 5 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | 1.000 | 1.556 |
| 2 |  | A. Barger | .480 | 28 | World Series | 7 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .536 | .680 | 1.216 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 | | J. Dye | .438 | 19 | World Series | 4 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .526 | .688 | 1.214 |
| 6 | | B. Mueller | .429 | 18 | World Series | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .556 | .571 | 1.127 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 | | P. O'Neill | .412 | 39 | World Series | 10 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .487 | .618 | 1.105 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 |  | H. Pence | .390 | 46 | World Series | 11 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .435 | .561 | .996 |
| 15 | | H. Matsui | .389 | 41 | World Series | 12 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .463 | .750 | 1.213 |
| 16 |  | E. Clement | .387 | 32 | World Series | 7 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .484 | .859 |
| 17 | | J. Lugo | .385 | 17 | World Series | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .462 | .962 |
| 18 | | T. Glaus | .385 | 30 | World Series | 7 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .467 | .846 | 1.313 |
| 19 | | E. Renteria | .375 | 35 | World Series | 9 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .656 | 1.085 |
| 20 | | K. Kiermaier | .368 | 20 | World Series | 6 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .737 | 1.137 |
| 21 | | S. Finley | .368 | 23 | World Series | 6 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .478 | .526 | 1.005 |
| 22 |  | R. Arozarena | .364 | 26 | World Series | 6 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .462 | .773 | 1.234 |
| 23 | | D. Young | .357 | 15 | World Series | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .643 | 1.043 |
| 24 | | C. Crisp | .357 | 15 | World Series | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| 25 | | T. Nixon | .357 | 15 | World Series | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .571 | .971 |
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