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Catchers Career Batting Average Leaderboard

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Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA	Years	Single Season Leaderboard
1.	Johnny Bassler	.3106	6146	1914-1929
2.	Pat Collins	.3075	5169	1919-1929
3.	Fred Hofmann	.3070	3733	1919-1929
4.	Frank Chance *	.3042	7755	1901-1914
5.	Louis Santop	.2978	5277	1918-1927
6.	Roger Bresnahan	.2947	8685	1901-1916
7.	Earl Smith	.2904	5497	1919-1929
8.	Chief Meyers	.2900	4628	1909-1919
9.	Cliff Lee	.2893	5298	1919-1929
10.	Joe McCarthy	.2880	3182	1911-1918
11.	Jake Stahl	.2844	5343	1905-1915
12.	Ted Easterly	.2812	5135	1909-1919
13.	Fred Tenney	.2793	4137	1901-1908
14.	Hank Severeid	.2789	5027	1911-1927
15.	Harry Bemis	.2784	3269	1902-1908
16.	Bubbles Hargrave	.2783	5652	1914-1927
17.	Lena Styles	.2780	3069	1919-1929
18.	Pinky Hargrave	.2775	3153	1923-1929
19.	Johnny Kling	.2771	6605	1901-1913
20.	Bob O'Farrell	.2744	3032	1919-1929
21.	Wally Schang	.2714	4996	1913-1925
22.	Ed McFarland	.2701	4994	1901-1910
23.	Frank Owens	.2675	6241	1908-1921
24.	Eddie Ainsmith	.2649	6083	1911-1928
25.	Jack Zalusky	.2620	3602	1903-1916
26.	Frank Roth	.2487	3352	1903-1913
27.	Farmer Steelman	.2405	3068	1901-1909
28.	Harry Smith	.2402	3043	1901-1911
29.	Joe Sugden	.2347	3187	1901-1907
30.	Jiggs Donahue	.2338	3968	1901-1911
31.	Nig Clarke	.2323	3616	1907-1918
32.	Art Wilson	.2239	3770	1908-1923
33.	Red Kleinow	.1698	3745	1906-1913

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