DJ LeMahieu had the best batting average with 50+ at-bats in 2016, with an average of .439 in August 2016.
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2016 highest batting average by a player by month with minimum of 50 ab| NAME | AVG | AB | MONTH | G | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | DJ LeMahieu | .439 | 98 | August | 25 | 25 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .534 | .643 | 1.177 |
| 2 |  | P. Orlando | .429 | 63 | May | 20 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .456 | .603 | 1.059 |
| 3 | | A. DÃaz | .423 | 71 | April | 22 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .453 | .732 | 1.186 |
| 4 |  | J. Altuve | .420 | 100 | June | 26 | 19 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 119 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .492 | .620 | 1.112 |
| 5 |  | D. Murphy | .416 | 113 | May | 29 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .424 | .673 | 1.096 |
| 6 | | J. Reddick | .414 | 58 | May | 17 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .485 | .500 | .985 |
| 7 |  | J. Votto | .413 | 75 | July | 23 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .549 | .627 | 1.176 |
| 8 |  | M. Ozuna | .411 | 112 | May | 29 | 25 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 79 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .450 | .705 | 1.155 |
| 9 | | P. Bourjos | .410 | 61 | June | 24 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .623 | 1.077 |
| 10 |  | D. Pedroia | .406 | 101 | August | 26 | 17 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .440 | .475 | .916 |
| 11 |  | B. Zobrist | .406 | 101 | May | 28 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .483 | .653 | 1.137 |
| 12 |  | J.D. Martinez | .404 | 104 | August | 27 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .446 | .712 | 1.158 |
| 13 | | J.D. Martinez | .404 | 57 | June | 15 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .462 | .614 | 1.076 |
| 14 | | K. Morales | .402 | 87 | June | 24 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .453 | .655 | 1.108 |
| 15 | | D. Murphy | .400 | 55 | September | 16 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .444 | .564 | 1.008 |
| 16 | | J. Reddick | .400 | 65 | September | 20 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .435 | .569 | 1.004 |
| 17 | | M. Prado | .397 | 73 | April | 19 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .438 | .479 | .917 |
| 18 |  | X. Bogaerts | .395 | 124 | May | 28 | 24 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 133 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .589 | 1.017 |
| 19 | | J. Votto | .394 | 99 | August | 28 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .471 | .636 | 1.107 |
| 20 |  | G. Sánchez | .389 | 95 | August | 24 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 79 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .458 | .832 | 1.290 |
| 21 | | N. Walker | .389 | 72 | August | 18 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .450 | .667 | 1.117 |
| 22 | | I. Kinsler | .386 | 83 | September | 22 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .435 | .590 | 1.025 |
| 23 | | J. Votto | .385 | 104 | September | 27 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .454 | .654 | 1.108 |
| 24 | | B. Maxwell | .385 | 52 | September | 19 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .448 | .538 | .987 |
| 25 |  | F. Freeman | .385 | 91 | September | 25 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 111 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .486 | .681 | 1.168 |
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