Gregory Soto has the best career batting average by an active player with 2+ strikes, with an average of 1.000.
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active MLB players with career stats for highest batting average with two or more strikes| NAME | AVG | STRIKE | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Soto | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 | | T. Thornton | .667 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 3 | | B. Ober | .500 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 4 | | G. Whitlock | .500 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 5 | | G. Cleavinger | .500 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 6 | | J. Kuroda-Grauer | .417 | 85 | 16 | 60 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .435 | .583 | 1.019 |
| 7 |  | D. Cease | .375 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
| 8 | | W. Jenkins | .333 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .929 |
| 9 | | R. Helsley | .333 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 10 | | D. Santana | .333 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| 11 |  | K. Jansen | .333 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .444 | .844 |
| 12 | | B. Bateman | .329 | 101 | 18 | 76 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 83 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .366 | .395 | .761 |
| 13 |  | L. Arraez | .317 | 5,157 | 965 | 3,754 | 1,191 | 197 | 25 | 42 | 362 | 257 | 24 | 239 | 4,090 | 1,564 | 264 | 21 | 34 | 22 | .362 | .417 | .778 |
| 14 | | E. Valencia | .316 | 101 | 25 | 76 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 78 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .645 | .978 |
| 15 | | K. Culpepper | .313 | 103 | 18 | 64 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 71 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .366 | .484 | .851 |
| 16 |  | C. Simpson | .303 | 1,063 | 231 | 890 | 270 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 56 | 43 | 0 | 85 | 954 | 317 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .333 | .356 | .689 |
| 17 |  | Y. Alvarez | .300 | 4,230 | 808 | 2,919 | 876 | 183 | 7 | 206 | 580 | 436 | 49 | 663 | 3,435 | 1,691 | 396 | 0 | 31 | 71 | .396 | .579 | .976 |
| 18 |  | P. Lambert | .300 | 50 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .300 | .664 |
| 19 |  | M. Boyd | .300 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .300 | .664 |
| 20 |  | J. Altuve | .300 | 10,484 | 2,082 | 8,297 | 2,489 | 473 | 34 | 268 | 929 | 692 | 82 | 1,230 | 9,154 | 3,834 | 775 | 28 | 55 | 51 | .358 | .462 | .820 |
| 21 |  | F. Freeman | .300 | 12,183 | 2,302 | 8,616 | 2,582 | 578 | 34 | 382 | 1,385 | 1,127 | 116 | 1,856 | 9,931 | 4,374 | 994 | 0 | 72 | 147 | .385 | .508 | .893 |
| 22 | | T. Tolbert | .298 | 215 | 82 | 161 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 186 | 67 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .359 | .416 | .775 |
| 23 |  | X. Edwards | .292 | 1,891 | 369 | 1,403 | 410 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 123 | 149 | 4 | 230 | 1,578 | 524 | 78 | 9 | 13 | 7 | .359 | .373 | .732 |
| 24 |  | Y. DÃaz | .292 | 5,433 | 1,028 | 3,809 | 1,113 | 206 | 8 | 120 | 499 | 457 | 40 | 639 | 4,332 | 1,695 | 334 | 0 | 26 | 17 | .372 | .445 | .817 |
| 25 |  | T. Turner | .292 | 8,010 | 1,385 | 5,693 | 1,661 | 304 | 49 | 203 | 690 | 419 | 45 | 1,155 | 6,185 | 2,672 | 556 | 2 | 24 | 12 | .344 | .469 | .813 |
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