best active average against lefties at least 20 games

Brandon Backe had the highest batting average against left-handed pitchers with 20+ games played, with an average of .406.

Interpreted as:
best active average by a player against lefties at least 20 games
NAME AVG G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO PA TB XBH SH SF IBB OBP SLG OPS
1 Brandon Backe
B. Backe
.406
23
32
13
4
1
1
6
4
1
11
42
22
6
5
0
0
.486
.688
1.174
2 Shane Monahan
S. Monahan
.400
23
30
12
3
0
1
8
1
0
4
31
18
4
0
0
0
.419
.600
1.019
3 Tom McCraw
T. McCraw
.393
31
56
22
3
0
3
10
3
1
9
63
34
6
1
2
0
.419
.607
1.026
4 Jacob Cruz
J. Cruz
.385
58
65
25
3
0
2
19
12
2
22
81
34
5
0
2
0
.481
.523
1.005
5 Mark Funderburk
M. Funderburk
.370
25
54
20
6
1
1
8
3
0
9
58
31
8
0
1
0
.397
.574
.971
6 Dwight Lowry
D. Lowry
.368
30
38
14
2
0
1
6
3
2
4
44
19
3
1
0
0
.442
.500
.942
7 Norris Hopper
N. Hopper
.367
73
158
58
7
2
1
7
11
0
12
175
72
10
5
1
1
.406
.456
.862
8 Gene Locklear
G. Locklear
.364
40
55
20
3
1
1
8
5
0
10
61
28
5
0
1
0
.410
.509
.919
9 Craig Wilson
C. Wilson
.363
54
113
41
8
1
2
12
9
0
9
127
57
11
4
1
0
.407
.504
.911
10 Jason Isringhausen
J. Isringhausen
.361
25
36
13
1
1
1
10
2
0
9
40
19
3
2
0
0
.395
.528
.923
11 Jacob Wilson
J. Wilson
.359
34
64
23
5
2
1
5
6
0
4
71
35
8
1
0
0
.414
.547
.961
12 Jon Shave
J. Shave
.357
35
56
20
5
0
1
14
4
2
14
63
28
6
1
0
0
.419
.500
.919
13 Troy Neel
T. Neel
.355
95
183
65
9
0
12
38
19
4
36
208
110
21
1
1
0
.425
.601
1.026
14 Richie Palacios
R. Palacios
.353
45
51
18
1
0
2
6
6
1
12
59
25
3
1
0
0
.431
.490
.921
15 Matt Merullo
M. Merullo
.353
42
51
18
2
0
2
12
6
0
5
60
26
4
3
0
0
.421
.510
.931
16 Dan Thomas
D. Thomas
.351
23
57
20
4
1
3
11
14
0
9
71
35
8
0
0
2
.479
.614
1.093
17 Clint Robinson
C. Robinson
.348
55
66
23
2
0
0
6
7
1
14
75
25
2
0
1
0
.413
.379
.792
18 Eguy Rosario
E. Rosario
.348
27
46
16
7
1
5
10
0
0
16
46
40
13
0
0
0
.348
.870
1.217
19 Tommy Hinzo
T. Hinzo
.342
32
73
25
4
0
2
8
7
1
8
85
35
6
4
0
0
.407
.479
.887
20 Griffin Conine
G. Conine
.342
24
38
13
4
0
1
7
3
0
9
41
20
5
0
0
0
.390
.526
.917
21 Scott Pose
S. Pose
.342
35
38
13
1
0
0
2
2
0
3
40
14
1
0
0
0
.375
.368
.743
22 Freddy Sanchez
F. Sanchez
.342
387
854
292
61
7
17
101
59
3
90
936
418
85
11
9
9
.383
.489
.872
23 Christian Villanueva
C. Villanueva
.341
61
126
43
2
0
16
28
10
1
42
138
93
18
0
1
0
.391
.738
1.129
24 Manny Mota
M. Mota
.341
147
129
44
3
0
0
29
19
3
8
160
47
3
6
3
4
.429
.364
.793
25 Michael Ryan
M. Ryan
.341
26
44
15
5
1
0
3
2
0
12
47
22
6
1
0
0
.370
.500
.870
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