Ted Cox has the highest batting average against left-handed pitchers and with 15+ plate appearances in a season, with an average of .650 in his rookie season in 1977.
| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
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| 1 |  | T. Cox | .650 | 22 | 1977 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .682 | .900 | 1.582 | |
| 2 | | J. Cruz | .615 | 16 | 1999 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .688 | .846 | 1.534 | |
| 3 | | C. Wilson | .611 | 19 | 1998 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .611 | 1.000 | 1.611 | |
| 4 | | T. Haney | .591 | 26 | 1995 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .640 | .864 | 1.504 | |
| 5 | | N. Hopper | .571 | 26 | 2006 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .762 | 1.362 | |
| 6 | | W. Bloomquist | .571 | 16 | 2002 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | .786 | 1.411 | |
| 7 |  | W. Ramos | .563 | 16 | 2010 | TOT | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .563 | .813 | 1.375 |
| 8 | | J. Dillon | .556 | 22 | 2007 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .636 | .778 | 1.414 | |
| 9 | | W. Tolleson | .538 | 15 | 1988 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .538 | 1.110 | |
| 10 | | B. Backe | .533 | 19 | 2008 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .588 | .800 | 1.388 | |
| 11 | | G. Williams | .533 | 16 | 2005 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .563 | .533 | 1.096 | |
| 12 | | G. Myers | .533 | 18 | 1997 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .556 | .933 | 1.489 | |
| 13 | | G. Ward | .533 | 35 | 1980 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .559 | .867 | 1.425 | |
| 14 | | L. Polonia | .526 | 20 | 1996 | TOT | 15 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .550 | .737 | 1.287 |
| 15 | | A. Stankiewicz | .526 | 23 | 1996 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .591 | .737 | 1.328 | |
| 16 | | T. Longmire | .524 | 27 | 1995 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .593 | .762 | 1.354 | |
| 17 | | S. Livingstone | .524 | 21 | 1995 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .524 | .714 | 1.238 | |
| 18 | | G. Allen | .500 | 15 | 2021 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .700 | 1.367 | |
| 19 | | A. Romine | .500 | 21 | 2021 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .524 | .750 | 1.274 | |
| 20 |  | K. Hayes | .500 | 23 | 2020 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .522 | .818 | 1.340 | |
| 21 | | M. Rojas | .500 | 39 | 2020 | 18 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .889 | 1.427 | |
| 22 |  | S. Castro | .500 | 17 | 2020 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .529 | .750 | 1.279 | |
| 23 | | V. Caratini | .500 | 15 | 2017 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .583 | 1.183 | |
| 24 | | J. Fernandez | .500 | 15 | 2013 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .833 | 1.333 | |
| 25 | | J. Montero | .500 | 27 | 2011 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .556 | .625 | 1.181 | |
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