Victor Martinez has the highest career batting average with 20+ at-bats against Chris Sale, with an average of .423.
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best batting average by a player against Chris Sale minimum 20 at bats| NAME | AVG | AB | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | V. Martinez | .423 | 52 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .466 | .712 | 1.177 |
| 2 |  | Y. DÃaz | .381 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .440 | .714 | 1.154 |
| 3 | | B. Butler | .378 | 45 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .420 | .689 | 1.109 |
| 4 |  | J. Altuve | .367 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .567 | .954 |
| 5 |  | F. Lindor | .364 | 44 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 | .545 | .923 |
| 6 |  | J. Lowrie | .360 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .400 | .785 |
| 7 |  | M. Machado | .355 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .548 | .993 |
| 8 | | G. Urshela | .350 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .550 | .900 |
| 9 | | A. Rosales | .350 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .800 | 1.164 |
| 10 |  | E. Encarnacion | .346 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .433 | .692 | 1.126 |
| 11 |  | E. Hosmer | .346 | 52 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .538 | .909 |
| 12 | | T. Mancini | .344 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .594 | .957 |
| 13 |  | A. Hicks | .343 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 | .514 | .893 |
| 14 | | A. Escobar | .342 | 76 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 81 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .370 | .421 | .791 |
| 15 |  | L. Cain | .333 | 54 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .593 | .926 |
| 16 | | K. Suzuki | .333 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .406 | .407 | .814 |
| 17 |  | N. Cruz | .324 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .541 | .916 |
| 18 | | C. Headley | .310 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .655 | .989 |
| 19 | | J. Iglesias | .308 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .436 | .777 |
| 20 | | R. Raburn | .306 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .390 | .722 | 1.112 |
| 21 | | A. Hays | .300 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .750 | 1.050 |
| 22 |  | M. Semien | .300 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .750 | 1.114 |
| 23 |  | M. Trout | .300 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .500 | .940 |
| 24 | | R. Davis | .300 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .467 | .810 |
| 25 | | T. Hunter | .289 | 45 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 46 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .600 | .904 |
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