Since April 27, 2026, Austin Hays has the best batting average against left-handed pitchers and when making 40+ plate appearances, with an average of .419.
| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Hays | .419 | 45 | 24 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .422 | .605 | 1.027 |
| 2 |  | J. Jung | .418 | 92 | 44 | 79 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .582 | 1.082 |
| 3 | | M. Clark | .397 | 67 | 35 | 58 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .453 | .603 | 1.057 |
| 4 | | S. Jones | .389 | 59 | 37 | 54 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .441 | .667 | 1.107 |
| 5 |  | S. Steer | .382 | 70 | 33 | 55 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .493 | .655 | 1.147 |
| 6 | | P. Ramirez | .372 | 47 | 26 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .426 | .581 | 1.007 |
| 7 |  | K. Griffin | .359 | 69 | 33 | 64 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .406 | .531 | .937 |
| 8 | | C. Meidroth | .359 | 150 | 76 | 128 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .443 | .625 | 1.068 |
| 9 | | B. House | .343 | 82 | 40 | 70 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .439 | .571 | 1.010 |
| 10 | | R. Grichuk | .343 | 155 | 88 | 143 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 100 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .387 | .699 | 1.086 |
| 11 | | A. Vaughn | .342 | 131 | 68 | 114 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .427 | .526 | .954 |
| 12 | | C. Mayo | .341 | 138 | 68 | 123 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 35 | 91 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .413 | .740 | 1.153 |
| 13 |  | M. Garcia | .340 | 57 | 23 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .421 | .460 | .881 |
| 14 |  | O. Lopez | .336 | 139 | 67 | 128 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .353 | .484 | .837 |
| 15 | | V. Mesa Jr. | .333 | 66 | 39 | 60 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .483 | .868 |
| 16 |  | J. Chourio | .333 | 171 | 80 | 153 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 35 | 88 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .404 | .575 | .979 |
| 17 |  | S. Langeliers | .333 | 104 | 47 | 93 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .404 | .613 | 1.017 |
| 18 |  | F. Tatis Jr. | .331 | 144 | 62 | 124 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .424 | .621 | 1.045 |
| 19 | | J. Sanoja | .331 | 131 | 72 | 124 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .366 | .532 | .899 |
| 20 | | T. Taylor | .330 | 95 | 47 | 88 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .366 | .568 | .934 |
| 21 |  | E. De La Cruz | .328 | 154 | 75 | 134 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 41 | 73 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .403 | .545 | .947 |
| 22 | | Y. Diaz | .328 | 68 | 36 | 64 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .516 | .883 |
| 23 |  | T. Hernández | .327 | 125 | 62 | 110 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .564 | .964 |
| 24 |  | L. Arraez | .327 | 175 | 91 | 162 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .355 | .438 | .793 |
| 25 |  | B. Nimmo | .327 | 167 | 78 | 153 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .371 | .464 | .835 |
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