4 players are tied for the highest batting average with 2+ strikes and with more than 0 plate appearances this season, with an average of .500. The first three are Yohandy Morales, Lazaro Montes and Jihwan Bae.
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best batting average with 2 or more strike count 50 plate appearances by a player this regular season| NAME | AVG | STRIKE | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Y. Morales | .500 | 10 | 8 | 2026 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 2 | | L. Montes | .500 | 7 | 5 | 2026 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.250 | 1.850 | |
| 3 | | J. Bae | .500 | 4 | 4 | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | |
| 4 | | J. Camargo | .500 | 3 | 2 | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 5 | | J. Kuroda-Grauer | .417 | 85 | 62 | 2026 | 16 | 60 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .435 | .583 | 1.019 | |
| 6 | | A. Amador | .412 | 26 | 21 | 2026 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .524 | .882 | 1.406 | |
| 7 | | J. Dean | .375 | 14 | 10 | 2026 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 | |
| 8 | | M. Stefanic | .375 | 27 | 18 | 2026 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .438 | .882 | |
| 9 | | G. Campero | .364 | 16 | 12 | 2026 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .788 | |
| 10 | | B. Hicklen | .364 | 39 | 28 | 2026 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .545 | 1.045 | |
| 11 | | B. De La Cruz | .354 | 70 | 54 | 2026 | 19 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .389 | .542 | .931 | |
| 12 | | J. Azócar | .353 | 31 | 18 | 2026 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .471 | .859 | |
| 13 | | J. Serna | .333 | 6 | 5 | 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .333 | .733 | |
| 14 | | M. Lugo | .333 | 4 | 3 | 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| 15 | | S. Taylor | .333 | 156 | 113 | 2026 | 29 | 96 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .418 | .417 | .835 | |
| 16 | | G. Gonzalez | .333 | 8 | 6 | 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .333 | 1.000 | |
| 17 | | O. Martinez | .333 | 4 | 3 | 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
| 18 | | T. Black | .333 | 33 | 28 | 2026 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .481 | .839 | |
| 19 | | D. De Los Santos | .333 | 14 | 9 | 2026 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .444 | .778 | |
| 20 | | B. Bateman | .330 | 120 | 102 | 2026 | 22 | 91 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .380 | .396 | .776 | |
| 21 | | T. Hill | .318 | 65 | 56 | 2026 | 16 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .411 | .432 | .843 | |
| 22 |  | Y. Alvarez | .317 | 725 | 608 | 2026 | 139 | 496 | 157 | 29 | 1 | 37 | 94 | 97 | 10 | 105 | 299 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 30 | .434 | .603 | 1.037 | |
| 23 |  | L. Arraez | .315 | 739 | 576 | 2026 | TOT | 132 | 527 | 166 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 28 | 4 | 25 | 226 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 4 | .347 | .429 | .776 |
| 24 | | A. Vaughn | .314 | 395 | 298 | 2026 | 93 | 258 | 81 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 46 | 117 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .399 | .453 | .853 | |
| 25 | | A. Jackson | .313 | 93 | 71 | 2026 | 25 | 67 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 | .418 | .770 | |
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