best batting average with over 500 innings pitched after 1940

Since 1941, 5 players are tied for the best batting average when pitching over 500 innings, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Will Smith, Shawn Camp and Brandon Lyon.

Interpreted as:
best batting average by a player with over 500 innings pitched after 1940
NAMEAVGIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Will Smith
W. Smith
1.000
652.1
618
33
45
.423
17
3.85
748
0
0
113
570
279
313
84
238
17
237
26
2,729
30
10.32
3.28
3.14
1.16
27.4
8.7
1.24
.296
4.32
94
3.70
91
7.86
27
2Shawn Camp
S. Camp
1.000
592.1
541
29
33
.468
0
4.41
403
0
0
12
682
290
321
65
176
35
143
40
2,579
14
6.12
2.67
2.29
0.99
15.6
6.8
1.45
.325
4.88
102
4.22
99
10.36
4.7
3Brandon Lyon
B. Lyon
1.000
681.1
572
42
47
.472
21
4.16
465
0
0
79
721
315
338
69
220
16
241
47
2,951
22
6.14
2.91
2.11
0.91
15.8
7.5
1.38
.299
4.46
95
4.07
94
9.52
21.1
4Esteban Yan
E. Yan
1.000
695.1
472
33
39
.458
23
5.14
553
0
0
51
754
397
426
105
270
47
224
27
3,096
52
7.16
3.49
2.05
1.36
17.9
8.7
1.47
.306
5.51
111
4.81
106
9.76
-21
5Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1.000
734.0
264
42
36
.538
39
3.89
430
7
1
32
681
317
348
65
323
23
141
40
3,164
24
5.27
3.96
1.33
0.80
13.6
10.2
1.37
.265
4.27
102
4.02
107
8.35
-21.1
6Zack Britton
Z. Britton
.625
641.0
442
35
26
.574
46
3.13
532
0
0
154
546
223
255
39
264
12
250
13
2,652
48
7.47
3.71
2.02
0.55
20.1
10.0
1.26
.281
3.58
75
3.53
83
7.67
51.8
7Bailey Ober
B. Ober
.500
617.2
115
31
30
.508
115
4.08
604
2
0
0
560
280
290
103
133
21
0
0
2,516
4
8.80
1.94
4.54
1.50
24.0
5.3
1.12
.276
4.23
99
4.13
99
8.16
1.9
8Alexi Ogando
A. Ogando
.500
504.1
284
33
19
.635
48
3.50
408
1
1
4
442
196
211
53
186
20
62
12
2,110
27
7.28
3.32
2.19
0.95
19.3
8.8
1.25
.270
3.77
83
4.04
99
7.89
4
9Jose Valverde
J. Valverde
.500
630.1
626
27
33
.450
0
3.27
692
0
0
288
490
229
255
67
264
26
520
31
2,646
24
9.88
3.77
2.62
0.96
26.2
10.0
1.20
.265
3.64
76
3.65
85
7.00
45.6
10Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
.500
976.0
948
52
53
.495
0
2.86
1,142
0
0
437
738
310
336
98
389
17
677
42
4,011
68
10.53
3.59
2.94
0.90
28.5
9.7
1.15
.271
3.10
69
3.30
79
6.81
97
11Roberto Hernandez
R. Hernandez
.500
1071.1
1,010
67
71
.486
3
3.45
945
0
0
326
1,002
411
475
96
462
35
667
53
4,632
50
7.94
3.88
2.05
0.81
20.4
10.0
1.37
.293
3.99
77
3.85
86
8.42
74
12Jeurys Familia
J. Familia
.400
555.2
561
34
29
.540
1
3.58
577
0
0
127
494
221
247
44
266
19
251
27
2,392
31
9.35
4.31
2.17
0.71
24.1
11.1
1.37
.303
4.00
91
3.64
90
8.00
24.1
13Bill Krueger
B. Krueger
.400
1194.1
301
68
66
.507
164
4.35
639
9
2
4
1,305
577
685
104
493
24
34
32
5,257
70
4.82
3.72
1.30
0.78
12.2
9.4
1.51
.300
5.16
109
4.17
104
9.83
-20.8
14Terry Forster
T. Forster
.397
1105.2
614
54
65
.454
39
3.23
791
5
0
127
1,034
397
454
51
457
24
318
63
4,700
46
6.44
3.72
1.73
0.42
16.8
9.7
1.35
.291
3.70
88
3.08
83
8.42
73.5
15Jeff Ballard
J. Ballard
.385
773.1
197
41
53
.436
118
4.71
244
10
2
2
914
405
458
92
229
18
22
22
3,357
13
2.84
2.67
1.07
1.07
7.3
6.8
1.48
.296
5.33
119
4.69
117
10.64
-60.7
16Dylan Cease
D. Cease
.375
1015.1
188
65
58
.528
188
3.88
1,231
3
3
0
854
438
482
121
430
35
0
9
4,304
55
10.91
3.81
2.86
1.07
28.6
10.0
1.26
.295
4.27
93
3.66
85
7.57
67.6
17Dane Dunning
D. Dunning
.333
593.1
136
28
32
.467
102
4.44
538
0
0
2
593
293
308
79
220
39
14
2
2,562
28
8.16
3.34
2.45
1.20
21.0
8.6
1.37
.305
4.67
107
4.40
103
8.99
-7.9
18Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
.333
927.1
934
54
40
.574
0
2.57
1,278
0
0
475
610
265
284
88
282
32
700
20
3,680
21
12.40
2.74
4.53
0.85
34.7
7.7
0.96
.261
2.76
65
2.62
64
5.92
147.2
19Mike Magnante
M. Magnante
.333
617.2
484
26
32
.448
19
4.08
347
0
0
3
666
280
317
45
234
20
122
33
2,696
26
5.06
3.41
1.48
0.66
12.9
8.7
1.46
.303
4.62
92
4.08
93
9.70
20
20Mike Stanton
M. Stanton
.333
1114.0
1,178
68
63
.519
1
3.92
895
0
0
84
1,086
485
523
93
420
33
363
76
4,762
35
7.23
3.39
2.13
0.75
18.8
8.8
1.35
.299
4.23
90
3.74
86
8.77
77.6
21Matt Keough
M. Keough
.333
1190.0
215
58
84
.408
175
4.17
590
53
7
0
1,190
552
631
132
510
27
10
14
5,157
62
4.46
3.86
1.16
1.00
11.4
9.9
1.43
.271
4.77
110
4.49
114
9.00
-74.8
22Renie Martin
R. Martin
.301
508.1
173
24
35
.407
51
4.27
237
3
0
12
509
241
295
50
256
5
42
34
2,234
14
4.20
4.53
0.93
0.89
10.6
11.5
1.50
.272
5.22
114
4.60
124
9.01
-51.5
23Matthew Boyd
M. Boyd
.300
1088.0
213
60
77
.438
199
4.57
1,045
2
1
0
1,053
553
589
176
336
53
2
7
4,614
32
8.64
2.78
3.11
1.46
22.6
7.3
1.28
.292
4.87
106
4.42
103
8.71
-14.8
24Andy Sonnanstine
A. Sonnanstine
.292
540.1
132
28
31
.475
80
5.26
343
1
1
1
617
316
339
79
136
20
33
11
2,339
14
5.71
2.27
2.52
1.32
14.7
5.8
1.39
.306
5.65
125
4.62
109
10.28
-23.2
25Josh Tomlin
J. Tomlin
.286
1067.0
286
69
56
.552
150
4.77
736
5
1
2
1,160
566
602
197
153
25
55
16
4,453
28
6.21
1.29
4.81
1.66
16.5
3.4
1.23
.288
5.08
114
4.64
112
9.78
-57

More Royals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

159

26th

R

651

26th

SO

1,271

26th

ERA

3.73

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
Royals Royals
82
80
.506
6.0
Twins Twins
70
92
.432
18.0
White Sox White Sox
60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/27
KCR KCR
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sat
3/28
KCR KCR
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sun
3/29
KCR KCR
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Mon
3/30
MIN MIN
@
KCR KCR
4:10 PM
Wed
4/1
MIN MIN
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

82 - 80

9

Final

2

ATH Athletics

76 - 86

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM