Between July 14, 2016 and July 14, 2026, 10 players are tied for the best batting average, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Ryne Nelson, Connor Overton and Daniel Bard.
Interpreted as:
best batting averages by a player in the last ten years| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Nelson | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 | | C. Overton | 1.000 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 | | D. Bard | 1.000 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 | | G. Soto | 1.000 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | | J. Torres | 1.000 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 | | O. Drake | 1.000 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 7 | | S. Gilmartin | 1.000 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 8 | | A. Albers | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 9 | | W. Smith | 1.000 | 210 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 10 | | D. Law | 1.000 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 11 | | T. Thornton | .667 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 12 | | Y. Perez | .667 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 13 | | D. Jennings | .667 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 14 | | V. Nuno | .667 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 15 | | A. Ortiz | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 16 | | E. Valencia | .500 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .545 | 1.100 | 1.645 |
| 17 | | G. Gonzalez | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .500 | 1.250 |
| 18 | | D. Baker | .500 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 |
| 19 | | B. Ober | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 20 | | G. Whitlock | .500 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 21 | | G. Cleavinger | .500 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 22 | | T. McKenzie | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 23 | | H. Castellanos | .500 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| 24 | | R.J. Alaniz | .500 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 25 | | J. Biddle | .500 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
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