50 players are tied for the best career batting average against left-handed pitchers, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Austin Voth, Elliot Soto and Oliver Drake.
Interpreted as:
best battings average by a player vs. lefties in MLB history| NAME | AVG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Voth | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 |  | E. Soto | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 3 |  | O. Drake | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 |  | D. Gagnon | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 |  | D. Santana | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 6 |  | M. Gonzalez | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 7 |  | E. Romero | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 8 |  | H. Rondon | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 9 | | D. Ortiz | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 10 |  | S. Ray Marimon | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 11 |  | B. Farmer | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 12 | | R. Brett | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| 13 |  | J. Hahn | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 14 |  | D. Huff | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 15 | | D. Ford | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 16 | | J. Martinez | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| 17 |  | J. Fulchino | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 18 | | B. Bullington | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 19 |  | T. Clippard | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 20 |  | J. Garcia | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 21 | | A. Cannizaro | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 |
| 22 | | T. Hughes | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 23 |  | E. Gonzalez | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 24 |  | J. Griffin | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 25 |  | M. Carvajal | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
StatMuse has event-level data for batting average going back to the 1974 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.
Mets 
Phillies 
Nationals 
Braves 
Marlins 
CIN 
CLE 
STL 
Cubs 
Dodgers 
Padres 
Yankees 
Red Sox 
Tigers 
Mariners 
Astros 
KCR 
AZ 
TOR 
PIT 
