George Hendrick has the highest career batting average when making 40+ plate appearances against Nolan Ryan, with an average of .347.
| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Hendrick | .347 | 59 | 19 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .458 | .531 | .988 |
| 2 | | R. Howell | .343 | 46 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .467 | .429 | .895 |
| 3 | | P. Molitor | .341 | 46 | 13 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .391 | .463 | .855 |
| 4 | | B. Benedict | .333 | 50 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .479 | .361 | .840 |
| 5 | | R. Ramirez | .333 | 58 | 20 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .362 | .500 | .862 |
| 6 |  | C. Yastrzemski | .333 | 45 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .489 | .606 | 1.095 |
| 7 | | R. Carew | .306 | 74 | 19 | 62 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .411 | .435 | .846 |
| 8 | | B. Horner | .302 | 58 | 19 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .345 | .623 | .967 |
| 9 |  | T. Gwynn | .302 | 67 | 20 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .328 | .333 | .662 |
| 10 | | W. Cromartie | .300 | 40 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .475 | .367 | .842 |
| 11 | | K. Singleton | .300 | 50 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .325 | .765 |
| 12 | | M. Hargrove | .300 | 52 | 17 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .350 | .812 |
| 13 | | J. Thompson | .298 | 60 | 16 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .433 | .426 | .859 |
| 14 | | R. Cey | .293 | 44 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .390 | .731 |
| 15 |  | G. Brett | .287 | 115 | 34 | 101 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .374 | .366 | .740 |
| 16 | | E. Milner | .286 | 48 | 14 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .357 | .732 |
| 17 | | D. Parker | .281 | 71 | 22 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .338 | .313 | .651 |
| 18 | | R. Staub | .281 | 42 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .406 | .835 |
| 19 | | E. Soderholm | .280 | 58 | 19 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .362 | .460 | .822 |
| 20 | | S. Garvey | .278 | 78 | 23 | 72 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .375 | .696 |
| 21 | | S. Bando | .278 | 42 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .357 | .500 | .857 |
| 22 | | F. Lynn | .276 | 40 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .475 | .310 | .785 |
| 23 | | G. Richards | .275 | 46 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .350 | .720 |
| 24 | | R. White | .273 | 40 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .600 | .364 | .964 |
| 25 | | B. Bell | .271 | 89 | 27 | 70 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .398 | .414 | .812 |
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