50 players are tied for the best batting average when batting 9th in a season versus the Cubs, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Lars Nootbaar, Sterlin Thompson and Jonah Cox this season.
Interpreted as:
best hitter batting 9th vs cubs this regular season| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | BAT ORDER | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Nootbaar | 1.000 | 2026 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 2 | | S. Thompson | 1.000 | 2026 | 9 | 1 | 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 | |
| 3 | | J. Cox | 1.000 | 2026 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | |
| 4 | | N. Allen | 1.000 | 2026 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | |
| 5 | | A. Del Castillo | 1.000 | 2026 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | |
| 6 |  | A. GarcÃa | 1.000 | 2026 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | |
| 7 | | D. Jansen | 1.000 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 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 | |
| 8 | | A. Monasterio | 1.000 | 2025 | 9 | 2 | 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 | |
| 9 | | R. Noda | 1.000 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 10 |  | B. Marsh | 1.000 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 | |
| 11 | | J. Jones | 1.000 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 12 |  | E. Suárez | 1.000 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 13 | | A. Thomas | 1.000 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 | |
| 14 | | T. Wade | 1.000 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 15 | | H. Kjerstad | 1.000 | 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 16 | | B. Wisely | 1.000 | 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 17 | | A. Jackson | 1.000 | 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 18 |  | J. Caballero | 1.000 | 2024 | 9 | 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 | |
| 19 | | E. Olivares | 1.000 | 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 20 |  | L. Arraez | 1.000 | 2024 | 9 | 1 | 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 | |
| 21 | | R. Jeffers | 1.000 | 2023 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 22 |  | V. Robles | 1.000 | 2023 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 23 | | M. Chavis | 1.000 | 2021 | 9 | 1 | 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 | |
| 24 |  | B. Buxton | 1.000 | 2021 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | |
| 25 | | J. Polanco | 1.000 | 2021 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | |
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79 | 55 | .590 | ||
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