17 players are tied for the best career batting average with 10+ games played and when batting 9th, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Randy Rosario, Jose Torres and Jeremy Horst.

Interpreted as:

best hitter batting 9th with 10 or more gp

	NAME	AVG	G	BAT ORDER	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Randy Rosario R. Rosario	1.000	22	9	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
2	Jose Torres J. Torres	1.000	43	9	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
3	Jeremy Horst J. Horst	1.000	55	9	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
4	Evan Meek E. Meek	1.000	112	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
5	Travis Hughes T. Hughes	1.000	16	9	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
6	Scott Munter S. Munter	1.000	57	9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
7	Shawn Camp S. Camp	1.000	95	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
8	Neal Cotts N. Cotts	1.000	103	9	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
9	Jose Valverde J. Valverde	1.000	201	9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
10	Brandon Lyon B. Lyon	1.000	249	9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
11	Steve Montgomery S. Montgomery	1.000	25	9	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
12	Esteban Yan E. Yan	1.000	36	9	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	4.000	5.000
13	Steve Shirley S. Shirley	1.000	10	9	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
14	Mike Rowland M. Rowland	1.000	18	9	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
15	Mike Dupree M. Dupree	1.000	11	9	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
16	Don Eddy D. Eddy	1.000	25	9	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
17	Moe Savransky M. Savransky	1.000	15	9	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	1.000	1.000	2.000
18	Brian Stokes B. Stokes	.667	74	9	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
19	Rick Croushore R. Croushore	.667	46	9	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
20	Mike Draper M. Draper	.667	22	9	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
21	Jim Stump J. Stump	.667	11	9	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	.667	1.000	1.667
22	Zack Britton Z. Britton	.625	19	9	8	3	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	8	9	2	0	0	0	0	.625	1.125	1.750
23	LeJon Powell L. Powell	.600	11	9	10	3	6	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	11	9	1	0	0	0	0	.636	.900	1.536
24	Wid Matthews W. Matthews	.583	18	9	12	5	7	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0		15	9	2	1				.643	.750	1.393
25	Bert Pena B. Pena	.571	15	9	7	3	4	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	11	5	1	0	1	0	0	.636	.714	1.351

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