best hitter vs rhp in 2026

Matthew Lugo and Victor Mederos are tied for the highest batting average against right-handed pitchers this season, with an average of 1.000.

NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBOBPSLGOPS
1Matthew Lugo
M. Lugo
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
2Victor Mederos
V. Mederos
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
3Andrew Knizner
A. Knizner
.714
2026
5
7
5
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
9
7
2
0
0
0
.778
1.000
1.778
4Lazaro Montes
L. Montes
.667
2026
1
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
4
5
1
0
0
0
.750
1.667
2.417
5Daz Cameron
D. Cameron
.500
2026
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
6Adael Amador
A. Amador
.500
2026
4
6
3
1
0
1
6
2
0
2
8
7
2
0
0
0
.625
1.167
1.792
7Johnathan Rodríguez
J. Rodríguez
.500
2026
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
8Nick Solak
N. Solak
.500
2026
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
.667
.500
1.167
9Steward Berroa
S. Berroa
.500
2026
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
10Gabriel Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
.500
2026
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
.667
.500
1.167
11Justin Dean
J. Dean
.429
2026
8
7
3
0
1
0
3
2
0
3
9
5
1
0
0
0
.556
.714
1.270
12Luis Matos
L. Matos
.429
2026
5
7
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
8
3
0
0
0
0
.500
.429
.929
13Joshua Kuroda-Grauer
J. Kuroda-Grauer
.424
2026
11
33
14
4
0
0
2
1
1
4
35
18
4
0
0
0
.457
.545
1.003
14José Azócar
J. Azócar
.400
2026
3
5
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
6
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.400
.900
15Santiago Espinal
S. Espinal
.391
2026
17
23
9
3
0
0
1
0
0
4
24
12
3
1
0
0
.391
.522
.913
16Alex Jackson
A. Jackson
.386
2026
22
44
17
4
0
1
5
2
1
11
47
24
5
0
0
0
.426
.545
.971
17Junior Perez
J. Perez
.375
2026
7
8
3
0
0
2
5
1
0
4
9
9
2
0
0
0
.444
1.125
1.569
18Austin Slater
A. Slater
.375
2026
TOT
8
8
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
9
3
0
0
0
0
.444
.375
.819
19Tyler Black
T. Black
.346
2026
9
26
9
4
0
0
7
1
0
7
27
13
4
0
0
0
.370
.500
.870
20Tyler Tolbert
T. Tolbert
.346
2026
29
52
18
1
0
2
4
2
1
13
58
25
3
2
1
0
.375
.481
.856
21Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
.338
2026
128
349
118
25
0
28
70
81
6
77
438
227
53
0
2
25
.468
.650
1.118
22Yohandy Morales
Y. Morales
.333
2026
1
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
1
0
0
0
.333
1.333
1.667
23Gustavo Campero
G. Campero
.333
2026
4
6
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
7
3
1
0
1
0
.286
.500
.786
24Jonah Bride
J. Bride
.333
2026
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
.333
.333
.667
25Eddys Leonard
E. Leonard
.333
2026
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
.333
.333
.667
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70
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63
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