Rod Carew has the best batting average against left-handed pitchers and with 250+ plate appearances in a season, with an average of .371 in 1977.
| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Carew | .371 | 262 | 1977 | 104 | 229 | 85 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 31 | 118 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .441 | .515 | .956 | |
| 2 | | R. Carew | .365 | 256 | 1974 | 88 | 219 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 96 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .431 | .438 | .870 | |
| 3 |  | T. Gwynn | .361 | 285 | 1987 | 104 | 249 | 90 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 117 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .433 | .470 | .903 | |
| 4 | | W. Wilson | .360 | 289 | 1980 | 96 | 275 | 99 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 134 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .487 | .872 | |
| 5 | | R. Sandberg | .359 | 250 | 1991 | 84 | 209 | 75 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 23 | 118 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .456 | .565 | 1.021 | |
| 6 | | D. Mattingly | .358 | 264 | 1986 | 106 | 243 | 87 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 127 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .398 | .523 | .920 | |
| 7 | | D. Baylor | .357 | 284 | 1983 | 107 | 249 | 89 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 47 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 150 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .423 | .602 | 1.025 | |
| 8 | | D. Concepcion | .357 | 256 | 1978 | 95 | 227 | 81 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 114 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .426 | .502 | .928 | |
| 9 | | K. Hernandez | .357 | 253 | 1980 | 103 | 213 | 76 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 35 | 4 | 23 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .456 | .540 | .996 | |
| 10 |  | R. Henderson | .350 | 260 | 1980 | 86 | 214 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 2 | 13 | 103 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .451 | .481 | .933 | |
| 11 | | L. Piniella | .349 | 316 | 1974 | 99 | 289 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 137 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .390 | .474 | .865 | |
| 12 | | R. LeFlore | .347 | 291 | 1977 | 98 | 277 | 96 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 152 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .372 | .549 | .921 | |
| 13 | | G. Templeton | .346 | 279 | 1979 | 97 | 272 | 94 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 139 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .355 | .511 | .866 | |
| 14 |  | P. Rose | .338 | 292 | 1977 | 101 | 266 | 90 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 117 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .394 | .440 | .834 | |
| 15 | | B. Watson | .338 | 254 | 1980 | 93 | 228 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 107 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .390 | .469 | .859 | |
| 16 | | D. Mattingly | .338 | 262 | 1989 | 108 | 237 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 126 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .382 | .532 | .913 | |
| 17 | | J. Castino | .333 | 259 | 1980 | 91 | 246 | 82 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 119 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .358 | .484 | .842 | |
| 18 | | W. Randolph | .333 | 257 | 1980 | 86 | 207 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 45 | 0 | 12 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .447 | .488 | .935 | |
| 19 | | T. Munson | .333 | 313 | 1978 | 104 | 288 | 96 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 124 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .372 | .431 | .802 | |
| 20 | | T. Simmons | .333 | 284 | 1975 | 109 | 252 | 84 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 19 | 135 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .408 | .536 | .944 | |
| 21 | | K. Hernandez | .332 | 277 | 1979 | 103 | 247 | 82 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 27 | 0 | 37 | 127 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .394 | .514 | .908 | |
| 22 | | D. Ford | .329 | 251 | 1977 | 99 | 228 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 126 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .386 | .553 | .939 | |
| 23 | | G. Carter | .329 | 261 | 1985 | 103 | 219 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 124 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .429 | .566 | .995 | |
| 24 | | G. Foster | .328 | 276 | 1978 | 102 | 244 | 80 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 28 | 1 | 44 | 152 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .395 | .623 | 1.018 | |
| 25 | | T. Gwynn | .328 | 258 | 1986 | 99 | 235 | 77 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 123 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .384 | .523 | .907 | |
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
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 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
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77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
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| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
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 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
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 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
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