Jeff Bagwell has the highest batting average against left-handed pitchers with 80+ at-bats in a season, with an average of .457 in 1994.
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best hitters against left handed pitching minimum 80 atbats this regular season| NAME | AVG | AB | SEASON | TM | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Bagwell | .457 | 105 | 1994 | 50 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 125 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .544 | 1.095 | 1.639 | |
| 2 |  | R. Braun | .450 | 111 | 2007 | 50 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 128 | 107 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .516 | .964 | 1.480 | |
| 3 |  | B. Boone | .444 | 144 | 2001 | 71 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 165 | 103 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .497 | .715 | 1.212 | |
| 4 | | F. Sanchez | .442 | 129 | 2006 | 57 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 141 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .460 | .581 | 1.042 | |
| 5 | | R. Stennett | .435 | 147 | 1977 | 63 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 157 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .465 | .551 | 1.016 | |
| 6 | | E. Martinez | .433 | 127 | 1995 | 69 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 15 | 169 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .562 | .709 | 1.271 | |
| 7 |  | B. Posey | .433 | 164 | 2012 | 68 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 181 | 130 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .470 | .793 | 1.262 | |
| 8 | | E. Burks | .427 | 143 | 1996 | 62 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 161 | 106 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .488 | .741 | 1.229 | |
| 9 |  | A. GarcÃa | .424 | 132 | 2017 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 141 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .454 | .576 | 1.030 | |
| 10 | | M. Alou | .424 | 99 | 2001 | 51 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 113 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .478 | .657 | 1.134 | |
| 11 | | P. Molitor | .424 | 132 | 1992 | 53 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 151 | 87 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .464 | .659 | 1.123 | |
| 12 | | M. Prado | .424 | 125 | 2016 | 70 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 146 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .500 | .568 | 1.068 | |
| 13 | | L. Castillo | .423 | 111 | 2005 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 124 | 72 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .649 | 1.115 | |
| 14 |  | N. Arenado | .420 | 150 | 2017 | 69 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 165 | 126 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .473 | .840 | 1.313 | |
| 15 |  | D. Wright | .416 | 113 | 2009 | 57 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 133 | 73 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .496 | .646 | 1.142 | |
| 16 |  | C. Jones | .415 | 130 | 2000 | 69 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 152 | 101 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .480 | .777 | 1.257 | |
| 17 | | E. Marrero | .415 | 106 | 2004 | 47 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 118 | 71 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .462 | .670 | 1.131 | |
| 18 | | R. Coomer | .415 | 123 | 1997 | 63 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 133 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .459 | .593 | 1.052 | |
| 19 |  | J. Altuve | .414 | 152 | 2014 | 61 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 161 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .447 | .566 | 1.013 | |
| 20 | | M. Diaz | .412 | 136 | 2009 | 65 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 152 | 87 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .464 | .640 | 1.103 | |
| 21 |  | A. Pujols | .411 | 158 | 2008 | 83 | 65 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 195 | 113 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .518 | .715 | 1.233 | |
| 22 |  | P. Goldschmidt | .411 | 112 | 2022 | 61 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 137 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .515 | .813 | 1.327 | |
| 23 | | P. Lo Duca | .411 | 112 | 2001 | 50 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 128 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .437 | .679 | 1.115 | |
| 24 | | S. Lezcano | .411 | 112 | 1979 | 58 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 144 | 87 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .535 | .777 | 1.312 | |
| 25 | | D. Bell | .410 | 100 | 1995 | 46 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 110 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .455 | .510 | .965 | |
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