best hitters mlb against left handed pitching 2026

4 players are tied for the best batting average against left-handed pitchers this season, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Yohandy Morales, Jihwan Bae and Miles Mastrobuoni.

NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBOBPSLGOPS
1Yohandy Morales
Y. Morales
1.000
2026
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.500
2.500
2Jihwan Bae
J. Bae
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
3Miles Mastrobuoni
M. Mastrobuoni
1.000
2026
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
4Will Brennan
W. Brennan
1.000
2026
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
5Tyler Callihan
T. Callihan
.667
2026
6
6
4
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
7
5
1
0
0
0
.714
.833
1.548
6Aramis Garcia
A. Garcia
.667
2026
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
.667
1.667
2.333
7Turner Hill
T. Hill
.500
2026
5
4
2
1
0
0
3
2
1
0
8
3
1
0
1
0
.625
.750
1.375
8Brewer Hicklen
B. Hicklen
.500
2026
4
4
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
4
4
2
0
0
0
.500
1.000
1.500
9Alan Roden
A. Roden
.500
2026
10
12
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
13
6
0
1
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
10Jair Camargo
J. Camargo
.500
2026
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
.500
1.000
1.500
11Trey Mancini
T. Mancini
.500
2026
3
4
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
4
4
1
0
0
0
.500
1.000
1.500
12Collin Price
C. Price
.500
2026
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
13Michael Stefanic
M. Stefanic
.500
2026
5
8
4
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
10
5
1
0
0
0
.600
.625
1.225
14Will Wilson
W. Wilson
.500
2026
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
.500
2.000
2.500
15Scott Kingery
S. Kingery
.500
2026
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
16Reese McGuire
R. McGuire
.500
2026
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
.667
.500
1.167
17Marcelo Mayer
M. Mayer
.471
2026
16
17
8
2
0
2
7
0
0
2
18
16
4
0
1
0
.444
.941
1.386
18Samad Taylor
S. Taylor
.444
2026
13
27
12
0
2
0
1
1
1
8
29
16
2
0
0
0
.483
.593
1.075
19Michael Conforto
M. Conforto
.429
2026
7
7
3
0
0
2
3
1
0
1
8
9
2
0
0
0
.500
1.286
1.786
20Joshua Kuroda-Grauer
J. Kuroda-Grauer
.407
2026
9
27
11
3
0
1
2
0
0
3
27
17
4
0
0
0
.407
.630
1.037
21Gustavo Campero
G. Campero
.400
2026
3
5
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
5
2
0
0
0
0
.400
.400
.800
22Andrew Pinckney
A. Pinckney
.400
2026
6
10
4
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
12
9
2
0
0
0
.500
.900
1.400
23Tommy Troy
T. Troy
.400
2026
16
25
10
1
1
1
4
3
0
6
28
16
3
0
0
0
.464
.640
1.104
24Spencer Jones
S. Jones
.400
2026
27
35
14
2
1
2
7
4
1
10
40
24
5
0
0
0
.475
.686
1.161
25Brett Bateman
B. Bateman
.393
2026
12
28
11
1
1
0
6
1
0
7
30
14
2
0
1
0
.400
.500
.900
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4.5
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