9 players are tied for the highest career batting average for the Royals against left-handed pitchers, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Nick Heath, Francisco Pena and Ervin Santana.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Heath | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 | | F. Pena | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 |  | E. Santana | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 | | B. Chen | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | | C. Brazell | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 | | B. Duckworth | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 7 | | S. Elarton | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 8 | | T. Ashford | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 9 | | R. Reichardt | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 10 | | L. Silverio | .600 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .714 | 1.400 | 2.114 |
| 11 | | T. Hulett | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 12 | | F. Cortez | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 13 | | J. Suppan | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 14 | | B. Floyd | .500 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| 15 | | B. Moore | .455 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .545 | 1.045 |
| 16 | | J. Shields | .429 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
| 17 | | J. Matos | .421 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .421 | .579 | 1.000 |
| 18 | | S. Pose | .412 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .474 | .471 | .944 |
| 19 | | K. Koslofski | .389 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .389 | .889 |
| 20 | | T. Gore | .375 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .483 | .417 | .899 |
| 21 | | D. Hocking | .375 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .583 | .500 | 1.083 |
| 22 | | J. Cardenal | .375 | 22 | 48 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .411 | .417 | .827 |
| 23 | | A. Kusnyer | .375 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .875 | 1.250 |
| 24 | | M. Diaz | .370 | 24 | 54 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .407 | .463 | .870 |
| 25 | | J. Fields | .364 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .773 | 1.136 |
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74 | 50 | .597 | ||
67 | 58 | .536 | 7.5 | |
64 | 61 | .512 | 10.5 | |
60 | 66 | .476 | 15.0 | |
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75 | 49 | .605 | ||
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63 | 62 | .504 | ||
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