4 players are tied for the best career batting average for the Cubs against Merrill Kelly, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Michael Conforto, Moisés Ballesteros and Alec Mills.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Conforto | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 2 | | M. Ballesteros | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 |
| 3 | | A. Mills | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 4 | | D. Bote | 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 | | P. Ramirez | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.333 | 2.000 |
| 6 |  | K. Bryant | .625 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .700 | 1.250 | 1.950 |
| 7 | | M. Amaya | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 8 | | P.J. Higgins | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.500 | 2.000 |
| 9 |  | W. Contreras | .500 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.167 |
| 10 |  | K. Schwarber | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 11 |  | M. Busch | .400 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | 1.000 | 1.538 |
| 12 | | R. Chirinos | .333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 13 |  | I. Happ | .286 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .333 | .681 |
| 14 |  | P. Crow-Armstrong | .250 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| 15 |  | C. Bellinger | .250 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| 16 |  | S. Suzuki | .250 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .375 | .669 |
| 17 | | P. Wisdom | .250 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .583 |
| 18 | | R. Ortega | .200 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| 19 |  | J. Báez | .200 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 20 |  | D. Swanson | .167 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
| 21 | | C. Kelly | .143 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| 22 | | J. Heyward | .143 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| 23 |  | A. Rizzo | .125 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .375 | .675 |
| 24 |  | N. Hoerner | .105 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .211 |
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83 | 57 | .593 | ||
79 | 61 | .564 | 4.0 | |
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80 | 60 | .571 | 3.5 | |
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