Alan Roden, Jeff Hoffman and Victor Caratini are tied for the best batting average by an active Twins player against left-handed pitchers in a season, with an average of .500.
| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Roden | .500 | 2026 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | | J. Hoffman | .500 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | | V. Caratini | .500 | 2017 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .583 | 1.183 | |
| 4 | | R. Lewis | .375 | 2022 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .625 | 1.069 | |
| 5 | | A. Jackson | .375 | 2022 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | |
| 6 | | A. Martin | .346 | 2025 | 25 | 52 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .404 | .481 | .884 | |
| 7 | | B. Ross | .333 | 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | | V. Caratini | .333 | 2024 | 34 | 57 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 64 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .391 | .421 | .812 | |
| 9 |  | B. Buxton | .325 | 2021 | 34 | 80 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 86 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .372 | .625 | .997 | |
| 10 | | B. Buxton | .317 | 2019 | 37 | 63 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 68 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .556 | .923 | |
| 11 | | R. Lewis | .314 | 2023 | 33 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 56 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .412 | .787 | |
| 12 | | R. Jeffers | .313 | 2025 | 73 | 112 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 145 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .462 | .420 | .882 | |
| 13 | | R. Jeffers | .306 | 2022 | 39 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 70 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .377 | .532 | .909 | |
| 14 | | B. Buxton | .306 | 2025 | 58 | 108 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 123 | 73 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .374 | .676 | 1.050 | |
| 15 | | K. Clemens | .300 | 2024 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .450 | .783 | |
| 16 | | R. Jeffers | .300 | 2020 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .300 | .717 | |
| 17 | | B. Buxton | .298 | 2024 | 47 | 94 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 103 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .500 | .859 | |
| 18 | | V. Caratini | .292 | 2020 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .433 | .458 | .892 | |
| 19 | | K. Culpepper | .286 | 2026 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .326 | .429 | .755 | |
| 20 | | B. Buxton | .282 | 2017 | 67 | 131 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 38 | 150 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .365 | .427 | .792 | |
| 21 | | L. Keaschall | .281 | 2026 | 97 | 171 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 31 | 194 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .358 | .357 | .714 | |
| 22 | | T. Larnach | .277 | 2022 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .383 | .716 | |
| 23 |  | J. Bell | .276 | 2022 | TOT | 97 | 181 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 30 | 210 | 83 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .357 | .459 | .816 |
| 24 | | K. Clemens | .273 | 2022 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .636 | .909 | |
| 25 | | V. Caratini | .271 | 2021 | 50 | 70 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 76 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .316 | .329 | .644 | |
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