Ernie Lombardi has the highest batting average with 50+ plate appearances in a season against the Phillies, with an average of .523 in 1937.
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highest batting average by a player against the phillies minimum 50 plate appearances this regular season| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
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| 1 |  | E. Lombardi | .523 | 67 | 1937 | 18 | 65 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 0 | .537 | .738 | 1.276 | |||||
| 2 | | B. Herman | .516 | 102 | 1930 | 21 | 91 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 83 | 19 | 1 | .564 | .912 | 1.476 | |||||
| 3 |  | P. Rose | .511 | 52 | 1973 | 11 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .577 | .667 | 1.244 | |
| 4 | | F. Lindstrom | .511 | 103 | 1930 | 22 | 92 | 28 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 14 | 2 | .554 | .728 | 1.283 | |||||
| 5 | | S. Henderson | .500 | 52 | 1981 | 12 | 46 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .558 | .674 | 1.232 | |
| 6 | | R. Bresnahan | .500 | 55 | 1903 | 12 | 48 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 9 | 1 | .556 | .750 | 1.306 | |||||
| 7 | | J. Olerud | .488 | 52 | 1999 | 12 | 43 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .558 | .860 | 1.418 | |
| 8 | | R. Grimes | .483 | 70 | 1922 | 16 | 58 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 0 | .571 | .862 | 1.433 | |||||
| 9 | | H. Wilson | .480 | 120 | 1930 | 24 | 98 | 36 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 84 | 18 | 2 | .568 | .857 | 1.425 | |||||
| 10 | | M. Diaz | .478 | 50 | 2009 | 13 | 46 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .510 | .935 | 1.445 | |
| 11 | | J. Medwick | .476 | 93 | 1939 | 21 | 84 | 21 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .522 | .786 | 1.307 | ||||
| 12 | | W. McCovey | .475 | 50 | 1969 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .560 | 1.025 | 1.585 | |
| 13 | | R. Bressler | .473 | 62 | 1926 | 14 | 55 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 2 | .517 | .764 | 1.280 | |||||
| 14 | | M. Flack | .472 | 58 | 1923 | 13 | 53 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 2 | .500 | .736 | 1.236 | |||||
| 15 | | C. Guzman | .471 | 51 | 2008 | 12 | 51 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .471 | .569 | 1.039 | |
| 16 | | W. Backman | .471 | 57 | 1985 | 16 | 51 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .526 | .569 | 1.095 | |
| 17 | | G. Wright | .471 | 62 | 1928 | 14 | 51 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 2 | .550 | .961 | 1.511 | |||||
| 18 | | J. Frederick | .469 | 108 | 1930 | 21 | 98 | 37 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 15 | 0 | .519 | .714 | 1.233 | |||||
| 19 | | R. White | .468 | 52 | 1995 | 12 | 47 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .519 | .745 | 1.264 | |
| 20 | | P. Traynor | .468 | 104 | 1928 | 22 | 94 | 23 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 12 | 8 | .479 | .670 | 1.149 | |||||
| 21 | | F. Merkle | .467 | 81 | 1912 | 19 | 75 | 11 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 10 | 0 | .506 | .707 | 1.213 | |||||
| 22 |  | M. Ott | .466 | 103 | 1930 | 22 | 73 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 19 | 5 | .602 | .904 | 1.506 | |||||
| 23 | | Z. Wheat | .466 | 81 | 1924 | 18 | 73 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 15 | 2 | .506 | .904 | 1.410 | |||||
| 24 | | D. Cox | .464 | 60 | 1925 | 15 | 56 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 0 | .500 | .589 | 1.089 | |||||
| 25 | | L. Lacy | .463 | 71 | 1984 | 18 | 67 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .493 | .701 | 1.194 | |
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