Red Ruffing has the best career batting average by a pitcher when making 2,000+ plate appearances, with an average of .269.
| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | wRC | WRAA | wOBA | wRC+ | BRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Ruffing | .269 | 2,083 | 882 | 1,937 | 207 | 521 | 98 | 13 | 36 | 273 | 97 | 6 | 266 | 1 | 753 | 147 | 43 | 13 | .306 | .389 | .695 | 220 | -37.6 | .318 | 80 | -55.3 | |||
| 2 | | J. Whitney | .261 | 2,306 | 550 | 2,144 | 316 | 559 | 113 | 39 | 18 | 103 | 161 | 1 | 20 | 804 | 170 | .313 | .375 | .688 | 380 | 45.5 | .317 | 109 | 33.1 | ||||||
| 3 | | T. Mullane | .239 | 2,640 | 703 | 2,434 | 366 | 582 | 90 | 30 | 8 | 155 | 182 | 21 | 63 | 93 | 756 | 128 | 1 | .298 | .311 | .609 | 357 | -35.3 | .291 | 88 | -47.5 | ||||
| 4 | | O. Hoss Radbourn | .236 | 2,633 | 647 | 2,466 | 307 | 582 | 64 | 11 | 9 | 113 | 158 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 695 | 84 | .284 | .282 | .566 | 328 | -56.5 | .270 | 83 | -69.6 | |||||
| 5 | | J. McCormick | .236 | 2,104 | 534 | 2,082 | 246 | 491 | 66 | 22 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 613 | 92 | .244 | .294 | .538 | 234 | -62.8 | .246 | 78 | -69.3 | ||||||
| 6 |  | W. Johnson | .235 | 2,517 | 934 | 2,324 | 241 | 547 | 94 | 41 | 24 | 255 | 110 | 13 | 418 | 13 | 795 | 159 | 70 | .274 | .342 | .616 | 214 | -62.8 | .293 | 74 | -75.1 | ||||
| 7 | | K. Nichols | .226 | 2,264 | 650 | 2,090 | 273 | 472 | 58 | 24 | 16 | 278 | 137 | 12 | 307 | 19 | 626 | 98 | 25 | .277 | .300 | .577 | 215 | -113 | .280 | 59 | -140.5 | ||||
| 8 | | M. Welch | .224 | 2,286 | 607 | 2,201 | 268 | 492 | 93 | 16 | 12 | 88 | 82 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 653 | 121 | .252 | .297 | .549 | 255 | -74.2 | .255 | 75 | -86.7 | |||||
| 9 | | J. Clarkson | .219 | 2,060 | 546 | 1,974 | 254 | 432 | 73 | 26 | 24 | 213 | 81 | 1 | 118 | 31 | 629 | 123 | 4 | .250 | .319 | .569 | 217 | -88.2 | .266 | 64 | -116.1 | ||||
| 10 |  | C. Young | .210 | 3,101 | 918 | 2,960 | 325 | 623 | 87 | 35 | 18 | 290 | 81 | 10 | 373 | 29 | 834 | 140 | 50 | .234 | .282 | .516 | 198 | -212.2 | .245 | 45 | -238.4 | ||||
| 11 | | P. Galvin | .202 | 2,742 | 718 | 2,702 | 270 | 546 | 85 | 30 | 5 | 98 | 38 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 706 | 120 | .214 | .261 | .475 | 230 | -162.3 | .219 | 57 | -178.2 | |||||
| 12 | | W. Spahn | .194 | 2,055 | 783 | 1,872 | 141 | 363 | 57 | 6 | 35 | 189 | 94 | 7 | 487 | 4 | 2 | 537 | 98 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 23 | .234 | .287 | .520 | 94 | -141.3 | .238 | 42 | -145.4 |
| 13 | | T. Keefe | .187 | 2,262 | 618 | 2,083 | 248 | 390 | 60 | 38 | 12 | 93 | 175 | 3 | 100 | 13 | 562 | 110 | .252 | .270 | .521 | 234 | -95 | .249 | 69 | -106.1 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
74 | 88 | .457 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
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Mets
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Cardinals
Reds
Diamondbacks
Giants
Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Guardians - y | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | |
64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |
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