Since July 18, 2026, 6 players are tied for the best batting average, with an average of .500. The first three are Matt Shaw, Michael Stefanic and Dustin Harris.
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highest batting average by a player since july 18th| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Shaw | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2 | | M. Stefanic | .500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 3 | | D. Harris | .500 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
| 4 | | D. De Los Santos | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 5 | | J. Bae | .500 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| 6 | | J. RodrÃguez | .500 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| 7 | | J. Jones | .452 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .564 | .839 | 1.403 |
| 8 |  | V. Robles | .433 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .514 | .567 | 1.081 |
| 9 | | M. Gasper | .423 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .595 | 1.115 | 1.710 |
| 10 |  | S. Frelick | .417 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .583 | 1.083 |
| 11 |  | M. Garcia | .400 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| 12 | | J. Meyers | .400 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| 13 | | B. Shewmake | .400 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
| 14 |  | C. Simpson | .392 | 37 | 143 | 14 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 155 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .401 | .434 | .835 |
| 15 | | T. Taylor | .383 | 27 | 60 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .465 | .667 | 1.131 |
| 16 | | J. McCann | .373 | 18 | 59 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .431 | .525 | .956 |
| 17 |  | A. Frazier | .370 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .414 | .444 | .858 |
| 18 |  | S. Kwan | .370 | 37 | 146 | 28 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 172 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .459 | .432 | .891 |
| 19 | | G. Campero | .364 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .788 |
| 20 | | B. Hicklen | .364 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .545 | 1.045 |
| 21 |  | S. Langeliers | .364 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .462 | .636 | 1.098 |
| 22 | | K. Watson | .364 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .545 | .909 |
| 23 | | J. Kuroda-Grauer | .364 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .727 | 1.144 |
| 24 | | B. De La Cruz | .357 | 21 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .396 | .548 | .943 |
| 25 |  | J. McNeil | .354 | 33 | 113 | 15 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .373 | .496 | .868 |
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