Jacob Cruz had the best batting average against left-handed pitchers with 40+ games played, with an average of .385.
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highest batting average by a player versus left handed pitching minimum 40 games| NAME | AVG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Cruz | .385 | 58 | 65 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 81 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .481 | .523 | 1.005 |
| 2 | | N. Hopper | .367 | 73 | 158 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 175 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .406 | .456 | .862 |
| 3 | | G. Locklear | .364 | 40 | 55 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 61 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .410 | .509 | .919 |
| 4 | | C. Wilson | .363 | 54 | 113 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 127 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .407 | .504 | .911 |
| 5 | | T. Neel | .355 | 95 | 183 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 36 | 208 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .425 | .601 | 1.026 |
| 6 |  | C. DeLauter | .354 | 40 | 65 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 72 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .403 | .477 | .880 |
| 7 | | M. Merullo | .353 | 42 | 51 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .421 | .510 | .931 |
| 8 | | C. Robinson | .348 | 55 | 66 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 75 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .413 | .379 | .792 |
| 9 | | F. Sanchez | .342 | 387 | 854 | 292 | 61 | 7 | 17 | 101 | 59 | 3 | 90 | 936 | 418 | 85 | 11 | 9 | 9 | .383 | .489 | .872 |
| 10 | | C. Villanueva | .341 | 61 | 126 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 138 | 93 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .391 | .738 | 1.129 |
| 11 | | M. Mota | .341 | 147 | 129 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 160 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .429 | .364 | .793 |
| 12 | | M. Hernandez | .338 | 45 | 74 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 78 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .372 | .378 | .750 |
| 13 | | J. Dillon | .338 | 64 | 74 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 90 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .456 | .514 | .969 |
| 14 |  | K. Puckett | .337 | 781 | 1,912 | 644 | 119 | 23 | 65 | 279 | 139 | 4 | 245 | 2,071 | 1,004 | 207 | 4 | 12 | 34 | .381 | .525 | .906 |
| 15 |  | D. Wright | .337 | 764 | 1,479 | 498 | 116 | 8 | 70 | 244 | 245 | 11 | 241 | 1,753 | 840 | 194 | 0 | 17 | 47 | .430 | .568 | .998 |
| 16 | | A. Ledesma | .336 | 115 | 217 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 238 | 93 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .384 | .429 | .813 |
| 17 | | J. Strain | .336 | 65 | 125 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .356 | .408 | .764 |
| 18 | | B. Freehan | .335 | 156 | 382 | 128 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 431 | 206 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .395 | .539 | .935 |
| 19 |  | M. Ramirez | .335 | 1,079 | 2,088 | 699 | 161 | 3 | 141 | 463 | 404 | 21 | 357 | 2,537 | 1,289 | 305 | 0 | 24 | 101 | .443 | .617 | 1.060 |
| 20 | | R. Aviles | .333 | 42 | 57 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .404 | .804 |
| 21 | | T. Taylor | .333 | 84 | 84 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 98 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .412 | .500 | .912 |
| 22 |  | D. Jeter | .333 | 1,279 | 2,863 | 952 | 159 | 16 | 88 | 348 | 300 | 38 | 406 | 3,219 | 1,407 | 263 | 6 | 12 | 21 | .401 | .491 | .893 |
| 23 | | M. Alou | .332 | 819 | 1,670 | 555 | 132 | 12 | 74 | 296 | 187 | 9 | 175 | 1,884 | 933 | 218 | 4 | 14 | 44 | .399 | .559 | .958 |
| 24 |  | W. Franco | .332 | 130 | 250 | 83 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 276 | 135 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .388 | .540 | .928 |
| 25 | | B. Snyder | .330 | 62 | 115 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 118 | 74 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 | .643 | .991 |
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35 | 27 | .565 | ||
32 | 29 | .525 | 2.5 | |
29 | 33 | .468 | 6.0 | |
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33 | 29 | .532 | ||
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