Paul Goldschmidt had the best batting average against left-handed pitchers with 40+ games played in 2022, with an average of .411.
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highest batting average by a player versus left handed pitching minimum 40 games in 2022| NAME | AVG | G | SEASON | TM | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Goldschmidt | .411 | 61 | 2022 | 112 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 137 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .515 | .813 | 1.327 | |
| 2 |  | X. Bogaerts | .382 | 74 | 2022 | 123 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 145 | 70 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .469 | .569 | 1.038 | |
| 3 |  | S. Haggerty | .364 | 42 | 2022 | 66 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 79 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .449 | .652 | 1.100 | |
| 4 | | K. Newman | .361 | 44 | 2022 | 97 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 104 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .404 | .433 | .837 | |
| 5 | | H. RamÃrez | .360 | 63 | 2022 | 111 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 121 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .413 | .459 | .873 | |
| 6 |  | L. Robert Jr. | .354 | 40 | 2022 | 79 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 87 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .402 | .506 | .909 | |
| 7 |  | W. Contreras | .354 | 51 | 2022 | 99 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 116 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .440 | .596 | 1.036 | |
| 8 |  | A. Bohm | .352 | 80 | 2022 | 159 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 175 | 86 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .394 | .541 | .935 | |
| 9 |  | A. Pujols | .351 | 69 | 2022 | 114 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 131 | 85 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .405 | .746 | 1.150 | |
| 10 | | M. Margot | .346 | 44 | 2022 | 78 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 87 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .414 | .462 | .875 | |
| 11 | | Y. Daza | .341 | 61 | 2022 | 132 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 141 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .362 | .439 | .801 | |
| 12 |  | T. d'Arnaud | .341 | 46 | 2022 | 91 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 96 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .571 | .946 | |
| 13 |  | J. Altuve | .340 | 65 | 2022 | 141 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 162 | 93 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .426 | .660 | 1.086 | |
| 14 | | C. McCormick | .340 | 54 | 2022 | 103 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 115 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .563 | .972 | |
| 15 | | F. MejÃa | .337 | 48 | 2022 | 86 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .488 | .833 | |
| 16 |  | A. Giménez | .336 | 75 | 2022 | 113 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 128 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .487 | .887 | |
| 17 |  | N. Lowe | .330 | 100 | 2022 | 194 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 41 | 211 | 104 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .384 | .536 | .920 | |
| 18 |  | A. Riley | .329 | 72 | 2022 | 149 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 42 | 172 | 100 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .413 | .671 | 1.084 | |
| 19 |  | E. Hosmer | .324 | 61 | 2022 | TOT | 111 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 117 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .414 | .773 |
| 20 |  | Y. Alvarez | .321 | 93 | 2022 | 162 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 37 | 192 | 95 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .411 | .586 | .998 | |
| 21 | | R. Grossman | .320 | 72 | 2022 | TOT | 122 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 36 | 149 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .436 | .443 | .879 |
| 22 |  | J.D. Martinez | .319 | 69 | 2022 | 119 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 31 | 137 | 71 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .401 | .597 | .998 | |
| 23 | | B. Rodgers | .317 | 82 | 2022 | 180 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 33 | 201 | 92 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .388 | .511 | .899 | |
| 24 |  | R. Arozarena | .317 | 63 | 2022 | 120 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 129 | 67 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .364 | .558 | .923 | |
| 25 | | L. Rengifo | .315 | 76 | 2022 | 165 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 172 | 94 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .570 | .909 | |
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41 | 20 | .672 | ||
31 | 29 | .517 | 9.5 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
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39 | 22 | .639 | ||
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36 | 22 | .621 | ||
36 | 24 | .600 | 1.0 | |
29 | 32 | .475 | 8.5 | |
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25 | 34 | .424 | 11.5 | |
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35 | 27 | .565 | ||
32 | 29 | .525 | 2.5 | |
29 | 33 | .468 | 6.0 | |
24 | 38 | .387 | 11.0 | |
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33 | 29 | .532 | ||
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