14 players were tied for the highest batting average against left-handed pitchers in 2009, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Terry Evans, Jeff Samardzija and Freddy Guzman.
Interpreted as:
highest batting average by a player vs left handed pitchers 2009| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Evans | 1.000 | 2009 |  LAA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 |  | J. Samardzija | 1.000 | 2009 |  CHC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 3 |  | F. Guzman | 1.000 | 2009 |  NYY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 4 |  | T. Hudson | 1.000 | 2009 |  ATL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 |  | J. Huber | 1.000 | 2009 |  MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 |  | A. Green | 1.000 | 2009 |  NYM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 7 |  | J. Martinez | 1.000 | 2009 |  SFG | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| 8 |  | G. Mota | 1.000 | 2009 |  LAD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 9 |  | J. Fulchino | 1.000 | 2009 |  HOU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 10 |  | B. Chen | 1.000 | 2009 |  KCR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 11 |  | W. Castillo | 1.000 | 2009 |  CIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 12 |  | E. Gonzalez | 1.000 | 2009 |  OAK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 13 |  | G. Quiroz | 1.000 | 2009 |  SEA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 14 | | B. Jones | 1.000 | 2009 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 15 |  | P. Hoover | .750 | 2009 |  PHI | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 16 |  | L. Durango | .571 | 2009 |  SDP | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .571 | 1.143 |
| 17 |  | D. Brown | .500 | 2009 |  BOS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| 18 | | J. Miranda | .500 | 2009 | NYY | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 19 | | T. Manzella | .500 | 2009 | HOU | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 20 | | F. Nieve | .500 | 2009 | NYM | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 21 | | W. Silva | .500 | 2009 | SDP | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 22 | | S. O'Sullivan | .500 | 2009 | LAA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 23 | | T. Hulett | .500 | 2009 | KCR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 24 | | M. Hampton | .500 | 2009 | HOU | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| 25 |  | B. Bixler | .500 | 2009 |  PIT | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .545 | .600 | 1.145 |
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