Brandon Backe has the best career batting average against left-handed pitchers with 15+ games played, with an average of .406.
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highest batting avg by a player vs lefties minimum 15 games played| NAME | AVG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Backe | .406 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .486 | .688 | 1.174 |
| 2 | | T. Troy | .400 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .464 | .640 | 1.104 |
| 3 | | R. Canzler | .400 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .419 | .667 | 1.086 |
| 4 | | P. Hoover | .400 | 19 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .400 | .829 |
| 5 | | S. Monahan | .400 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .419 | .600 | 1.019 |
| 6 | | G. Heredia | .400 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .423 | .400 | .823 |
| 7 | | O. Gonzalez | .400 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .450 | .905 |
| 8 | | T. McCraw | .393 | 31 | 56 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .419 | .607 | 1.026 |
| 9 | | J. Cruz | .385 | 58 | 65 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 81 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .481 | .523 | 1.005 |
| 10 | | C. Cortes | .381 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .476 | .885 |
| 11 | | J. Hall | .375 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .459 | .500 | .959 |
| 12 | | F. Guzman | .370 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .419 | .519 | .938 |
| 13 | | M. Funderburk | .370 | 25 | 54 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .397 | .574 | .971 |
| 14 | | H. Gimenez | .368 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .421 | .771 |
| 15 | | D. Lowry | .368 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .442 | .500 | .942 |
| 16 | | N. Hopper | .367 | 73 | 158 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 175 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .406 | .456 | .862 |
| 17 | | B. Duckworth | .364 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .455 | .895 |
| 18 | | G. Locklear | .364 | 40 | 55 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 61 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .410 | .509 | .919 |
| 19 | | C. Wilson | .363 | 54 | 113 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 127 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .407 | .504 | .911 |
| 20 | | J. Isringhausen | .361 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .395 | .528 | .923 |
| 21 | | J. Coats | .360 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .407 | .640 | 1.047 |
| 22 | | J. Shave | .357 | 35 | 56 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 63 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .419 | .500 | .919 |
| 23 | | T. Neel | .355 | 95 | 183 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 36 | 208 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .425 | .601 | 1.026 |
| 24 | | S. Brault | .353 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .353 | .742 |
| 25 | | M. Merullo | .353 | 42 | 51 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .421 | .510 | .931 |
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