highest career batting average in the 7th inning or later with 3000 at bats

50 players are tied for the best career batting average in the 7th inning in, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Lucas Spence, Gabriel Gonzalez and Drew Maggi.

Interpreted as:
highest career batting average by a player in the 7th inning or later with 3000 or more at bats
NAMEAVGABGH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBOBPSLGOPS
1Lucas Spence
L. Spence
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
2Gabriel Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
3Drew Maggi
D. Maggi
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
4Chris Okey
C. Okey
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
5John Means
J. Means
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
6Alex De Goti
A. De Goti
1.000
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
7Ronnie Dawson
R. Dawson
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
8Alex McRae
A. McRae
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
9Ryan Helsley
R. Helsley
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
10Jefry Rodriguez
J. Rodriguez
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
11Derek Law
D. Law
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
12Jorge López
J. López
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
13Dan Jennings
D. Jennings
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
14Hector Rondon
H. Rondon
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
15Mike Ohlman
M. Ohlman
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
16James Beresford
J. Beresford
1.000
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
17Matt Duffy
M. Duffy
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
18Carter Capps
C. Capps
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
19Slade Heathcott
S. Heathcott
1.000
3
4
3
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
4
6
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
20Carlos Rivero
C. Rivero
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
21Brian Schlitter
B. Schlitter
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
22Randall Delgado
R. Delgado
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
23Denis Phipps
D. Phipps
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
24Andrew Werner
A. Werner
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
25Juan Diaz
J. Diaz
1.000
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
StatMuse has event-level data for at-bats and batting average going back to the 1974 season.
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