highest career batting average mlb by pitcher minimum 500 at bats since 1970

Since 1970, Mike Hampton has the best batting average by a pitcher with 500+ at-bats, with an average of .246.

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NAMEAVGABGRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Mike Hampton
M. Hampton
.246
725
412
97
178
22
5
16
79
47
5
195
3
4
845
258
43
63
5
0
12
.294
.356
.650
74
-31.9
.289
67
-35.5
2Carlos Zambrano
C. Zambrano
.238
693
365
75
165
26
3
24
71
10
0
240
1
0
744
269
53
37
4
0
14
.248
.388
.636
55
-34.2
.273
57
-40.3
3Rick Rhoden
R. Rhoden
.238
761
367
58
181
38
0
9
75
17
0
114
0
1
830
246
47
47
5
0
20
.253
.323
.576
55
-37.8
.258
58
-39.7
4Don Robinson
D. Robinson
.231
631
548
47
146
23
0
13
69
16
2
168
0
1
665
208
36
15
1
1
6
.252
.330
.582
45
-29.2
.261
60
-29.9
5Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
.225
521
260
49
117
29
1
9
34
26
2
114
9
1
600
175
39
47
4
0
8
.262
.336
.598
42
-27
.261
59
-29.9
6Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
.221
973
491
64
215
38
2
10
85
10
4
130
0
0
1,113
287
50
123
3
0
34
.231
.295
.526
45
-92
.230
32
-95.9
7Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
.213
893
509
77
190
45
8
12
84
27
1
249
3
1
1,041
287
65
115
5
0
14
.235
.321
.557
60
-56.5
.249
50
-59
8Russ Ortiz
R. Ortiz
.205
507
278
45
104
23
0
7
49
35
2
135
0
0
608
148
30
60
4
0
9
.257
.292
.549
32
-44.2
.247
42
-45.7
9Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
.204
1,477
578
107
302
43
4
10
127
35
9
329
2
2
1,615
383
57
81
13
0
29
.226
.259
.485
59
-117.7
.221
30
-128.2
10Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
.204
560
296
43
114
14
2
1
29
24
1
95
0
1
692
135
17
105
2
0
8
.237
.241
.478
21
-64
.217
21
-68.8
11Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
.201
810
423
65
163
29
2
0
50
27
5
182
8
3
949
196
31
101
6
0
7
.230
.242
.472
29
-81.4
.215
31
-78.6
12Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
.200
936
439
56
187
26
1
10
84
8
0
145
0
2
1,043
245
37
93
6
0
12
.205
.262
.467
27
-93
.208
26
-90.2
13Jason Marquis
J. Marquis
.196
663
421
66
130
35
2
5
57
13
2
167
1
0
721
184
42
42
1
0
7
.214
.278
.491
21
-65.6
.215
23
-69.4
14Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
.196
741
318
60
145
15
5
8
67
14
3
135
1
1
849
194
28
85
6
0
13
.212
.262
.474
25
-71.5
.213
29
-69.9
15Woody Williams
W. Williams
.194
540
271
52
105
25
1
4
43
17
5
183
1
1
617
144
30
45
10
0
3
.222
.267
.489
16
-60.7
.216
25
-60.5
16Jim Rooker
J. Rooker
.194
547
301
47
106
14
4
3
48
20
2
209
3
0
606
137
21
32
5
0
12
.223
.250
.473
20
-46.4
.218
29
-49
17Mike Krukow
M. Krukow
.193
722
371
44
139
22
0
5
54
17
4
194
3
2
819
176
27
70
6
0
7
.214
.244
.457
22
-70.6
.208
22
-73.3
18Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
.192
744
426
55
143
39
2
10
75
27
0
250
0
2
848
216
51
74
3
0
11
.220
.290
.510
33
-66.7
.223
34
-68.1
19Dave Roberts
D. Roberts
.192
516
332
28
99
15
4
7
45
8
0
129
0
1
575
143
26
45
6
0
10
.202
.277
.479
18
-44.1
.216
30
-46.8
20Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
.186
1,323
688
93
246
25
2
1
90
101
2
329
1
0
1,645
278
28
216
3
0
14
.244
.210
.454
46
-152.6
.214
22
-159
21Randy Wolf
R. Wolf
.184
694
372
62
128
33
0
5
58
32
2
231
2
1
815
176
38
79
8
0
13
.220
.254
.474
21
-77.5
.212
21
-80.7
22Dick Ruthven
D. Ruthven
.183
671
363
42
123
18
5
1
44
16
3
212
2
5
773
154
24
82
1
0
9
.205
.230
.435
15
-70.4
.199
13
-76.5
23Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
.182
539
281
28
98
15
2
1
34
16
2
209
1
0
629
120
18
67
5
0
12
.206
.223
.429
10
-61.4
.196
18
-60.2
24Rick Sutcliffe
R. Sutcliffe
.181
562
314
42
102
22
1
4
55
34
2
143
4
0
657
138
27
54
5
0
15
.229
.246
.474
23
-52.6
.218
26
-56.5
25Rick Mahler
R. Mahler
.179
581
392
40
104
17
0
1
37
20
2
117
0
1
671
124
18
66
2
0
10
.208
.213
.422
11
-65.1
.194
9
-69.8

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.494
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NL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
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74
88
.457
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103
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.617
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98
64
.605
93
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.578
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87
75
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82
.491
18.5
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.488
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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.500
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.494
1.0
76
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5.0
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98
.395
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