kansas city best hitters vs lhp

9 players are tied for the best career batting average for the Royals against left-handed pitchers, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Nick Heath, Francisco Pena and Ervin Santana.

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  • Data note: Batting Average: player event data complete from 1974
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMEAVGGABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBOBPSLGOPS
1Nick Heath
N. Heath
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
2Francisco Pena
F. Pena
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
3Ervin Santana
E. Santana
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
4Bruce Chen
B. Chen
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
5Craig Brazell
C. Brazell
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
6Brandon Duckworth
B. Duckworth
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
7Scott Elarton
S. Elarton
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
8Tucker Ashford
T. Ashford
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
9Rick Reichardt
R. Reichardt
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
10Luis Silverio
L. Silverio
.600
3
5
3
2
1
0
3
2
0
1
8
7
3
1
0
0
.714
1.400
2.114
11Tug Hulett
T. Hulett
.500
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
12Fernando Cortez
F. Cortez
.500
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
13Jeff Suppan
J. Suppan
.500
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
14Bobby Floyd
B. Floyd
.500
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
.667
.500
1.167
15Bobby Moore
B. Moore
.455
3
11
5
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
12
6
1
0
0
0
.500
.545
1.045
16James Shields
J. Shields
.429
3
7
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
7
4
1
0
0
0
.429
.571
1.000
17Julius Matos
J. Matos
.421
9
19
8
0
0
1
4
0
0
1
19
11
1
0
0
0
.421
.579
1.000
18Scott Pose
S. Pose
.412
18
17
7
1
0
0
1
2
0
3
19
8
1
0
0
0
.474
.471
.944
19Kevin Koslofski
K. Koslofski
.389
16
18
7
0
0
0
1
4
0
5
23
7
0
1
0
0
.500
.389
.889
20Terrance Gore
T. Gore
.375
16
24
9
1
0
0
0
4
1
5
29
10
1
0
0
0
.483
.417
.899
21Denny Hocking
D. Hocking
.375
7
8
3
1
0
0
0
4
0
2
12
4
1
0
0
0
.583
.500
1.083
22Jose Cardenal
J. Cardenal
.375
22
48
18
2
0
0
5
5
0
5
56
20
2
0
3
0
.411
.417
.827
23Art Kusnyer
A. Kusnyer
.375
4
8
3
1
0
1
2
0
0
2
8
7
2
0
0
0
.375
.875
1.250
24Matt Diaz
M. Diaz
.370
24
54
20
2
0
1
8
3
1
4
60
25
3
1
1
0
.407
.463
.870
25Josh Fields
J. Fields
.364
11
22
8
0
0
3
5
0
0
4
22
17
3
0
0
0
.364
.773
1.136

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