George Hendrick has the highest career batting average when making 50+ plate appearances against Nolan Ryan, with an average of .347.
| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Hendrick | .347 | 59 | 19 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .458 | .531 | .988 |
| 2 | | B. Benedict | .333 | 50 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .479 | .361 | .840 |
| 3 | | R. Ramirez | .333 | 58 | 20 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .362 | .500 | .862 |
| 4 | | R. Carew | .306 | 74 | 19 | 62 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .411 | .435 | .846 |
| 5 | | B. Horner | .302 | 58 | 19 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .345 | .623 | .967 |
| 6 |  | T. Gwynn | .302 | 67 | 20 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .328 | .333 | .662 |
| 7 | | K. Singleton | .300 | 50 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .325 | .765 |
| 8 | | M. Hargrove | .300 | 52 | 17 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .350 | .812 |
| 9 | | J. Thompson | .298 | 60 | 16 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .433 | .426 | .859 |
| 10 |  | G. Brett | .287 | 115 | 34 | 101 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .374 | .366 | .740 |
| 11 | | D. Parker | .281 | 71 | 22 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .338 | .313 | .651 |
| 12 | | E. Soderholm | .280 | 58 | 19 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .362 | .460 | .822 |
| 13 | | S. Garvey | .278 | 78 | 23 | 72 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .375 | .696 |
| 14 | | B. Bell | .271 | 89 | 27 | 70 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .398 | .414 | .812 |
| 15 | | R. Garr | .269 | 56 | 14 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .365 | .687 |
| 16 | | K. Griffey | .267 | 50 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .320 | .289 | .609 |
| 17 | | J. Mayberry | .267 | 79 | 22 | 60 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .430 | .483 | .914 |
| 18 | | S. Sax | .265 | 100 | 30 | 98 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .327 | .597 |
| 19 | | G. Carter | .265 | 57 | 19 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .449 | .817 |
| 20 |  | P. Rose | .261 | 61 | 17 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .426 | .261 | .687 |
| 21 | | G. Foster | .261 | 52 | 15 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .391 | .737 |
| 22 | | D. Kuiper | .259 | 65 | 21 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .359 | .296 | .656 |
| 23 | | D. Concepcion | .259 | 66 | 20 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .328 | .661 |
| 24 | | D. Murphy | .257 | 89 | 29 | 70 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .393 | .486 | .879 |
| 25 | | T. Raines | .257 | 79 | 24 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .343 | .676 |
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