Between August 25, 2021 and August 25, 2026, 5 players are tied for the highest batting average, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Victor Mederos, Ryne Nelson and Connor Overton.
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MLB best batting average by a player in last 5 years| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | V. Mederos | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 | | R. Nelson | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 | | C. Overton | 1.000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 | | J. Quintana | 1.000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | | D. Bard | 1.000 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 | | T. Walker | .571 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | .571 | 1.196 |
| 7 | | G. Gonzalez | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .500 | 1.250 |
| 8 | | D. Baker | .500 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .643 | 1.143 |
| 9 | | K. Lee | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| 10 | | J. Urquidy | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 11 |  | M. Boyd | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 12 | | S. Brault | .500 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 13 | | Z. Thompson | .500 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 14 | | C. Smith | .500 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 15 | | G. Márquez | .500 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 |
| 16 | | G. Polanco | .500 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 |
| 17 | | J. Kuroda-Grauer | .417 | 16 | 60 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .435 | .583 | 1.019 |
| 18 | | T. Davis | .400 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| 19 | | A. Dean | .375 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .375 | .819 |
| 20 | | W. Miley | .375 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .625 | 1.000 |
| 21 | | J. Musgrove | .364 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .455 | .818 |
| 22 | | L. Soto | .351 | 35 | 77 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .407 | .494 | .900 |
| 23 | | J. Martin | .343 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .343 | .543 | .886 |
| 24 | | K. Culpepper | .340 | 14 | 50 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .382 | .480 | .862 |
| 25 | | E. Valencia | .333 | 23 | 66 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .353 | .697 | 1.050 |
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