Between July 3, 2021 and July 3, 2026, 7 players are tied for the highest batting average, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Ryne Nelson, Connor Overton and Spencer Howard.
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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 |  | 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 |
| 2 | | C. Overton | 1.000 | 6 | 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 |
| 3 | | S. Howard | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 | | J. Quintana | 1.000 | 7 | 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 | | J. Tomlin | 1.000 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 | | G. Cleavinger | 1.000 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 7 | | D. Bard | 1.000 | 35 | 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 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 | | R. McBroom | .500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 14 | | D. Camarena | .500 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| 15 | | B. Ober | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 16 | | E. Uceta | .500 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 17 | | J. Kaprielian | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 18 | | K. Maeda | .500 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 19 |  | S. Castro | .500 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .526 | .618 | 1.144 |
| 20 | | J. Faria | .500 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 21 | | H. Castellanos | .500 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| 22 | | J. Kuroda-Grauer | .455 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .636 | 1.091 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | M. Peacock | .400 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| 25 | | A. Dean | .364 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .364 | .825 |
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