Ted Cox has the best batting average against left-handed pitchers with 20+ at-bats in a season, with an average of .650 in his rookie season in 1977.
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MLB hitters highest batting average min 20 ab vs left hand pitchers this regular season| NAME | AVG | AB | SEASON | TM | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
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| 1 |  | T. Cox | .650 | 20 | 1977 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .682 | .900 | 1.582 | |
| 2 | | T. Haney | .591 | 22 | 1995 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .640 | .864 | 1.504 | |
| 3 | | N. Hopper | .571 | 21 | 2006 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .762 | 1.362 | |
| 4 | | G. Ward | .533 | 30 | 1980 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .559 | .867 | 1.425 | |
| 5 | | T. Longmire | .524 | 21 | 1995 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .593 | .762 | 1.354 | |
| 6 | | S. Livingstone | .524 | 21 | 1995 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .524 | .714 | 1.238 | |
| 7 | | A. Romine | .500 | 20 | 2021 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .524 | .750 | 1.274 | |
| 8 |  | K. Hayes | .500 | 22 | 2020 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .522 | .818 | 1.340 | |
| 9 | | M. Rojas | .500 | 36 | 2020 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .889 | 1.427 | |
| 10 | | J. Montero | .500 | 24 | 2011 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .556 | .625 | 1.181 | |
| 11 | | J. Pierre | .500 | 24 | 2000 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .520 | .500 | 1.020 | |
| 12 | | D. Valle | .500 | 22 | 1996 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .542 | .909 | 1.451 | |
| 13 | | R. Amaro Jr. | .500 | 28 | 1993 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .563 | .821 | 1.384 | |
| 14 | | P. Clark | .487 | 39 | 1992 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .535 | .667 | 1.202 | |
| 15 | | T. Benzinger | .486 | 37 | 1993 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .512 | .730 | 1.241 | |
| 16 | | C. Stewart | .486 | 35 | 2014 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .526 | .571 | 1.098 | |
| 17 | | O. Vizquel | .485 | 33 | 2009 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .514 | .515 | 1.029 | |
| 18 |  | S. Perez | .484 | 31 | 2011 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .543 | .742 | 1.285 | |
| 19 | | A. Escobar | .480 | 25 | 2009 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .520 | 1.020 | |
| 20 | | T. Veryzer | .478 | 23 | 1982 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .478 | .522 | 1.000 | |
| 21 | | J. Smolinski | .476 | 21 | 2014 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .857 | 1.357 | |
| 22 | | W. Castillo | .476 | 42 | 2012 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .532 | .667 | 1.199 | |
| 23 | | P. Listach | .476 | 21 | 1994 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .476 | .571 | 1.048 | |
| 24 | | K. Miller | .476 | 21 | 1987 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .476 | .667 | 1.143 | |
| 25 | | D. Tartabull | .476 | 21 | 1985 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .577 | .810 | 1.386 | |
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