Paul Goldschmidt had the best batting average against left-handed pitchers and with 25+ plate appearances in 2022, with an average of .411.
| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Goldschmidt | .411 | 137 | 2022 | 61 | 112 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .515 | .813 | 1.327 | |
| 2 |  | T. Anderson | .397 | 61 | 2022 | 29 | 58 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .426 | .534 | .961 | |
| 3 |  | A. Garcia | .385 | 27 | 2022 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .407 | .385 | .792 | |
| 4 |  | X. Bogaerts | .382 | 145 | 2022 | 74 | 123 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .469 | .569 | 1.038 | |
| 5 | | D. Hill | .370 | 28 | 2022 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .444 | .837 | |
| 6 | | J. Meneses | .366 | 76 | 2022 | 31 | 71 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .408 | .676 | 1.084 | |
| 7 | | S. Haggerty | .364 | 79 | 2022 | 42 | 66 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .449 | .652 | 1.100 | |
| 8 | | K. Newman | .361 | 104 | 2022 | 44 | 97 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .404 | .433 | .837 | |
| 9 | | H. RamÃrez | .360 | 121 | 2022 | 63 | 111 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .413 | .459 | .873 | |
| 10 | | D. Mendick | .360 | 26 | 2022 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .560 | .945 | |
| 11 | | R. Refsnyder | .359 | 73 | 2022 | 38 | 64 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .411 | .594 | 1.005 | |
| 12 |  | L. Robert Jr. | .354 | 87 | 2022 | 40 | 79 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .402 | .506 | .909 | |
| 13 |  | W. Contreras | .354 | 116 | 2022 | 51 | 99 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .440 | .596 | 1.036 | |
| 14 |  | A. Bohm | .352 | 175 | 2022 | 80 | 159 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 86 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .394 | .541 | .935 | |
| 15 |  | V. Pasquantino | .352 | 65 | 2022 | 34 | 54 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .446 | .407 | .854 | |
| 16 |  | A. Pujols | .351 | 131 | 2022 | 69 | 114 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 85 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .405 | .746 | 1.150 | |
| 17 | | M. Margot | .346 | 87 | 2022 | 44 | 78 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .414 | .462 | .875 | |
| 18 | | T. Stephenson | .346 | 61 | 2022 | 28 | 52 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .410 | .442 | .852 | |
| 19 | | Y. Daza | .341 | 141 | 2022 | 61 | 132 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .362 | .439 | .801 | |
| 20 |  | T. d'Arnaud | .341 | 96 | 2022 | 46 | 91 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .571 | .946 | |
| 21 |  | J. Altuve | .340 | 162 | 2022 | 65 | 141 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 93 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .426 | .660 | 1.086 | |
| 22 | | C. McCormick | .340 | 115 | 2022 | 54 | 103 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .563 | .972 | |
| 23 | | F. MejÃa | .337 | 87 | 2022 | 48 | 86 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .488 | .833 | |
| 24 |  | A. Giménez | .336 | 128 | 2022 | 75 | 113 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .487 | .887 | |
| 25 | | V. Grissom | .333 | 48 | 2022 | 20 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .524 | .940 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | 45 | .602 | ||
61 | 53 | .535 | 7.5 | |
58 | 56 | .509 | 10.5 | |
55 | 60 | .478 | 14.0 | |
48 | 66 | .421 | 20.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
70 | 43 | .619 | ||
65 | 49 | .570 | 5.5 | |
57 | 58 | .496 | 14.0 | |
56 | 58 | .491 | 14.5 | |
54 | 58 | .482 | 15.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 45 | .605 | ||
60 | 54 | .526 | 9.0 | |
59 | 55 | .518 | 10.0 | |
48 | 66 | .421 | 21.0 | |
45 | 69 | .395 | 24.0 |
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67 | 46 | .593 | ||
64 | 50 | .561 | 3.5 | |
61 | 51 | .545 | 5.5 | |
55 | 58 | .487 | 12.0 | |
53 | 61 | .465 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 53 | .527 | ||
57 | 57 | .500 | 3.0 | |
56 | 58 | .491 | 4.0 | |
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47 | 67 | .412 | 13.0 | |
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59 | 56 | .513 | ||
56 | 58 | .491 | 2.5 | |
55 | 59 | .482 | 3.5 | |
45 | 68 | .398 | 13.0 | |
43 | 70 | .381 | 15.0 |
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