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 | |
STL
CWS
CIN
BOS
DET
WSH
SEA
PIT
TBR
PHI
KCR
COL
HOU
CLEStatMuse has event-level data for batting average and plate appearances going back to the 1974 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.
More MLB News
Mariners rally past Astros 6-5 in 10 innings to keep faint playoff hopes alive
Machado powers the Padres past the Dodgers 5-1, snapping Los Angeles' 11-game home winning streak
Walton homers and Bolte has 4 hits to lead the Athletics to a 7-3 victory over the Angels
Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 5-3 to keep NL wild-card hopes alive
Sonny Gray earns his 18th win as Red Sox beat Guardians 1-0
Semien hits tiebreaking HR against old team and Baty adds pinch-hit slam as Mets beat Rangers 7-2
More Cardinals Stats
Team Batting Leaders 
HR
28
Walker
RBI
112
Burleson
AVG
.279
Burleson
Team Pitching Leaders 
W
12
Pallante
K
154
Liberatore
ERA
3.61
Pallante
Team Rankings
HR
161
25th
R
709
12th
SO
1,248
25th
ERA
4.26
21st
Cubs
MLB 2026 Batting Leaders
MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders
MLB Fantasy 2026
MLB 2026 Betting
MLB 2026 Standings
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braves - y | 93 | 65 | .589 | |
87 | 71 | .551 | 6.0 | |
78 | 80 | .494 | 15.0 | |
75 | 84 | .472 | 18.5 | |
73 | 85 | .462 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 99 | 59 | .627 | |
87 | 71 | .551 | 12.0 | |
80 | 78 | .506 | 19.0 | |
77 | 81 | .487 | 22.0 | |
73 | 85 | .462 | 26.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 97 | 61 | .614 | |
88 | 70 | .557 | 9.0 | |
84 | 74 | .532 | 13.0 | |
65 | 94 | .409 | 32.5 | |
57 | 101 | .361 | 40.0 |
Marlins
Mets
Padres
Diamondbacks
Giants
Yankees
Orioles
Blue Jays
Twins
Rangers
Athletics
Angels