The St. Louis Cardinals have made the fewest plate appearances by a team against left-handed pitchers in a season, with 354 plate appearances in 2020.
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MLB teams with the least pitches per plate appearance vs left hand pitching this regular season| TEAM | PA | SEASON | G | W% | W | L | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Cardinals | 354 | 2020 | 33 | .545 | 18 | 15 | 312 | 72 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 34 | 7 | 75 | 123 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .319 | .394 | .713 |
| 2 |  | Tigers | 400 | 2020 | 34 | .471 | 16 | 18 | 361 | 116 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 31 | 4 | 95 | 185 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .321 | .378 | .512 | .891 |
| 3 |  | Royals | 461 | 2020 | 44 | .386 | 17 | 27 | 420 | 103 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 33 | 4 | 101 | 174 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .306 | .414 | .720 |
| 4 |  | Braves | 486 | 2020 | 41 | .610 | 25 | 16 | 431 | 107 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 50 | 3 | 135 | 183 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .248 | .329 | .425 | .754 |
| 5 |  | Orioles | 490 | 2020 | 42 | .405 | 17 | 25 | 444 | 110 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 37 | 3 | 114 | 188 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .248 | .308 | .423 | .731 |
| 6 |  | Athletics | 505 | 2020 | 33 | .697 | 23 | 10 | 441 | 97 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 62 | 51 | 9 | 122 | 164 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .220 | .312 | .372 | .683 |
| 7 |  | White Sox | 506 | 2020 | 41 | .659 | 27 | 14 | 442 | 126 | 22 | 1 | 27 | 88 | 51 | 7 | 110 | 231 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .285 | .364 | .523 | .887 |
| 8 |  | Yankees | 513 | 2020 | 42 | .548 | 23 | 19 | 452 | 102 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 59 | 54 | 5 | 116 | 181 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .314 | .400 | .715 |
| 9 |  | Pirates | 516 | 2020 | 44 | .364 | 16 | 28 | 456 | 116 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 62 | 50 | 4 | 109 | 184 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .254 | .331 | .404 | .734 |
| 10 |  | Indians | 551 | 2020 | 47 | .660 | 31 | 16 | 489 | 112 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 46 | 8 | 113 | 186 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .229 | .303 | .380 | .683 |
| 11 |  | Reds | 578 | 2020 | 52 | .558 | 29 | 23 | 510 | 102 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 65 | 52 | 14 | 139 | 192 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .291 | .376 | .667 |
| 12 |  | Twins | 583 | 2020 | 45 | .600 | 27 | 18 | 521 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 47 | 10 | 124 | 182 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .236 | .309 | .349 | .658 |
| 13 |  | Cubs | 586 | 2020 | 46 | .565 | 26 | 20 | 501 | 98 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 67 | 15 | 146 | 156 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .196 | .308 | .311 | .619 |
| 14 |  | Brewers | 587 | 2020 | 49 | .510 | 25 | 24 | 502 | 121 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 69 | 74 | 7 | 146 | 210 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .241 | .345 | .418 | .763 |
| 15 |  | Nationals | 591 | 2020 | 43 | .419 | 18 | 25 | 532 | 151 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 89 | 40 | 9 | 109 | 268 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .284 | .340 | .504 | .844 |
| 16 |  | Rays | 592 | 2020 | 49 | .673 | 33 | 16 | 506 | 120 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 78 | 69 | 12 | 169 | 230 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .237 | .340 | .455 | .795 |
| 17 |  | Marlins | 618 | 2020 | 44 | .523 | 23 | 21 | 566 | 150 | 32 | 2 | 24 | 72 | 42 | 4 | 148 | 258 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .265 | .319 | .456 | .775 |
| 18 |  | Phillies | 630 | 2020 | 45 | .511 | 23 | 22 | 545 | 140 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 87 | 72 | 7 | 131 | 254 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .257 | .349 | .466 | .815 |
| 19 |  | Dodgers | 639 | 2020 | 49 | .714 | 35 | 14 | 557 | 139 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 78 | 71 | 5 | 132 | 246 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .250 | .336 | .442 | .778 |
| 20 |  | Giants | 650 | 2020 | 44 | .477 | 21 | 23 | 578 | 156 | 28 | 2 | 32 | 87 | 65 | 4 | 142 | 284 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .270 | .347 | .491 | .838 |
| 21 |  | Diamondbacks | 657 | 2020 | 46 | .413 | 19 | 27 | 596 | 141 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 60 | 43 | 12 | 138 | 220 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .237 | .299 | .369 | .668 |
| 22 |  | Astros | 660 | 2020 | 47 | .489 | 23 | 24 | 596 | 138 | 31 | 1 | 23 | 74 | 53 | 6 | 130 | 240 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .232 | .299 | .403 | .702 |
| 23 |  | Mariners | 664 | 2020 | 50 | .440 | 22 | 28 | 590 | 112 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 59 | 62 | 11 | 181 | 195 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 | .279 | .331 | .609 |
| 24 | | Dodgers | 666 | 1981 | 59 | .593 | 35 | 24 | 592 | 149 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 78 | 54 | 3 | 86 | 239 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 9 | .252 | .315 | .404 | .719 |
| 25 |  | Blue Jays | 670 | 2020 | 47 | .553 | 26 | 21 | 600 | 157 | 38 | 1 | 21 | 81 | 57 | 4 | 159 | 260 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .262 | .328 | .433 | .761 |
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