Lonnie Smith has the highest career batting average when making 25+ plate appearances against Nolan Ryan, with an average of .500.
| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Smith | .500 | 31 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .613 | .667 | 1.280 |
| 2 | | M. Page | .474 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .684 | 1.284 |
| 3 | | B. Bochte | .385 | 32 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .469 | .615 | 1.084 |
| 4 | | R. Cerone | .379 | 33 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .759 | 1.213 |
| 5 | | H. Baines | .364 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .955 | 1.395 |
| 6 | | L. Johnson | .364 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .423 | .591 | 1.014 |
| 7 | | D. Gladden | .353 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .371 | .471 | .842 |
| 8 | | G. Perry | .348 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .516 | .522 | 1.038 |
| 9 | | J. Beniquez | .348 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .478 | .878 |
| 10 | | G. Hendrick | .347 | 59 | 19 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .458 | .531 | .988 |
| 11 | | R. Knight | .346 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .433 | .423 | .856 |
| 12 | | P. Garner | .345 | 32 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .406 | .483 | .889 |
| 13 | | B. Madlock | .344 | 36 | 11 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .375 | .792 |
| 14 | | R. Howell | .343 | 46 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .467 | .429 | .895 |
| 15 | | P. Molitor | .341 | 46 | 13 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .391 | .463 | .855 |
| 16 | | W. Clark | .333 | 39 | 12 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .889 | 1.274 |
| 17 | | B. Benedict | .333 | 50 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .479 | .361 | .840 |
| 18 | | T. Harper | .333 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .423 | .381 | .804 |
| 19 | | R. Ramirez | .333 | 58 | 20 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .362 | .500 | .862 |
| 20 | | M. Rivers | .333 | 29 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .310 | .407 | .718 |
| 21 | | B. Carbo | .333 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .524 | .964 |
| 22 |  | C. Yastrzemski | .333 | 45 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .489 | .606 | 1.095 |
| 23 | | M. Devereaux | .320 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .480 | .873 |
| 24 | | D. Anderson | .318 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .423 | .455 | .878 |
| 25 | | M. Trillo | .314 | 37 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .514 | .848 |
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