George Hendrick has the highest career batting average when making 50+ plate appearances against Nolan Ryan, with an average of .347.
Interpreted as:
players with the highest batting average against Nolan Ryan and 50 or more plate appearances| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Hendrick | .347 | 59 | 19 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .458 | .531 | .988 |
| 2 | | B. Benedict | .333 | 50 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .479 | .361 | .840 |
| 3 | | R. Ramirez | .333 | 58 | 20 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .362 | .500 | .862 |
| 4 | | R. Carew | .306 | 74 | 19 | 62 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .411 | .435 | .846 |
| 5 | | B. Horner | .302 | 58 | 19 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .345 | .623 | .967 |
| 6 |  | T. Gwynn | .302 | 67 | 20 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .328 | .333 | .662 |
| 7 | | K. Singleton | .300 | 50 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .325 | .765 |
| 8 | | M. Hargrove | .300 | 52 | 17 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .350 | .812 |
| 9 | | J. Thompson | .298 | 60 | 16 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .433 | .426 | .859 |
| 10 |  | G. Brett | .287 | 115 | 34 | 101 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .374 | .366 | .740 |
| 11 | | D. Parker | .281 | 71 | 22 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .338 | .313 | .651 |
| 12 | | E. Soderholm | .280 | 58 | 19 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .362 | .460 | .822 |
| 13 | | S. Garvey | .278 | 78 | 23 | 72 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .375 | .696 |
| 14 | | B. Bell | .271 | 89 | 27 | 70 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .398 | .414 | .812 |
| 15 | | R. Garr | .269 | 56 | 14 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .365 | .687 |
| 16 | | K. Griffey | .267 | 50 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .320 | .289 | .609 |
| 17 | | J. Mayberry | .267 | 79 | 22 | 60 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .430 | .483 | .914 |
| 18 | | S. Sax | .265 | 100 | 30 | 98 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .327 | .597 |
| 19 | | G. Carter | .265 | 57 | 19 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .449 | .817 |
| 20 |  | P. Rose | .261 | 61 | 17 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .426 | .261 | .687 |
| 21 | | G. Foster | .261 | 52 | 15 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .391 | .737 |
| 22 | | D. Kuiper | .259 | 65 | 21 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .359 | .296 | .656 |
| 23 | | D. Concepcion | .259 | 66 | 20 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .328 | .661 |
| 24 | | D. Murphy | .257 | 89 | 29 | 70 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .393 | .486 | .879 |
| 25 | | T. Raines | .257 | 79 | 24 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .343 | .676 |
StatMuse 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 Cardinals Stats
Team Batting Leaders 
HR
4
Walker
RBI
11
Walker
AVG
.313
Urías
Team Pitching Leaders
W
1
Soriano
K
10
Liberatore
ERA
1.80
Pallante
Team Rankings
HR
12
6th
R
53
6th
SO
72
29th
ERA
5.31
26th
Reds
Brewers
Pirates
Cardinals
Cubs
WSH
BOS
CLE
MLB 2026 Batting Leaders
MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders
MLB Fantasy 2026
MLB 2026 Betting
MLB 2026 Standings
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 4 | .636 | ||
7 | 5 | .583 | 0.5 | |
6 | 5 | .545 | 1.0 | |
6 | 5 | .545 | 1.0 | |
4 | 7 | .364 | 3.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
8 | 3 | .727 | ||
8 | 3 | .727 | ||
7 | 4 | .636 | 1.0 | |
6 | 5 | .545 | 2.0 | |
5 | 6 | .455 | 3.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
9 | 2 | .818 | ||
5 | 6 | .455 | 4.0 | |
5 | 6 | .455 | 4.0 | |
5 | 6 | .455 | 4.0 | |
4 | 8 | .333 | 5.5 |
Mets
Braves
Marlins
Phillies
Dodgers
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres
Giants| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 2 | .800 | ||
5 | 6 | .455 | 3.5 | |
5 | 6 | .455 | 3.5 | |
4 | 7 | .364 | 4.5 | |
3 | 8 | .273 | 5.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
7 | 5 | .583 | ||
5 | 6 | .455 | 1.5 | |
5 | 6 | .455 | 1.5 | |
4 | 7 | .364 | 2.5 | |
4 | 7 | .364 | 2.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
6 | 5 | .545 | ||
6 | 6 | .500 | 0.5 | |
6 | 6 | .500 | 0.5 | |
4 | 8 | .333 | 2.5 | |
3 | 7 | .300 | 2.5 |
Yankees
Orioles
Rays
Blue Jays
Royals
Twins
White Sox
Tigers
Rangers
Astros
Angels
Mariners
Athletics
