The Texas Rangers had their best batting average against left-handed pitchers in a season in 1998, with an average of .316.
Interpreted as:
texas batting average ranking versus left handed pitching this regular season| TEAM | AVG | SEASON | G | W% | W | L | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rangers | .316 | 1998 | 121 | .579 | 70 | 51 | 1,523 | 482 | 91 | 7 | 61 | 260 | 152 | 12 | 270 | 1,717 | 770 | 159 | 14 | 16 | 11 | .379 | .506 | .885 |
| 2 | | Rangers | .292 | 1994 | 85 | .435 | 37 | 48 | 945 | 276 | 55 | 6 | 29 | 148 | 120 | 9 | 186 | 1,101 | 430 | 90 | 12 | 15 | 12 | .372 | .455 | .827 |
| 3 | | Rangers | .292 | 1999 | 124 | .661 | 82 | 42 | 1,217 | 355 | 64 | 4 | 46 | 212 | 144 | 11 | 205 | 1,391 | 565 | 114 | 10 | 8 | 15 | .370 | .464 | .834 |
| 4 | | Rangers | .288 | 2000 | 113 | .504 | 57 | 56 | 1,242 | 358 | 66 | 5 | 41 | 187 | 142 | 6 | 223 | 1,416 | 557 | 112 | 16 | 10 | 8 | .361 | .448 | .810 |
| 5 | | Rangers | .285 | 2012 | 121 | .636 | 77 | 44 | 1,497 | 426 | 84 | 7 | 48 | 208 | 131 | 18 | 308 | 1,671 | 668 | 139 | 12 | 13 | 12 | .347 | .446 | .793 |
| 6 | | Rangers | .284 | 1996 | 129 | .543 | 70 | 59 | 1,710 | 485 | 97 | 12 | 73 | 285 | 214 | 12 | 306 | 1,974 | 825 | 182 | 13 | 25 | 20 | .363 | .482 | .845 |
| 7 | | Rangers | .282 | 2011 | 125 | .592 | 74 | 51 | 1,470 | 414 | 70 | 8 | 58 | 222 | 140 | 10 | 256 | 1,644 | 674 | 136 | 11 | 13 | 8 | .345 | .459 | .804 |
| 8 | | Rangers | .278 | 2006 | 114 | .518 | 59 | 55 | 1,462 | 407 | 101 | 3 | 60 | 219 | 134 | 5 | 259 | 1,621 | 694 | 164 | 6 | 14 | 10 | .338 | .475 | .813 |
| 9 |  | Rangers | .277 | 1981 | 76 | .632 | 48 | 28 | 1,240 | 344 | 61 | 7 | 17 | 140 | 110 | 7 | 144 | 1,377 | 470 | 85 | 14 | 6 | 15 | .338 | .379 | .717 |
| 10 | | Rangers | .277 | 2004 | 113 | .593 | 67 | 46 | 1,652 | 458 | 112 | 6 | 60 | 250 | 163 | 20 | 316 | 1,868 | 762 | 178 | 11 | 22 | 10 | .345 | .461 | .806 |
| 11 | | Rangers | .277 | 1974 | 84 | .643 | 54 | 30 | 1,678 | 465 | 57 | 7 | 43 | 201 | 168 | 9 | 223 | 1,898 | 665 | 107 | 31 | 12 | 18 | .344 | .396 | .740 |
| 12 |  | Rangers | .277 | 1987 | 113 | .504 | 57 | 56 | 1,928 | 534 | 92 | 9 | 77 | 267 | 186 | 8 | 370 | 2,152 | 875 | 178 | 12 | 18 | 12 | .340 | .454 | .794 |
| 13 | | Rangers | .276 | 2014 | 129 | .465 | 60 | 69 | 1,509 | 417 | 87 | 5 | 38 | 187 | 134 | 18 | 316 | 1,696 | 628 | 130 | 18 | 16 | 9 | .339 | .416 | .755 |
| 14 | | Rangers | .275 | 1991 | 115 | .548 | 63 | 52 | 1,516 | 417 | 76 | 11 | 63 | 219 | 180 | 9 | 268 | 1,740 | 704 | 150 | 24 | 11 | 19 | .353 | .464 | .818 |
| 15 | | Rangers | .275 | 2001 | 115 | .470 | 54 | 61 | 1,360 | 374 | 76 | 5 | 69 | 217 | 113 | 14 | 292 | 1,503 | 667 | 150 | 3 | 13 | 10 | .334 | .490 | .824 |
| 16 | | Rangers | .274 | 1986 | 111 | .568 | 63 | 48 | 1,592 | 437 | 80 | 12 | 55 | 219 | 164 | 1 | 325 | 1,780 | 706 | 147 | 11 | 12 | 6 | .340 | .443 | .784 |
| 17 | | Rangers | .274 | 1997 | 120 | .483 | 58 | 62 | 1,593 | 437 | 84 | 5 | 49 | 198 | 135 | 11 | 318 | 1,764 | 678 | 138 | 10 | 15 | 12 | .332 | .426 | .758 |
| 18 | | Rangers | .273 | 2016 | 116 | .603 | 70 | 46 | 1,362 | 372 | 55 | 3 | 51 | 187 | 104 | 14 | 303 | 1,499 | 586 | 109 | 5 | 14 | 10 | .328 | .430 | .758 |
| 19 | | Rangers | .270 | 1990 | 129 | .550 | 71 | 58 | 1,734 | 469 | 87 | 6 | 32 | 214 | 199 | 10 | 337 | 1,982 | 664 | 125 | 19 | 20 | 14 | .345 | .383 | .728 |
| 20 | | Rangers | .270 | 1977 | 102 | .598 | 61 | 41 | 1,501 | 405 | 68 | 11 | 42 | 186 | 163 | 17 | 216 | 1,733 | 621 | 121 | 37 | 15 | 15 | .345 | .414 | .759 |
| 21 | | Rangers | .270 | 1980 | 114 | .500 | 56 | 56 | 1,991 | 537 | 99 | 14 | 40 | 233 | 141 | 9 | 214 | 2,182 | 784 | 153 | 25 | 16 | 20 | .318 | .394 | .712 |
| 22 | | Rangers | .270 | 1993 | 99 | .576 | 57 | 42 | 1,217 | 328 | 61 | 8 | 32 | 163 | 100 | 9 | 225 | 1,360 | 501 | 101 | 18 | 16 | 11 | .326 | .412 | .737 |
| 23 | | Rangers | .269 | 2007 | 119 | .513 | 61 | 58 | 1,462 | 393 | 96 | 6 | 40 | 212 | 144 | 9 | 333 | 1,645 | 621 | 142 | 14 | 16 | 10 | .335 | .425 | .760 |
| 24 | | Rangers | .268 | 1979 | 103 | .515 | 53 | 50 | 1,779 | 477 | 69 | 2 | 51 | 213 | 156 | 11 | 189 | 1,986 | 703 | 122 | 24 | 15 | 11 | .328 | .395 | .724 |
| 25 | | Rangers | .267 | 2023 | 125 | .600 | 75 | 50 | 1,432 | 383 | 93 | 4 | 50 | 212 | 165 | 12 | 355 | 1,624 | 634 | 147 | 4 | 11 | 3 | .346 | .443 | .788 |
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