which mlb batter with 20 plate appearances has worst batting average against lefties

26 players are tied for the lowest career batting average against left-handed pitchers and when making 20+ plate appearances, with an average of .000. The first three are Merrill Kelly, Tyler Mahle and Joey Lucchesi.

Interpreted as:
Which MLB batter with 20 or more plate appearances has worst batting average against lefties?
NAMEAVGPAGABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOTBXBHSHSFIBBOBPSLGOPS
1Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
.000
37
19
30
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
20
0
0
6
0
0
.032
.000
.032
2Tyler Mahle
T. Mahle
.000
37
20
31
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
14
0
0
4
0
0
.061
.000
.061
3Joey Lucchesi
J. Lucchesi
.000
42
27
35
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
26
0
0
3
0
0
.103
.000
.103
4Erick Fedde
E. Fedde
.000
29
19
25
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
0
0
3
1
0
.000
.000
.000
5Dinelson Lamet
D. Lamet
.000
20
12
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
6Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
.000
34
22
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
1
0
0
.000
.000
.000
7Ross Stripling
R. Stripling
.000
38
25
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
5
0
0
.000
.000
.000
8Williams Perez
W. Perez
.000
23
13
21
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
0
1
0
0
.045
.000
.045
9Chad Bettis
C. Bettis
.000
65
36
49
0
0
0
0
2
5
0
29
0
0
11
0
0
.093
.000
.093
10Jeremy Hefner
J. Hefner
.000
23
12
17
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
13
0
0
4
0
0
.105
.000
.105
11Brad Hand
B. Hand
.000
23
15
18
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
0
0
5
0
0
.000
.000
.000
12Andrew Miller
A. Miller
.000
29
16
27
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
17
0
0
2
0
0
.000
.000
.000
13Roberto Hernandez
R. Hernandez
.000
20
11
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
2
0
0
.000
.000
.000
14Jeremy Guthrie
J. Guthrie
.000
20
9
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
0
0
4
0
0
.063
.000
.063
15Gustavo Molina
G. Molina
.000
20
9
18
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
.053
.000
.053
16Clay Hensley
C. Hensley
.000
24
17
23
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
.042
.000
.042
17Alan Zinter
A. Zinter
.000
21
18
18
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
.143
.000
.143
18Jose Acevedo
J. Acevedo
.000
21
14
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
4
0
0
.000
.000
.000
19Kyle Farnsworth
K. Farnsworth
.000
24
15
20
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
8
0
0
2
1
0
.045
.000
.045
20Cal Eldred
C. Eldred
.000
28
17
20
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
13
0
0
4
0
0
.167
.000
.167
21Rick Helling
R. Helling
.000
28
16
22
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
11
0
0
3
0
0
.120
.000
.120
22Terry Adams
T. Adams
.000
23
16
18
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
0
0
4
0
0
.053
.000
.053
23Mike Remlinger
M. Remlinger
.000
30
18
22
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
10
0
0
6
0
0
.083
.000
.083
24Mel Rojas
M. Rojas
.000
21
20
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
4
0
0
.000
.000
.000
25Jeff Brantley
J. Brantley
.000
25
21
22
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
8
0
0
2
0
0
.043
.000
.043
StatMuse has event-level data for batting average and plate appearances going back to the 1974 season.
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