13 players were tied for the best batting average on April 16, 2002, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Carlos Baerga, Steve Cox and Pedro Feliz.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Baerga | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 | | S. Cox | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 2.250 |
| 3 | | P. Feliz | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 4 | | S. Finley | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 5 | | J. Giambi | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| 6 | | W. Guerrero | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 7 | | R. Mackowiak | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 8 | | L. Merloni | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 9 | | E. Owens | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 10 |  | M. Piazza | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 11 | | T. Raines | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 12 | | D. Roberts | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 13 | | O. Salazar | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 14 | | T. Hunter | .750 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 15 | | E. Karros | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 16 | | M. Ordonez | .750 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.750 | 2.500 |
| 17 |  | M. Ramirez | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | 1.750 | 2.550 |
| 18 | | J. Spivey | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | 2.250 |
| 19 | | C. Stynes | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 20 |  | I. Suzuki | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 21 | | R. White | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 2.000 |
| 22 | | D. Bautista | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 |
| 23 | | G. Colbrunn | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 24 | | D. Glanville | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 25 | | M. Kotsay | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
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