8 players were tied for the highest batting average on April 18, 2002, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Lance Berkman, Miguel Cairo and Steve Cox.
| 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 |  | L. Berkman | 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 |
| 2 | | M. Cairo | 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 |
| 3 | | S. Cox | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 | | S. Halter | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | | J. LaRue | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 | | O. Merced | 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 |
| 7 | | S. Rolen | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 8 | | S. Spencer | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| 9 | | C. Gomez | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 2.000 | 2.750 |
| 10 | | P. Lo Duca | .750 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 11 | | R. Sexson | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 2.750 | 3.500 |
| 12 | | B. Berger | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 13 | | J. Edmonds | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.333 | 2.000 |
| 14 | | R. Gant | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 15 | | J. Giambi | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.667 | 2.417 |
| 16 | | G. Jenkins | .667 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 17 |  | D. Ortiz | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| 18 | | A.J. Pierzynski | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 19 |  | F. Thomas | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.333 | 2.083 |
| 20 | | W. Magee | .600 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| 21 | | B. Abernathy | .500 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 22 | | G. Blum | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 23 | | A. Boone | .500 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| 24 | | P. Burrell | .500 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 25 | | E. Diaz | .500 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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