Josh Naylor has the highest career batting average by an active player when making 12+ plate appearances on April 20, with an average of .550.
| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Naylor | .550 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .850 | 1.421 |
| 2 |  | W. Castro | .545 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .909 | 1.448 |
| 3 |  | M. Garcia | .500 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .533 | .571 | 1.105 |
| 4 |  | C. Walker | .481 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .517 | .741 | 1.258 |
| 5 | | M. Rojas | .476 | 24 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .522 | .762 | 1.284 |
| 6 |  | J. RodrÃguez | .471 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .529 | 1.029 |
| 7 |  | M. Yoshida | .462 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .692 | 1.192 |
| 8 | | A. Hays | .462 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .533 | .538 | 1.072 |
| 9 |  | V. Guerrero Jr. | .438 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .591 | .750 | 1.341 |
| 10 |  | J. McNeil | .438 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .591 | .750 | 1.341 |
| 11 | | M. Yastrzemski | .429 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .429 | .883 |
| 12 |  | C. Yelich | .421 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .577 | .947 | 1.524 |
| 13 |  | B. Reynolds | .412 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .474 | .412 | .885 |
| 14 | | M. McLain | .400 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 15 |  | D. Varsho | .400 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .462 | 1.100 | 1.562 |
| 16 | | M. Kepler | .400 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
| 17 |  | L. Gurriel Jr. | .393 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .500 | .893 |
| 18 |  | S. Kwan | .389 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .450 | .722 | 1.172 |
| 19 |  | M. Harris II | .385 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .462 | .846 |
| 20 |  | R. Hoskins | .379 | 32 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .438 | .690 | 1.127 |
| 21 |  | S. Steer | .375 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .450 | .500 | .950 |
| 22 |  | N. Lowe | .375 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .375 | .875 |
| 23 |  | M. Busch | .364 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .364 | .780 |
| 24 |  | B. Rocchio | .364 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
| 25 |  | L. Robert Jr. | .364 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .455 | .916 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | 48 | .600 | ||
64 | 57 | .529 | 8.5 | |
61 | 59 | .508 | 11.0 | |
59 | 62 | .488 | 13.5 | |
53 | 68 | .438 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 46 | .617 | ||
70 | 50 | .583 | 4.0 | |
60 | 60 | .500 | 14.0 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 16.0 | |
58 | 63 | .479 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 48 | .600 | ||
64 | 57 | .529 | 8.5 | |
64 | 57 | .529 | 8.5 | |
50 | 70 | .417 | 22.0 | |
47 | 73 | .392 | 25.0 |
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Cardinals
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 46 | .613 | ||
67 | 52 | .563 | 6.0 | |
64 | 55 | .538 | 9.0 | |
58 | 62 | .483 | 15.5 | |
58 | 63 | .479 | 16.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 57 | .517 | ||
59 | 60 | .496 | 2.5 | |
59 | 62 | .488 | 3.5 | |
58 | 62 | .483 | 4.0 | |
49 | 72 | .405 | 13.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 60 | .504 | ||
60 | 60 | .500 | 0.5 | |
56 | 64 | .467 | 4.5 | |
47 | 73 | .392 | 13.5 | |
46 | 74 | .383 | 14.5 |
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