best left-handed hitters mlb lefty american league

Yordan Alvarez had the best batting average by an AL left-hander this season, with an average of .316.

Showing

Assumption:2026 season
Assumption:3.1+ PA/TG

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.316	2026	HOU	158	567	105	179	34	1	42	106	109	11	120	1	0	692	341	77	0	5	33	7	.432	.601	1.033	145	62.7	.429	181	65
2	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.306	2026	TBR	151	571	66	175	16	6	0	38	26	0	48	46	14	612	203	22	9	6	1	6	.333	.356	.689	67	-5.8	.305	93	-5.3
3	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.289	2026	KCR	143	512	72	148	32	2	23	75	33	7	144	7	2	553	253	57	0	1	2	5	.340	.494	.834	85	19.5	.360	129	18.7
4	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.287	2026	CLE	133	495	62	142	30	3	16	67	60	1	82	11	2	559	226	49	0	3	1	13	.363	.457	.820	85	19.1	.359	131	20.2
5	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	.282	2026	CLE	151	539	80	152	21	3	3	32	85	4	62	10	3	636	188	27	5	3	1	10	.382	.349	.731	84	8.9	.334	114	10.2
6	Riley Greene R. Greene	.280	2026	DET	140	511	79	143	32	2	21	75	71	5	157	3	1	592	242	55	0	5	4	12	.370	.474	.844	94	23.8	.366	135	24.4
7	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	.278	2026	DET	156	605	97	168	28	5	18	72	95	3	100	12	4	707	260	51	0	4	1	5	.376	.430	.806	107	23.3	.357	129	23.9
8	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	.277	2026	CWS	140	480	81	133	25	4	8	48	43	29	82	20	8	557	190	37	3	2	0	2	.370	.396	.766	79	12.7	.345	121	13.9
9	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	.274	2026	TBR	155	580	73	159	27	0	22	92	69	11	163	0	1	668	252	49	0	8	3	14	.358	.434	.792	96	16.8	.348	122	17.4
10	Dominic Canzone D. Canzone	.264	2026	SEA	146	477	60	126	28	4	23	77	48	5	110	2	1	533	231	55	0	3	2	9	.336	.484	.820	79	16	.354	134	20.9
11	Cody Bellinger C. Bellinger	.264	2026	NYY	132	496	73	131	25	3	17	73	59	0	89	12	6	562	213	45	0	7	0	5	.338	.429	.768	76	8.9	.336	115	10.1
12	Jeff McNeil J. McNeil	.264	2026	ATH	144	478	52	126	23	0	9	59	31	5	59	8	2	519	176	32	1	4	1	13	.313	.368	.681	55	-6.4	.301	83	-10.2
13	Ben Rice B. Rice	.264	2026	NYY	154	573	105	151	24	4	41	97	85	6	162	3	1	667	306	69	0	3	4	12	.363	.534	.897	115	36.4	.384	149	37.8
14	Josh Naylor J. Naylor	.261	2026	SEA	152	597	58	156	23	0	10	57	45	5	79	30	9	649	209	33	0	2	3	18	.317	.350	.667	67	-10.1	.297	95	-4.1
15	Brandon Nimmo B. Nimmo	.260	2026	TEX	155	593	65	154	36	4	14	62	51	7	149	7	1	655	240	54	0	4	2	13	.324	.405	.728	79	1.8	.320	106	4.7
16	Wilyer Abreu W. Abreu	.248	2026	BOS	157	597	81	148	38	4	24	76	71	3	141	8	4	679	266	66	1	7	3	9	.327	.446	.773	91	10.2	.335	112	9.2
17	Cole Young C. Young	.246	2026	SEA	160	577	76	142	19	4	17	66	44	13	109	4	5	638	220	40	1	3	0	9	.312	.381	.694	71	-4.4	.308	102	1.5
18	Travis Bazzana T. Bazzana	.245	2026	CLE	124	449	56	110	22	3	15	57	56	7	107	19	6	517	183	40	0	5	1	4	.335	.408	.742	66	4.7	.328	110	5.8
19	Andrés Giménez A. Giménez	.244	2026	TOR	148	468	38	114	25	1	9	59	17	16	94	20	4	508	168	35	2	5	2	7	.291	.359	.649	48	-12.6	.286	81	-11.5
20	Kody Clemens K. Clemens	.239	2026	MIN	145	531	74	127	22	7	27	81	39	7	127	10	2	583	244	56	3	3	1	10	.298	.460	.758	74	4.8	.327	109	6
21	Carter Jensen C. Jensen	.239	2026	KCR	149	527	80	126	35	2	27	81	65	4	170	2	1	603	246	64	0	7	1	4	.323	.467	.790	84	12.1	.341	116	11.2
22	Lawrence Butler L. Butler	.237	2026	ATH	154	472	64	112	19	2	17	62	61	2	138	10	7	539	186	38	2	2	1	7	.326	.394	.720	65	1.3	.319	96	-2.7
23	Jazz Chisholm Jr. J. Chisholm Jr.	.231	2026	NYY	137	471	69	109	16	3	19	55	56	1	157	41	9	532	188	38	0	4	3	5	.312	.399	.711	61	-2.1	.312	98	-1
24	Gunnar Henderson G. Henderson	.225	2026	BAL	158	623	88	140	27	6	24	59	67	10	156	10	5	702	251	57	0	2	3	9	.309	.403	.712	81	-2	.313	101	1.1
25	Daulton Varsho D. Varsho	.221	2026	TOT	140	484	51	107	23	3	12	40	39	2	107	12	0	526	172	38	0	1	2	4	.281	.355	.637	47	-15.1	.281	77	-13.8

Unlock 2x data

More MLB News

Brewers fans to flood Milwaukee streets for a long-awaited World Series victory parade

Oct 30, 2026

Braves exercise options on Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ozzie Albies

Oct 30, 2026

Mariners exercise Andrés Muñoz's $9 million option, decline options on Victor Robles, Bryce Miller

Oct 30, 2026

MLB's 2027 season threatened with lockout looming when labor deal expires Dec. 1

Oct 29, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays proved their brand of baseball can overcome a low payroll

Oct 29, 2026

MLB Free Agents List

Oct 29, 2026

More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

1

Peña

RBI

2

Velázquez

AVG

.375

Peña

Team Pitching Leaders

7

Abreu

ERA

0.00

Hader

Team Rankings

226

1st

734

13th

1,411

9th

ERA

4.45

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	TEX	@	HOU	4:00 AM
Fri 3/26	TEX	@	HOU	4:00 AM
Sat 3/27	TEX	@	HOU	4:00 AM
Mon 3/29	BOS	@	HOU	4:00 AM
Tue 3/30	BOS	@	HOU	4:00 AM

Last Game

White Sox

2 - 0

Final

Astros

0 - 2

Wed 30 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Contreras

3

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Chourio

9

Rice

9

Contreras

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

19

Contreras

17

Chourio

17

Pratt

Playoffs Run Leaders

9

Turang

8

Ramírez

8

Díaz

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.667

De Paula

.500

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

1.105

Rice

Playoffs SB Leaders

5

Simpson

4

Chisholm

4

Yelich

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

2

Misiorowski

2

Williams

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

31

Rasmussen

20

Ashby

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Peterson

0.00

Hader

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

182

Rasmussen

170.9

Contreras

155.6

Ramírez

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

133

Contreras

118

Chourio

118

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

94-82

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

72-98

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	5-1
Wed 9/16	CWS	@	CLE	3-6
Wed 9/16	SFG	@	STL	6-5
Wed 9/16	NYY	@	MIN	4-5
Wed 9/16	DET	@	TOR	1-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	TEX	@	HOU	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	BAL	@	TBR	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	CWS	@	DET	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	NYM	@	MIA	4:00 AM

Yordan Alvarez had the best batting average by an AL left-hander this season, with an average of .316.

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Astros Stats

1

2

.375

7

0.00

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

4

3

3

9

9

9

1.000

.500

.500

19

17

17

9

8

8

1.000

.667

.500

1.333

1.333

1.105

5

4

4

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

3

2

2

33

31

20

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

27.00

27.00

27.00

19.00

18.00

13.00

0

0

0

MLB Fantasy 2026

182

170.9

155.6

133

118

118

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule