Mike Sweeney had the highest batting average with 250+ plate appearances before the All-Star Game in 2002, with an average of .361.
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highest average by a player before all-star break in 2002, minimum 250 pa| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Sweeney | .361 | 342 | 2002 | 81 | 296 | 54 | 107 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 46 | 39 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 180 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .436 | .608 | 1.044 | |
| 2 |  | I. Suzuki | .357 | 400 | 2002 | 85 | 347 | 65 | 124 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 160 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 6 | .430 | .461 | .891 | |
| 3 | | L. Walker | .350 | 317 | 2002 | 77 | 274 | 62 | 96 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 67 | 35 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 179 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .429 | .653 | 1.082 | |
| 4 | | T. Helton | .346 | 367 | 2002 | 85 | 306 | 60 | 106 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 63 | 54 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 187 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5 | .439 | .611 | 1.050 | |
| 5 |  | B. Bonds | .345 | 347 | 2002 | 82 | 232 | 68 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 27 | 57 | 109 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 181 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | .562 | .780 | 1.342 | |
| 6 | | L. Castillo | .341 | 372 | 2002 | 81 | 337 | 53 | 115 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 1 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 134 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .399 | .398 | .797 | |
| 7 | | J. Spivey | .328 | 315 | 2002 | 72 | 268 | 55 | 88 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 33 | 9 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 148 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .414 | .552 | .966 | |
| 8 | | P. Konerko | .328 | 359 | 2002 | 87 | 326 | 51 | 107 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 71 | 25 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .379 | .571 | .949 | |
| 9 | | P. Lo Duca | .326 | 336 | 2002 | 80 | 301 | 41 | 98 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 138 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .384 | .458 | .843 | |
| 10 |  | V. Guerrero | .324 | 384 | 2002 | 87 | 333 | 52 | 108 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 59 | 44 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 184 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | .406 | .553 | .959 | |
| 11 | | J. Vidro | .321 | 382 | 2002 | 85 | 336 | 58 | 108 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 58 | 34 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 162 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .385 | .482 | .867 | |
| 12 | | J. Kent | .320 | 365 | 2002 | 81 | 334 | 51 | 107 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 55 | 28 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 171 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .373 | .512 | .885 | |
| 13 | | A.J. Pierzynski | .320 | 262 | 2002 | 71 | 244 | 38 | 78 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .359 | .504 | .863 | |
| 14 | | J. Giambi | .318 | 381 | 2002 | 86 | 314 | 59 | 100 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 71 | 57 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .430 | .602 | 1.032 | |
| 15 | | A. Soriano | .315 | 389 | 2002 | 83 | 368 | 65 | 116 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 87 | 23 | 6 | 212 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .342 | .576 | .918 | |
| 16 | | J. Edmonds | .314 | 277 | 2002 | 70 | 229 | 44 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 41 | 4 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 141 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .422 | .616 | 1.038 | |
| 17 | | J. Olerud | .314 | 373 | 2002 | 86 | 306 | 55 | 96 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 57 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | .416 | .549 | .965 | |
| 18 |  | D. Jeter | .312 | 393 | 2002 | 85 | 349 | 63 | 109 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 38 | 4 | 60 | 19 | 1 | 159 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .385 | .456 | .841 | |
| 19 | | N. Garciaparra | .312 | 359 | 2002 | 81 | 327 | 53 | 102 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 22 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 173 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | .354 | .529 | .883 | |
| 20 | | B. Williams | .312 | 381 | 2002 | 84 | 324 | 65 | 101 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 54 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 155 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .412 | .478 | .890 | |
| 21 | | M. Lowell | .311 | 382 | 2002 | 88 | 338 | 53 | 105 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 36 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 178 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .374 | .527 | .901 | |
| 22 | | M. Kotsay | .311 | 365 | 2002 | 86 | 322 | 46 | 100 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 144 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .386 | .447 | .834 | |
| 23 | | R. Winn | .310 | 364 | 2002 | 81 | 335 | 49 | 104 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 162 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .358 | .484 | .842 | |
| 24 | | D. Erstad | .310 | 352 | 2002 | 79 | 332 | 50 | 103 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 139 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .342 | .419 | .761 | |
| 25 | | J. Damon | .308 | 374 | 2002 | 81 | 331 | 66 | 102 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 150 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .374 | .453 | .827 | |
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 Blue Jays - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
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 Red Sox - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 5.0 |
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