Salvador Perez has the best career batting average when making 50+ plate appearances against Justin Verlander, with an average of .413.
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highest batting average by a player against Justin Verlander, minimum 50 plate appearances| NAME | AVG | PA | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Perez | .413 | 67 | 22 | 63 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .418 | .667 | 1.085 |
| 2 |  | B. Butler | .402 | 97 | 31 | 87 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .464 | .540 | 1.004 |
| 3 |  | J. Abreu | .365 | 57 | 19 | 52 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .421 | .769 | 1.190 |
| 4 | | A. Rios | .347 | 53 | 17 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .396 | .510 | .906 |
| 5 | | L. Chisenhall | .340 | 50 | 18 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .380 | .660 | 1.040 |
| 6 |  | J. RamÃrez | .326 | 50 | 17 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .674 | 1.074 |
| 7 | | J. Mauer | .317 | 97 | 30 | 82 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .423 | .537 | .959 |
| 8 | | J. Kubel | .298 | 52 | 17 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .346 | .404 | .750 |
| 9 | | E. Andrus | .297 | 77 | 26 | 74 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .338 | .663 |
| 10 |  | M. Brantley | .289 | 81 | 25 | 76 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .342 | .675 |
| 11 |  | R. Cano | .286 | 59 | 20 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .429 | .751 |
| 12 |  | I. Suzuki | .286 | 65 | 19 | 63 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .381 | .689 |
| 13 | | J. Dye | .286 | 54 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 | .592 | .944 |
| 14 | | A. Jones | .280 | 52 | 17 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .560 | .848 |
| 15 | | D. DeJesus | .280 | 56 | 19 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .360 | .717 |
| 16 | | T. Hafner | .280 | 60 | 20 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .383 | .460 | .843 |
| 17 | | A. Cabrera | .276 | 86 | 30 | 76 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .474 | .819 |
| 18 |  | A. Beltre | .273 | 71 | 23 | 66 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .348 | .672 |
| 19 |  | J. Thome | .269 | 66 | 21 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .424 | .712 | 1.136 |
| 20 | | V. Martinez | .265 | 50 | 16 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .571 | .851 |
| 21 | | A. Ramirez | .259 | 83 | 25 | 81 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .333 | .610 |
| 22 | | A.J. Pierzynski | .257 | 75 | 24 | 74 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .432 | .699 |
| 23 | | T. Hunter | .255 | 53 | 17 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .412 | .695 |
| 24 |  | E. Hosmer | .250 | 95 | 29 | 88 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .398 | .703 |
| 25 | | J. Peralta | .241 | 55 | 19 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .315 | .569 |
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