highest batting average vs left-handed pitching

4 players are tied for the highest batting average against left-handed pitchers this season, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Jimmy Crooks, Enrique Hernández and Aramis Garcia.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average by a player vs left-handed pitching this regular season
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBOBPSLGOPS
1Jimmy Crooks
J. Crooks
1.000
2026
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
2Enrique Hernández
E. Hernández
1.000
2026
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
6
2
0
0
0
1.000
3.000
4.000
3Aramis Garcia
A. Garcia
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
4Will Brennan
W. Brennan
1.000
2026
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
5Tommy Troy
T. Troy
.750
2026
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
4
1
0
0
0
.800
1.000
1.800
6Michael Stefanic
M. Stefanic
.667
2026
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
.667
.667
1.333
7Tyler Callihan
T. Callihan
.500
2026
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
.500
1.000
1.500
8Henry Bolte
H. Bolte
.500
2026
7
12
6
1
0
0
0
1
2
5
15
7
1
0
0
0
.600
.583
1.183
9Will Wilson
W. Wilson
.500
2026
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
.500
2.000
2.500
10Scott Kingery
S. Kingery
.500
2026
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
11Carlos Cortes
C. Cortes
.500
2026
8
10
5
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
11
7
2
0
0
0
.545
.700
1.245
12Reese McGuire
R. McGuire
.500
2026
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
.667
.500
1.167
13Andrew Vaughn
A. Vaughn
.500
2026
15
22
11
5
0
0
2
5
1
3
28
16
5
0
0
0
.607
.727
1.334
14Alex Call
A. Call
.476
2026
16
21
10
3
0
0
7
2
1
0
25
13
3
0
1
0
.520
.619
1.139
15Otto Lopez
O. Lopez
.468
2026
34
62
29
5
1
1
8
2
0
6
65
39
7
0
1
0
.477
.629
1.106
16Jose Trevino
J. Trevino
.429
2026
5
7
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
8
3
0
1
0
0
.429
.429
.857
17Ryan Waldschmidt
R. Waldschmidt
.421
2026
11
19
8
2
0
0
3
3
0
2
22
10
2
0
0
0
.500
.526
1.026
18Wilyer Abreu
W. Abreu
.418
2026
38
67
28
6
0
1
10
6
0
11
75
37
7
1
1
0
.459
.552
1.012
19Corbin Carroll
C. Carroll
.417
2026
39
72
30
5
5
2
9
8
0
14
81
51
12
0
1
0
.469
.708
1.177
20Daniel Susac
D. Susac
.409
2026
11
22
9
0
0
0
2
1
0
4
23
9
0
0
0
0
.435
.409
.844
21Justin Foscue
J. Foscue
.400
2026
8
15
6
2
0
1
4
1
0
5
16
11
3
0
0
0
.438
.733
1.171
22Sam Huff
S. Huff
.400
2026
2
5
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
5
3
1
0
0
0
.400
.600
1.000
23Jake Rogers
J. Rogers
.400
2026
6
5
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
6
3
1
0
0
0
.500
.600
1.100
24Jordan Lawlar
J. Lawlar
.400
2026
3
5
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
6
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.400
.900
25Everson Pereira
E. Pereira
.389
2026
9
18
7
1
0
1
3
3
0
6
21
11
2
0
0
0
.476
.611
1.087
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29
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32
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28
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25
34
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