David Green and Manny Sanguillen are tied for the highest career batting average with 5+ at-bats against Nolan Ryan, with an average of .667.
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highest career batting average by a player vs Nolan Ryan with 5+ at bats| NAME | AVG | AB | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Green | .667 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .571 | .667 | 1.238 |
| 2 | | M. Sanguillen | .667 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .778 | 1.528 |
| 3 | | C. Baerga | .600 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .900 | 1.567 |
| 4 | | G. Vukovich | .600 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.800 |
| 5 | | T. Paciorek | .600 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 6 | | D. Howitt | .571 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | 1.143 | 1.714 |
| 7 | | L. Blankenship | .556 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 8 | | E. Burks | .500 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .583 | .500 | 1.083 |
| 9 | | B. Bochy | .500 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.167 | 1.667 |
| 10 | | S. Nicosia | .500 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | .500 | 1.125 |
| 11 | | L. Smith | .500 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .613 | .667 | 1.280 |
| 12 | | R. Smith | .500 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .522 | .909 | 1.431 |
| 13 | | D. Kessinger | .500 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .500 | 1.071 |
| 14 | | W. Williams | .500 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .625 | 1.181 |
| 15 | | M. Page | .474 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .684 | 1.284 |
| 16 | | L. Sheets | .467 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .556 | 1.000 | 1.556 |
| 17 | | J. Stearns | .462 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .692 | 1.192 |
| 18 | | B. Komminsk | .455 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .727 | 1.299 |
| 19 | | M. Squires | .455 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .545 | 1.007 |
| 20 | | E. Murray | .438 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .625 | 1.069 |
| 21 | | S. Cooper | .429 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
| 22 | | C. Curtis | .429 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .429 | .873 |
| 23 | | N. Liriano | .429 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .857 | 1.413 |
| 24 | | E. Cabell | .429 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .429 | .929 |
| 25 | | A. Kaline | .429 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .571 | 1.127 |
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