Carlos Cortes has the highest batting average against left-handed pitchers and with 12+ plate appearances this season, with an average of .500.
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MLB batting average leaders against left handed pitching, minimum 12 plate appearances this regular season| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Cortes | .500 | 13 | 2026 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .667 | 1.205 | |
| 2 | | M. Mayer | .471 | 18 | 2026 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .941 | 1.386 | |
| 3 |  | O. Lopez | .416 | 95 | 2026 | 47 | 89 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .421 | .618 | 1.039 | |
| 4 | | J. Kuroda-Grauer | .400 | 20 | 2026 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .550 | .950 | |
| 5 | | T. Troy | .400 | 28 | 2026 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .464 | .640 | 1.104 | |
| 6 | | A. Vaughn | .393 | 73 | 2026 | 39 | 61 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .493 | .656 | 1.149 | |
| 7 | | N. Lopez | .391 | 26 | 2026 | TOT | 15 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .391 | .808 |
| 8 | | S. Taylor | .375 | 25 | 2026 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .458 | .858 | |
| 9 | | J. McCarthy | .368 | 73 | 2026 | 37 | 68 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .403 | .574 | .976 | |
| 10 |  | C. DeLauter | .365 | 105 | 2026 | 60 | 96 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .410 | .521 | .930 | |
| 11 |  | T. Edman | .364 | 26 | 2026 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .591 | 1.052 | |
| 12 |  | C. Carroll | .361 | 123 | 2026 | 61 | 108 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 65 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .431 | .602 | 1.033 | |
| 13 |  | C. Correa | .359 | 48 | 2026 | 17 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .458 | .641 | 1.099 | |
| 14 | | J. Foscue | .358 | 62 | 2026 | 30 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .452 | .755 | 1.206 | |
| 15 | | E. Valdez | .355 | 34 | 2026 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | 1.000 | 1.412 | |
| 16 | | B. House | .354 | 54 | 2026 | 30 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .426 | .563 | .988 | |
| 17 | | J. Wiemer | .351 | 43 | 2026 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .442 | .757 | 1.199 | |
| 18 | | N. Allen | .348 | 26 | 2026 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .385 | .565 | .950 | |
| 19 |  | W. Abreu | .345 | 127 | 2026 | 60 | 110 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .421 | .527 | .948 | |
| 20 | | R. Waldschmidt | .345 | 32 | 2026 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .406 | .483 | .889 | |
| 21 |  | T. France | .344 | 69 | 2026 | 37 | 61 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .406 | .574 | .980 | |
| 22 | | T. Tolbert | .344 | 35 | 2026 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .382 | .469 | .851 | |
| 23 | | D. Susac | .344 | 34 | 2026 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .382 | .344 | .726 | |
| 24 | | M. Rojas | .337 | 92 | 2026 | 54 | 83 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .391 | .530 | .921 | |
| 25 |  | P. Goldschmidt | .337 | 115 | 2026 | 48 | 101 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 66 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .653 | 1.071 | |
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55 | 40 | .579 | ||
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48 | 49 | .495 | 8.0 | |
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59 | 37 | .615 | ||
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56 | 38 | .596 | ||
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