Freddy Sanchez has the best career batting average against left-handed pitchers with 200+ at-bats, with an average of .342.
| NAME | AVG | AB | G | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | F. Sanchez | .342 | 854 | 387 | 292 | 61 | 7 | 17 | 101 | 59 | 3 | 90 | 936 | 418 | 85 | 11 | 9 | 9 | .383 | .489 | .872 |
| 2 |  | K. Puckett | .337 | 1,912 | 781 | 644 | 119 | 23 | 65 | 279 | 139 | 4 | 245 | 2,071 | 1,004 | 207 | 4 | 12 | 34 | .381 | .525 | .906 |
| 3 |  | D. Wright | .337 | 1,479 | 764 | 498 | 116 | 8 | 70 | 244 | 245 | 11 | 241 | 1,753 | 840 | 194 | 0 | 17 | 47 | .430 | .568 | .998 |
| 4 | | A. Ledesma | .336 | 217 | 115 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 238 | 93 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .384 | .429 | .813 |
| 5 | | B. Freehan | .335 | 382 | 156 | 128 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 431 | 206 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .395 | .539 | .935 |
| 6 |  | M. Ramirez | .335 | 2,088 | 1,079 | 699 | 161 | 3 | 141 | 463 | 404 | 21 | 357 | 2,537 | 1,289 | 305 | 0 | 24 | 101 | .443 | .617 | 1.060 |
| 7 |  | D. Jeter | .333 | 2,863 | 1,279 | 952 | 159 | 16 | 88 | 348 | 300 | 38 | 406 | 3,219 | 1,407 | 263 | 6 | 12 | 21 | .401 | .491 | .893 |
| 8 | | M. Alou | .332 | 1,670 | 819 | 555 | 132 | 12 | 74 | 296 | 187 | 9 | 175 | 1,884 | 933 | 218 | 4 | 14 | 44 | .399 | .559 | .958 |
| 9 |  | W. Franco | .332 | 250 | 130 | 83 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 276 | 135 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .388 | .540 | .928 |
| 10 |  | I. Suzuki | .329 | 2,842 | 1,324 | 935 | 103 | 31 | 29 | 238 | 169 | 17 | 289 | 3,068 | 1,187 | 163 | 22 | 18 | 29 | .368 | .418 | .786 |
| 11 | | M. Redmond | .325 | 796 | 365 | 259 | 46 | 2 | 9 | 84 | 58 | 15 | 68 | 876 | 336 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .380 | .422 | .802 |
| 12 |  | T. Gwynn | .325 | 3,226 | 1,509 | 1,048 | 153 | 24 | 51 | 404 | 238 | 14 | 167 | 3,523 | 1,402 | 228 | 22 | 23 | 25 | .371 | .435 | .806 |
| 13 | | R. Paulino | .325 | 604 | 291 | 196 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 83 | 52 | 3 | 84 | 664 | 281 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .379 | .465 | .844 |
| 14 | | H. Alberto | .324 | 571 | 283 | 185 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 85 | 598 | 260 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .343 | .455 | .798 |
| 15 | | M. Quinn | .323 | 260 | 117 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 39 | 279 | 144 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .369 | .554 | .923 |
| 16 |  | M. Piazza | .323 | 1,560 | 764 | 504 | 95 | 1 | 104 | 315 | 218 | 4 | 242 | 1,792 | 913 | 200 | 0 | 10 | 45 | .405 | .585 | .990 |
| 17 |  | V. Guerrero | .322 | 1,945 | 896 | 627 | 123 | 9 | 115 | 340 | 246 | 11 | 226 | 2,212 | 1,113 | 247 | 0 | 10 | 85 | .400 | .572 | .972 |
| 18 | | P. Molitor | .322 | 2,951 | 1,237 | 951 | 182 | 28 | 75 | 333 | 342 | 12 | 291 | 3,358 | 1,414 | 285 | 17 | 34 | 42 | .391 | .479 | .870 |
| 19 |  | F. Thomas | .322 | 1,955 | 1,013 | 630 | 125 | 3 | 160 | 422 | 453 | 12 | 313 | 2,445 | 1,241 | 288 | 0 | 25 | 63 | .448 | .635 | 1.083 |
| 20 | | M. Ordonez | .322 | 1,648 | 744 | 531 | 108 | 8 | 86 | 297 | 158 | 8 | 192 | 1,827 | 913 | 202 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .381 | .554 | .936 |
| 21 |  | B. Posey | .322 | 1,426 | 680 | 459 | 108 | 4 | 59 | 224 | 156 | 8 | 176 | 1,603 | 752 | 171 | 0 | 13 | 34 | .389 | .527 | .916 |
| 22 | | M. Diaz | .322 | 957 | 450 | 308 | 59 | 7 | 31 | 119 | 53 | 14 | 151 | 1,039 | 474 | 97 | 4 | 10 | 6 | .363 | .495 | .858 |
| 23 | | B. Watson | .322 | 1,476 | 656 | 475 | 91 | 12 | 51 | 231 | 168 | 3 | 128 | 1,664 | 743 | 154 | 1 | 16 | 29 | .388 | .503 | .892 |
| 24 | | E. Martinez | .322 | 1,806 | 928 | 581 | 147 | 1 | 81 | 310 | 398 | 11 | 253 | 2,240 | 973 | 229 | 4 | 21 | 59 | .443 | .539 | .982 |
| 25 |  | P. Goldschmidt | .322 | 1,949 | 1,030 | 627 | 133 | 10 | 119 | 345 | 328 | 13 | 431 | 2,314 | 1,137 | 262 | 0 | 14 | 50 | .420 | .583 | 1.004 |
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