Since 1973, the highest single season batting average by a pitcher was in 1993 when Orel Hershiser hit .356 (26 for 73) for the Dodgers. I was not able to find a list of batting averages pre 1973 but I know there has to be one on the Web somewhere. I can tell you that in 1925, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators batted .433 (42 for 97) and that is the best pitcher's batting average I have heard of. Red Ruffing was an excellent hitter and his highest BA was .364 (40 for 110) in 1930 for the Red Sox and Yankees. George Uhle batted .361 (52 for 144) for the Cleveland Indians in 1923. Curt Davis batted .381 (40 for 105) for the 1939 St Louis Cardinals. Click on the 'Best Hitting Pitchers Since 1973' link on this page to see a list of single season batting accomplishments by pitchers since the advent of the DH.
Bob Gibson
.000 Some pitchers only play in one Major League game for their entire life, and go ofer.
Satchel Paige was a pitcher He batted .097 but he was black and spent most of his days in the negro league so .097 is his major league average
The heaviest pitcher in MLB History is definitely Nolan Ryan.
A hurler is a slang term for a pitcher in baseball. ERA stands for Earned Run Average and is a statistic for pitchers that shows the number of 'earned' runs a pitcher allows for every nine innings. An earned run is a run that is scored without the help of an error or passed ball. One might think that the earned run average of a pitcher is similar to that of the batting average of a hitter.
Boof Bonser
Boof Bonser
Rick Ankiel others? Babe Ruth - 94-46 as a pitcher, .342 lifetime batting average Rube Bressler - 26-32 as a pitcher, .301 lifetime batting average Joe Wood - 117-57 as a pitcher with 34 wins in 1912, .283 lifetime batting average
Bob Gibson
.000 Some pitchers only play in one Major League game for their entire life, and go ofer.
OP generally stands for Opponent. BA, in Baseball, stands for Batting Average. Thus, OpBA stands for Opponents Batting Average. The lower it is, the better (for the pitcher).
OP generally stands for Opponent. BA, in baseball, stands for Batting Average. Thus, OpBA stands for Opponents Batting Average. The lower it is, the better (for the pitcher).
Jon Lester of the Boston Red Sox has a career 0.00 batting average
josh jonson
its the batting average of the players the pitcher pitched against
Harmon Killebrew at .256.
Wes Farrell. Farrell hit 38 home runs in 1176 at bats during his 15 year career (1927-1941). His career batting average was .280.