Worst Hitters Of Every MLB Team
Every MLB team has had a batter that made their fan base groan in pain. These are the worst batters of every MLB franchise.
Atlanta Braves- Rafael Belliard
He played over 1,100 games and his skills at the plate were bad. He batted .221 in his career but was known more for his short stop skills.
Miami Marlins- Alfredo Amezaga
The Marlins utlility man batting .252 over four seasons with the Marlins. But the problem was he had almost ZERO slugging skills.
New York Mets- Rey Ordonez
Ordonez was a elite defender. However, fans groaned when he came to bat with his little to no power skill and .246 career batting average.
Philadelphia Phillies- Steve Jeltz
So Jeltz simply could not hit. He batted .210 in his career, had no power, and had OBPs below .300 in every season.
Washington Nationals/Expos- Roy Howell
During his time with the Expos he batted .222 with zero HRs. Safe to say he faded out of the league quick.
Chicago Cubs- Rey Sanchez
He was an alright contact hitter but his issue was he had zero power.
Cincinnati Reds- Paul Janish
He batted .221 over four seasons. And had basically no slugging or power.
Milwaukee Brewers- Tim Johnson
The shortstop batted .223 in his career. He also did not offer and extra base threat in his career.
Pittsburgh Pirates- John Wehner
Wehner played 8 seasons with the Pirates. He never became an everyday player due to his hitting skills.
St. Louis Cardinals- Dal Maxvill
The longtime short stop was a career .217 hitter. He also had .281 OBP.
Arizona Diamondbacks- Nick Ahmed
Ahmed was a elite defender. But he had just a .234 average in his career with a .289 OBP.
Colorado Rockies- Neifi Perez
Depsite playing in Coors field. He batted .282 with horrible plate discipline.
Los Angeles Dodgers- Bill Russell
The long time Dodgers shortstop was weak at the plate in every aspect. From batting average, to power, to OPS he couldn't hit.
San Diego Padres- Enzo Hernandez
In 1971 he batted .222 with 12 RBIs in 618 plate appearances.
San Francisco Giants- Johnnie LeMaster
Career wise he batted .222 over 12 seasons. One of the worst hitting everyday short stops of all time.
Baltimore Orioles- Cezsar Izturis
Strong defender but was just a .256 with zero power. His most HRs every was 2 in a season.
Boston Red Sox- Billy Conigliaro
He batted .213 in 1971 in 101 games. One of the worst in Red Sox history.
New York Yankees- Jerry Kenney
From 1967-1972 he batted .237 with just 7 career HRs during some of the worst Yankee years of all time.
Tampa Bay Rays- Tim Beckham
He was drafted first overall in the MLB draft. But, was a disaster at the plate. He batted just .247 with no consistency.
Toronto Blue Jays- Luis Rivera
He was just a career .233 hitter. He rarely got on base and was just a disaster at the plate.
Chicago White Sox- Brent Morel
In 2012 he batted .177 over 35 games before fading out of baseball quickly.
Cleveland Guardians- Ray Oyler
In 1968 he batted .175. And well, in his career he also batted just .175.
Detroit Tigers- Don Wert
Nine seasons he hit .222 with Tigers and had very little power.
Kansas City Royals- Tony Pena Jr.
The shortstop batted .228 wioth a .248 OBP in three seasons with KC.
Minnesota Twins- Danny Thompson
He was a career .248 hitter and somehow was a regular starter.
Houston Astros- Roger Metzger
The SS was a career .231 hitter in the 70s with basically ZERO pop. He had just 5 HRs in 11 seasons.
Los Angeles Angels- Jim Eppard
Four seasons in LA he had a .249 average, he also did not offer any power whatsoever.
Oakland Athletics- Rob Picciolo
He played 731 career games. He batted .234 with just a .248 OBP.
Seattle Mariners- Mario Mendoza
Oh of course, the Mendoza line himself (Mendoza line is a batter batting .200). He was a career .215 hitter and was known more for his glove than his nonexistent batting skills.
Texas Rangers- Jeff Kunkel
Seven years playing for the Rangers and he batted .221 over those 7 years despite being a first round pick.