Vlad the Impaler at The Elysian Fields

Yes, nobody does it better than Vladimir Guerrero against the Rangers.

STATS Inc. says so, at least for all active players with 150 plate appearances against a particular team and this is what you can find out after a long walk on the Pacific Ocean if you have a computer and the proper beverage.

Guerrero was 0-for-1 with four walks against the Rangers on Saturday, ending his 44-game hitting streak against them. But he is still hitting .440 against them.

That is the highest batting average by one player, active, against one team currently in the Major Leagues. That is, a player with at least 150 plate appearances against a team and remember that so I don’t have to repeat it.

Next on the list? Turns out that Lyle Overbay, now with the Blue Jays, is batting .428 against the Reds.

No, didn’t go around and check home runs and RBI. Suffice to say that nobody comes close to Barry Bonds 83 home runs and 207 RBI in 881 at-bats against the Padres.

This is all about batting average which, by the way, is still the single most famous statistic in American sports history.

So we checked who had the highest career average against every Major League team and it turns out that Guerrero is also hitting .360 against the Brewers, which is one point higher than Bonds.

You would think that greatest hitters would be at the top of every list and Ichiro Suzuki does have the highest average against the Blue Jays and the Orioles, Todd Helton has the highest against the Nationals and the Phillies, and Nomar Garciaparra is best against the Indians and the Athletics.

There is also Ivan Rodriguez, who has the highest against the Devil Rays and the Indians.

But there are some interesting ones as well.

The Tigers? That honor right now goes to none other than the Royals slick-fielding shortstop Angel Berroa. He has an overall career batting average of .267 but he is hitting .366 in his six-year career against the Sons of Ty Cobb and Al Kaline.

Speaking of Tigers, you remember Craig Monroe, who spent a brief time with the Rangers? Turns out he is hitting .345 against the Twins, the highest against that club

That’s also the second lowest batting average that’s the highest against one team. Jim Edmonds is hitting .346 against the Padres and, check this out, the one and only A.J. Pierzynski is hitting .347 against, yes, the Chicago White Sox. He plays for them now but apparently used to wear them out while with the Twins.

Think that’s strange? Guess who has the highest average right now against the Yankees. Yes, Alex Rodriguez and it’s his .334 average against his current employer that is the lowest highest.

But that’s no more strange that Kenny Lofton hitting .363 for the Astros and you know baseball if you remember that he started out in the Houston organization before getting traded to the Indians for catcher Eddie Taubensee.

Always thought that was John Hart’s best trade with the Indians but he prefers shortstop Felix Fermin to the Mariners for Omar Vizquel.

By the way, speaking of shortstops, Derek Jeter has been known to rise to the occasion on the big stage and his .374 average against the Mets is proof of that.

But nobody is bigger than Vlad the Impaler when it comes to facing the Rangers.