Catchers had the highest batting average when leading off a game in 2024, with an average of .400.
| POSITION | AVG | SEASON | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catcher | .400 | 2024 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| 2 | Shortstop | .269 | 2024 | 840 | 837 | 225 | 47 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 68 | 15 | 205 | 920 | 384 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .335 | .459 | .794 |
| 3 | Second Baseman | .268 | 2024 | 868 | 865 | 232 | 44 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 78 | 10 | 155 | 953 | 377 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .436 | .772 |
| 4 | Right Fielder | .261 | 2024 | 510 | 482 | 126 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 6 | 105 | 531 | 196 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .407 | .736 |
| 5 | Left Fielder | .244 | 2024 | 608 | 590 | 144 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 148 | 638 | 236 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .400 | .701 |
| 6 | Designated Hitter | .237 | 2024 | 638 | 625 | 148 | 21 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 8 | 148 | 699 | 291 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .466 | .783 |
| 7 | First Baseman | .231 | 2024 | 276 | 264 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 281 | 97 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .367 | .645 |
| 8 | Center Fielder | .224 | 2024 | 544 | 540 | 121 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 128 | 578 | 217 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .402 | .677 |
| 9 | Third Baseman | .210 | 2024 | 245 | 243 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 251 | 88 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .362 | .597 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | 21 | .677 | ||
34 | 30 | .531 | 9.5 | |
33 | 32 | .508 | 11.0 | |
30 | 35 | .462 | 14.0 | |
28 | 36 | .438 | 15.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
39 | 23 | .629 | ||
34 | 28 | .548 | 5.0 | |
34 | 31 | .523 | 6.5 | |
34 | 31 | .523 | 6.5 | |
31 | 32 | .492 | 8.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
42 | 23 | .646 | ||
33 | 30 | .524 | 8.0 | |
33 | 31 | .516 | 8.5 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 16.0 | |
24 | 41 | .369 | 18.0 |
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Giants| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 24 | .607 | ||
37 | 26 | .587 | 1.0 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 8.0 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 8.0 | |
27 | 35 | .435 | 10.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 29 | .561 | ||
34 | 30 | .531 | 2.0 | |
30 | 36 | .455 | 7.0 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 10.5 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 31 | .523 | ||
31 | 33 | .484 | 2.5 | |
30 | 34 | .469 | 3.5 | |
30 | 36 | .455 | 4.5 | |
24 | 41 | .369 | 10.0 |
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