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 | 869 | 866 | 232 | 44 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 78 | 10 | 155 | 954 | 377 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .335 | .435 | .771 |
| 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 | .238 | 2024 | 639 | 626 | 149 | 22 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 66 | 8 | 148 | 700 | 293 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .468 | .787 |
| 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 |
StatMuse has event-level data for batting average going back to the 1974 season.
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