37 players are tied for the highest career batting average in starts, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Connor Overton, Gregory Soto and Andrew Albers.
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best batting average to start by a player a carrer| NAME | AVG | GS | G | W | L | W% | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Overton | 1.000 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.74 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 5.95 | 3.61 | 1.65 | 1.06 | 15.8 | 9.6 | 1.44 | .307 | 5.74 | 9.35 |
| 2 | | G. Soto | 1.000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 8.49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 6.17 | 4.63 | 1.33 | 2.31 | 14.0 | 10.5 | 1.84 | .313 | 8.49 | 11.96 |
| 3 | | A. Albers | 1.000 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.65 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110.1 | 129 | 57 | 72 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 485 | 2 | 5.22 | 1.96 | 2.67 | 1.55 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 1.39 | .294 | 5.87 | 10.52 |
| 4 | | A. Reyes | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| 5 | | J. Roach | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 0.50 | 3.00 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 2.00 | .306 | 12.00 | 14.00 |
| 6 | | B. Lidge | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 30.8 | 15.4 | 1.33 | .333 | 0.00 | 6.00 | |
| 7 | | B. O'Connor | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 4.50 | .545 | 27.00 | 31.50 | |
| 8 | | E. Yan | 1.000 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 6.94 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120.2 | 153 | 93 | 96 | 25 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 562 | 3 | 6.41 | 3.28 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 15.3 | 7.8 | 1.63 | .322 | 7.16 | 11.41 |
| 9 | | T. Harikkala | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3.52 | 3.52 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.09 | .387 | 10.57 | 15.26 |
| 10 | | D. Johns | 1.000 | 47 | 47 | 15 | 18 | .455 | 5.03 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 270.0 | 304 | 151 | 163 | 31 | 108 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1,189 | 14 | 4.10 | 3.60 | 1.14 | 1.03 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 1.53 | .299 | 5.43 | 10.13 |
| 11 | | G. Harris | 1.000 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7.76 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 40 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 3.72 | 3.72 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1.79 | .356 | 8.38 | 12.41 |
| 12 | | M. Rowland | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.91 | 2.45 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 2.18 | .438 | 9.82 | 17.18 | |
| 13 | | B. Lacey | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 4.91 | 0.82 | 6.00 | 0.82 | 13.0 | 2.2 | 1.27 | .316 | 4.09 | 10.64 |
| 14 | | R. Eastwick | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 2.14 | .333 | 15.43 | 15.43 |
| 15 | | K. Crosby | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 2.33 | .385 | 12.00 | 15.00 | |
| 16 | | L. Gowell | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 10.80 | 3.60 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 1.00 | .300 | 1.80 | 5.40 |
| 17 | | M. Joyce | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1.93 | 5.79 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | .250 | 3.86 | 7.71 | |
| 18 | | R. Perranoski | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.25 | 2.00 | 4.50 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | .267 | 6.75 | 13.50 | |
| 19 | | B. Oster | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3.00 | 15.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 5.9 | 29.4 | 2.67 | .273 | 12.00 | 9.00 | |
| 20 | | G. Schmees | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | .444 | 9.00 | 18.00 | ||
| 21 | | R. Brickner | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0.00 | 11.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 3.00 | .400 | 3.86 | 15.43 | |
| 22 | | C. Ripple | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7.71 | 15.43 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 4.29 | .600 | 15.43 | 23.14 | ||
| 23 | | C. Kehn | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.75 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 1.75 | .273 | 11.25 | 11.25 | ||
| 24 | | T. Lanning | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | .350 | 15.75 | 15.75 | |
| 25 | | S. Larkin | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.40 | 10.80 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 3.60 | .500 | 21.60 | 21.60 | ||
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