highest career batting average batting lead off

50 players are tied for the best career batting average when leading off a game, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Jake Mangum, Joey Loperfido and Miguel Andujar.

Interpreted as:
highest career batting average by a player batting lead off
NAMEAVGGABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBOBPSLGOPS
1Jake Mangum
J. Mangum
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
2Joey Loperfido
J. Loperfido
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
3Miguel Andujar
M. Andujar
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
1.000
4.000
5.000
4Isaac Collins
I. Collins
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
5Kameron Misner
K. Misner
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
6Jake Burger
J. Burger
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
7Jonatan Clase
J. Clase
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
8Gabriel Moreno
G. Moreno
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
9Grae Kessinger
G. Kessinger
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
10Livan Soto
L. Soto
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
11Andrew Vaughn
A. Vaughn
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
1.000
4.000
5.000
12Taylor Walls
T. Walls
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
13Brian Miller
B. Miller
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
14DJ Stewart
DJ Stewart
1.000
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
15Dominic Smith
D. Smith
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
16Jason Martin
J. Martin
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
17Chris Herrmann
C. Herrmann
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
1.000
4.000
5.000
18Orlando Calixte
O. Calixte
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
19Stephen Piscotty
S. Piscotty
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
20Colin Walsh
C. Walsh
1.000
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
21Steve Tolleson
S. Tolleson
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
22Ramiro Pena
R. Pena
1.000
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
23Adron Chambers
A. Chambers
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
24Wilson Valdez
W. Valdez
1.000
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
25Jesus Feliciano
J. Feliciano
1.000
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
1.000
1.500
2.500
StatMuse has event-level data for batting average going back to the 1974 season.
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96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
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86
.469
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66
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84
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19.0
71
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NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
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AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
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28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
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9/16
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9/16
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9/16
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