leadoff hitters with the best batting average this season

15 players are tied for the best batting average when batting 1st this season, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Blaze Jordan, Jose Fernandez and Ben Malgeri.

NAMEAVGSEASONTMBAT ORDERGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Blaze Jordan
B. Jordan
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
2Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
3Ben Malgeri
B. Malgeri
1.000
2026
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
4Royce Lewis
R. Lewis
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
3.000
4.000
5Bryan Torres
B. Torres
1.000
2026
1
2
3
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
5
3
0
0
1
0
0
.800
1.000
1.800
6Miguel Rojas
M. Rojas
1.000
2026
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
7Junior Perez
J. Perez
1.000
2026
1
5
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
4.000
5.000
8Ryan Kreidler
R. Kreidler
1.000
2026
1
4
3
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.333
2.333
9Alejandro Osuna
A. Osuna
1.000
2026
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
10Hunter Feduccia
H. Feduccia
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
11Nick Fortes
N. Fortes
1.000
2026
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
12Daulton Varsho
D. Varsho
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
13Sam Haggerty
S. Haggerty
1.000
2026
1
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
14Billy Cook
B. Cook
1.000
2026
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
15Carson Kelly
C. Kelly
1.000
2026
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
16Tristan Gray
T. Gray
.750
2026
1
4
4
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
.750
1.000
1.750
17Esmerlyn Valdez
E. Valdez
.667
2026
1
1
3
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
.667
1.000
1.667
18Kyle Higashioka
K. Higashioka
.667
2026
1
4
3
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
0
0
.750
1.667
2.417
19Braden Shewmake
B. Shewmake
.667
2026
1
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
.667
1.667
2.333
20Jake Burger
J. Burger
.571
2026
1
4
7
2
4
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
9
9
3
0
1
0
0
.556
1.286
1.841
21Turner Hill
T. Hill
.500
2026
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
.667
1.000
1.667
22Zac Veen
Z. Veen
.500
2026
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
.667
1.000
1.667
23Alan Roden
A. Roden
.500
2026
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
24Anthony Volpe
A. Volpe
.500
2026
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.750
.500
1.250
25Tyler Soderstrom
T. Soderstrom
.500
2026
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
.500
1.000
1.500
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.620
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.562
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82
56
.594
77
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69
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72
65
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57
81
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82
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.603
78
59
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4.5
74
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68
69
.496
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68
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.493
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
72
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.529
69
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3.5
65
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63
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62
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.449
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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3-5
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