Since 2023, Shohei Ohtani has crushed the most home runs when leading off a game, with 29 home runs.
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most leadoff hr by a player since 2023| NAME | HR | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Ohtani | 29 | 355 | 318 | 94 | 17 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 1 | 93 | 355 | 204 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .367 | .642 | 1.009 |
| 2 |  | K. Schwarber | 27 | 300 | 255 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 43 | 2 | 80 | 300 | 150 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .360 | .588 | .948 |
| 3 |  | Y. DÃaz | 20 | 413 | 379 | 104 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 79 | 413 | 183 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .334 | .483 | .817 |
| 4 |  | B. Buxton | 17 | 160 | 151 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 160 | 98 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .300 | .649 | .949 |
| 5 |  | M. Semien | 17 | 331 | 303 | 69 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 52 | 331 | 136 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .293 | .449 | .742 |
| 6 |  | M. Betts | 16 | 236 | 215 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 39 | 236 | 131 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .364 | .609 | .974 |
| 7 |  | F. Lindor | 14 | 266 | 239 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 64 | 266 | 134 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .376 | .561 | .937 |
| 8 |  | J.P. Crawford | 14 | 327 | 283 | 72 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 42 | 2 | 63 | 327 | 130 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .355 | .459 | .814 |
| 9 |  | R. Acuña Jr. | 14 | 310 | 271 | 91 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 53 | 310 | 152 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .419 | .561 | .980 |
| 10 |  | J. Wood | 13 | 154 | 127 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 48 | 154 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .422 | .646 | 1.068 |
| 11 |  | G. Henderson | 13 | 213 | 196 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 45 | 213 | 108 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .333 | .551 | .884 |
| 12 |  | Z. Neto | 13 | 235 | 211 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 70 | 235 | 99 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .302 | .469 | .771 |
| 13 |  | G. Springer | 13 | 324 | 303 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 69 | 324 | 131 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .306 | .432 | .738 |
| 14 |  | CJ Abrams | 12 | 300 | 283 | 70 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 300 | 128 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .290 | .452 | .742 |
| 15 |  | K. Marte | 12 | 231 | 211 | 68 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 231 | 130 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .381 | .616 | .997 |
| 16 |  | T. Ward | 11 | 188 | 165 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 37 | 188 | 90 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .362 | .545 | .907 |
| 17 | | M. Yastrzemski | 10 | 109 | 93 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 109 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .385 | .645 | 1.030 |
| 18 |  | J. Duran | 10 | 336 | 315 | 80 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 90 | 336 | 146 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .301 | .463 | .764 |
| 19 |  | C. Carroll | 9 | 200 | 181 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 200 | 99 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .335 | .547 | .882 |
| 20 |  | J. Altuve | 9 | 297 | 280 | 90 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 297 | 136 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .360 | .486 | .846 |
| 21 |  | B. Nimmo | 9 | 252 | 223 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 64 | 252 | 101 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .361 | .453 | .814 |
| 22 | | L. Butler | 8 | 171 | 157 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 171 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .322 | .497 | .818 |
| 23 |  | J. Pederson | 8 | 71 | 61 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 71 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .394 | .721 | 1.116 |
| 24 |  | F. Tatis Jr. | 8 | 276 | 239 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 58 | 276 | 106 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .366 | .444 | .809 |
| 25 |  | J. Peña | 8 | 178 | 163 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 178 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .343 | .466 | .809 |
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 Dodgers | 74 | 50 | .597 | |
66 | 58 | .532 | 8.0 | |
66 | 58 | .532 | 8.0 | |
51 | 72 | .415 | 22.5 | |
49 | 74 | .398 | 24.5 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 50 | .593 | ||
66 | 58 | .532 | 7.5 | |
63 | 61 | .508 | 10.5 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 14.0 | |
55 | 69 | .444 | 18.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 48 | .613 | ||
72 | 52 | .581 | 4.0 | |
62 | 61 | .504 | 13.5 | |
59 | 63 | .484 | 16.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 50 | .597 | ||
66 | 58 | .532 | 8.0 | |
66 | 58 | .532 | 8.0 | |
51 | 72 | .415 | 22.5 | |
49 | 74 | .398 | 24.5 |
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Cardinals
Reds| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 48 | .607 | ||
68 | 55 | .553 | 6.5 | |
66 | 57 | .537 | 8.5 | |
61 | 64 | .488 | 14.5 | |
60 | 63 | .488 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
64 | 58 | .525 | ||
60 | 63 | .488 | 4.5 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 5.0 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 5.0 | |
50 | 74 | .403 | 15.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 61 | .508 | ||
61 | 63 | .492 | 2.0 | |
58 | 66 | .468 | 5.0 | |
49 | 75 | .395 | 14.0 | |
48 | 75 | .390 | 14.5 |
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