13 players were tied for the best batting average in the 1st inning in 2025, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Maximo Acosta, Nick Loftin and Owen Caissie.
| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Acosta | 1.000 | 2025 |  MIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 | | N. Loftin | 1.000 | 2025 |  KCR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 3 | | O. Caissie | 1.000 | 2025 |  CHC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 | | A. Nola | 1.000 | 2025 |  COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | | V. Mesa Jr. | 1.000 | 2025 | MIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 | | J. Tena | 1.000 | 2025 |  WSH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| 7 | | T. Wade | 1.000 | 2025 |  SDP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 8 | | O. Cabrera | 1.000 | 2025 |  NYY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 9 | | L. Acuña | 1.000 | 2025 |  NYM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 10 | | B. Williamson | 1.000 | 2025 |  SEA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 11 | | A. Barnes | 1.000 | 2025 |  LAD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 12 | | N. Allen | 1.000 | 2025 |  ATL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| 13 |  | J. Báez | 1.000 | 2025 |  DET | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| 14 | | J. RodrÃguez | .750 | 2025 |  CLE | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.750 | 2.500 |
| 15 | | B. Baldwin | .750 | 2025 |  CWS | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | 2.250 |
| 16 | | J. Alfaro | .667 | 2025 | WSH | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 17 | | N. Yorke | .667 | 2025 |  PIT | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 18 | | J. Loperfido | .667 | 2025 |  TOR | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 19 | | D. Hamilton | .667 | 2025 |  BOS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 20 | | J. Meyers | .571 | 2025 |  HOU | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .643 | 1.214 |
| 21 | | D. Dingler | .538 | 2025 | DET | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | 1.077 | 1.615 |
| 22 | | J. Mangum | .520 | 2025 |  TBR | 26 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .640 | 1.178 |
| 23 | | M. Ballesteros | .500 | 2025 | CHC | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 24 | | N. Nuñez | .500 | 2025 | WSH | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| 25 | | J. Wiemer | .500 | 2025 | MIA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
StatMuse has event-level data for batting average going back to the 1974 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.
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