Nick Loftin and Bligh Madris were tied for the best batting average by a first baseman against left-handed pitchers in 2023, with an average of 1.000.
| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Loftin | 1.000 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | |
| 2 | | B. Madris | 1.000 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 3 | | C. Vázquez | .667 | 2023 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | |
| 4 | | J. Triolo | .556 | 2023 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .778 | 1.378 | |
| 5 | | M. Ford | .500 | 2023 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | |
| 6 |  | B. Donovan | .500 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | |
| 7 | | G. Urshela | .462 | 2023 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .538 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | | M. Canha | .455 | 2023 | TOT | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .727 | 1.227 |
| 9 |  | I. Paredes | .455 | 2023 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .455 | .955 | |
| 10 | | M. Batten | .444 | 2023 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .444 | .944 | |
| 11 | | S. Brown | .400 | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | |
| 12 |  | L. Arraez | .400 | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | |
| 13 | | B. Dalbec | .400 | 2023 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .533 | .971 | |
| 14 |  | J. Naylor | .365 | 2023 | 54 | 104 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 113 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .416 | .587 | 1.002 | |
| 15 | | J. Diaz | .364 | 2023 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .364 | .780 | |
| 16 |  | A. Rizzo | .364 | 2023 | 38 | 66 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .425 | .424 | .849 | |
| 17 |  | S. Steer | .356 | 2023 | 28 | 59 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 63 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .381 | .746 | 1.127 | |
| 18 |  | Y. DÃaz | .355 | 2023 | 51 | 110 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 124 | 72 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .427 | .655 | 1.082 | |
| 19 | | J.D. Davis | .350 | 2023 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .450 | .800 | |
| 20 |  | W. Flores | .337 | 2023 | 41 | 98 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 106 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .377 | .602 | .979 | |
| 21 |  | R. Mountcastle | .336 | 2023 | 57 | 128 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 145 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .393 | .672 | 1.065 | |
| 22 |  | F. Freeman | .335 | 2023 | 99 | 197 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 218 | 120 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .399 | .609 | 1.008 | |
| 23 | | Y. Diaz | .333 | 2023 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 | |
| 24 | | A. DÃaz | .333 | 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | |
| 25 | | E. Escobar | .333 | 2023 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | 13 | .690 | ||
20 | 22 | .476 | 9.0 | |
20 | 22 | .476 | 9.0 | |
19 | 23 | .452 | 10.0 | |
15 | 25 | .375 | 13.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
27 | 15 | .643 | ||
22 | 16 | .579 | 3.0 | |
23 | 17 | .575 | 3.0 | |
23 | 19 | .548 | 4.0 | |
22 | 20 | .524 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
24 | 16 | .600 | ||
24 | 17 | .585 | 0.5 | |
20 | 20 | .500 | 4.0 | |
17 | 24 | .415 | 7.5 | |
16 | 26 | .381 | 9.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 13 | .675 | ||
27 | 16 | .628 | 1.5 | |
19 | 24 | .442 | 9.5 | |
18 | 23 | .439 | 9.5 | |
17 | 24 | .415 | 10.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
23 | 21 | .523 | ||
19 | 21 | .475 | 2.0 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 2.5 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 2.5 | |
19 | 23 | .452 | 3.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
21 | 19 | .525 | ||
20 | 22 | .476 | 2.0 | |
19 | 22 | .463 | 2.5 | |
16 | 26 | .381 | 6.0 | |
16 | 27 | .372 | 6.5 |
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