top 30 batting averages for first basemen versus left handed pitchers in 2023

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 Nick Loftin
N. Loftin
1.000
2023
KCR KCR
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1.000
2.000
3.000
2 Bligh Madris
B. Madris
1.000
2023
HOU HOU
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
2.000
3 Christian Vázquez
C. Vázquez
.667
2023
MIN MIN
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
.667
.667
1.333
4 Jared Triolo
J. Triolo
.556
2023
PIT PIT
4
9
5
2
0
0
0
1
0
3
10
7
2
0
0
0
.600
.778
1.378
5 Mike Ford
M. Ford
.500
2023
SEA SEA
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
3
1
0
0
0
.600
.750
1.350
6 Brendan Donovan
B. Donovan
.500
2023
STL STL
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
.667
.500
1.167
7 Gio Urshela
G. Urshela
.462
2023
LAA LAA
7
13
6
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
13
7
1
0
0
0
.462
.538
1.000
8 Mark Canha
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 Isaac Paredes
I. Paredes
.455
2023
TBR TBR
7
11
5
0
0
0
2
1
0
3
12
5
0
0
0
0
.500
.455
.955
10 Matthew Batten
M. Batten
.444
2023
SDP SDP
4
9
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10
4
0
0
0
0
.500
.444
.944
11 Seth Brown
S. Brown
.400
2023
OAK OAK
5
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
3
1
0
0
0
.400
.600
1.000
12 Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
.400
2023
MIA MIA
5
5
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
5
3
1
0
0
0
.400
.600
1.000
13 Bobby Dalbec
B. Dalbec
.400
2023
BOS BOS
9
15
6
2
0
0
0
1
0
7
16
8
2
0
0
0
.438
.533
.971
14 Josh Naylor
J. Naylor
.365
2023
CLE CLE
54
104
38
8
0
5
18
7
2
10
113
61
13
0
0
1
.416
.587
1.002
15 Jordan Diaz
J. Diaz
.364
2023
OAK OAK
5
11
4
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
12
4
0
0
0
0
.417
.364
.780
16 Anthony Rizzo
A. Rizzo
.364
2023
NYY NYY
38
66
24
4
0
0
9
6
1
7
73
28
4
0
0
0
.425
.424
.849
17 Spencer Steer
S. Steer
.356
2023
CIN CIN
28
59
21
6
1
5
14
3
0
11
63
44
12
0
1
0
.381
.746
1.127
18 Yandy Díaz
Y. Díaz
.355
2023
TBR TBR
51
110
39
6
0
9
26
13
1
21
124
72
15
0
0
0
.427
.655
1.082
19 J.D. Davis
J.D. Davis
.350
2023
SFG SFG
8
20
7
2
0
0
1
0
0
5
20
9
2
0
0
0
.350
.450
.800
20 Wilmer Flores
W. Flores
.337
2023
SFG SFG
41
98
33
8
0
6
15
6
1
13
106
59
14
0
1
0
.377
.602
.979
21 Ryan Mountcastle
R. Mountcastle
.336
2023
BAL BAL
57
128
43
7
0
12
33
13
1
26
145
86
19
0
3
1
.393
.672
1.065
22 Freddie Freeman
F. Freeman
.335
2023
LAD LAD
99
197
66
18
0
12
39
15
6
40
218
120
30
0
0
0
.399
.609
1.008
23 Yainer Diaz
Y. Diaz
.333
2023
HOU HOU
2
6
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
6
5
1
0
0
0
.333
.833
1.167
24 Aledmys Díaz
A. Díaz
.333
2023
OAK OAK
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.333
.833
25 Eduardo Escobar
E. Escobar
.333
2023
LAA LAA
3
6
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
6
2
0
0
0
0
.333
.333
.667
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.639
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22
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Royals Royals
22
16
.579
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20
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
7:10 PM
Sun
5/11
BOS BOS
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
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5/12
KCR KCR
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Tue
5/13
KCR KCR
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HOU HOU
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NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
24
14
.632
Phillies Phillies
21
15
.583
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
16
.579
Reds Reds
19
19
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
25
12
.676
Padres Padres
23
13
.639
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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
21
16
.568
Red Sox Red Sox
19
19
.500
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
23
13
.639
Guardians Guardians
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15
.595
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AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
14
.611
Athletics Athletics
20
18
.526
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/22
STL STL
@
ATL ATL
1-4
Tue
4/22
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
5-1
Tue
4/22
SDP SDP
@
DET DET
0-6
Tue
4/22
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
3-4
Tue
4/22
SEA SEA
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BOS BOS
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/8
DET DET
@
COL COL
6:10 PM
Thu
5/8
PHI PHI
@
TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Thu
5/8
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Thu
5/8
TOR TOR
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Thu
5/8
LAD LAD
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM