18 players were tied for the best batting average when batting 1st this season, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Reese McGuire, Moisés Ballesteros and Emmanuel Rivera.
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What is the best batting average of MLB leadoff hitters this regular season?| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | BAT ORDER | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
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| 1 |  | R. McGuire | 1.000 | 2025 |  CHC | 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 |
| 2 | | M. Ballesteros | 1.000 | 2025 | CHC | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 3 | | E. Rivera | 1.000 | 2025 |  BAL | 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 |
| 4 | | C. Devanney | 1.000 | 2025 |  PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 5 | | C. Narváez | 1.000 | 2025 |  BOS | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 6 | | L. Davidson | 1.000 | 2025 |  LAA | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 7 | | J. Winkler | 1.000 | 2025 |  MIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 8 | | K. Newman | 1.000 | 2025 | LAA | 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 |
| 9 | | C. Hummel | 1.000 | 2025 |  HOU | 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 |
| 10 | | E. Haase | 1.000 | 2025 |  MIL | 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 |
| 11 | | D. Avans | 1.000 | 2025 |  ATH | 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 |
| 12 | | W. Benson | 1.000 | 2025 |  CIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 13 | | A. Barnes | 1.000 | 2025 |  LAD | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 14 | | D. Schneemann | 1.000 | 2025 |  CLE | 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 |
| 15 | | G. Pauley | 1.000 | 2025 | MIA | 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 |
| 16 | | M. Siani | 1.000 | 2025 |  STL | 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 |
| 17 | | C. Biggio | 1.000 | 2025 |  KCR | 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 |
| 18 | | MJ Melendez | 1.000 | 2025 | KCR | 1 | 2 | 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 |
| 19 |  | A. Barger | .833 | 2025 |  TOR | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 | 1.000 | 1.833 |
| 20 | | L. Keaschall | .800 | 2025 |  MIN | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 1.600 |
| 21 | | L. García Jr. | .750 | 2025 |  WSH | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .750 | 1.550 |
| 22 | | N. Jones | .750 | 2025 | CLE | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .750 | 1.550 |
| 23 | | M. Andujar | .667 | 2025 | ATH | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.667 | 2.333 |
| 24 | | L. Thomas | .600 | 2025 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.800 |
| 25 | | B. Johnson | .571 | 2025 |  SDP | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | 1.000 | 1.625 |
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