47 players are tied for the best batting average in the 1st inning in a season, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Nick Gonzales and Abraham Toro this season and in 2023 and David Hamilton this season.
| 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. Gonzales | 1.000 | 2025 |  PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| 2 |  | D. Hamilton | 1.000 | 2025 |  BOS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 3 | | A. Toro | 1.000 | 2025 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 |  | D. Lile | 1.000 | 2025 |  WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 5 | | R. Hassell III | 1.000 | 2025 | WSH | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 |  | V. Mesa Jr. | 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 |
| 7 |  | L. Davidson | 1.000 | 2025 |  ATH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 8 |  | J. Meyers | 1.000 | 2025 |  HOU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 9 |  | E. Hernández | 1.000 | 2025 |  LAD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 10 | | J. Young | 1.000 | 2025 | WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 |  | 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 |
| 13 |  | 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 |
| 14 |  | T. Taylor | 1.000 | 2025 |  NYM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 |  | M. A. Taylor | 1.000 | 2025 |  CWS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 17 |  | 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 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | M. Muncy | 1.000 | 2025 | ATH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 |
| 20 |  | J. DeLuca | 1.000 | 2025 |  TBR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 21 |  | N. Allen | 1.000 | 2025 |  ATL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 22 |  | J. Báez | 1.000 | 2025 |  DET | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| 23 | | S. Garrett | 1.000 | 2024 | WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 24 |  | T. Sweeney | 1.000 | 2024 | DET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 25 | | B. Cook | 1.000 | 2024 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
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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