50 players are tied for the best career batting average in the 1st inning, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Ben Williamson, Nick Kurtz and Max Muncy.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Williamson | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 2 |  | N. Kurtz | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 | | M. Muncy | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 4 |  | L. Hicks | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 |  | T. Sweeney | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 |
| 6 |  | B. Cook | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 7 | | A. Lipcius | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| 8 |  | G. Kessinger | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 9 | | J. Delay | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 10 |  | J. Palacios | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 11 |  | L. Soto | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| 12 |  | S. Rivero | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 13 |  | L. Fox | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 14 | | B. Miller | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 15 |  | Z. Gallen | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 16 |  | D. Hudson | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 17 | | B. Lee | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 18 |  | B. Nicholas | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 19 |  | O. Calixte | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 20 |  | T. Walker | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 21 |  | A. Asher | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 22 |  | K. Maeda | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 23 |  | C. Walsh | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 24 | | S. Kazmir | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 25 | | D. Dorn | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
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