who has the highest batting average on opening day in the mlb in the last 2 years

Between May 5, 2024 and May 5, 2026, Ryne Nelson has the best batting average, with an average of 1.000.

NAMEAVGGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPS
1Ryne Nelson
R. Nelson
1.000
1
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
2Stone Garrett
S. Garrett
.600
2
5
2
3
1
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
6
7
2
0
0
0
0
.667
1.400
2.067
3Yohendrick Piñango
Y. Piñango
.500
7
18
1
9
1
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
19
10
1
0
0
0
0
.526
.556
1.082
4Darren Baker
D. Baker
.500
9
14
1
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
14
9
2
0
0
0
0
.500
.643
1.143
5Daniel Susac
D. Susac
.478
11
23
1
11
2
1
0
5
1
0
3
0
1
24
15
3
0
0
0
1
.500
.652
1.152
6Austin Shenton
A. Shenton
.429
5
7
0
3
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
9
4
1
0
0
0
1
.556
.571
1.127
7Carlos Cortes
C. Cortes
.343
69
169
21
58
13
2
8
27
11
1
27
0
0
183
99
23
0
2
0
6
.383
.586
.968
8Aaron Judge
A. Judge
.334
310
1,096
276
366
64
3
119
266
259
17
330
25
7
1,380
793
186
0
8
57
31
.465
.724
1.189
9Ryan Ward
R. Ward
.333
2
6
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
.333
.333
.667
10Diego Castillo
D. Castillo
.333
4
6
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
8
3
1
0
0
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
11Orelvis Martinez
O. Martinez
.333
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.333
.333
.667
12Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
V. Guerrero Jr.
.319
316
1,205
203
384
79
1
52
192
152
12
177
10
5
1,377
621
132
0
8
23
32
.398
.515
.913
13Kevin McGonigle
K. McGonigle
.315
34
130
24
41
11
2
2
16
19
1
19
3
0
150
62
15
0
0
0
0
.407
.477
.884
14Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
.314
198
723
112
227
47
2
46
122
106
12
123
8
1
850
416
95
0
9
26
14
.406
.575
.981
15Bobby Witt Jr.
B. Witt Jr.
.310
319
1,264
209
392
92
14
54
194
113
14
232
69
19
1,407
674
160
0
16
19
13
.369
.533
.902
16Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
.304
28
92
19
28
3
0
3
12
4
1
21
1
1
97
40
6
0
0
0
1
.340
.435
.775
17David Bote
D. Bote
.304
37
46
4
14
4
0
0
6
2
0
13
0
0
48
18
4
0
0
0
1
.333
.391
.725
18Chase DeLauter
C. DeLauter
.304
32
112
15
34
8
1
6
21
17
0
14
0
0
130
62
15
0
1
0
3
.392
.554
.946
19Luis Arraez
L. Arraez
.303
304
1,247
139
378
60
8
12
112
56
8
45
24
7
1,337
490
80
16
10
3
27
.335
.393
.728
20Moisés Ballesteros
M. Ballesteros
.303
51
142
26
43
7
1
8
29
19
0
27
0
0
162
76
16
0
1
1
2
.383
.535
.918
21Xavier Edwards
X. Edwards
.303
244
955
137
289
39
12
6
80
101
3
155
62
12
1,071
370
57
5
7
3
9
.369
.387
.756
22Miguel Andujar
M. Andujar
.302
193
705
75
213
37
3
16
83
33
5
106
5
3
746
304
56
0
3
1
19
.336
.431
.768
23Yandy Díaz
Y. Díaz
.301
294
1,135
141
342
58
3
43
156
110
13
181
4
1
1,266
535
104
0
8
6
24
.367
.471
.839
24Jacob Wilson
J. Wilson
.300
186
717
89
215
36
2
15
81
39
8
64
6
2
770
300
53
3
3
1
23
.342
.418
.760
25Troy Johnston
T. Johnston
.297
76
219
22
65
10
1
6
29
18
2
51
3
3
240
95
17
1
0
0
3
.356
.434
.789
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