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

Between May 27, 2023 and May 27, 2025, Charlie Culberson, Nate Eaton and Ryne Nelson are tied for the best batting average, with an average of 1.000.

	NAME	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Charlie Culberson C. Culberson	1.000	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	Nate Eaton N. Eaton	1.000	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
3	Ryne 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
4	Logan Davidson L. Davidson	.500	2	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	.600	.750	1.350
5	Darren 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
6	Alejo Lopez A. Lopez	.500	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	.500	1.000	1.500
7	Zack Collins Z. Collins	.500	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.500	1.167
8	Jeter Downs J. Downs	.500	5	4	4	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.714	.500	1.214
9	Luke Keaschall L. Keaschall	.368	7	19	4	7	3	0	0	2	5	2	2	5	0	26	10	3	0	0	0	0	.538	.526	1.065
10	Hyeseong Kim H. Kim	.366	19	41	10	15	1	0	1	5	2	0	8	4	0	43	19	2	0	0	0	0	.395	.463	.859
11	Drake Baldwin D. Baldwin	.340	32	97	10	33	4	0	5	15	7	0	15	0	0	104	52	9	0	0	0	3	.385	.536	.921
12	Jake Mangum J. Mangum	.338	21	68	7	23	4	0	0	7	5	0	7	8	0	73	27	4	0	0	0	2	.384	.397	.781
13	Alejandro Osuna A. Osuna	.333	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.333	.762
14	Orelvis 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
15	Aaron Judge A. Judge	.322	275	977	219	315	57	3	99	233	227	11	298	14	2	1,218	675	159	0	3	36	32	.454	.691	1.145
16	Yohel Pozo Y. Pozo	.320	16	50	5	16	3	0	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	51	22	4	0	0	0	1	.333	.440	.773
17	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.319	296	1,222	157	390	59	8	16	112	52	12	59	13	4	1,297	513	83	6	5	8	32	.352	.420	.771
18	Jacob Wilson J. Wilson	.318	79	292	39	93	13	2	6	31	20	3	21	4	0	318	128	21	2	1	1	10	.367	.438	.805
19	Ronald Acuña Jr. R. Acuña Jr.	.316	160	646	143	204	29	5	36	97	80	10	111	67	15	738	351	70	0	2	1	15	.398	.543	.942
20	Iván Herrera I. Herrera	.316	107	339	60	107	20	1	10	56	39	6	77	6	0	388	159	31	0	4	0	10	.392	.469	.861
21	Tyler Heineman T. Heineman	.315	45	89	16	28	5	1	1	9	12	2	23	2	0	104	38	7	0	1	0	0	.404	.427	.831
22	Jose Iglesias J. Iglesias	.314	120	376	45	118	21	1	4	38	16	12	55	8	3	407	153	26	2	1	1	5	.360	.407	.767
23	Adrian Del Castillo A. Del Castillo	.313	25	80	12	25	5	0	4	19	7	0	28	1	1	87	42	9	0	0	0	1	.368	.525	.893
24	Franchy Cordero F. Cordero	.313	6	16	3	5	1	0	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	16	12	3	0	0	0	0	.313	.750	1.063
25	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.313	323	1,280	217	400	85	21	58	208	105	15	224	84	29	1,420	701	164	1	19	15	14	.366	.548	.914