7 players were tied for the best batting average on April 17, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Ryan McMahon, Josh Naylor and Nathan Lukes.
Interpreted as:
best batting average by a player for 4/17/2026| 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 |  | R. McMahon | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 2 |  | J. Naylor | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 |  | N. Lukes | 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 |
| 4 | | W. Wilson | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 5 | | S. Horwitz | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 2.333 |
| 6 |  | M. Yoshida | 1.000 | 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 |
| 7 | | M. Ballesteros | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 |
| 8 | | J. Bauers | .750 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .750 | 1.550 |
| 9 |  | B. Harper | .750 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 2.000 |
| 10 |  | M. Muncy | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 2.500 | 3.250 |
| 11 |  | M. Ozuna | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 12 |  | M. Harris II | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | 2.250 |
| 13 | | J. Tena | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 14 | | T. Taylor | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 15 | | C. Vázquez | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.667 | 2.417 |
| 16 | | M. Straw | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 1.667 | 2.333 |
| 17 | | MJ Melendez | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 |
| 18 | | F. Alvarez | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 |
| 19 |  | M. Chapman | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| 20 |  | B. Lowe | .600 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| 21 | | J. Burger | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| 22 |  | N. Hoerner | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.800 |
| 23 |  | O. Lopez | .600 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.600 | 2.200 |
| 24 |  | J. Jung | .600 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.800 |
| 25 | | W. Langford | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
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