5 players were tied for the best batting average on May 20, 2023, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Aaron Judge, Whit Merrifield and Mike Tauchman.
| 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 |  | A. Judge | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 2.250 |
| 2 |  | W. Merrifield | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 3 | | M. Tauchman | 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 | | G. Stubbs | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| 5 |  | S. Espinal | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 2.333 |
| 6 |  | Y. DÃaz | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | 2.250 |
| 7 |  | A. Frazier | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 2.000 |
| 8 |  | S. Perez | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.750 | 2.500 |
| 9 |  | C. Seager | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.750 | 2.500 |
| 10 | | E. Sosa | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 11 | | L. Thomas | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 12 |  | F. Freeman | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 13 |  | B. Harper | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .800 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 14 |  | J. Schoop | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 15 | | D. Solano | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 16 |  | J. Burger | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 17 | | N. Pratto | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 18 | | N. Gorman | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.667 | 2.417 |
| 19 |  | B. Turang | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 20 |  | C. Morel | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.667 |
| 21 | | E. Duran | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.667 | 2.333 |
| 22 | | K. Farmer | .600 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| 23 |  | R. O'Hearn | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.800 |
| 24 | | J. Profar | .600 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| 25 |  | M. Semien | .600 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
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