average batting average for catchers 2026

Catchers are hitting .228 this season.

	NAME	POSITION	AVG	SEASON	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Victor Caratini V. Caratini	Catcher	.227	2026	90	282	26	64	9	0	7	38	31	10	67	0	0	331	94	16	0	8	1	6	.317	.333	.651	33	-6.3	.293	85	-5.9
2	Travis d'Arnaud T. d'Arnaud	Catcher	.188	2026	20	48	5	9	1	0	1	3	4	2	14	0	0	54	13	2	0	0	0	1	.278	.271	.549	4	-2.7	.255	59	-2.6
3	Elias Díaz E. Díaz	Catcher	.226	2026	61	155	14	35	9	0	5	20	4	1	38	0	0	163	59	14	2	1	1	2	.248	.381	.629	13	-6.2	.269	70	-5.7
4	J.C. Escarra	Catcher	.188	2026	32	85	8	16	5	1	0	7	6	0	18	0	0	92	23	6	0	1	0	1	.239	.271	.510	4	-6.6	.228	42	-6.2
5	Aramis Garcia A. Garcia	Catcher	.158	2026	8	19	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	19	6	1	0	0	0	0	.158	.316	.474	0	-1.8	.201	20	-1.8
6	Mitch Garver M. Garver	Catcher	.175	2026	50	126	17	22	3	0	4	15	22	1	49	1	0	149	37	7	0	0	0	2	.302	.294	.596	13	-4.6	.278	81	-3.2
7	Eric Haase E. Haase	Catcher	.162	2026	29	74	8	12	3	0	4	9	6	1	28	0	0	84	27	7	3	0	0	1	.235	.365	.599	6	-3.6	.263	66	-3.5
8	Austin Hedges A. Hedges	Catcher	.264	2026	61	163	19	43	7	0	4	19	18	1	31	1	1	188	62	11	4	2	0	3	.337	.380	.717	23	0.5	.319	105	1.2
9	Jonah Heim J. Heim	Catcher	.216	2026	76	259	26	56	15	0	11	39	21	2	54	0	0	285	104	26	0	3	0	6	.277	.402	.679	29	-4.8	.296	85	-5.1
10	Tyler Heineman T. Heineman	Catcher	.185	2026	54	130	11	24	2	1	1	8	5	4	23	1	0	147	31	4	8	0	0	6	.237	.238	.476	6	-11.6	.218	34	-11.2
11	Kyle Higashioka K. Higashioka	Catcher	.218	2026	56	165	20	36	4	0	7	18	19	2	47	0	0	186	61	11	0	0	0	5	.306	.370	.676	20	-2	.303	94	-1.3
12	Alex Jackson A. Jackson	Catcher	.303	2026	29	66	11	20	4	0	1	5	1	2	23	0	0	69	27	5	0	0	0	0	.333	.409	.742	9	0.6	.327	109	0.7
13	Danny Jansen D. Jansen	Catcher	.171	2026	41	123	11	21	6	1	3	12	13	5	40	1	1	142	38	10	1	0	0	5	.277	.309	.586	11	-5.5	.268	70	-5
14	Carson Kelly C. Kelly	Catcher	.261	2026	91	287	41	75	11	0	7	43	34	3	56	0	1	324	107	18	0	0	0	7	.346	.373	.719	40	1.9	.323	105	1.9
15	Sandy León S. León	Catcher	.091	2026	21	44	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	44	4	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	-3	-8.4	.081	-59	-8.5
16	Luke Maile L. Maile	Catcher	.238	2026	8	21	2	5	1	0	1	5	1	0	8	0	0	22	9	2	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.701	2	-0.2	.303	90	-0.3
17	James McCann J. McCann	Catcher	.300	2026	34	110	11	33	5	0	4	21	4	1	28	0	0	117	50	9	2	0	0	4	.330	.455	.785	16	2.5	.342	114	2
18	Reese McGuire R. McGuire	Catcher	.172	2026	11	29	1	5	0	0	0	3	2	2	9	0	0	34	5	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.172	.445	1	-2.6	.221	36	-2.5
19	Brian Navarreto B. Navarreto	Catcher	.087	2026	12	23	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	9	0	0	28	3	1	2	0	0	0	.192	.130	.323	0	-3.4	.166	-4	-3.5
20	Jhonny Pereda J. Pereda	Catcher	.257	2026	22	70	8	18	0	0	2	4	4	1	13	0	0	75	24	2	0	0	0	1	.307	.343	.650	7	-1.5	.291	91	-0.8
21	Yohel Pozo Y. Pozo	Catcher	.255	2026	27	47	3	12	1	0	1	7	1	0	6	0	0	49	16	2	0	1	0	5	.265	.340	.606	4	-2.1	.263	66	-2
22	J.T. Realmuto	Catcher	.215	2026	92	311	37	67	14	0	8	40	24	9	75	3	0	349	105	22	0	5	0	7	.287	.338	.624	31	-10.5	.279	72	-11.7
23	Alí Sánchez A. Sánchez	Catcher	.267	2026	36	60	6	16	2	0	1	7	1	2	16	0	1	64	21	3	0	1	0	2	.297	.350	.647	6	-1.6	.286	82	-1.3
24	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	Catcher	.220	2026	68	177	32	39	8	1	10	29	39	3	44	0	0	220	79	19	0	1	0	6	.368	.446	.815	34	7.9	.361	129	7.6
25	Luis Torrens L. Torrens	Catcher	.236	2026	72	203	29	48	12	0	6	30	16	4	43	1	0	225	78	18	2	0	0	1	.305	.384	.689	25	-1.9	.306	95	-1.4
	Total		.228		4,786	14,258	1,701	3,257	601	20	492	1,832	1,351	207	3,668	66	30	16,027	5,374	1,113	92	119	27	321	.302	.377	.679	1691	-206.9	.300	89	-213.4

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

91

Stewart

91

Abrams

90

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

.321

Alvarez

.315

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

150

Lopez

149

Arraez

143

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

88

Olson

87

Crow-Armstrong

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.619

Alvarez

.551

Olson

.543

Murakami

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

32

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.78

Rasmussen

5.71

Sale

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,079.9

Ohtani

1,707.9

Crow-Armstrong

1,683.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,453.6

Ohtani

1,298

Crow-Armstrong

1,262

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

74-49

73-53

70-53

69-55

69-56

68-57

Worst Record ATS

47-78

50-75

51-74

54-71

57-67

58-67

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	50	.597
Phillies	67	58	.536	7.5
Marlins	64	61	.512	10.5
Nationals	60	66	.476	15.0
Mets	56	69	.448	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	77	48	.616
Cubs	72	53	.576	5.0
Cardinals	63	61	.508	13.5
Pirates	61	65	.484	16.5
Reds	59	64	.480	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	74	51	.592
Padres	67	58	.536	7.0
Diamondbacks	66	59	.528	8.0
Giants	51	73	.411	22.5
Rockies	50	74	.403	23.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	49	.602
Yankees	69	55	.556	5.5
Red Sox	66	58	.532	8.5
Orioles	61	63	.492	13.5
Blue Jays	61	65	.484	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	65	58	.528
Tigers	60	64	.484	5.5
Twins	60	65	.480	6.0
Guardians	60	65	.480	6.0
Royals	51	74	.408	15.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	62	.504
Rangers	61	64	.488	2.0
Mariners	59	66	.472	4.0
Athletics	49	75	.395	13.5
Angels	49	76	.392	14.0