average mlb catcher batting average by year

Catchers had a batting average of .253 in 1876.

	POSITION	AVG	SEASON	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Catcher	.253	1876	476	1,974	292	500	53	13	4		31				2,005	591	70			.299		277	-23.3	.262	90	-30.4
2	Catcher	.263	1877	354	1,432	201	377	43	25	3		42				1,474	479	71			.334		210	-4.3	.285	96	-8.8
3	Catcher	.264	1878	382	1,550	193	409	62	8	2		39				1,589	493	72			.318		218	1.7	.280	99	-2.2
4	Catcher	.257	1879	659	2,673	328	686	110	34	8		41				2,714	888	152			.332		374	-0.9	.270	98	-5.8
5	Catcher	.216	1880	694	2,602	272	563	98	27	4		94				2,696	727	129			.279		290	-53.6	.240	82	-64.5
6	Catcher	.263	1881	789	2,973	365	781	127	41	10		130				3,103	1,020	178			.343		427	8.8	.294	98	-8.8
7	Catcher	.242	1882	1,274	5,000	646	1,209	193	63	19		152				5,152	1,585	275			.317		681	-45.4	.265	92	-60.2
8	Catcher	.241	1883	1,799	7,012	942	1,692	305	98	26		274				7,286	2,271	429			.324		999	-97.1	.269	89	-128.4
9	Catcher	.221	1884	3,375	12,639	1,629	2,788	431	150	51		551				13,234	3,672	632		.256	.291	.546	1662	-268.9	.253	83	-332.8
10	Catcher	.215	1885	1,975	7,248	809	1,561	230	82	25	659	340				7,621	2,030	337		.254	.280	.534	856	-207.3	.252	79	-237
11	Catcher	.229	1886	2,566	9,313	1,319	2,130	327	113	47	964	765			374	10,111	2,824	487		.290	.303	.593	1342	-134.7	.285	89	-173.1
12	Catcher	.242	1887	2,331	8,645	1,202	2,095	294	112	33	1,043	548	72		538	9,265	2,712	439		.293	.314	.607	1178	-346.7	.289	75	-404.2
13	Catcher	.231	1888	2,464	8,994	1,086	2,079	291	118	52	894	453	95		443	9,542	2,762	461		.275	.307	.582	1155	-97.4	.277	88	-162.5
14	Catcher	.256	1889	2,695	9,837	1,471	2,517	395	138	95	1,349	845	94		413	10,776	3,473	628		.321	.353	.674	1566	-89.1	.324	90	-170
15	Catcher	.249	1890	4,023	14,848	2,279	3,693	519	220	94	1,921	1,369	163		628	16,380	4,934	833		.319	.332	.651	2276	-235	.319	87	-338.9
16	Catcher	.250	1891	2,817	10,091	1,338	2,519	386	146	69	1,347	934	125	1,061	326	11,150	3,404	601		.321	.337	.658	1549	-76.7	.323	90	-167.9
17	Catcher	.229	1892	1,878	6,633	804	1,521	246	93	38	776	543	65	649	177	7,241	2,067	377		.294	.312	.606	856	-106	.297	84	-158.6
18	Catcher	.268	1893	1,967	7,465	1,172	2,002	291	112	68	1,174	610	83	430	230	8,158	2,721	471		.330	.365	.695	1164	-157.1	.335	84	-214.2
19	Catcher	.298	1894	1,771	6,376	1,069	1,897	303	113	58	1,085	555	77	384	176	7,128	2,600	474	120	.361	.408	.769	1151	-138.6	.360	85	-199.8
20	Catcher	.285	1895	1,913	6,804	1,034	1,941	286	82	51	1,035	504	87	388	200	7,504	2,544	419	109	.342	.374	.716	1103	-138.3	.341	86	-184.9
21	Catcher	.278	1896	1,839	6,435	905	1,789	253	85	40	898	425	86	403	179	7,101	2,332	378	155	.331	.362	.694	951	-139.5	.332	84	-182.9
22	Catcher	.269	1897	1,877	6,622	865	1,784	231	77	36	885	414	85	347	141	7,250	2,277	344	129	.321	.344	.664	875	-217.4	.319	77	-264.3
23	Catcher	.259	1898	2,083	7,018	872	1,820	269	81	23	846	498	106	448	146	7,762	2,320	373	140	.318	.331	.649	921	-91.8	.319	86	-145
24	Catcher	.272	1899	2,079	6,910	897	1,881	249	107	25	900	552	111	333	201	7,730	2,419	381	157	.336	.350	.686	1006	-61.6	.334	90	-114.5
25	Catcher	.265	1900	1,383	4,522	534	1,197	163	58	19	577	264	85	306	98	4,944	1,533	240	73	.317	.339	.656	587	-87.7	.317	82	-125.9

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HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

96

Stewart

94

Walker

93

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

.319

Arraez

.319

Alvarez

.310

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

155

Arraez

153

Lopez

148

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

90

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.613

Alvarez

.554

Ohtani

.550

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Williams

201

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.94

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.71

Sale

5.56

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,158.4

Ohtani

1,791.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,701.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,511.6

Ohtani

1,361

Crow-Armstrong

1,276

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

76-51

74-55

71-57

70-57

71-58

Worst Record ATS

48-80

52-76

53-75

56-72

58-70

59-69

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	53	.586
Phillies	70	58	.547	5.0
Marlins	64	64	.500	11.0
Nationals	61	68	.473	14.5
Mets	58	70	.453	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	79	49	.617
Cubs	74	54	.578	5.0
Cardinals	66	63	.512	13.5
Pirates	63	66	.488	16.5
Reds	61	67	.477	18.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	77	51	.602
Padres	68	60	.531	9.0
Diamondbacks	67	61	.523	10.0
Giants	52	75	.409	24.5
Rockies	50	77	.394	26.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	51	.598
Yankees	72	55	.567	4.0
Red Sox	68	59	.535	8.0
Blue Jays	63	66	.488	14.0
Orioles	61	67	.477	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	66	61	.520
Twins	63	65	.492	3.5
Guardians	62	66	.484	4.5
Tigers	61	66	.480	5.0
Royals	55	74	.426	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	64	64	.500
Rangers	63	65	.492	1.0
Mariners	60	68	.469	4.0
Angels	51	77	.398	13.0
Athletics	49	79	.383	15.0