average mlb catcher batting average by year

Catchers had a .253 batting average 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

29

Schwarber

25

Alvarez

25

Buxton

RBI Leaders

61

Kurtz

58

Walker

57

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.336

Lopez

.327

Lee

.326

Díaz

Hit Leaders

103

Lopez

95

Arraez

92

Alvarez

Run Leaders

70

Wood

56

Kurtz

56

Turang

OBP Leaders

.439

Kurtz

.431

Alvarez

.418

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.639

Alvarez

.607

Rice

.596

Buxton

SB Leaders

29

Nuñez

28

Witt

24

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

9

Burns

9

Williams

Strikeout Leaders

138

Misiorowski

121

Sánchez

118

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

1.71

Schlittler

1.80

Sánchez

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.88

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.50

Cease

13.35

Misiorowski

10.94

Skenes

K/BB Leaders

6.06

Schlittler

6.05

Sánchez

6.00

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

15

Rasmussen

16

Woo

16

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,484.8

Ohtani

1,151.5

Wood

1,121.7

Kurtz

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,021.2

Ohtani

857

Wood

828

Kurtz

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-30

44-33

43-33

44-34

Worst Record ATS

29-49

29-48

30-49

31-45

32-45

33-44

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	48	29	.623
Phillies	42	36	.538	6.5
Nationals	41	38	.519	8.0
Marlins	40	39	.506	9.0
Mets	34	43	.442	14.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	47	29	.618
Cardinals	42	34	.553	5.0
Cubs	40	37	.519	7.5
Pirates	39	39	.500	9.0
Reds	37	40	.481	10.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	50	29	.633
Padres	40	37	.519	9.0
Diamondbacks	39	39	.500	10.5
Giants	31	46	.403	18.0
Rockies	31	48	.392	19.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	46	31	.597
Rays	43	32	.573	2.0
Blue Jays	39	39	.500	7.5
Orioles	38	42	.475	9.5
Red Sox	31	45	.408	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	40	37	.519
Guardians	41	38	.519
Twins	38	42	.475	3.5
Tigers	34	44	.436	6.5
Royals	33	46	.418	8.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	40	39	.506
Athletics	38	40	.487	1.5
Rangers	38	40	.487	1.5
Astros	37	43	.463	3.5
Angels	32	48	.400	8.5