average mlb catcher batting average in 2026

Catchers have a .231 batting average 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	.230	2026	76	243	23	56	9	0	7	36	26	9	56	0	0	286	86	16	0	8	1	4	.318	.354	.672	30	-4.2	.299	88	-3.9
2	Travis d'Arnaud T. d'Arnaud	Catcher	.200	2026	14	35	5	7	1	0	1	3	3	2	7	0	0	40	11	2	0	0	0	1	.300	.314	.614	4	-1.1	.282	77	-1.1
3	Elias Díaz E. Díaz	Catcher	.259	2026	43	108	11	28	7	0	4	16	2	0	21	0	0	112	47	11	1	1	0	1	.270	.435	.705	12	-1.4	.302	91	-1.1
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	41	-6.3
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	.178	2026	46	118	17	21	3	0	4	14	20	1	45	0	0	139	36	7	0	0	0	2	.302	.305	.607	13	-4	.281	83	-2.7
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	-3.7	.263	65	-3.5
8	Austin Hedges A. Hedges	Catcher	.289	2026	50	135	19	39	7	0	4	17	13	1	25	1	1	155	58	11	4	2	0	3	.351	.430	.781	22	3.2	.342	120	3.7
9	Jonah Heim J. Heim	Catcher	.238	2026	56	185	21	44	10	0	9	32	13	2	39	0	0	203	81	19	0	3	0	4	.291	.438	.728	24	-0.5	.314	97	-0.8
10	Tyler Heineman T. Heineman	Catcher	.181	2026	42	105	9	19	2	1	1	8	5	3	22	1	0	118	26	4	5	0	0	5	.239	.248	.487	5	-9.1	.223	37	-8.7
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	-2.2	.302	93	-1.6
12	Alex Jackson A. Jackson	Catcher	.322	2026	24	59	9	19	4	0	1	5	1	2	17	0	0	62	26	5	0	0	0	0	.355	.441	.796	9	1.7	.350	123	1.7
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	-5.6	.268	69	-5.2
14	Carson Kelly C. Kelly	Catcher	.262	2026	76	237	36	62	10	0	6	35	31	3	44	0	1	271	90	16	0	0	0	5	.354	.380	.734	35	3	.330	109	3.1
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	-60	-8.5
16	Luke Maile L. Maile	Catcher	.200	2026	3	10	2	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	3	0	0	11	5	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.500	.773	1	0.1	.330	108	0.1
17	James McCann J. McCann	Catcher	.257	2026	25	74	7	19	3	0	3	14	2	0	21	0	0	78	31	6	2	0	0	4	.276	.419	.695	8	-1	.301	87	-1.3
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	-2.6
19	Brian Navarreto B. Navarreto	Catcher	.167	2026	7	12	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	15	3	1	2	0	0	0	.231	.250	.481	1	-1.2	.219	32	-1.2
20	Jhonny Pereda J. Pereda	Catcher	.270	2026	19	63	8	17	0	0	2	4	4	1	11	0	0	68	23	2	0	0	0	0	.324	.365	.689	8	-0.5	.308	102	0.1
21	Yohel Pozo Y. Pozo	Catcher	.242	2026	18	33	0	8	1	0	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	33	9	1	0	0	0	5	.242	.273	.515	2	-2.4	.227	40	-2.4
22	J.T. Realmuto	Catcher	.224	2026	75	250	28	56	12	0	7	34	20	8	58	3	0	280	89	19	0	2	0	4	.300	.356	.656	28	-5.4	.293	82	-6.3
23	Alí Sánchez A. Sánchez	Catcher	.225	2026	23	40	2	9	2	0	0	4	1	2	11	0	0	44	11	2	0	1	0	1	.273	.275	.548	3	-2.5	.248	55	-2.3
24	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	Catcher	.218	2026	57	147	26	32	5	1	8	25	35	2	33	0	0	185	63	14	0	1	0	6	.373	.429	.802	28	6.1	.357	126	5.9
25	Luis Torrens L. Torrens	Catcher	.228	2026	62	171	22	39	11	0	2	19	11	4	38	0	0	188	56	13	2	0	0	1	.290	.327	.618	16	-6	.278	76	-5.5
	Total		.231		4,063	12,191	1,497	2,813	521	17	430	1,597	1,161	182	3,065	57	26	13,724	4,658	968	81	109	21	267	.305	.382	.687	1483	-154.7	.303	90	-161.4

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

34

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Goodman

RBI Leaders

77

Walker

77

Alvarez

76

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.330

Lopez

.327

Alvarez

.324

Arraez

Hit Leaders

132

Lopez

125

Arraez

123

Alvarez

Run Leaders

94

Wood

71

Alvarez

71

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.405

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.652

Alvarez

.584

Rice

.563

Goodman

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

30

Witt

27

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Burns

12

Sánchez

12

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

173

Misiorowski

157

Schlittler

156

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.57

Misiorowski

2.07

Schlittler

2.19

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.77

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.93

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

13.37

Cease

11.18

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.28

Schlittler

6.18

Misiorowski

6.04

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

18

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,824.7

Ohtani

1,544.3

Wood

1,453.7

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,258.6

Ohtani

1,146

Wood

1,092

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

62-42

60-42

60-43

58-45

57-45

57-47

Worst Record ATS

40-64

45-58

46-58

46-57

47-58

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	61	42	.592
Phillies	56	48	.538	5.5
Marlins	52	52	.500	9.5
Nationals	52	52	.500	9.5
Mets	43	61	.413	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	64	39	.621
Cubs	58	45	.563	6.0
Pirates	53	51	.510	11.5
Cardinals	52	51	.505	12.0
Reds	48	54	.471	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	66	38	.635
Diamondbacks	55	49	.529	11.0
Padres	51	53	.490	15.0
Giants	43	60	.417	22.5
Rockies	42	63	.400	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	60	43	.583
Yankees	58	45	.563	2.0
Red Sox	53	49	.520	6.5
Orioles	50	54	.481	10.5
Blue Jays	47	57	.452	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	54	48	.529
Guardians	54	51	.514	1.5
Twins	51	54	.486	4.5
Tigers	50	54	.481	5.0
Royals	43	62	.410	12.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	52	51	.505
Mariners	51	53	.490	1.5
Astros	51	54	.486	2.0
Athletics	44	59	.427	8.0
Angels	41	63	.394	11.5