Paul Hines had the highest batting average in a season in 1878, with an average of .358.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	PA	TB	XBH	SLG	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Paul Hines P. Hines	.358	1878	PRO	62	257	42	92	13	4	4	50	2	10	259	125	21	.486	56	21.2	.390	158	21.2
2	Abner Dalrymple A. Dalrymple	.354	1878	MIL	61	271	52	96	10	4	0	15	6	29	277	114	14	.421	56	17.9	.366	136	14.1
3	Bob Ferguson B. Ferguson	.351	1878	CWS	61	259	44	91	10	2	0	39	10	12	269	105	12	.405	54	17.1	.365	139	14.8
4	Joe Start J. Start	.351	1878	CWS	61	285	58	100	12	5	1	27	2	3	287	125	18	.439	58	18.5	.366	140	16.1
5	Cap Anson C. Anson	.341	1878	CWS	60	261	55	89	12	2	0	40	13	1	274	105	14	.402	54	16.9	.362	138	14.6
6	George Shafer G. Shafer	.338	1878	IND	63	266	48	90	19	6	0	30	13	20	279	121	25	.455	59	20.9	.380	158	22.7
7	Dick Higham D. Higham	.320	1878	PRO	62	281	60	90	22	1	1	29	5	16	286	117	24	.416	53	14.1	.346	135	14.1
8	Deacon White D. White	.314	1878	CIN	61	258	41	81	4	1	0	29	10	5	268	87	5	.337	44	8	.319	123	8.7
9	Charley Jones C. Jones	.310	1878	CIN	61	261	50	81	11	7	3	39	4	17	265	115	21	.441	50	13.7	.348	139	14.3
10	John Peters J. Peters	.309	1878	MIL	55	246	33	76	6	1	0	22	5	8	251	84	7	.341	40	6	.311	107	2.5
11	Tom York T. York	.309	1878	PRO	62	269	56	83	19	10	1	26	8	19	277	125	30	.465	55	17	.362	144	16.9
12	Cal McVey C. McVey	.306	1878	CIN	61	271	43	83	10	4	2	28	5	10	276	107	16	.395	48	10.4	.330	129	11.1
13	Lew Brown L. Brown	.305	1878	PRO	58	243	44	74	21	6	1	43	7	37	250	110	28	.453	48	14.1	.355	140	14.1
14	John Clapp J. Clapp	.304	1878	IND	63	263	42	80	10	2	0	29	13	8	276	94	12	.357	47	9.6	.326	130	11.4
15	Joe Gerhardt J. Gerhardt	.297	1878	CIN	60	259	46	77	7	2	0	28	7	14	266	88	9	.340	42	5.5	.307	117	6.2
16	William Harbridge W. Harbridge	.296	1878	CWS	54	240	32	71	12	0	0	37	6	13	246	83	12	.346	39	5.3	.308	109	3.2
17	Terry Larkin T. Larkin	.288	1878	CWS	58	226	33	65	9	4	0	32	17	17	243	82	13	.363	42	9	.329	121	7
18	King Kelly K. Kelly	.283	1878	CIN	60	237	29	67	7	1	0	27	7	7	244	76	8	.321	36	2.5	.293	109	3.1
19	Jim O'Rourke J. O'Rourke	.278	1878	BOS	60	255	44	71	17	7	1	29	5	21	260	105	25	.412	44	8.3	.322	121	7.5
20	Will Foley W. Foley	.271	1878	MIL	56	229	33	62	8	5	0	22	7	14	236	80	13	.349	35	3.3	.298	100	0
21	Frank Hankinson F. Hankinson	.267	1878	CWS	58	240	38	64	8	3	1	27	5	36	245	81	12	.338	35	1.5	.287	99	-0.5
22	John Cassidy J. Cassidy	.266	1878	CWS	60	256	33	68	7	1	0	29	9	11	265	77	8	.301	36	0	.279	94	-2.2
23	Jack Burdock J. Burdock	.260	1878	BOS	60	246	37	64	12	6	0	25	3	17	249	88	18	.358	35	1.6	.288	103	0.9
24	Andy Leonard A. Leonard	.260	1878	BOS	60	262	41	68	8	5	0	16	3	19	265	86	13	.328	35	-0.7	.275	96	-1.4
25	Chub Sullivan C. Sullivan	.258	1878	CIN	61	244	29	63	4	2	0	20	2	9	246	71	6	.291	30	-3.7	.259	91	-3

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

2

Muncy

2

Albies

Playoffs RBI Leaders

8

Rice

5

Albies

5

Meidroth

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

1.000

Rojas

.500

Frelick

Playoffs Hit Leaders

8

Harris

7

Rice

7

France

Playoffs Run Leaders

5

Rice

4

Harris

4

Tatis

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

1.000

Rojas

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Sheets

2.000

Rojas

1.333

Rice

Playoffs SB Leaders

3

Chisholm

3

Acuña

2

Acuña

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Lee

1

Schlittler

1

Burke

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

14

Burke

14

King

12

Schlittler

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Smith

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Smith

0.00

Díaz

0.00

Chapman

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

King

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

14.00

Burke

12.00

Sale

11.00

Taylor

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

113

Rice

85

King

84.3

Albies

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

83

Rice

61

Albies

56

Harris

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-69

96-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

70-94

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0