Pete Browning had the highest batting average in a season in 1882, with an average of .378 in his rookie season.

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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	Pete Browning P. Browning	.378	1882	LOU	69	288	67	109	17	3	5		26		314	147	25	.510	80	36.1	.425	187	37.7
2	Dan Brouthers D. Brouthers	.368	1882	BUF	84	351	71	129	23	11	6	63	21	7	372	192	40	.547	95	42.4	.424	171	38.8
3	Cap Anson C. Anson	.362	1882	CWS	82	348	69	126	29	8	1	83	20	7	368	174	38	.500	88	36.1	.403	159	32
4	Hick Carpenter H. Carpenter	.342	1882	CIN	80	351	78	120	15	5	1	67	10		361	148	21	.422	73	21.9	.355	146	22.8
5	Ed Swartwood E. Swartwood	.331	1882	PIT	77	329	87	109	18	11	4		21		350	161	33	.489	79	29.6	.386	163	30.4
6	Roger Connor R. Connor	.330	1882	TRO	81	349	65	115	22	18	4	42	13	20	362	185	44	.530	83	32	.391	157	30.6
7	Joe Start J. Start	.329	1882	PRO	82	356	58	117	8	10	0	48	11	7	367	145	18	.407	71	18.9	.343	134	18.5
8	Jim Whitney J. Whitney	.323	1882	BOS	61	251	49	81	18	7	5	48	24	13	275	128	30	.510	65	26	.399	162	25.3
9	George Gore G. Gore	.319	1882	CWS	84	367	99	117	15	7	3	51	29	19	396	155	25	.422	82	25.8	.360	137	21.4
10	Paul Hines P. Hines	.309	1882	PRO	84	379	73	117	28	10	4	34	10	14	389	177	42	.467	78	23.3	.354	140	22.8
11	King Kelly K. Kelly	.305	1882	CWS	84	377	81	115	37	4	1	55	10	27	387	163	42	.432	73	18.9	.339	126	14.6
12	Curry Foley C. Foley	.305	1882	BUF	84	341	51	104	16	4	3	49	12	26	353	137	23	.402	65	14.9	.331	122	11.5
13	Jack O'Brien J. O'Brien	.303	1882	PHI	62	241	44	73	13	3	3	37	13		254	101	19	.419	49	13.1	.343	133	11.6
14	Joe Hornung J. Hornung	.302	1882	BOS	85	388	67	117	14	11	1	50	2	25	390	156	26	.402	67	12.3	.317	120	11.3
15	Charlie Bennett C. Bennett	.301	1882	DET	84	342	43	103	16	10	5	51	20	33	362	154	31	.450	73	22	.355	137	20
16	Jimmy Wolf J. Wolf	.299	1882	LOU	78	318	46	95	11	8	0		9		327	122	19	.384	57	10.5	.318	127	12.2
17	Abner Dalrymple A. Dalrymple	.295	1882	CWS	84	397	96	117	25	11	1	36	14	18	411	167	37	.421	76	17.8	.332	122	13.2
18	Pop Snyder P. Snyder	.291	1882	CIN	72	309	49	90	12	2	1	50	9		318	109	15	.353	51	6.7	.303	117	7.4
19	Jack Glasscock J. Glasscock	.291	1882	CLE	84	358	66	104	27	9	4	46	13	9	371	161	40	.450	71	18.7	.341	131	17.2
20	John Peters J. Peters	.290	1882	PIT	78	331	47	96	10	1	0		5		336	108	11	.326	50	2.8	.287	108	3.6
21	John Morrill J. Morrill	.289	1882	BOS	83	349	73	101	19	11	2	54	18	29	367	148	32	.424	69	17.1	.336	130	16.2
22	Harry Stovey H. Stovey	.289	1882	WOR	84	360	90	104	13	10	5	26	22	34	382	152	28	.422	72	18.6	.339	122	12.2
23	Bill Gleason B. Gleason	.288	1882	STL	79	347	63	100	11	6	1		6		353	126	18	.363	56	6.6	.300	113	6.5
24	Joe Sommer J. Sommer	.288	1882	CIN	80	354	82	102	12	6	1	29	24		378	129	19	.364	66	13	.320	127	13.9
25	Jumbo Latham J. Latham	.285	1882	PHI	74	323	47	92	10	2	0	38	10		333	106	12	.328	51	3.9	.291	104	1.9

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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

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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

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Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Smith

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

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Smith

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Díaz

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Chapman

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

King

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

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Burke

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Sale

11.00

Taylor

Playoffs Walk Leaders

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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

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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