best avg among mlb catchers in 2026

Shea Langeliers has the highest batting average by a catcher this season, with an average of .328.

Interpreted as:
best avg with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game among MLB catchers in 2026
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Shea Langeliers
S. Langeliers
.328
2026
43
177
33
58
10
0
12
27
19
1
41
0
0
198
104
22
0
1
1
4
.394
.588
.982
40
16.8
.424
170
16.1
2Drake Baldwin
D. Baldwin
.303
2026
48
188
39
57
6
0
13
38
24
3
44
1
1
216
102
19
0
1
1
6
.389
.543
.931
41
15.3
.406
160
15.2
3Liam Hicks
L. Hicks
.293
2026
46
150
22
44
4
0
9
42
13
4
15
1
0
171
75
13
0
4
1
0
.357
.500
.857
27
7.4
.372
136
7.2
4William Contreras
W. Contreras
.290
2026
44
176
25
51
9
0
3
27
19
1
22
0
0
197
69
12
0
1
2
4
.360
.392
.752
26
3
.336
114
3.2
5Will Smith
W. Smith
.246
2026
41
138
16
34
3
0
4
19
15
1
28
0
0
157
49
7
0
3
0
2
.318
.355
.674
17
-1.6
.304
92
-1.4
6Hunter Goodman
H. Goodman
.241
2026
45
170
28
41
8
0
11
19
12
3
66
1
2
185
82
19
0
0
1
1
.303
.482
.785
25
3.6
.342
104
0.8
7Dillon Dingler
D. Dingler
.239
2026
43
155
18
37
9
0
8
28
13
4
34
0
0
172
70
17
0
0
0
6
.314
.452
.766
23
2.9
.339
115
3
8Carter Jensen
C. Jensen
.236
2026
45
140
19
33
6
0
6
19
19
1
48
0
0
162
57
12
0
2
1
1
.327
.407
.734
20
1.1
.326
103
0.6
9Salvador Perez
S. Perez
.199
2026
47
181
17
36
5
0
7
20
9
4
42
0
0
197
62
12
0
3
1
7
.249
.343
.591
14
-8.8
.261
59
-9.5
10Cal Raleigh
C. Raleigh
.161
2026
41
161
16
26
4
0
7
18
18
0
57
2
1
181
51
11
0
2
0
4
.243
.317
.560
12
-9.1
.254
63
-7.9

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Team Batting Leaders

HR

12

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

RBI

34

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

AVG

.349

Cortes

Carlos Cortes
Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Civale

Aaron Civale

K

54

Severino

Luis Severino

ERA

2.70

Civale

Aaron Civale
Team Rankings

HR

53

15th

R

215

17th

SO

377

26th

ERA

4.31

23rd

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Athletics Athletics
24
24
.500
24
25
.490
0.5
24
27
.471
1.5
20
31
.392
5.5
17
32
.347
7.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/20
@
9:38 PM
Thu
5/21
@
9:38 PM
Fri
5/22
@
9:40 PM
Sat
5/23
@
9:40 PM
Sun
5/24
@
4:10 PM
Last Game
ATH Athletics

24 - 24

14

Final

6

LAA Angels

17 - 32

Tue 19 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

AL EastWLPCTGB
33
15
.688
30
19
.612
3.5
21
27
.438
12.0
21
27
.438
12.0
21
29
.420
13.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
28
22
.560
25
24
.510
2.5
23
27
.460
5.0
20
29
.408
7.5
20
29
.408
7.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
24
24
.500
24
25
.490
0.5
24
27
.471
1.5
20
31
.392
5.5
17
32
.347
7.5
NL EastWLPCTGB
33
16
.673
25
25
.500
8.5
24
25
.490
9.0
22
27
.449
11.0
21
27
.438
11.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
28
18
.609
28
19
.596
0.5
29
20
.592
0.5
26
24
.520
4.0
24
24
.500
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
30
19
.612
29
19
.604
0.5
25
23
.521
4.5
20
30
.400
10.5
19
31
.380
11.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
5/5
@
3-4
Tue
5/5
@
9-7
Tue
5/5
@
3-2
Tue
5/5
@
10-5
Wed
5/6
@
0-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/20
@
7:05 PM
Wed
5/20
@
9:38 PM
Thu
5/21
@
1:10 PM
Thu
5/21
@
1:15 PM
Thu
5/21
@
4:05 PM