best batting average among active players 2026

Yordan Alvarez has the best batting average by an active player this season, with an average of .329.

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best batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game among active players 2026

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	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	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.329	2026	HOU	114	414	78	136	24	0	35	85	81	6	87	1	0	504	265	59	0	3	23	5	.442	.640	1.083	113	53.4	.447	194	55.2
2	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.326	2026	TOT	108	433	54	141	25	7	5	47	25	4	21	10	0	477	195	37	6	9	4	8	.361	.450	.811	69	12.5	.349	123	13
3	Otto Lopez O. Lopez	.318	2026	MIA	112	449	69	143	29	7	9	51	23	4	64	23	4	485	213	45	0	9	0	8	.351	.474	.825	73	15.2	.355	123	13.5
4	Blaze Alexander B. Alexander	.312	2026	BAL	82	221	31	69	12	2	4	29	16	4	54	9	3	244	97	18	2	1	1	5	.368	.439	.807	36	7.4	.354	129	8.2
5	Jeremy Peña J. Peña	.311	2026	HOU	68	267	54	83	12	1	13	37	20	6	56	8	1	295	136	26	0	2	0	2	.369	.509	.879	50	15.4	.381	148	16.4
6	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.310	2026	LAD	112	423	57	131	27	1	15	54	51	3	78	5	0	481	205	43	0	4	1	16	.385	.485	.869	81	24.1	.378	140	23.6
7	Nick Gonzales N. Gonzales	.309	2026	PIT	111	421	61	130	18	1	6	50	28	8	79	5	2	458	168	25	0	1	0	12	.362	.399	.761	63	8.4	.339	111	6.2
8	Jung Hoo Lee J. Hoo Lee	.303	2026	SFG	105	399	55	121	26	4	8	43	17	6	43	8	1	426	179	38	0	4	0	5	.338	.449	.787	59	8.7	.342	118	9.2
9	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.302	2026	AZ	87	305	47	92	19	0	8	50	42	4	54	4	1	359	135	27	0	8	0	6	.384	.443	.827	56	13.6	.363	128	12.3
10	Cole Carrigg C. Carrigg	.301	2026	COL	47	153	33	46	11	3	5	28	21	3	36	5	3	182	78	19	1	4	2	1	.387	.510	.897	31	9.6	.382	129	6.4
11	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.300	2026	TBR	109	424	61	127	20	1	15	64	43	9	72	3	1	480	194	36	0	4	4	12	.373	.458	.830	75	17.6	.362	133	18.2
12	Andrew Vaughn A. Vaughn	.299	2026	MIL	71	194	25	58	15	2	5	33	27	4	32	0	0	227	92	22	0	2	1	5	.392	.474	.866	38	11.3	.378	140	11
13	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.299	2026	TBR	107	395	46	118	11	6	0	23	20	0	39	30	11	427	141	17	7	5	0	4	.329	.357	.686	46	-4.7	.303	92	-4.2
14	Jake Mangum J. Mangum	.298	2026	PIT	94	305	40	91	12	1	3	24	18	8	61	20	7	335	114	16	3	1	1	6	.352	.374	.726	42	2.1	.324	101	0.5
15	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.297	2026	LAD	105	404	73	120	22	2	26	70	67	5	110	6	2	481	224	50	0	5	16	6	.399	.554	.954	89	32.2	.399	154	31.6
16	Josh Jung J. Jung	.294	2026	TEX	92	354	46	104	23	1	9	35	33	6	71	1	1	396	156	33	0	3	0	14	.361	.441	.802	59	11.5	.352	128	12.9
17	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.293	2026	ATL	109	416	58	122	24	1	20	66	17	2	83	6	1	438	208	45	0	3	0	3	.322	.500	.822	65	12.9	.353	122	11.9
18	Jake McCarthy J. McCarthy	.293	2026	COL	100	355	52	104	23	7	11	64	18	4	67	18	4	385	174	41	4	4	0	4	.331	.490	.821	57	11.1	.352	109	4.3
19	TJ Rumfield	.291	2026	COL	112	398	48	116	24	2	13	58	44	7	66	0	0	451	183	39	0	2	0	3	.370	.460	.830	71	17.5	.364	117	9.5
20	Ty France T. France	.291	2026	SDP	90	285	39	83	15	2	16	50	15	10	72	1	1	315	150	33	0	5	1	7	.343	.526	.869	51	13.8	.370	138	14.5
21	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	.289	2026	CHC	116	436	80	126	22	7	26	69	60	11	136	29	7	511	240	55	1	3	4	2	.386	.550	.937	95	34.5	.400	156	34.5
22	Xavier Edwards X. Edwards	.288	2026	MIA	116	420	52	121	15	6	6	41	57	0	64	18	5	484	166	27	2	5	4	11	.369	.395	.765	66	8.3	.337	111	6.5
23	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.288	2026	BOS	105	361	57	104	18	2	23	70	47	19	108	3	3	430	195	43	0	3	2	8	.395	.540	.936	81	30.1	.403	158	29.1
24	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.287	2026	BOS	110	428	58	123	28	3	15	59	19	7	93	16	7	456	202	46	2	0	0	9	.328	.472	.800	65	11.3	.347	119	10.3
25	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	.287	2026	STL	114	435	60	125	28	1	18	77	40	4	76	3	0	482	209	47	0	3	4	10	.351	.480	.831	73	16.2	.358	128	16.2

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Team Batting Leaders

35

Alvarez

RBI

85

Alvarez

AVG

.329

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

108

Lambert

ERA

3.06

Lambert

Team Rankings

157

3rd

540

9th

1,020

10th

ERA

4.60

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	59	57	.509
Rangers	57	58	.496	1.5
Mariners	56	60	.483	3.0
Athletics	45	70	.391	13.5
Angels	44	71	.383	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/7	HOU	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Sat 8/8	HOU	@	SDP	7:15 PM
Sun 8/9	HOU	@	SDP	8:20 PM
Mon 8/10	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Tue 8/11	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM

Last Game

Blue Jays

54 - 61

Final

Astros

59 - 57

Wed 5 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

87

Stewart

85

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.329

Alvarez

.326

Arraez

.318

Lopez

Hit Leaders

143

Lopez

141

Arraez

136

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

81

Olson

80

Crow-Armstrong

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.399

Ohtani

.396

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

.560

García

.559

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

31

Witt

30

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

184

Cease

178

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.08

Sale

2.26

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

6.10

Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

24

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,989.6

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,609.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,384.6

Ohtani

1,234

Wood

1,224

Crow-Armstrong

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

68-46

67-50

65-49

63-52

62-52

63-53

Worst Record ATS

43-73

47-69

49-66

51-64

53-63

53-62

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	70	45	.609
Phillies	62	54	.534	8.5
Marlins	58	58	.500	12.5
Nationals	56	61	.479	15.0
Mets	50	66	.431	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	72	43	.626
Cubs	67	49	.578	5.5
Cardinals	57	58	.496	15.0
Reds	56	58	.491	15.5
Pirates	57	60	.487	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	46	.600
Diamondbacks	61	55	.526	8.5
Padres	60	56	.517	9.5
Giants	48	67	.417	21.0
Rockies	45	70	.391	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	68	46	.596
Yankees	64	51	.557	4.5
Red Sox	63	51	.553	5.0
Orioles	56	59	.487	12.5
Blue Jays	54	62	.466	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	55	.518
Twins	57	59	.491	3.0
Guardians	57	59	.491	3.0
Tigers	56	59	.487	3.5
Royals	48	68	.414	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	59	57	.509
Rangers	57	58	.496	1.5
Mariners	56	60	.483	3.0
Athletics	45	70	.391	13.5
Angels	44	71	.383	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 7/22	PIT	@	NYY	5-3
Wed 7/22	BAL	@	BOS	3-6
Wed 7/22	NYM	@	MIL	3-4
Wed 7/22	TBR	@	TOR	4-2
Thu 7/23	SDP	@	ATL	5-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/7	TOR	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Fri 8/7	NYM	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Fri 8/7	CIN	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 8/7	ATL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 8/7	ATH	@	BOS	7:10 PM

Yordan Alvarez has the best batting average by an active player this season, with an average of .329.

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

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85

.329

.326

.318

143

141

136

100

81

80

.442

.399

.396

.640

.560

.559

40

31

30

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

15

14

13

195

184

178

1.63

2.08

2.26

0.73

0.88

0.93

13.82

13.11

11.53

6.72

6.10

5.52

20

20

24

MLB Fantasy 2026

1,989.6

1,661.5

1,609.1

1,384.6

1,234

1,224

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

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