best batting average by designated hitter

Yordan Alvarez has the highest batting average by a designated hitter this season, with an average of .319.

Interpreted as:
best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by designated hitter this regular season
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
.319
2026
38
141
26
45
9
0
12
27
22
4
21
1
0
168
90
21
0
1
6
1
.423
.638
1.061
37
17
.446
187
17.3
2Yandy Díaz
Y. Díaz
.318
2026
34
129
20
41
3
1
5
22
13
5
16
1
0
147
61
9
0
0
2
3
.401
.473
.874
25
8
.387
145
7.8
3Casey Schmitt
C. Schmitt
.296
2026
31
115
14
34
8
1
6
18
5
4
26
2
1
125
62
15
0
1
0
2
.344
.539
.883
21
6.4
.383
146
6.8
4Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
.248
2026
34
129
25
32
7
0
6
15
27
4
37
5
0
162
57
13
0
2
6
3
.389
.442
.831
25
5.4
.361
129
5.6
5Ivan Herrera
I. Herrera
.248
2026
36
129
21
32
10
0
4
17
27
8
29
1
0
165
54
14
0
1
4
3
.406
.419
.825
26
6.6
.369
136
7
6Jorge Soler
J. Soler
.238
2026
34
122
19
29
5
0
8
28
17
4
45
0
0
146
58
13
0
3
0
5
.342
.475
.818
22
4.6
.359
126
4.5
7Andrew Benintendi
A. Benintendi
.234
2026
35
111
11
26
5
2
2
17
7
0
40
0
0
121
41
9
0
3
0
3
.273
.369
.642
11
-3.6
.281
75
-3.6
8Josh Bell
J. Bell
.211
2026
35
128
21
27
5
0
3
18
14
1
26
0
0
144
41
8
0
1
0
3
.292
.320
.612
13
-4.4
.280
73
-4.6
9Kyle Schwarber
K. Schwarber
.207
2026
37
135
23
28
7
1
11
20
26
4
52
0
0
165
70
19
0
0
0
1
.352
.519
.870
28
8.1
.381
140
7.9
10Marcell Ozuna
M. Ozuna
.186
2026
31
118
10
22
3
0
3
13
10
1
33
0
0
129
34
6
0
0
0
3
.256
.288
.544
8
-7.1
.250
51
-7.4

More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

12

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

RBI

27

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

AVG

.319

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Arrighetti

Spencer Arrighetti

K

37

McCullers

Lance McCullers Jr.

ERA

1.96

Arrighetti

Spencer Arrighetti
Team Rankings

HR

47

6th

R

185

6th

SO

341

4th

ERA

5.82

30th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
18
18
.500
18
20
.474
1.0
17
19
.472
1.0
15
23
.395
4.0
Astros Astros
15
23
.395
4.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
5/8
@
6:10 PM
Sat
5/9
@
4:10 PM
Sun
5/10
@
1:40 PM
Mon
5/11
@
8:10 PM
Tue
5/12
@
8:10 PM
Last Game
LAD Dodgers

23 - 14

12

Final

2

HOU Astros

15 - 23

Wed 6 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
26
12
.684
17
20
.459
8.5
17
20
.459
8.5
16
21
.432
9.5
14
22
.389
11.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
25
12
.676
21
15
.583
3.5
19
16
.543
5.0
20
17
.541
5.0
20
17
.541
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
23
14
.622
22
14
.611
0.5
17
18
.486
5.0
14
23
.378
9.0
14
23
.378
9.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
25
12
.676
24
12
.667
0.5
17
20
.459
8.0
16
21
.432
9.0
16
21
.432
9.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
19
19
.500
18
20
.474
1.0
17
20
.459
1.5
17
20
.459
1.5
16
21
.432
2.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
18
18
.500
18
20
.474
1.0
17
19
.472
1.0
15
23
.395
4.0
15
23
.395
4.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
4/22
@
1-4
Wed
4/22
@
2-0
Wed
4/22
@
1-6
Wed
4/22
@
8-6
Wed
4/22
@
3-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
12:35 PM
Thu
5/7
@
1:05 PM
Thu
5/7
@
2:10 PM
Thu
5/7
@
2:20 PM
Thu
5/7
@
3:10 PM