best batting average by american league players

Yordan Alvarez has the best batting average in the AL this season, with an average of .317.

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best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by american league players this regular season

	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	.317	2026	HOU	136	489	91	155	28	1	37	94	94	9	103	1	0	597	296	66	0	5	29	5	.432	.605	1.037	125	54.6	.430	182	56.6
2	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.311	2026	TBR	129	483	53	150	14	6	0	31	24	0	42	38	14	522	176	20	9	6	1	5	.339	.364	.704	59	-2.4	.311	97	-1.9
3	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.300	2026	TBR	132	523	78	157	22	1	20	75	49	10	85	3	1	587	241	43	0	5	5	14	.368	.461	.829	90	21	.361	132	21.6
4	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.293	2026	CLE	115	427	55	125	24	3	13	60	50	0	71	9	2	480	194	40	0	3	0	8	.365	.454	.819	73	16.5	.359	132	17.6
5	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.285	2026	KCR	119	467	77	133	28	1	16	49	55	2	91	36	7	527	211	45	0	3	8	6	.361	.452	.812	77	14.9	.351	123	14.2
6	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.284	2026	KCR	126	457	64	130	25	2	23	66	29	5	128	6	2	492	228	50	0	1	2	5	.333	.499	.832	75	16.7	.358	128	16.1
7	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.284	2026	BOS	133	529	67	150	32	3	16	70	21	8	113	17	9	563	236	51	2	3	1	10	.319	.446	.765	74	7.2	.332	110	6.4
8	Junior Caminero J. Caminero	.282	2026	TBR	137	522	85	147	20	1	37	87	70	3	109	3	3	597	280	58	0	2	11	23	.369	.536	.905	103	32.9	.385	148	33.5
9	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	.277	2026	TBR	134	506	64	140	21	0	17	79	61	9	134	0	1	583	212	38	0	7	3	14	.360	.419	.779	82	12.8	.344	120	13.4
10	Luke Keaschall L. Keaschall	.277	2026	MIN	129	441	66	122	23	1	9	41	50	17	78	16	7	516	174	33	1	7	1	6	.367	.395	.762	71	10	.340	119	11.1
11	Ernie Clement E. Clement	.276	2026	TOR	134	510	54	141	29	1	9	43	18	2	53	5	1	535	199	39	0	5	0	11	.301	.390	.691	57	-6.2	.302	93	-4.4
12	Nolan Schanuel N. Schanuel	.276	2026	LAA	107	392	43	108	22	0	7	49	42	6	58	1	1	446	151	29	1	5	0	10	.351	.385	.736	57	4.4	.328	111	5.9
13	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	.275	2026	CLE	127	447	68	123	17	2	2	27	71	4	53	9	3	529	150	21	4	3	1	8	.377	.336	.713	67	4.6	.327	109	5.7
14	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.274	2026	BOS	125	434	66	119	21	3	26	79	57	22	131	3	3	517	224	50	1	3	2	9	.384	.516	.900	92	30.8	.390	150	30.1
15	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	.274	2026	DET	133	511	84	140	24	3	14	58	81	3	82	12	2	598	212	41	0	3	1	5	.375	.415	.789	88	17.1	.352	126	17.7
16	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	.274	2026	SEA	130	482	88	132	27	1	21	62	56	20	120	20	8	561	224	49	0	3	0	15	.371	.465	.835	90	23.3	.368	145	29.2
17	Ezequiel Duran E. Duran	.273	2026	TEX	129	451	61	123	26	4	15	73	38	4	119	10	3	499	202	45	1	5	0	5	.331	.448	.779	68	9.2	.339	120	11.5
18	Riley Greene R. Greene	.273	2026	DET	117	422	65	115	25	1	16	54	61	4	133	3	1	492	190	42	0	5	4	11	.366	.450	.816	74	15.7	.356	128	16.2
19	Chase Meidroth C. Meidroth	.271	2026	CWS	131	487	76	132	26	0	12	51	53	4	122	2	2	552	194	38	5	3	0	8	.346	.398	.744	72	6.5	.331	112	7.7
20	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	.269	2026	CWS	117	402	69	108	20	3	8	40	38	24	74	17	7	468	158	31	3	1	0	2	.366	.393	.759	65	9.7	.342	120	10.7
21	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	.268	2026	BAL	138	518	84	139	24	0	32	91	67	9	145	5	1	598	259	56	0	4	5	12	.360	.500	.860	97	26.1	.370	142	28.9
22	Josh Naylor J. Naylor	.267	2026	SEA	128	498	49	133	18	0	10	47	41	5	71	25	7	546	181	28	0	2	3	16	.328	.363	.691	61	-3.9	.307	103	1.8
23	Brandon Nimmo B. Nimmo	.264	2026	TEX	132	504	56	133	30	4	14	53	44	7	120	7	1	559	213	48	0	4	2	12	.329	.423	.752	72	5.6	.329	113	8.1
24	Cody Bellinger C. Bellinger	.259	2026	NYY	111	409	57	106	22	3	12	59	56	0	74	10	6	471	170	37	0	6	0	3	.344	.416	.760	63	7	.335	115	8.1
25	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr.	.258	2026	TOR	123	462	63	119	21	0	7	48	49	4	66	7	3	520	161	28	0	5	5	17	.331	.348	.679	55	-6	.302	93	-4.3

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Team Batting Leaders

37

Alvarez

RBI

94

Alvarez

AVG

.317

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

131

Lambert

ERA

3.09

Blubaugh

Team Rankings

183

4th

630

10th

1,210

10th

ERA

4.61

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	70	68	.507
Rangers	68	70	.493	2.0
Mariners	64	74	.464	6.0
Athletics	53	85	.384	17.0
Angels	53	85	.384	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/1	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 9/2	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Thu 9/3	CWS	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Fri 9/4	AZ	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 9/5	AZ	@	HOU	7:15 PM

Last Game

White Sox

72 - 65

Final

Astros

70 - 68

Mon 31 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

100

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.311

Simpson

Hit Leaders

164

Lopez

164

Arraez

157

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

100

Crow-Armstrong

93

Olson

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.605

Alvarez

.573

Crow-Armstrong

.549

García

SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,991.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,823.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,568.6

Ohtani

1,511

Crow-Armstrong

1,366

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

81-56

79-59

80-60

76-62

76-63

75-63

Worst Record ATS

52-86

55-82

58-80

60-78

63-75

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	56	.594
Phillies	78	60	.565	4.0
Marlins	69	69	.500	13.0
Nationals	66	74	.471	17.0
Mets	62	76	.449	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	85	53	.616
Cubs	78	60	.565	7.0
Cardinals	68	70	.493	17.0
Pirates	67	71	.486	18.0
Reds	65	73	.471	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	55	.599
Padres	73	65	.529	9.5
Diamondbacks	73	66	.525	10.0
Giants	57	81	.413	25.5
Rockies	52	86	.377	30.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	82	55	.599
Yankees	78	60	.565	4.5
Red Sox	75	63	.543	7.5
Orioles	69	69	.500	13.5
Blue Jays	68	70	.493	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	65	.526
Guardians	69	68	.504	3.0
Twins	66	72	.478	6.5
Tigers	63	74	.460	9.0
Royals	62	76	.449	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	70	68	.507
Rangers	68	70	.493	2.0
Mariners	64	74	.464	6.0
Athletics	53	85	.384	17.0
Angels	53	85	.384	17.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 8/17	STL	@	CIN	2-1
Mon 8/17	BAL	@	TBR	6-7
Mon 8/17	STL	@	CIN	5-6
Mon 8/17	MIA	@	PHI	5-6
Mon 8/17	DET	@	PIT	8-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/1	SDP	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	SFG	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	TOR	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	ATL	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Yordan Alvarez has the best batting average in the AL this season, with an average of .317.

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

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105

100

97

.317

.316

.311

164

164

157

100

100

93

.432

.396

.393

.605

.573

.549

44

40

38

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

16

16

15

222

217

204

1.73

2.06

2.09

0.75

0.89

0.93

13.23

12.99

11.77

6.34

6.32

5.52

22

27

28

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,231.2

1,991.5

1,823.2

1,568.6

1,511

1,366

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MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

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