best batting average bye american league short stop

Bobby Witt Jr. has the best batting average by an AL shortstop this season, with an average of .288.

Interpreted as:
best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game bye american league short stop this regular season
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Bobby Witt Jr.
B. Witt Jr.
.288
2026
117
458
76
132
28
1
16
49
55
2
91
36
7
518
210
45
0
3
8
6
.365
.459
.823
78
16.5
.356
126
15.7
2Kevin McGonigle
K. McGonigle
.276
2026
130
500
84
138
24
3
14
56
79
3
81
12
1
585
210
41
0
3
1
5
.376
.420
.796
87
17.8
.354
127
18.3
3Ezequiel Duran
E. Duran
.272
2026
126
438
58
119
25
4
14
70
37
4
117
10
3
485
194
43
1
5
0
5
.331
.443
.774
65
8
.337
118
10.2
4Brayan Rocchio
B. Rocchio
.249
2026
129
453
51
113
19
2
10
54
32
9
74
16
5
502
166
31
4
4
0
9
.309
.366
.676
53
-6.5
.300
91
-5.4
5Andrés Giménez
A. Giménez
.241
2026
126
398
34
96
20
1
8
50
14
13
82
19
3
432
142
29
2
5
2
7
.286
.357
.643
39
-11.9
.282
79
-10.5
6Zach Neto
Z. Neto
.236
2026
131
521
84
123
27
4
22
64
54
9
178
18
11
585
224
53
0
1
1
3
.318
.430
.748
75
5.4
.328
111
7.3
7Gunnar Henderson
G. Henderson
.219
2026
134
535
79
117
24
4
20
52
55
9
132
10
5
601
209
48
0
2
3
7
.301
.391
.692
65
-5.8
.304
95
-3.2
8Colson Montgomery
C. Montgomery
.214
2026
126
477
60
102
20
0
28
76
43
10
182
1
1
532
206
48
0
2
3
6
.291
.432
.723
62
-1.1
.314
100
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HR

23

Caglianone

Jac Caglianone

RBI

66

Caglianone

Jac Caglianone

AVG

.288

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.
Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Cameron

Noah Cameron

K

136

Wacha

Michael Wacha

ERA

3.32

Wacha

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Team Rankings

HR

140

22nd

R

581

21st

SO

991

28th

ERA

4.65

26th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
71
63
.530
68
67
.504
3.5
64
71
.474
7.5
62
72
.463
9.0
Royals Royals
61
75
.449
11.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
@
4:10 PM
Sun
8/30
@
1:40 PM
Tue
9/1
@
7:40 PM
Wed
9/2
@
7:40 PM
Thu
9/3
@
7:40 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

61 - 75

3

Final

0

CLE Guardians

68 - 67

Fri 28 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
80
55
.593
75
60
.556
5.0
68
67
.504
12.0
64
73
.467
17.0
60
75
.444
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
84
51
.622
76
59
.563
8.0
68
68
.500
16.5
65
71
.478
19.5
64
71
.474
20.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
81
54
.600
72
63
.533
9.0
72
64
.529
9.5
55
80
.407
26.0
52
83
.385
29.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
80
54
.597
76
58
.567
4.0
73
61
.545
7.0
66
69
.489
14.5
66
70
.485
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
71
63
.530
68
67
.504
3.5
64
71
.474
7.5
62
72
.463
9.0
61
75
.449
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
68
67
.504
66
69
.489
2.0
64
71
.474
4.0
53
82
.393
15.0
52
83
.385
16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/14
@
0-3
Fri
8/14
@
0-1
Fri
8/14
@
4-8
Fri
8/14
@
9-5
Fri
8/14
@
7-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
@
1:05 PM
Sat
8/29
@
1:10 PM
Sat
8/29
@
2:10 PM
Sat
8/29
@
2:15 PM
Sat
8/29
@
2:20 PM