Between August 1, 2026 and August 8, 2026, Kevin Alcantara and James Outman are tied for the highest batting average, with an average of 1.000.

Interpreted as:

best batting average by a player in the last 7 days

	NAME	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Kevin Alcantara K. Alcantara	1.000	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	4.000	5.000
2	James Outman J. Outman	1.000	5	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.500	3.500
3	LaMonte Wade Jr. L. Wade Jr.	.714	3	7	0	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	.714	.857	1.571
4	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	.667	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	.667	1.667	2.333
5	Jorge Barrosa J. Barrosa	.667	5	3	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	.600	.667	1.267
6	Alí Sánchez A. Sánchez	.600	4	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	.600	.600	1.200
7	Jake Meyers J. Meyers	.500	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	1.250
8	Brett Bateman B. Bateman	.500	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.750	1.000	1.750
9	Eric Wagaman E. Wagaman	.500	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
10	Jahmai Jones J. Jones	.500	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
11	Andrew Pinckney A. Pinckney	.500	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.500	2.000	2.500
12	Edmundo Sosa E. Sosa	.500	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.500	1.167
13	Miguel Rojas M. Rojas	.500	3	8	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	5	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.625	1.125
14	Cam Smith C. Smith	.500	6	20	5	10	1	0	2	4	1	0	3	0	1	21	17	3	0	0	0	0	.524	.850	1.374
15	Brandon Nimmo B. Nimmo	.476	6	21	4	10	1	0	2	4	3	0	3	1	0	24	17	3	0	0	0	0	.542	.810	1.351
16	Mauricio Dubón M. Dubón	.471	5	17	3	8	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	0	18	9	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.529	1.029
17	Royce Lewis R. Lewis	.458	6	24	4	11	3	0	2	5	0	1	3	0	0	25	20	5	0	0	0	0	.480	.833	1.313
18	Josh Bell J. Bell	.450	5	20	5	9	1	0	2	5	2	0	1	0	0	22	16	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.800	1.300
19	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.438	4	16	5	7	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	17	9	2	0	0	0	0	.471	.563	1.033
20	Jose Altuve J. Altuve	.435	6	23	5	10	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	27	14	2	0	0	0	0	.519	.609	1.127
21	Luisangel Acuña L. Acuña	.429	4	7	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.857
22	Jake Rogers J. Rogers	.429	4	7	3	3	2	0	0	2	3	0	3	0	0	11	5	2	0	1	0	0	.545	.714	1.260
23	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	.429	5	21	4	9	0	0	1	3	3	1	2	0	0	25	12	1	0	0	0	1	.520	.571	1.091
24	Julio Rodríguez J. Rodríguez	.429	6	21	3	9	0	0	2	5	5	0	5	1	0	26	15	2	0	0	1	0	.538	.714	1.253
25	Kyle Manzardo K. Manzardo	.429	2	7	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.571	1.000

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Sat 8/8	CHC	@	KCR	7:10 PM
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Wed 8/12	CHC	@	WSH	6:45 PM
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