Jim Whitney has the highest batting average by a pitcher in a season, with an average of .323 in 1882.
Interpreted as:
best career batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game for a pitcher in a 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 |  | J. Whitney | .323 | 1882 | 61 | 251 | 49 | 81 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 13 | 275 | 128 | 30 | .510 | 65 | 26 | .399 | 162 | 25.3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | | J. Devlin | .315 | 1876 | 68 | 298 | 38 | 94 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 299 | 110 | 15 | .369 | 54 | 9.3 | .318 | 109 | 4.2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | A. Spalding | .312 | 1876 | 66 | 292 | 54 | 91 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 298 | 109 | 16 | .373 | 55 | 10.8 | .324 | 119 | 8.4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | | C. Sweeney | .307 | 1884 | TOT | 86 | 339 | 55 | 104 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 360 | 137 | 27 | .404 | 71 | 18.4 | .345 | 136 | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 | | C. Foley | .292 | 1880 | 80 | 332 | 44 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 340 | 120 | 17 | .361 | 53 | 9.4 | .305 | 121 | 9.3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | | T. Larkin | .288 | 1878 | 58 | 226 | 33 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 243 | 82 | 13 | .363 | 42 | 9 | .329 | 121 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 7 | | J. Ward | .286 | 1879 | 83 | 364 | 71 | 104 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 14 | 371 | 127 | 15 | .349 | 58 | 6.4 | .293 | 112 | 6.4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | | O. Hoss Radbourn | .283 | 1883 | 89 | 381 | 59 | 108 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 16 | 395 | 134 | 17 | .352 | 64 | 4.8 | .301 | 104 | 2.5 | ||||||||||
| 9 | | J. Whitney | .281 | 1883 | 96 | 409 | 78 | 115 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 25 | 29 | 434 | 177 | 42 | .433 | 83 | 18 | .337 | 121 | 14.8 | ||||||||||
| 10 | | T. Mullane | .276 | 1884 | 95 | 352 | 49 | 97 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 386 | 131 | 25 | .339 | .372 | .712 | 72 | 15.3 | .330 | 122 | 12.7 | |||||||||
| 11 | | H. Porter | .275 | 1884 | 11 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 3 | .350 | 6 | 0.1 | .283 | -235 | -19 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | G. Hecker | .271 | 1883 | 81 | 332 | 59 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 344 | 111 | 13 | .334 | 52 | 0.4 | .288 | 104 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | J. Devlin | .269 | 1877 | 61 | 268 | 38 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 275 | 87 | 10 | .325 | 39 | -1.2 | .283 | 85 | -6.3 | ||||||||||
| 14 | | C. Buffinton | .267 | 1884 | 87 | 352 | 48 | 94 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 368 | 121 | 22 | .344 | 58 | 4.8 | .296 | 103 | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| 15 | | T. Mullane | .257 | 1882 | 77 | 303 | 46 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 316 | 93 | 14 | .307 | 44 | -0.4 | .274 | 103 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | | J. McCormick | .256 | 1881 | 70 | 309 | 45 | 79 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 314 | 96 | 13 | .311 | 37 | -5.8 | .266 | 87 | -5.6 | ||||||||||
| 17 | | J. Whitney | .255 | 1881 | 75 | 282 | 37 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 301 | 95 | 20 | .337 | 42 | 1.7 | .297 | 101 | 0.6 | ||||||||||
| 18 | | L. Richmond | .250 | 1881 | 61 | 252 | 31 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 262 | 70 | 6 | .278 | 30 | -5.8 | .261 | 74 | -9.5 | ||||||||||
| 19 | | L. Knight | .250 | 1876 | 55 | 240 | 32 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 242 | 75 | 12 | .313 | 33 | -2.9 | .262 | 85 | -5.5 | ||||||||||
| 20 | | P. Galvin | .249 | 1879 | 67 | 265 | 34 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 56 | 266 | 89 | 17 | .336 | 35 | -1.7 | .262 | 91 | -3.6 | ||||||||||
| 21 | | G. Bradley | .249 | 1876 | 64 | 265 | 29 | 66 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 268 | 85 | 13 | .321 | 38 | -2.4 | .266 | 101 | 0.2 | ||||||||||
| 22 | | G. Bradley | .247 | 1879 | 63 | 251 | 36 | 62 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 252 | 81 | 14 | .323 | 32 | -2.8 | .256 | 90 | -3.5 | ||||||||||
| 23 | | J. McCormick | .246 | 1880 | 78 | 289 | 34 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 294 | 82 | 11 | .284 | 33 | -4.1 | .248 | 91 | -3.5 | ||||||||||
| 24 | | G. Bradley | .243 | 1877 | 55 | 214 | 31 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 220 | 65 | 10 | .304 | 27 | -4.6 | .263 | 79 | -7 | ||||||||||
| 25 | | T. Bond | .241 | 1879 | 65 | 257 | 35 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 263 | 67 | 4 | .261 | 30 | -6.4 | .239 | 81 | -7.2 | ||||||||||
BOS
TOL
WOR
PHIMore Braves Stats
Team Batting Leaders 
HR
29
Olson
RBI
95
Olson
AVG
.290
Acuña
Team Pitching Leaders 
W
8
Elder
K
165
Sale
ERA
2.58
Sale
Team Rankings
HR
190
14th
R
724
13th
SO
1,416
9th
ERA
4.36
22nd
Mets
Marlins
Nationals
KCR
ATH
MLB 2025 Batting Leaders
MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders
MLB Fantasy 2025
MLB 2025 Betting
MLB 2025 Standings
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phillies - y | 96 | 66 | .593 | |
83 | 79 | .512 | 13.0 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 17.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 20.0 | |
66 | 96 | .407 | 30.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 97 | 65 | .599 | |
 Cubs - w | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5.0 |
 Reds - w | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
78 | 84 | .481 | 19.0 | |
71 | 91 | .438 | 26.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 93 | 69 | .574 | |
 Padres - w | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3.0 |
81 | 81 | .500 | 12.0 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 13.0 | |
43 | 119 | .265 | 50.0 |
Cardinals
Pirates
Giants
Diamondbacks
Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blue Jays - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Yankees - w | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Red Sox - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 5.0 |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Guardians - y | 88 | 74 | .543 | |
 Tigers - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 6.0 | |
70 | 92 | .432 | 18.0 | |
60 | 102 | .370 | 28.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Mariners - y | 90 | 72 | .556 | |
87 | 75 | .537 | 3.0 | |
81 | 81 | .500 | 9.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 14.0 | |
72 | 90 | .444 | 18.0 |
Rays
Orioles
Twins
White Sox
Astros
Rangers
Angels
