best carreer batting average for a pitcher

Cy Young has the best career batting average by a pitcher, with an average of .210.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	PA	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	TB	XBH	SH	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Cy Young C. Young	.123	1890	CLN	65	17	65	6	8	2	0	0	4	0	0	8	1	10	2		.123	.154	.277	-1	-11.1	.131	-11	-11
2	Cy Young C. Young	.167	1891	CLE	185	55	174	23	29	5	2	1	18	11	0	30	2	41	8		.216	.236	.452	11	-16.1	.222	36	-17.6
3	Cy Young C. Young	.158	1892	CLE	204	53	196	14	31	5	0	1	15	7	1	35	3	39	6		.191	.199	.390	8	-19	.193	26	-21.1
4	Cy Young C. Young	.235	1893	CLE	191	53	187	23	44	4	0	1	27	4	0	15	2	51	5		.251	.273	.524	13	-17.6	.252	38	-19.9
5	Cy Young C. Young	.215	1894	CLE	188	52	186	24	40	8	4	2	26	2	0	20	4	62	14	0	.223	.333	.557	9	-25.3	.245	22	-27.9
6	Cy Young C. Young	.214	1895	CLE	154	47	140	20	30	5	2	0	13	11	1	20	0	39	7	2	.276	.279	.555	13	-12.8	.271	44	-14.8
7	Cy Young C. Young	.289	1896	CLE	186	53	180	31	52	11	3	3	28	4	0	15	1	78	17	2	.304	.433	.738	26	-2.9	.336	83	-5.1
8	Cy Young C. Young	.222	1897	CLE	159	48	153	14	34	4	3	0	19	2	1	22	4	44	7	3	.237	.288	.525	9	-14.7	.246	37	-15.8
9	Cy Young C. Young	.253	1898	CLE	169	47	154	20	39	4	1	2	13	8	2	12	2	51	7	5	.299	.331	.630	19	-3.5	.307	80	-4.6
10	Cy Young C. Young	.216	1899	STL	156	44	148	22	32	5	3	1	18	2	0	12	1	46	9	6	.227	.311	.537	10	-11.6	.250	44	-12.8
11	Cy Young C. Young	.177	1900	STL	130	41	124	13	22	5	1	1	13	3	2	7	1	32	7	1	.209	.258	.467	6	-12.1	.223	29	-13.2
12	Cy Young C. Young	.209	1901	BSA	163	45	153	20	32	2	5	0	17	6	1	16	1	44	7	3	.244	.288	.531	12	-9.6	.251	50	-11.6
13	Cy Young C. Young	.230	1902	BSA	154	45	148	17	34	4	1	1	12	5	0	20	0	43	6	1	.255	.291	.545	11	-6.7	.262	54	-9.6
14	Cy Young C. Young	.321	1903	BSA	146	41	137	21	44	6	3	1	14	4	0	20	2	59	10	5	.340	.431	.771	22	4.6	.360	126	4.6
15	Cy Young C. Young	.223	1904	BSA	149	43	148	14	33	3	3	1	10	0	0	25	1	45	7	1	.223	.304	.527	10	-5.2	.248	62	-6
16	Cy Young C. Young	.150	1905	BSA	126	38	120	8	18	2	1	2	10	4	0	29	0	28	5	2	.177	.233	.411	4	-9.2	.200	29	-9.5
17	Cy Young C. Young	.154	1906	BSA	109	40	104	9	16	3	2	0	5	3	0	21	0	23	5	2	.178	.221	.399	3	-8	.194	25	-8.5
18	Cy Young C. Young	.216	1907	BSA	128	46	125	10	27	1	0	1	5	1	1	14	3	31	2	1	.228	.248	.476	7	-5.8	.234	49	-6.5
19	Cy Young C. Young	.226	1908	BOS	117	36	115	9	26	3	0	0	8	0	0	14	0	29	3	2	.226	.252	.478	6	-4.9	.230	51	-5.6
20	Cy Young C. Young	.196	1909	CLE	114	35	107	6	21	2	0	0	7	1	0	12	1	23	2	6	.204	.215	.419	4	-7.5	.204	31	-7.9
21	Cy Young C. Young	.145	1910	CLE	62	21	55	0	8	3	1	0	5	3	1	6	0	13	4	3	.203	.236	.440	2	-4.1	.219	34	-4.2
22	Cy Young C. Young	.073	1911	TOT	46	18	41	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	3	0	5	.073	.073	.146	-4	-9.1	.070	-66	-9.7
	Total	.210			3,101	918	2,960	325	623	87	35	18	290	81	10	373	29	834	140	50	.234	.282	.516	198	-212.2	.245	45	-238.4

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Contreras

3

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

8

Adell

8

Ramírez

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

12

Ramírez

11

DeLauter

11

Contreras

Playoffs Run Leaders

8

Ramírez

7

Kwan

7

Bailey

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

.667

De Paula

Playoffs SLG Leaders

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

1.105

Rice

Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

3

Acuña

3

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

2

Williams

2

Rasmussen

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

23

Rasmussen

19

Sale

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Peterson

0.00

Hader

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

14.00

Smith

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

152.6

Ramírez

149

Williams

147

Rasmussen

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

116

Ramírez

94.5

Williams

88

Rice

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

91-79

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

72-98

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0