best hitters in baseball this year so far

Yordan Alvarez has the highest batting average this season, with an average of .322.

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best with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game hitters in baseball this year so far

	NAME	AVG	SO	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.322	91	2026	HOU	120	435	80	140	25	0	35	87	84	7	1	0	530	270	60	0	4	23	5	.436	.621	1.057	115	52.1	.438	188	54
2	Otto Lopez O. Lopez	.314	66	2026	MIA	117	471	72	148	29	7	9	53	24	4	23	4	508	218	45	0	9	0	8	.346	.463	.809	74	13.5	.349	119	11.7
3	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.313	23	2026	TOT	114	460	56	144	26	7	5	49	26	4	10	0	506	199	38	6	10	4	11	.348	.433	.781	68	8.2	.336	114	8.6
4	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.307	39	2026	TBR	112	417	49	128	12	6	0	25	20	0	33	11	450	152	18	7	6	0	4	.334	.365	.699	50	-3	.308	95	-2.5
5	Nick Gonzales N. Gonzales	.307	82	2026	PIT	116	440	64	135	21	1	6	53	29	8	5	2	478	176	28	0	1	0	12	.360	.400	.760	65	8.4	.338	111	6.1
6	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.305	57	2026	AZ	93	331	49	101	23	1	8	53	43	4	4	1	386	150	32	0	8	0	7	.383	.453	.837	61	15.5	.366	130	14.1
7	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.305	81	2026	LAD	117	443	58	135	27	1	15	57	52	3	5	0	502	209	43	0	4	2	18	.378	.472	.850	82	22	.371	135	21.4
8	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.302	73	2026	TBR	115	453	68	137	21	1	17	69	43	9	3	1	510	211	39	0	5	4	12	.371	.466	.836	80	19.3	.363	134	20
9	Jake McCarthy J. McCarthy	.300	69	2026	COL	106	380	57	114	25	7	13	67	19	4	20	4	411	192	45	4	4	0	6	.337	.505	.842	63	14.8	.361	115	7.5
10	Josh Jung J. Jung	.294	71	2026	TEX	92	354	46	104	23	1	9	35	33	6	1	1	396	156	33	0	3	0	14	.361	.441	.802	59	11.5	.352	128	13
11	TJ Rumfield	.294	68	2026	COL	118	419	50	123	24	2	13	59	46	7	0	0	474	190	39	0	2	0	4	.371	.453	.825	74	17.8	.363	116	9.4
12	Jung Hoo Lee J. Hoo Lee	.293	46	2026	SFG	111	423	57	124	26	4	9	46	18	6	8	1	451	185	39	0	4	0	6	.328	.437	.766	59	6	.333	112	6.6
13	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.290	116	2026	LAD	110	424	76	123	23	2	26	72	69	5	7	3	503	228	51	0	5	16	7	.392	.538	.929	90	30.1	.390	148	29.5
14	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.290	90	2026	ATL	115	438	59	127	25	1	20	67	18	2	6	3	461	214	46	0	3	0	3	.319	.489	.807	66	11.5	.347	119	10.5
15	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	.287	84	2026	STL	120	456	65	131	30	1	19	84	44	5	3	0	508	220	50	0	3	4	10	.354	.482	.837	79	18.3	.361	130	18.3
16	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.286	96	2026	BOS	116	454	61	130	28	3	16	63	19	7	16	7	484	212	47	2	2	0	9	.324	.467	.791	68	10.2	.342	116	9
17	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	.286	71	2026	DET	116	444	78	127	21	3	12	48	75	3	11	1	524	190	36	0	2	1	4	.391	.428	.819	82	20.4	.364	136	21.6
18	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	.285	117	2026	TBR	117	439	58	125	19	0	15	73	58	8	0	0	512	189	34	0	7	3	13	.373	.431	.804	76	15.3	.353	127	15.9
19	Liam Hicks L. Hicks	.284	40	2026	TOT	109	380	57	108	12	1	16	71	44	10	3	0	441	170	29	1	6	2	5	.368	.447	.816	67	14.5	.357	125	13.1
20	Jordan Walker J. Walker	.284	122	2026	STL	117	454	72	129	24	0	23	84	39	3	16	5	499	222	47	0	3	1	9	.343	.489	.832	77	17.4	.359	129	17.4
21	CJ Abrams	.284	118	2026	WSH	118	447	75	127	23	3	29	91	44	11	23	5	508	243	55	0	6	2	6	.358	.544	.902	88	28	.384	144	26.8
22	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	.284	145	2026	CHC	121	458	86	130	24	7	27	73	65	11	30	7	538	249	58	1	3	4	2	.384	.544	.927	99	34.8	.396	154	34.9
23	Xavier Edwards X. Edwards	.283	68	2026	MIA	121	441	55	125	16	6	6	46	58	0	18	5	507	171	28	2	6	4	11	.362	.388	.750	66	6.1	.331	107	4.3
24	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.283	78	2026	KCR	102	399	60	113	24	1	13	42	45	1	32	6	448	178	38	0	3	4	6	.355	.446	.801	65	11.5	.348	121	10.9
25	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.283	63	2026	CLE	103	389	48	110	22	1	13	57	47	0	7	2	439	173	36	0	3	0	8	.358	.445	.802	65	12.7	.352	128	14.2

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Team Batting Leaders

35

Alvarez

RBI

87

Alvarez

AVG

.322

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

111

Lambert

ERA

3.09

Lambert

Team Rankings

162

4th

559

10th

1,061

10th

ERA

4.54

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	62	60	.508
Rangers	60	60	.500	1.0
Mariners	56	65	.463	5.5
Athletics	47	74	.388	14.5
Angels	46	74	.383	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/14	SEA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 8/15	SEA	@	HOU	7:10 PM
Sun 8/16	SEA	@	HOU	7:20 PM
Tue 8/18	LAA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 8/19	LAA	@	HOU	8:10 PM

Last Game

Astros

62 - 60

Final

Giants

50 - 71

Wed 12 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Caminero

35

Alvarez

35

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

87

Stewart

87

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

.314

Lopez

.313

Arraez

Hit Leaders

148

Lopez

144

Arraez

140

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Crow-Armstrong

86

Olson

OBP Leaders

.436

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.621

Alvarez

.553

Caminero

.549

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

33

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

185

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.87

Schlittler

5.78

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,030.2

Ohtani

1,685.7

Crow-Armstrong

1,661.5

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,414.6

Ohtani

1,282

Crow-Armstrong

1,236

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

71-48

70-50

70-52

68-54

67-54

67-55

Worst Record ATS

44-77

47-75

49-71

53-67

55-66

56-65

MLB 2026 Standings

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	46	.617
Yankees	68	52	.567	6.0
Red Sox	64	56	.533	10.0
Blue Jays	59	63	.484	16.0
Orioles	58	63	.479	16.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	62	57	.521
Twins	60	62	.492	3.5
Tigers	59	61	.492	3.5
Guardians	59	62	.488	4.0
Royals	49	72	.405	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	62	60	.508
Rangers	60	60	.500	1.0
Mariners	56	65	.463	5.5
Athletics	47	74	.388	14.5
Angels	46	74	.383	15.0

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	48	.603
Phillies	64	58	.525	9.5
Marlins	62	59	.512	11.0
Nationals	59	63	.484	14.5
Mets	53	69	.434	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	47	.612
Cubs	71	50	.587	3.0
Cardinals	61	60	.504	13.0
Reds	57	62	.479	16.0
Pirates	58	64	.475	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	72	48	.600
Padres	65	57	.533	8.0
Diamondbacks	64	58	.525	9.0
Giants	50	71	.413	22.5
Rockies	48	73	.397	24.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 7/29	PHI	@	MIA	6-8
Wed 7/29	AZ	@	PIT	3-0
Wed 7/29	TOR	@	WSH	5-2
Wed 7/29	ATL	@	NYM	2-3
Wed 7/29	BAL	@	DET	10-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 8/13	CLE	@	DET	1:10 PM
Thu 8/13	PIT	@	MIA	1:10 PM
Thu 8/13	SEA	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Thu 8/13	CIN	@	CWS	2:10 PM
Thu 8/13	BOS	@	TOR	3:07 PM

Yordan Alvarez has the highest batting average this season, with an average of .322.

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

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148

144

140

100

86

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.436

.396

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.621

.553

.549

40

33

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204

191

185

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2.20

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0.89

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13.09

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5.87

5.78

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MLB Fantasy 2026

2,030.2

1,685.7

1,661.5

1,414.6

1,282

1,236

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