Between August 17, 2026 and August 24, 2026, 7 players are tied for the highest batting average by a third baseman, with an average of .500. The first three are Edmundo Sosa, Brett Baty and Enrique Hernández.
| 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 |  | E. Sosa | .500 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| 2 | | B. Baty | .500 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| 3 | | E. Hernández | .500 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| 4 | | C. Norby | .500 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 5 |  | J. Smith | .500 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| 6 | | B. Kennedy | .500 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 7 |  | E. Suárez | .500 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .583 | .625 | 1.208 |
| 8 |  | B. Donovan | .467 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .600 | 1.156 |
| 9 | | N. Loftin | .444 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .583 | .778 | 1.361 |
| 10 | | C. McAdoo | .444 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .556 | 1.000 |
| 11 | | D. Hamilton | .417 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .750 | 1.167 |
| 12 |  | M. Muncy | .412 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .882 | 1.382 |
| 13 | | J. Sanoja | .409 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .636 | 1.045 |
| 14 | | J. Fermín | .400 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| 15 | | V. Grissom | .400 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| 16 |  | M. Garcia | .400 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| 17 |  | M. Machado | .389 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .522 | .556 | 1.077 |
| 18 | | H. Lee | .385 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .692 | 1.159 |
| 19 |  | M. Vargas | .381 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .581 | .619 | 1.200 |
| 20 | | C. Freeman | .375 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 |
| 21 | | J. Fernandez | .375 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 22 | | W. Castro | .364 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .727 | 1.189 |
| 23 |  | A. Bregman | .360 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .414 | .760 | 1.174 |
| 24 |  | M. Muncy | .333 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .833 | 1.333 |
| 25 | | E. Duran | .333 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .417 | .750 |
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