Between July 28, 2026 and August 7, 2026, 4 players are tied for the best batting average, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Kevin Alcantara, Matt Vierling and James Outman.
| 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 |  | 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 | | M. Vierling | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 |
| 3 | | J. Outman | 1.000 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 4 | | J. Dean | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | | A. Genao | .556 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .556 | 1.111 |
| 6 | | L. Wade Jr. | .545 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .583 | .727 | 1.311 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 |  | B. Witt Jr. | .500 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .667 | 1.205 |
| 9 | | E. White | .500 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 10 |  | S. Ohtani | .484 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .556 | .968 | 1.523 |
| 11 |  | C. Keith | .478 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .739 | 1.278 |
| 12 | | Y. Diaz | .462 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .692 | 1.154 |
| 13 | | J. McCann | .455 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .478 | .682 | 1.160 |
| 14 | | B. Malgeri | .444 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .615 | .778 | 1.393 |
| 15 | | R. Waldschmidt | .435 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .458 | .478 | .937 |
| 16 | | J. Jones | .429 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 17 |  | C. Seager | .412 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .471 | .971 |
| 18 |  | J. Caballero | .412 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .474 | .824 | 1.297 |
| 19 |  | F. Freeman | .412 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .412 | .840 |
| 20 | | L. Campusano | .409 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .435 | .500 | .935 |
| 21 | | E. Valencia | .409 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .409 | .818 | 1.227 |
| 22 | | R. Lewis | .406 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .441 | .813 | 1.254 |
| 23 | | B. Sullivan | .400 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| 24 | | E. Wagaman | .400 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| 25 |  | A. Kirk | .400 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .520 | .964 |
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