best mlb players batting averages in day games this season

Yordan Alvarez had the best batting average this season, with an average of .316.

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	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	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.316	2026	HOU	158	567	105	179	34	1	42	106	109	11	120	1	0	692	341	77	0	5	33	7	.432	.601	1.033	145	62.7	.429	181	65
2	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.311	2026	AZ	130	473	72	147	33	1	16	83	61	5	80	6	4	549	230	50	0	10	0	9	.388	.486	.874	93	28.2	.380	141	27.1
3	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.310	2026	TOT	151	596	67	185	33	7	6	64	34	5	28	10	1	655	250	46	6	14	4	15	.345	.419	.765	85	7.8	.331	109	7.4
4	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.306	2026	TBR	151	571	66	175	16	6	0	38	26	0	48	46	14	612	203	22	9	6	1	6	.333	.356	.689	67	-5.8	.305	93	-5.3
5	Otto Lopez O. Lopez	.305	2026	MIA	157	627	94	191	32	9	11	71	40	9	89	34	5	687	274	52	0	11	1	14	.349	.437	.786	96	14.3	.342	115	12.1
6	Nick Gonzales N. Gonzales	.303	2026	PIT	148	551	72	167	27	1	6	61	43	13	99	7	3	608	214	34	0	1	0	15	.367	.388	.755	83	10.9	.339	110	7.5
7	TJ Rumfield	.300	2026	COL	155	547	67	164	30	3	16	73	72	10	86	0	0	631	248	49	0	2	0	5	.390	.453	.843	104	28.8	.373	124	18.6
8	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.294	2026	ATL	155	591	79	174	36	1	26	87	23	2	119	12	3	621	290	63	2	3	1	3	.321	.491	.812	90	16.5	.349	120	15.3
9	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.293	2026	TBR	154	614	93	180	26	1	22	85	56	10	98	3	1	686	274	49	0	6	6	15	.359	.446	.805	100	18.8	.350	124	19.5
10	Jackson Chourio J. Chourio	.291	2026	MIL	127	522	96	152	27	0	25	75	47	2	134	23	5	573	254	52	0	2	5	7	.351	.487	.837	89	20.7	.361	129	20.2
11	Jake McCarthy J. McCarthy	.291	2026	COL	147	547	80	159	30	13	15	83	30	8	95	32	6	595	260	58	5	5	1	9	.334	.475	.809	86	15.5	.349	108	5.8
12	Fernando Tatis Jr. F. Tatis Jr.	.289	2026	SDP	159	626	96	181	32	3	25	83	64	7	130	38	13	704	294	60	1	6	6	15	.358	.470	.828	107	23.8	.358	131	26.5
13	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.289	2026	KCR	143	512	72	148	32	2	23	75	33	7	144	7	2	553	253	57	0	1	2	5	.340	.494	.834	85	19.5	.360	129	18.7
14	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.288	2026	LAD	153	579	74	167	32	1	16	70	66	5	116	7	0	657	249	49	0	7	3	22	.362	.430	.792	94	16.6	.348	120	16.1
15	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.287	2026	CLE	133	495	62	142	30	3	16	67	60	1	82	11	2	559	226	49	0	3	1	13	.363	.457	.820	85	19.1	.359	131	20.2
16	Drake Baldwin D. Baldwin	.284	2026	ATL	138	549	85	156	21	0	25	79	55	9	132	3	1	615	252	46	0	2	2	16	.358	.459	.817	93	20.5	.358	126	19.2
17	Liam Hicks L. Hicks	.284	2026	TOT	142	479	66	136	16	1	18	82	56	11	55	3	0	554	208	35	1	7	3	7	.367	.434	.801	82	15.9	.352	122	14.7
18	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.283	2026	BOS	138	541	67	153	32	3	16	70	22	8	117	17	9	576	239	51	2	3	1	11	.319	.442	.761	75	6.4	.330	108	5.6
19	Elly De La Cruz E. De La Cruz	.283	2026	CIN	143	559	99	158	30	5	30	79	72	2	175	30	8	636	288	65	0	3	1	8	.365	.515	.880	108	32.5	.380	139	29.7
20	Carson Benge C. Benge	.282	2026	NYM	156	595	86	168	22	3	20	65	50	8	142	22	5	654	256	45	0	1	1	7	.346	.430	.776	91	13.3	.342	117	13.5
21	Luke Keaschall L. Keaschall	.282	2026	MIN	152	528	86	149	28	4	10	52	59	23	87	20	7	620	215	42	2	8	1	9	.374	.407	.781	89	15.8	.348	124	17.1
22	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	.282	2026	CLE	151	539	80	152	21	3	3	32	85	4	62	10	3	636	188	27	5	3	1	10	.382	.349	.731	84	8.9	.334	114	10.2
23	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	.281	2026	SEA	154	572	113	161	34	2	26	79	68	26	145	26	8	670	277	62	0	4	1	17	.381	.484	.865	113	33.6	.379	152	40.6
24	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.281	2026	KCR	143	558	94	157	33	1	18	54	67	3	109	45	8	632	246	52	0	4	12	9	.359	.441	.800	90	14.8	.345	119	13.9
25	Xavier Edwards X. Edwards	.280	2026	MIA	142	518	61	145	17	6	6	52	68	0	83	21	5	595	192	29	3	6	4	13	.360	.371	.730	75	4.2	.325	103	2.3

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1

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RBI

2

Velázquez

AVG

.333

Velázquez

Team Pitching Leaders

4

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ERA

0.00

Hader

Team Rankings

226

1st

734

13th

1,411

9th

ERA

4.45

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Thu 10/1	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM

Last Game

White Sox

1 - 0

Final

Astros

0 - 1

Tue 29 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

2

Rice

1

Montgomery

1

Tatis

Playoffs RBI Leaders

6

Rice

3

Riley

2

Merrill

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs Hit Leaders

4

Rice

3

Harris

3

Lombard

Playoffs Run Leaders

3

Tatis

2

Murakami

2

Rice

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.200

Rice

2.000

Machado

1.667

Tatis

Playoffs SB Leaders

1

Crow-Armstrong

1

Tatis

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Lee

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

10

Schlittler

9

Sale

8

King

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

0.00

King

0.00

Iglesias

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Matsui

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

King

19.29

Taylor

18.00

McFarlane

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

10.00

Schlittler

9.00

Sale

6.00

Luzardo

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Duran

0

Iglesias

0

Hader

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

60.4

Rice

59

Schlittler

55

King

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

44

Rice

36.5

Schlittler

33.4

King

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

94-69

93-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-94

69-93

75-87

76-87

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

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	HOU	@	TBR	4-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
Thu 10/1	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM

Yordan Alvarez had the best batting average this season, with an average of .316.

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