Since May 8, 2026, Samad Taylor has the highest batting average by a rookie with 25+ plate appearances, with an average of .357 this season.
| NAME | AVG | PA | SEASON | TM | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Taylor | .357 | 32 | 2026 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .419 | .500 | .919 | |
| 2 | | T. Callihan | .348 | 30 | 2026 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .783 | 1.283 | |
| 3 | | B. Eldridge | .337 | 111 | 2026 | 28 | 95 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .423 | .589 | 1.013 | |
| 4 | | T. Peters | .320 | 108 | 2026 | 33 | 97 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .377 | .577 | .955 | |
| 5 | | H. Bolte | .318 | 101 | 2026 | 29 | 88 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .396 | .398 | .794 | |
| 6 | | T. Johnston | .310 | 128 | 2026 | 33 | 116 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .440 | .799 | |
| 7 | | R. Vilade | .304 | 67 | 2026 | 19 | 56 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .373 | .500 | .873 | |
| 8 | | W. Meckler | .295 | 68 | 2026 | 20 | 61 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .475 | .843 | |
| 9 | | C. Benge | .295 | 152 | 2026 | 34 | 139 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .355 | .432 | .787 | |
| 10 | | N. Church | .290 | 65 | 2026 | 17 | 62 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 | .355 | .678 | |
| 11 |  | K. Griffin | .289 | 83 | 2026 | 19 | 76 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .337 | .421 | .758 | |
| 12 | | B. Valenzuela | .288 | 95 | 2026 | 27 | 80 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .383 | .500 | .883 | |
| 13 | | S. Antonacci | .287 | 134 | 2026 | 32 | 115 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .379 | .365 | .744 | |
| 14 | | TJ Rumfield | .286 | 124 | 2026 | 31 | 105 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .495 | .882 | |
| 15 |  | JJ Wetherholt | .279 | 126 | 2026 | 28 | 111 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .365 | .378 | .743 | |
| 16 | | J. Foscue | .275 | 76 | 2026 | 26 | 69 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .329 | .464 | .793 | |
| 17 | | A.J. Ewing | .267 | 120 | 2026 | 31 | 105 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .381 | .720 | |
| 18 | | T. Bazzana | .264 | 140 | 2026 | 33 | 125 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .448 | .784 | |
| 19 | | Y. Piñango | .263 | 102 | 2026 | 31 | 95 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .314 | .442 | .756 | |
| 20 | | R. Waldschmidt | .259 | 121 | 2026 | 33 | 112 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .357 | .671 | |
| 21 | | J. Pereda | .259 | 63 | 2026 | 17 | 58 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .362 | .680 | |
| 22 | | S. Basallo | .258 | 99 | 2026 | 30 | 89 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .472 | .785 | |
| 23 |  | K. McGonigle | .252 | 142 | 2026 | 32 | 119 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .373 | .353 | .726 | |
| 24 | | C. Carrigg | .250 | 26 | 2026 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .583 | .891 | |
| 25 | | T. Gray | .250 | 67 | 2026 | 25 | 60 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .350 | .649 | |
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Machado
AVG
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| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 27 | .625 | ||
 Padres | 37 | 33 | .529 | 7.0 |
36 | 35 | .507 | 8.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 16.0 | |
27 | 45 | .375 | 18.0 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 25 | .648 | ||
38 | 33 | .535 | 8.0 | |
37 | 35 | .514 | 9.5 | |
36 | 36 | .500 | 10.5 | |
32 | 39 | .451 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
43 | 26 | .623 | ||
38 | 31 | .551 | 5.0 | |
37 | 35 | .514 | 7.5 | |
36 | 36 | .500 | 8.5 | |
33 | 37 | .471 | 10.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 27 | .625 | ||
37 | 33 | .529 | 7.0 | |
36 | 35 | .507 | 8.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 16.0 | |
27 | 45 | .375 | 18.0 |
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Phillies
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Reds| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 27 | .614 | ||
41 | 27 | .603 | 1.0 | |
34 | 38 | .472 | 10.0 | |
34 | 39 | .466 | 10.5 | |
29 | 40 | .420 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 32 | .543 | ||
39 | 33 | .542 | ||
33 | 40 | .452 | 6.5 | |
29 | 42 | .408 | 9.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 36 | .507 | ||
35 | 36 | .493 | 1.0 | |
35 | 36 | .493 | 1.0 | |
33 | 40 | .452 | 4.0 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 7.5 |
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