career batting average for each position

Pitchers had a .174 batting average all-time.

	POSITION	AVG	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	Pitcher	.174	748,818	925,019	73,158	160,933	21,753	4,868	4,078		46,391					1,030,767	204,656	30,699					.216	.221	.437	28920	-94,341.7	.208	21	-100,922.1
2	Catcher	.250	593,343	1,774,203	193,720	442,890	77,115	10,425	36,401	211,735	160,419	15,185	259,034	15,195	4,696	1,979,127	650,058	123,941	19,675	9,535	10,867	34,535	.316	.366	.682	213924	-20,358.6	.310	87	-30,935.4
3	First Baseman	.273	560,805	1,840,160	253,799	502,337	90,787	15,030	55,557	266,697	194,743	15,315	269,950	25,009	5,932	2,077,343	789,855	161,374	15,742	11,241	14,663	32,528	.346	.429	.775	285306	40,158.3	.348	111	29,027.4
4	Second Baseman	.263	557,290	1,854,382	249,413	487,669	82,558	16,508	26,689	191,060	167,099	14,705	229,015	46,063	12,115	2,074,587	683,310	125,755	29,292	8,991	6,080	28,141	.327	.368	.696	235484	-9,444.4	.318	92	-20,543.9
5	Third Baseman	.263	552,014	1,832,693	244,139	482,670	85,087	14,719	41,814	226,706	173,575	14,300	255,704	31,801	8,137	2,052,872	722,637	141,620	21,783	10,396	9,064	31,896	.330	.394	.725	249949	7,514	.328	99	-3,532.2
6	Shortstop	.258	531,057	1,777,265	228,653	457,693	76,048	16,021	24,051	180,168	148,333	12,327	227,088	43,151	11,184	1,976,406	637,936	116,120	30,041	8,306	6,692	27,597	.318	.359	.677	210766	-22,814.4	.309	86	-33,539.2
7	Left Fielder	.274	690,218	2,242,042	337,082	613,300	104,187	25,138	52,046	281,154	219,534	18,027	296,227	66,918	12,415	2,509,666	923,901	181,371	19,390	10,245	10,329	29,738	.342	.412	.754	344964	38,203.7	.342	108	24,570.4
8	Center Fielder	.271	504,894	1,679,698	245,801	455,570	77,730	18,252	36,839	191,357	158,720	12,857	262,054	56,790	16,234	1,880,912	680,321	132,821	21,462	8,175	7,058	23,131	.337	.405	.742	233521	16,342.5	.335	103	6,192.6
9	Right Fielder	.273	538,359	1,718,347	245,089	468,267	84,218	16,345	49,864	232,131	175,286	13,659	276,216	35,113	10,883	1,933,335	734,767	150,427	16,109	9,934	10,804	29,266	.343	.428	.770	256057	32,734.4	.345	110	22,366.8
10	Pinch Hitter	.170	3,352	2,928	193	498	69	11	23	258	274	22	756	12	5	3,254	658	103	15	15	24	54	.245	.225	.470	116	-251.4	.222	30	-270.3
11	Pinch Runner	.093	552	75	138	7	1	0	0	1	7	0	28	26	9	82	8	1	0	0	0	4	.171	.107	.277	-2	-11.3	.144	-18	-11.8
12	Designated Hitter	.261	113,918	369,726	49,217	96,634	18,152	1,200	15,424	56,441	42,223	3,434	76,714	2,739	1,531	419,448	163,458	34,776	549	3,516	3,719	9,496	.340	.442	.782	56122	6,956.9	.341	111	5,550.3

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

101

Burleson

99

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.315

Arraez

.312

Simpson

Hit Leaders

166

Lopez

166

Arraez

160

Díaz

Run Leaders

102

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

94

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.394

Harper

SLG Leaders

.604

Alvarez

.568

Crow-Armstrong

.547

García

SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

221

Cease

217

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.97

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.06

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

11.98

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.32

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,261.8

Ohtani

2,006.9

Crow-Armstrong

1,838.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,590.6

Ohtani

1,522

Crow-Armstrong

1,378

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

82-57

81-61

79-61

78-62

77-64

76-64

Worst Record ATS

54-86

55-84

59-81

61-79

64-76

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	83	57	.593
Phillies	79	61	.564	4.0
Marlins	71	69	.507	12.0
Nationals	67	75	.472	17.0
Mets	63	77	.450	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	87	53	.621
Cubs	78	62	.557	9.0
Cardinals	70	70	.500	17.0
Pirates	68	72	.486	19.0
Reds	67	73	.479	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	57	.590
Diamondbacks	74	67	.525	9.0
Padres	73	67	.521	9.5
Giants	58	82	.414	24.5
Rockies	54	86	.386	28.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	83	56	.597
Yankees	80	60	.571	3.5
Red Sox	75	65	.536	8.5
Blue Jays	69	71	.493	14.5
Orioles	69	71	.493	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	73	66	.525
Guardians	70	69	.504	3.0
Twins	67	73	.479	6.5
Tigers	64	75	.460	9.0
Royals	62	78	.443	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	71	69	.507
Rangers	69	71	.493	2.0
Mariners	66	74	.471	5.0
Athletics	54	86	.386	17.0
Angels	53	87	.379	18.0