Salvador Perez has the worst batting average by a designated hitter this season, with an average of .216.
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designated hitters with the lowest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in MLB 2026| 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 |  | S. Perez | .216 | 2026 | 110 | 426 | 41 | 92 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 159 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | .262 | .373 | .636 | 40 | -15.2 | .276 | 71 | -15.6 | |
| 2 |  | G. Springer | .234 | 2026 | 88 | 333 | 41 | 78 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 375 | 132 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .317 | .396 | .714 | 44 | 0 | .316 | 103 | 1.3 | |
| 3 |  | K. Schwarber | .247 | 2026 | 113 | 417 | 68 | 103 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 68 | 76 | 6 | 173 | 3 | 1 | 502 | 223 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .369 | .535 | .903 | 88 | 28.1 | .385 | 143 | 26.2 | |
| 4 |  | I. Herrera | .250 | 2026 | 117 | 440 | 71 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 53 | 25 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 521 | 172 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | .361 | .391 | .752 | 70 | 8.4 | .336 | 113 | 8.3 | |
| 5 |  | J. Bell | .251 | 2026 | 114 | 419 | 58 | 105 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 68 | 37 | 2 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 460 | 176 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .313 | .420 | .733 | 56 | 1.7 | .321 | 104 | 2.3 | |
| 6 |  | B. Rice | .257 | 2026 | 113 | 420 | 72 | 108 | 19 | 3 | 32 | 75 | 58 | 3 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 483 | 229 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .350 | .545 | .895 | 82 | 25 | .380 | 148 | 26.7 | |
| 7 |  | L. Hicks | .283 | 2026 | TOT | 106 | 371 | 55 | 105 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 68 | 43 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 430 | 163 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .366 | .439 | .805 | 64 | 12.8 | .353 | 122 | 11.3 |
| 8 |  | S. Ohtani | .292 | 2026 | 108 | 415 | 73 | 121 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 69 | 5 | 114 | 6 | 3 | 494 | 225 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 7 | .395 | .542 | .937 | 89 | 30.7 | .393 | 150 | 30.1 | |
| 9 |  | Y. DÃaz | .298 | 2026 | 112 | 439 | 62 | 131 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 65 | 43 | 9 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 495 | 198 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | .370 | .451 | .821 | 75 | 16.7 | .358 | 130 | 17.3 | |
| 10 |  | Y. Alvarez | .322 | 2026 | 117 | 426 | 79 | 137 | 24 | 0 | 35 | 86 | 82 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 517 | 266 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .435 | .624 | 1.060 | 113 | 51.3 | .439 | 189 | 53.2 |
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71 | 47 | .602 | ||
63 | 56 | .529 | 8.5 | |
60 | 59 | .504 | 11.5 | |
59 | 61 | .492 | 13.0 | |
52 | 67 | .437 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 44 | .627 | ||
69 | 50 | .580 | 5.5 | |
59 | 59 | .500 | 15.0 | |
58 | 62 | .483 | 17.0 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 17.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
70 | 48 | .593 | ||
63 | 56 | .529 | 7.5 | |
62 | 57 | .521 | 8.5 | |
49 | 69 | .415 | 21.0 | |
46 | 72 | .390 | 24.0 |
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71 | 46 | .607 | ||
66 | 52 | .559 | 5.5 | |
64 | 53 | .547 | 7.0 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 14.5 | |
56 | 63 | .471 | 16.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 56 | .521 | ||
58 | 60 | .492 | 3.5 | |
58 | 61 | .487 | 4.0 | |
58 | 61 | .487 | 4.0 | |
49 | 70 | .412 | 13.0 | |
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60 | 59 | .504 | ||
59 | 59 | .500 | 0.5 | |
56 | 63 | .471 | 4.0 | |
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