highest average by a catcher between 2016 to 2026

Since 2016, Buster Posey has the highest batting average by a catcher, with an average of .291.

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highest average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a catcher between 2016 to 2026

	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	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Buster Posey B. Posey	.291	618	2,231	302	650	136	3	56	282	260	19	345	15	4	2,529	960	195	1	18	29	80	.367	.430	.798	358	52.8	.343	115	48.8
2	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.285	401	1,291	172	368	68	3	30	189	143	10	240	15	6	1,463	532	101	0	19	4	41	.356	.412	.768	200	26	.336	113	22
3	Wilson Ramos W. Ramos	.283	536	1,838	196	520	83	1	75	293	140	8	331	1	0	2,000	830	159	0	14	11	71	.334	.452	.786	269	26.9	.334	111	26
4	Yainer Diaz Y. Diaz	.277	449	1,685	201	466	85	4	67	240	62	10	309	3	2	1,776	760	156	0	19	3	53	.303	.451	.754	223	12	.322	108	17.1
5	Drake Baldwin D. Baldwin	.273	213	750	117	205	25	2	39	137	82	10	150	2	1	843	351	66	0	1	2	22	.352	.468	.820	129	28.9	.357	128	27.8
6	William Contreras W. Contreras	.272	702	2,604	397	709	139	6	95	372	321	17	609	24	9	2,962	1,145	240	1	19	17	76	.354	.440	.793	425	74	.345	120	69.3
7	Hunter Goodman H. Goodman	.270	246	923	139	249	44	5	64	156	70	8	294	6	6	1,005	495	113	0	4	3	22	.325	.536	.862	161	41.8	.366	121	25.2
8	J.T. Realmuto	.269	1,318	4,851	676	1,306	270	27	178	658	369	89	1,162	99	23	5,346	2,164	475	0	37	18	100	.330	.446	.776	715	75.3	.333	109	61.6
9	Yadier Molina Y. Molina	.268	760	2,760	292	739	138	2	76	377	154	34	401	27	9	2,977	1,109	216	2	27	6	98	.312	.402	.713	334	-24.2	.307	93	-27.5
10	Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk	.266	602	1,949	193	519	86	1	54	277	224	16	259	1	0	2,213	769	141	0	24	8	68	.343	.395	.738	280	18.8	.324	109	23.2
11	Dillon Dingler D. Dingler	.264	256	908	114	240	48	6	37	140	52	22	236	0	0	986	411	91	0	4	2	17	.318	.453	.771	132	15.3	.333	114	16.6
12	Evan Gattis E. Gattis	.263	84	300	41	79	22	0	12	55	18	4	50	0	1	325	137	34	0	3	0	10	.311	.457	.767	41	1.2	.325	105	1.9
13	Will Smith W. Smith	.263	774	2,681	436	704	133	10	134	465	353	66	588	12	4	3,147	1,259	277	0	47	19	55	.357	.470	.826	479	103.9	.354	127	102.7
14	Jonathan Lucroy J. Lucroy	.262	500	1,640	185	429	77	8	42	211	152	19	271	6	0	1,830	648	127	2	17	13	61	.328	.395	.723	210	-9.5	.312	90	-22.7
15	Tyler Stephenson T. Stephenson	.260	643	2,020	278	526	110	3	72	290	222	25	576	2	3	2,283	858	185	0	16	7	48	.339	.425	.763	306	33.9	.332	105	13.5
16	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.258	943	3,210	456	828	177	10	152	468	375	106	893	32	21	3,712	1,481	339	4	17	10	88	.353	.461	.814	554	108.9	.351	121	96.4
17	Salvador Perez S. Perez	.258	1,162	4,435	495	1,143	218	4	238	737	196	83	1,026	4	1	4,749	2,083	460	0	35	32	119	.299	.470	.769	605	39.7	.325	104	22.4
18	Welington Castillo W. Castillo	.258	330	1,157	121	298	54	0	52	177	80	9	338	3	0	1,254	508	106	0	8	3	30	.309	.439	.748	150	-0.8	.318	95	-7.9
19	Kurt Suzuki K. Suzuki	.256	533	1,717	196	439	92	1	68	260	115	54	258	1	1	1,914	737	161	5	23	3	44	.318	.429	.748	237	6.5	.321	97	-4.8
20	Adley Rutschman A. Rutschman	.254	572	2,126	289	540	122	6	69	277	285	11	387	6	3	2,444	881	197	0	22	9	41	.342	.414	.756	323	34.1	.331	115	43
21	Francisco Cervelli F. Cervelli	.252	350	1,117	137	281	52	7	24	140	160	33	276	10	7	1,323	419	83	3	10	2	38	.359	.375	.734	167	8.7	.326	103	3.8
22	Tyler Flowers T. Flowers	.251	371	1,189	143	299	60	3	40	159	134	49	388	0	1	1,381	485	103	0	9	5	24	.349	.408	.757	180	13.4	.330	102	3.4
23	Keibert Ruiz K. Ruiz	.250	547	1,961	198	490	102	0	51	237	101	24	229	12	6	2,100	745	153	1	13	1	48	.293	.380	.673	214	-34.2	.293	85	-37.9
24	Christian Vázquez C. Vázquez	.248	1,006	3,266	363	811	155	5	75	352	213	20	664	34	18	3,533	1,201	235	15	19	7	97	.297	.368	.664	347	-78.2	.289	78	-93.5
25	Liam Hicks L. Hicks	.247	119	332	37	82	13	1	6	45	43	9	56	2	0	390	115	20	3	3	0	5	.346	.346	.693	46	-0.1	.313	98	-0.7

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Team Batting Leaders

23

Devers

RBI

62

Devers

AVG

.324

Arraez

Team Pitching Leaders

10

Ray

120

Roupp

ERA

3.08

Ray

Team Rankings

126

18th

470

22nd

851

27th

ERA

4.39

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	43	.616
Diamondbacks	59	53	.527	10.0
Padres	58	54	.518	11.0
Giants	47	65	.420	22.0
Rockies	45	67	.402	24.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/3	SFG	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Tue 8/4	SFG	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Wed 8/5	SFG	@	TEX	2:35 PM
Fri 8/7	DET	@	SFG	10:15 PM
Sat 8/8	DET	@	SFG	7:15 PM

Last Game

Giants

47 - 65

Final

Padres

58 - 54

Sun 2 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Goodman

33

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

85

Stewart

85

Abrams

84

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.330

Alvarez

.324

Arraez

.321

Lopez

Hit Leaders

140

Lopez

136

Arraez

133

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

78

Olson

77

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.397

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.650

Alvarez

.561

Rice

.560

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

30

Chisholm

30

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

14

Sánchez

13

Burns

13

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

178

Williams

174

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.08

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.12

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

6.35

Schlittler

6.10

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,933.5

Ohtani

1,658.5

Wood

1,581.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,340.6

Ohtani

1,231

Wood

1,185

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

67-44

66-47

62-49

61-51

Worst Record ATS

42-71

44-68

49-63

50-62

52-61

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	67	45	.598
Phillies	59	53	.527	8.0
Marlins	58	55	.513	9.5
Nationals	55	58	.487	12.5
Mets	47	66	.416	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	69	42	.622
Cubs	63	49	.563	6.5
Pirates	56	57	.496	14.0
Cardinals	55	57	.491	14.5
Reds	53	58	.477	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	43	.616
Diamondbacks	59	53	.527	10.0
Padres	58	54	.518	11.0
Giants	47	65	.420	22.0
Rockies	45	67	.402	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	65	46	.586
Yankees	63	49	.563	2.5
Red Sox	60	51	.541	5.0
Orioles	54	58	.482	11.5
Blue Jays	52	60	.464	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	52	.532
Guardians	57	56	.504	3.0
Twins	56	57	.496	4.0
Tigers	54	58	.482	5.5
Royals	46	67	.407	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	58	55	.513
Rangers	55	57	.491	2.5
Mariners	55	58	.487	3.0
Athletics	45	67	.402	12.5
Angels	43	69	.384	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 7/19	CWS	@	TOR	3-0
Sun 7/19	NYM	@	PHI	6-1
Sun 7/19	TBR	@	BOS	1-6
Sun 7/19	SDP	@	KCR	19-2
Sun 7/19	MIN	@	CHC	1-10

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/3	WSH	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Mon 8/3	STL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Mon 8/3	PIT	@	MIL	7:40 PM
Mon 8/3	SFG	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Mon 8/3	LAD	@	CHC	8:05 PM

Since 2016, Buster Posey has the highest batting average by a catcher, with an average of .291.

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