highest babip by a player in a season since 1924

Since 1924, Rogers Hornsby has the highest BABIP in a season, with an average of .422 in 1924.

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highest babip with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player in a season since 1924

	NAME	BABIP	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Rogers Hornsby R. Hornsby	.422	1924	SLN	143	536	121	227	43	14	25	94	89	2	32	5	12	640	373	82	13				.424	.507	.696	1.203	175	96.7	.537	221	95.9
2	Michael Conforto M. Conforto	.412	2020	NYM	54	202	40	65	12	0	9	31	24	7	57	3	3	233	104	21	0	0	0	6	.322	.412	.515	.927	45	15.9	.401	159	17.4
3	Garrett Mitchell G. Mitchell	.408	2026	MIL	93	295	45	81	22	3	8	48	39	2	109	7	5	338	133	33	1	1	1	2	.275	.362	.451	.813	51	10.6	.355	125	10.3
4	Rod Carew R. Carew	.408	1977	MIN	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	694	351	68	1	5	15	6	.388	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
5	Yoán Moncada Y. Moncada	.406	2019	CWS	132	511	83	161	34	5	25	79	40	4	154	10	3	559	280	64	1	3	2	1	.315	.367	.548	.915	99	28.7	.379	140	28.3
6	Jose Hernandez J. Hernandez	.404	2002	MIL	152	525	72	151	24	2	24	73	52	4	188	3	5	582	251	50	0	1	5	19	.288	.356	.478	.834	86	16.6	.360	119	13.7
7	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.403	2000	CLE	118	439	92	154	34	2	38	122	86	3	117	1	1	532	306	74	0	4	9	9	.351	.457	.697	1.154	133	63	.477	181	58.6
8	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.403	1967	PIT	147	585	103	209	26	10	23	110	41	3	103	9	1	632	324	59	0	3	17	15	.357	.400	.554	.954	117	54	.418	170	48.5
9	Bill Terry B. Terry	.400	1930	NYG	154	633	139	254	39	15	23	129	57	1	33	8		710	392	77	19				.401	.452	.619	1.071	171	71.2	.468	156	62.1
10	Luke Appling L. Appling	.400	1936	CWS	138	526	111	204	31	7	6	128	85	1	25	10	6	618	267	44	6				.388	.474	.508	.981	135	54.2	.454	142	40
11	Tim Anderson T. Anderson	.399	2019	CWS	123	498	81	167	32	0	18	56	15	3	109	17	5	518	253	50	0	2	0	12	.335	.357	.508	.865	85	19.3	.363	129	19
12	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.399	2004	SEA	161	704	101	262	24	5	8	60	49	4	63	36	11	762	320	37	2	3	19	6	.372	.414	.455	.869	124	29.1	.375	131	30
13	Al Simmons A. Simmons	.399	1931	PHA	128	513	105	200	37	13	22	128	47	3	45	3	3	563	329	72	0				.390	.444	.641	1.085	135	65.1	.484	176	57.9
14	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	.399	1993	COL	120	470	71	174	35	4	22	98	24	6	73	2	4	506	283	61	0	6	12	9	.370	.403	.602	1.005	102	41.8	.429	150	31.3
15	Harry Heilmann H. Heilmann	.398	1925	DET	150	573	97	225	40	11	13	134	67	1	27	6	6	664	326	64	23				.393	.457	.569	1.026	148	61.4	.464	158	54.6
16	Donovan Solano D. Solano	.396	2020	SFG	54	190	22	62	15	1	3	29	10	2	39	0	0	203	88	19	0	1	0	2	.326	.365	.463	.828	32	6.4	.357	125	6.4
17	Austin Jackson A. Jackson	.396	2010	DET	151	618	103	181	34	10	4	41	47	4	170	27	6	675	247	48	3	3	4	5	.293	.345	.400	.745	82	4.3	.329	101	0.8
18	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.396	1985	BOS	161	653	107	240	42	3	8	78	96	4	61	2	1	758	312	53	3	2	5	20	.368	.450	.478	.928	144	57.7	.415	157	51.3
19	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.396	1999	NYY	158	627	134	219	37	9	24	102	91	12	116	19	8	739	346	70	3	6	5	12	.349	.438	.552	.989	152	55.8	.428	157	56.1
20	Willie McGee W. McGee	.395	1985	STL	152	612	114	216	26	18	10	82	34	0	86	56	16	652	308	54	1	5	2	3	.353	.384	.503	.887	110	36.4	.389	151	37.8
21	Phil Bradley P. Bradley	.395	1986	SEA	143	526	88	163	27	4	12	50	77	8	134	21	12	614	234	43	1	2	1	9	.310	.405	.445	.849	101	30	.382	133	24.4
22	Kiki Cuyler K. Cuyler	.395	1924	PIT	117	466	94	165	27	16	9	85	30	7	62	32	11	515	251	52	12				.354	.402	.539	.940	96	32.9	.428	148	31
23	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	.395	2000	FLA	136	539	101	180	17	3	2	17	78	0	86	62	22	626	209	22	9	0	0	11	.334	.418	.388	.806	98	15.9	.370	119	16.2
24	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	.394	2013	ATL	142	514	54	165	34	0	12	68	29	2	116	0	0	547	235	46	0	2	5	20	.321	.358	.457	.816	77	17.4	.354	127	16.4
25	Babe Herman B. Herman	.394	1930	BKN	153	614	143	241	48	11	35	130	66	4	56	18		699	416	94	15				.393	.455	.678	1.132	180	81.8	.487	167	72.9

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22

Walker

RBI

77

Walker

AVG

.291

Walker

Team Pitching Leaders

10

Pallante

95

Liberatore

ERA

3.07

McGreevy

Team Rankings

110

22nd

454

17th

770

28th

ERA

4.18

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	64	39	.621
Cubs	57	45	.559	6.5
Pirates	53	50	.515	11.0
Cardinals	52	50	.510	11.5
Reds	47	54	.465	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 7/25	CIN	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sun 7/26	CIN	@	STL	2:15 PM
Mon 7/27	CHC	@	STL	7:45 PM
Tue 7/28	CHC	@	STL	7:45 PM
Wed 7/29	CHC	@	STL	7:45 PM

Last Game

Diamondbacks

54 - 49

Final

Cardinals

52 - 50

Thu 23 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

34

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Goodman

RBI Leaders

77

Walker

77

Alvarez

76

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.332

Lopez

.328

Alvarez

.320

Arraez

Hit Leaders

131

Lopez

122

Alvarez

122

Arraez

Run Leaders

94

Wood

71

Reynolds

69

Neto

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.405

Kurtz

.404

Soto

SLG Leaders

.656

Alvarez

.590

Rice

.568

Buxton

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

30

Witt

27

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Burns

12

Sánchez

12

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

173

Misiorowski

156

Williams

155

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.57

Misiorowski

2.19

Sale

2.20

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.77

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.96

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

13.37

Cease

11.16

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.18

Misiorowski

6.04

Sánchez

5.80

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

18

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,812.2

Ohtani

1,541.3

Wood

1,441.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,248.6

Ohtani

1,143

Wood

1,083

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

60-41

61-42

59-43

58-44

56-45

57-46

Worst Record ATS

40-63

45-57

46-58

46-57

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	60	42	.588
Phillies	56	47	.544	4.5
Marlins	52	51	.505	8.5
Nationals	52	51	.505	8.5
Mets	43	60	.417	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	64	39	.621
Cubs	57	45	.559	6.5
Pirates	53	50	.515	11.0
Cardinals	52	50	.510	11.5
Reds	47	54	.465	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	65	38	.631
Diamondbacks	54	49	.524	11.0
Padres	50	53	.485	15.0
Giants	42	60	.412	22.5
Rockies	42	63	.400	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	59	43	.578
Yankees	57	45	.559	2.0
Red Sox	52	49	.515	6.5
Orioles	50	53	.485	9.5
Blue Jays	47	56	.456	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	54	47	.535
Guardians	54	50	.519	1.5
Twins	51	53	.490	4.5
Tigers	49	54	.476	6.0
Royals	43	61	.413	12.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	51	51	.500
Mariners	51	52	.495	0.5
Astros	50	54	.481	2.0
Athletics	43	59	.422	8.0
Angels	41	62	.398	10.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 7/5	MIN	@	NYY	6-1
Sun 7/5	TBR	@	HOU	0-2
Sun 7/5	DET	@	TEX	6-3
Sun 7/5	MIA	@	ATH	9-8
Sun 7/5	SDP	@	LAD	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/24	LAA	@	SFG	10:15 PM
Sat 7/25	KCR	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 7/25	LAA	@	SFG	4:05 PM
Sat 7/25	AZ	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sat 7/25	TOR	@	BOS	4:10 PM

Since 1924, Rogers Hornsby has the highest BABIP in a season, with an average of .422 in 1924.

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