Since August 3, 2026, Thomas Saggese and Denzer Guzman are tied for the best batting average by a shortstop, with an average of .750.
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Saggese | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 2 | | D. Guzman | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 3 |  | T. Story | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 4 | | C. Meidroth | .500 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 |
| 5 |  | J. Caballero | .500 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | 1.250 | 1.806 |
| 6 | | E. Sosa | .429 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .857 | 1.357 |
| 7 | | O. Peraza | .400 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .400 | .971 |
| 8 | | N. Lopez | .357 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .357 | .757 |
| 9 | | J. Ortiz | .351 | 10 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .390 | .459 | .850 |
| 10 | | D. Walton | .333 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 11 |  | C. Seager | .319 | 19 | 72 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .388 | .514 | .901 |
| 12 |  | G. Perdomo | .319 | 25 | 94 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .387 | .404 | .791 |
| 13 |  | B. Witt Jr. | .316 | 24 | 95 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 109 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .404 | .474 | .877 |
| 14 | | K. Culpepper | .313 | 19 | 67 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .365 | .478 | .842 |
| 15 | | M. Dubón | .308 | 10 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .325 | .333 | .658 |
| 16 |  | E. Tovar | .305 | 22 | 59 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .458 | .821 |
| 17 |  | W. Adames | .280 | 14 | 50 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .480 | .837 |
| 18 |  | A. Giménez | .280 | 22 | 75 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 82 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .329 | .373 | .703 |
| 19 |  | D. Swanson | .278 | 12 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .528 | .937 |
| 20 |  | M. Betts | .271 | 25 | 96 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .417 | .750 |
| 21 |  | N. Hoerner | .269 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .288 | .561 |
| 22 |  | Z. Neto | .269 | 22 | 93 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .484 | .790 |
| 23 | | J. Triolo | .263 | 13 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 | .342 | .659 |
| 24 | | G. Lombard Jr. | .253 | 23 | 79 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .367 | .677 |
| 25 | | J. FermÃn | .250 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
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