highest batting average by a player american league

Yordan Alvarez has the best batting average in the AL this season, with an average of .318.

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highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player american league this regular season

	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	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.318	2026	HOU	133	478	89	152	28	1	36	91	93	9	102	1	0	584	290	65	0	4	28	5	.435	.607	1.042	123	54.5	.432	183	56.4
2	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.309	2026	TBR	126	472	53	146	14	6	0	29	23	0	42	37	14	509	172	20	8	6	0	5	.337	.364	.702	58	-2.5	.310	97	-2
3	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.302	2026	TBR	129	510	77	154	21	1	20	74	48	10	81	3	1	573	237	42	0	5	4	13	.370	.465	.835	89	21.8	.364	134	22.4
4	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.289	2026	CLE	113	419	52	121	22	3	13	59	50	0	69	9	2	472	188	38	0	3	0	8	.362	.449	.811	71	15.1	.356	129	16.1
5	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.288	2026	KCR	117	458	76	132	28	1	16	49	55	2	91	36	7	518	210	45	0	3	8	6	.365	.459	.823	78	16.5	.356	126	15.8
6	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.286	2026	BOS	130	517	67	148	32	3	16	67	21	8	111	17	8	550	234	51	2	2	1	10	.323	.453	.776	74	9	.337	113	8.2
7	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.283	2026	KCR	124	448	62	127	24	2	23	66	29	5	126	6	2	483	224	49	0	1	2	5	.333	.500	.833	74	16.6	.359	128	15.9
8	Junior Caminero J. Caminero	.280	2026	TBR	134	511	82	143	20	1	35	85	68	3	106	3	2	584	270	56	0	2	10	23	.366	.528	.895	99	30.5	.381	146	31.1
9	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	.279	2026	TBR	131	494	62	138	21	0	16	78	60	9	133	0	0	570	207	37	0	7	3	14	.363	.419	.782	80	13.2	.345	121	13.7
10	Ernie Clement E. Clement	.279	2026	TOR	132	505	54	141	29	1	9	43	18	2	52	5	1	530	199	39	0	5	0	10	.304	.394	.698	58	-5	.305	95	-3.2
11	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	.276	2026	DET	131	503	84	139	24	3	14	57	81	3	82	12	1	590	211	41	0	3	1	5	.378	.419	.797	88	18.4	.355	128	18.9
12	Nolan Schanuel N. Schanuel	.276	2026	LAA	107	392	43	108	22	0	7	49	42	6	58	1	1	446	151	29	1	5	0	10	.351	.385	.736	57	4.3	.328	111	5.8
13	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.275	2026	BOS	123	429	66	118	21	2	26	78	55	22	129	3	3	510	221	49	1	3	2	8	.383	.515	.898	90	30.1	.390	150	29.4
14	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	.273	2026	SEA	127	469	85	128	26	1	20	58	56	20	115	20	8	548	216	47	0	3	0	13	.372	.461	.833	87	22.5	.367	144	28.2
15	Chase Meidroth C. Meidroth	.273	2026	CWS	129	480	75	131	26	0	12	50	51	4	121	2	2	543	193	38	5	3	0	8	.346	.402	.748	71	7	.332	113	8.1
16	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	.273	2026	CLE	125	440	65	120	16	2	2	27	70	4	52	9	3	521	146	20	4	3	1	8	.375	.332	.707	65	3.6	.325	108	4.7
17	Riley Greene R. Greene	.273	2026	DET	117	422	65	115	25	1	16	54	61	4	133	3	1	492	190	42	0	5	4	11	.366	.450	.816	74	15.7	.356	128	16.2
18	Ezequiel Duran E. Duran	.272	2026	TEX	126	438	58	119	25	4	14	70	37	4	117	10	3	485	194	43	1	5	0	5	.331	.443	.774	65	8.1	.337	118	10.2
19	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	.272	2026	BAL	135	508	82	138	24	0	32	91	65	8	141	5	1	585	258	56	0	4	5	12	.361	.508	.869	96	27	.374	144	29.6
20	Luke Keaschall L. Keaschall	.271	2026	MIN	126	431	61	117	21	1	8	40	48	17	77	15	7	504	164	30	1	7	1	6	.362	.381	.742	66	6.8	.333	113	7.8
21	Josh Naylor J. Naylor	.269	2026	SEA	125	487	48	131	18	0	10	47	40	5	68	25	7	534	179	28	0	2	3	16	.330	.368	.697	60	-2.9	.310	104	2.6
22	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	.268	2026	CWS	114	392	67	105	19	3	8	40	36	24	72	17	7	456	154	30	3	1	0	2	.364	.393	.757	63	9.2	.341	119	10.1
23	Isaac Paredes I. Paredes	.260	2026	HOU	128	465	52	121	23	1	17	73	57	17	71	0	0	544	197	41	0	5	0	15	.358	.424	.782	78	13.6	.347	124	15.4
24	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr.	.260	2026	TOR	121	454	63	118	21	0	7	47	48	4	66	7	3	511	160	28	0	5	5	17	.333	.352	.685	55	-5	.304	94	-3.3
25	Brandon Nimmo B. Nimmo	.258	2026	TEX	129	493	53	127	30	4	13	49	43	7	118	6	1	546	204	47	0	3	2	12	.324	.414	.738	68	3.1	.323	109	5.5

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Team Batting Leaders

36

Alvarez

RBI

91

Alvarez

AVG

.318

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

125

Lambert

ERA

3.17

Blubaugh

Team Rankings

179

3rd

616

10th

1,186

9th

ERA

4.63

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	67	.504
Rangers	66	69	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	71	.474	4.0
Athletics	53	82	.393	15.0
Angels	52	83	.385	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	HOU	@	NYM	4:10 PM
Sun 8/30	HOU	@	NYM	3:10 PM
Mon 8/31	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Tue 9/1	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 9/2	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM

Last Game

Astros

68 - 67

Final

Mets

60 - 75

Fri 28 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Olson

36

Goodman

RBI Leaders

102

Stewart

99

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.320

Arraez

.318

Alvarez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Arraez

161

Lopez

154

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

92

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

.557

García

.549

Goodman

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

38

Chisholm

37

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,875.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,785.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,568.6

Ohtani

1,425

Crow-Armstrong

1,338

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

81-53

78-59

76-59

74-60

75-61

74-61

Worst Record ATS

51-84

54-82

56-79

58-77

61-74

63-72

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	80	55	.593
Phillies	75	60	.556	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	12.0
Nationals	64	73	.467	17.0
Mets	60	75	.444	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	84	51	.622
Cubs	76	59	.563	8.0
Cardinals	68	68	.500	16.5
Pirates	65	71	.478	19.5
Reds	64	71	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	81	55	.596
Padres	72	63	.533	8.5
Diamondbacks	72	64	.529	9.0
Giants	55	80	.407	25.5
Rockies	52	83	.385	28.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	80	54	.597
Yankees	76	58	.567	4.0
Red Sox	73	61	.545	7.0
Orioles	66	69	.489	14.5
Blue Jays	66	70	.485	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	71	63	.530
Guardians	68	67	.504	3.5
Twins	64	71	.474	7.5
Tigers	63	72	.467	8.5
Royals	61	75	.449	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	67	.504
Rangers	66	69	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	71	.474	4.0
Athletics	53	82	.393	15.0
Angels	52	83	.385	16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/14	STL	@	CHC	0-3
Fri 8/14	MIA	@	CIN	0-1
Fri 8/14	BOS	@	PIT	4-8
Fri 8/14	CWS	@	DET	9-5
Fri 8/14	SDP	@	CLE	7-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	AZ	@	SFG	4:05 PM
Sat 8/29	MIA	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sat 8/29	COL	@	ATL	4:10 PM
Sat 8/29	KCR	@	CLE	4:10 PM
Sat 8/29	SDP	@	TBR	4:10 PM

Yordan Alvarez has the best batting average in the AL this season, with an average of .318.

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MLB Fantasy 2026

2,231.2

1,875.1

1,785.3

1,568.6

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1,338

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