highest batting average by an al player in 2021

Yuli Gurriel had the best batting average in the AL in 2021, with an average of .319.

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highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by an al player in 2021

	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	Yuli Gurriel Y. Gurriel	.319	2021	HOU	143	530	83	169	31	0	15	81	59	4	68	1	1	605	245	46	0	12	2	16	.383	.462	.846	98	24.4	.363	133	24.3
2	Michael Brantley M. Brantley	.311	2021	HOU	121	469	68	146	29	3	8	47	33	5	53	1	0	508	205	40	0	1	1	11	.362	.437	.799	75	13.5	.347	122	13.4
3	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr.	.311	2021	TOR	161	604	123	188	29	1	48	111	86	6	110	4	1	698	363	78	0	2	7	20	.401	.601	1.002	145	60.4	.419	166	56.1
4	Tim Anderson T. Anderson	.309	2021	CWS	123	527	94	163	29	2	17	61	22	1	119	18	7	551	247	48	0	1	1	5	.338	.469	.806	81	13.8	.345	118	12.4
5	Nicky Lopez N. Lopez	.300	2021	KCR	151	497	78	149	21	6	2	43	49	4	74	22	1	565	188	29	12	3	0	9	.365	.378	.744	75	6.7	.329	105	3.1
6	Bo Bichette B. Bichette	.298	2021	TOR	159	640	121	191	30	1	29	102	40	6	137	25	1	690	310	60	0	4	0	10	.343	.484	.828	106	22.5	.354	122	18.2
7	Teoscar Hernández T. Hernández	.296	2021	TOR	143	550	92	163	29	0	32	116	36	7	148	12	4	595	288	61	0	2	1	5	.346	.524	.870	99	26.8	.369	132	23.1
8	Xander Bogaerts X. Bogaerts	.295	2021	BOS	144	529	90	156	34	1	23	79	62	5	113	5	1	603	261	58	0	7	2	13	.370	.493	.863	100	26.7	.368	129	21.5
9	Kyle Tucker K. Tucker	.294	2021	HOU	140	506	83	149	37	3	30	92	53	1	90	14	2	565	282	70	0	5	5	10	.359	.557	.917	100	31.8	.383	146	31.7
10	Ty France T. France	.291	2021	SEA	152	571	85	166	32	1	18	73	46	27	106	0	0	650	254	51	0	6	1	13	.368	.445	.813	99	20.8	.353	129	23
11	Cedric Mullins C. Mullins	.291	2021	BAL	159	602	91	175	37	5	30	59	59	8	125	30	8	674	312	72	1	4	3	2	.360	.518	.878	114	31.9	.372	136	29.4
12	Alex Verdugo A. Verdugo	.289	2021	BOS	146	544	88	157	32	2	13	63	51	4	96	6	2	604	232	47	0	5	6	11	.351	.426	.777	83	9.7	.334	106	4.5
13	Aaron Judge A. Judge	.287	2021	NYY	148	550	89	158	24	0	39	98	75	3	158	6	1	633	299	63	0	5	2	16	.373	.544	.916	115	38	.387	150	38.7
14	J.D. Martinez	.286	2021	BOS	148	570	92	163	42	3	28	99	55	3	150	0	0	633	295	73	0	5	6	18	.349	.518	.867	103	25.9	.364	126	20.5
15	Amed Rosario A. Rosario	.282	2021	CLE	141	550	77	155	25	6	11	57	31	3	120	13	0	588	225	42	0	4	0	12	.321	.409	.731	72	0.5	.315	102	1.1
16	Carlos Correa C. Correa	.279	2021	HOU	148	555	104	155	34	1	26	92	75	4	116	0	0	640	269	61	0	6	2	16	.366	.485	.850	104	26	.364	133	25.9
17	Rafael Devers R. Devers	.279	2021	BOS	156	591	101	165	37	1	38	113	62	7	143	5	5	664	318	76	0	4	7	13	.352	.538	.890	113	32.2	.373	133	26.5
18	Jose Altuve J. Altuve	.278	2021	HOU	146	601	117	167	32	1	31	83	66	4	91	5	3	678	294	64	1	6	3	9	.350	.489	.839	106	23.8	.357	129	23.7
19	Jonathan Schoop J. Schoop	.278	2021	DET	156	623	85	173	30	1	22	84	37	6	133	2	0	674	271	53	0	8	0	15	.320	.435	.755	87	5.3	.324	105	4.4
20	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.277	2021	HOU	144	537	92	149	35	1	33	104	50	8	145	1	0	598	285	69	0	3	3	16	.346	.531	.877	100	27.2	.369	137	27.1
21	Jared Walsh J. Walsh	.277	2021	LAA	144	530	70	147	34	1	29	98	48	4	152	2	1	585	270	64	0	3	6	7	.340	.509	.850	92	20.7	.357	126	18.5
22	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield	.277	2021	KCR	162	664	97	184	42	3	10	74	40	4	103	40	4	720	262	55	0	12	1	12	.317	.395	.711	82	-4.9	.306	89	-9.4
23	Lourdes Gurriel Jr. L. Gurriel Jr.	.276	2021	TOR	141	500	62	138	28	2	21	84	32	2	102	1	3	541	233	51	1	6	1	8	.319	.466	.785	74	8.2	.333	107	4.9
24	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	.276	2021	KCR	134	493	63	136	27	2	17	73	36	2	97	8	9	538	218	46	1	6	0	2	.324	.442	.766	71	6.1	.328	104	2.8
25	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	.274	2021	TBR	141	529	94	145	32	3	20	69	56	14	170	20	10	604	243	55	0	5	4	9	.356	.459	.815	91	17.6	.350	128	20.4

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15

Alvarez

RBI

31

Alvarez

AVG

.303

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

5

Arrighetti

48

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ERA

1.50

Arrighetti

Team Rankings

8th

218

14th

431

11th

ERA

5.34

30th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	25	24	.510
Rangers	24	25	.490	1.0
Mariners	24	27	.471	2.0
Astros	20	31	.392	6.0
Angels	17	33	.340	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/22	HOU	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 5/23	HOU	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sun 5/24	HOU	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Mon 5/25	HOU	@	TEX	7:05 PM
Tue 5/26	HOU	@	TEX	8:05 PM

Last Game

Astros

20 - 31

Final

Twins

23 - 27

Wed 20 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

20

Schwarber

17

Murakami

16

Rice

RBI Leaders

42

Pages

42

Hicks

42

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.349

Lopez

.333

Greene

.331

Vargas

Hit Leaders

68

Lopez

59

Greene

59

Witt

Run Leaders

43

Wood

40

Judge

39

Baldwin

OBP Leaders

.434

Kurtz

.430

Greene

.415

Ward

SLG Leaders

.654

Rice

.624

Schwarber

.615

Moniak

SB Leaders

21

Nuñez

20

Ramírez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

7

Sale

6

Skenes

Strikeout Leaders

88

Misiorowski

84

Cease

80

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.50

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.86

Schlittler

0.87

Sale

K/9 Leaders

13.89

Misiorowski

13.19

Cease

11.19

Sánchez

K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

5.90

Martin

Walk Leaders

8

Skenes

8

deGrom

9

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

947.6

Ohtani

733.6

Wood

686

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

647.9

Ohtani

541

Wood

509

Judge

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

33-17

30-18

31-19

29-18

Worst Record ATS

15-35

18-33

20-31

20-30

20-29

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	34	16	.680
Phillies	25	25	.500	9.0
Nationals	25	25	.500	9.0
Marlins	22	28	.440	12.0
Mets	21	28	.429	12.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	29	18	.617
Cardinals	28	20	.583	1.5
Cubs	29	21	.580	1.5
Reds	26	24	.520	4.5
Pirates	25	24	.510	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	31	19	.620
Padres	29	20	.592	1.5
Diamondbacks	25	23	.521	5.0
Giants	20	30	.400	11.0
Rockies	19	31	.380	12.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	33	15	.688
Yankees	30	20	.600	4.0
Blue Jays	22	27	.449	11.5
Red Sox	22	27	.449	11.5
Orioles	21	29	.420	13.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	29	22	.569
White Sox	25	24	.510	3.0
Twins	23	27	.460	5.5
Tigers	20	30	.400	8.5
Royals	20	30	.400	8.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	25	24	.510
Rangers	24	25	.490	1.0
Mariners	24	27	.471	2.0
Astros	20	31	.392	6.0
Angels	17	33	.340	8.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 5/6	TOR	@	TBR	0-3
Wed 5/6	MIL	@	STL	6-2
Wed 5/6	LAD	@	HOU	12-2
Wed 5/6	CWS	@	LAA	2-8
Wed 5/6	BOS	@	DET	4-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	DET	1:10 PM
Thu 5/21	PIT	@	STL	1:15 PM
Thu 5/21	NYM	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Thu 5/21	ATL	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Thu 5/21	TOR	@	NYY	7:05 PM

Yuli Gurriel had the best batting average in the AL in 2021, with an average of .319.

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