highest batting average in 2026 for 3rd baseman

Nick Gonzales has the best batting average by a third baseman this season, with an average of .318.

Interpreted as:
highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 2026 for 3rd baseman
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Nick Gonzales
N. Gonzales
.318
2026
105
399
61
127
18
1
6
49
28
7
75
4
2
435
165
25
0
1
0
11
.372
.414
.786
63
11.5
.349
118
9.5
2Josh Jung
J. Jung
.294
2026
92
354
46
104
23
1
9
35
33
6
71
1
1
396
156
33
0
3
0
14
.361
.441
.802
59
11.5
.352
128
12.9
3Junior Caminero
J. Caminero
.282
2026
109
412
66
116
18
1
30
66
60
1
86
2
2
475
226
49
0
2
9
18
.373
.549
.921
85
28.1
.389
152
28.7
4Kyle Karros
K. Karros
.266
2026
103
308
52
82
19
2
9
37
45
4
75
3
0
359
132
30
0
2
2
2
.365
.429
.793
52
9.6
.349
107
3.2
5Isaac Paredes
I. Paredes
.257
2026
104
381
44
98
18
1
15
60
43
15
65
0
0
443
163
34
0
4
0
10
.352
.428
.780
63
10.2
.345
123
11.8
6Bo Bichette
B. Bichette
.256
2026
110
437
53
112
16
1
10
53
29
2
86
1
0
475
160
27
0
7
0
14
.301
.366
.667
48
-8.7
.294
87
-7.6
7Max Muncy
M. Muncy
.252
2026
101
333
59
84
16
1
21
49
46
3
92
2
0
382
165
38
0
0
3
5
.348
.495
.844
60
14.6
.364
131
14.2
8Alex Bregman
A. Bregman
.248
2026
107
424
57
105
21
1
11
47
54
8
78
2
1
491
161
33
0
5
2
10
.340
.380
.720
60
1.6
.320
103
1.7
9Caleb Durbin
C. Durbin
.246
2026
102
338
49
83
20
1
10
44
26
8
52
12
4
379
135
31
5
2
0
6
.313
.399
.712
44
-0.7
.314
96
-1.6
10Brooks Lee
B. Lee
.244
2026
106
390
50
95
16
3
16
58
31
2
68
7
4
425
165
35
1
1
0
7
.302
.423
.725
50
0
.316
101
0.4
11Nolan Arenado
N. Arenado
.242
2026
104
356
49
86
20
0
14
50
36
6
85
3
0
401
148
34
0
3
2
9
.319
.416
.735
49
1.6
.321
100
0.2
12Miguel Vargas
M. Vargas
.240
2026
108
400
73
96
25
1
23
64
60
7
81
11
2
471
192
49
0
4
2
6
.346
.480
.826
72
15.5
.357
130
16.6
13José Ramírez
J. Ramírez
.236
2026
80
301
47
71
18
0
10
35
45
1
46
27
2
350
119
28
0
3
7
1
.334
.395
.730
42
0.1
.317
103
1.3
14Matt Chapman
M. Chapman
.235
2026
84
307
35
72
18
1
7
42
37
5
81
0
2
352
113
26
0
3
1
6
.324
.368
.692
40
-2.3
.308
96
-1.8
15Kazuma Okamoto
K. Okamoto
.231
2026
107
390
57
90
15
0
24
69
38
6
134
1
1
436
177
39
0
2
0
9
.307
.454
.761
57
5.1
.331
113
6.6
16Alec Bohm
A. Bohm
.223
2026
105
390
36
87
16
0
13
59
27
7
65
1
0
428
142
29
0
4
0
14
.283
.364
.647
40
-10.7
.286
77
-12.1
17Brett Baty
B. Baty
.220
2026
102
318
40
70
13
1
6
33
31
3
97
5
1
356
103
20
0
4
0
3
.292
.324
.616
31
-11.4
.277
76
-10.5
18Manny Machado
M. Machado
.214
2026
107
397
56
85
19
0
23
65
50
0
100
2
3
455
173
42
1
7
3
11
.297
.436
.733
54
-0.6
.315
101
0.6
19Austin Riley
A. Riley
.213
2026
109
395
43
84
14
1
12
50
35
10
137
7
1
442
136
27
0
2
0
9
.292
.344
.636
41
-11.1
.285
77
-12.1

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More Pirates Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

23

Lowe

Brandon Lowe

RBI

71

Lowe

Brandon Lowe

AVG

.318

Gonzales

Nick Gonzales
Team Pitching Leaders

W

10

Ashcraft

Braxton Ashcraft

K

156

Skenes

Paul Skenes

ERA

3.10

Ramírez

Yohan Ramírez
Team Rankings

HR

139

9th

R

572

2nd

SO

1,028

3rd

ERA

4.29

20th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
68
41
.624
62
48
.564
6.5
Pirates Pirates
55
56
.495
14.0
54
56
.491
14.5
52
57
.477
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/1
@
6:40 PM
Sun
8/2
@
1:40 PM
Mon
8/3
@
7:40 PM
Tue
8/4
@
7:40 PM
Wed
8/5
@
7:40 PM
Last Game
PIT Pirates

55 - 56

7

Final

8

CIN Reds

52 - 57

Fri 31 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
65
45
.591
57
53
.518
8.0
56
55
.505
9.5
55
56
.495
10.5
47
64
.423
18.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
68
41
.624
62
48
.564
6.5
55
56
.495
14.0
54
56
.491
14.5
52
57
.477
16.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
69
41
.627
58
52
.527
11.0
56
54
.509
13.0
47
63
.427
22.0
43
67
.391
26.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
64
45
.587
62
48
.564
2.5
58
51
.532
6.0
54
56
.491
10.5
51
59
.464
13.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
58
51
.532
56
55
.505
3.0
56
55
.505
3.0
52
58
.473
6.5
46
65
.414
13.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
56
55
.505
55
55
.500
0.5
53
58
.477
3.0
45
65
.409
10.5
42
68
.382
13.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
7/17
@
0-10
Fri
7/17
@
2-1
Fri
7/17
@
1-15
Fri
7/17
@
12-4
Fri
7/17
@
5-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/1
@
3:07 PM
Sat
8/1
@
4:10 PM
Sat
8/1
@
4:10 PM
Sat
8/1
@
4:10 PM
Sat
8/1
@
6:40 PM