highest batting average in mlb this year

Luis Arraez has the best batting average this season, with an average of .316.

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	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	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.316	2026	TOT	144	570	66	180	33	7	6	61	33	5	26	10	1	626	245	46	6	12	4	15	.352	.430	.781	85	10.9	.338	114	10.4
2	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.311	2026	TBR	144	544	65	169	16	6	0	36	26	0	46	44	14	585	197	22	9	6	1	6	.339	.362	.701	66	-3.3	.310	96	-2.5
3	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.310	2026	HOU	148	529	96	164	31	1	39	98	103	10	115	1	0	647	314	71	0	5	32	7	.428	.594	1.022	133	55.7	.423	177	58.1
4	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.307	2026	AZ	122	443	65	136	32	1	15	75	57	5	77	6	2	514	215	48	0	9	0	9	.385	.485	.871	87	25.6	.378	139	24.4
5	Otto Lopez O. Lopez	.306	2026	MIA	149	595	89	182	31	9	10	69	36	8	85	31	5	650	261	50	0	11	0	13	.348	.439	.786	91	13.4	.342	114	11.1
6	Nick Gonzales N. Gonzales	.304	2026	PIT	141	526	68	160	26	1	6	60	41	12	95	7	3	580	206	33	0	1	0	15	.367	.392	.759	80	10.9	.340	111	7.4
7	TJ Rumfield	.301	2026	COL	147	518	62	156	29	3	15	69	70	10	82	0	0	600	236	47	0	2	0	5	.393	.456	.849	100	28.5	.376	125	18.5
8	Jake McCarthy J. McCarthy	.295	2026	COL	138	511	76	151	30	11	15	80	29	8	88	30	5	557	248	56	4	5	1	8	.340	.485	.825	83	17.3	.355	112	8.1
9	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.295	2026	LAD	145	546	74	161	32	1	16	67	66	5	106	7	0	624	243	49	0	7	3	20	.372	.445	.817	95	20.7	.358	126	19.9
10	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.295	2026	TBR	147	587	86	173	25	1	22	81	52	10	95	3	1	655	266	48	0	6	6	15	.359	.453	.812	97	19.1	.353	126	19.9
11	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.290	2026	ATL	147	559	73	162	32	1	25	83	21	2	116	11	3	587	271	58	2	3	1	3	.316	.485	.801	83	13.2	.344	117	11.7
12	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.289	2026	CLE	125	464	57	134	28	3	14	62	55	0	76	11	2	522	210	45	0	3	0	12	.362	.453	.815	79	17.1	.357	130	18.4
13	Jackson Chourio J. Chourio	.286	2026	MIL	118	493	88	141	27	0	23	67	42	2	126	17	5	539	237	50	0	2	5	7	.343	.481	.824	81	16.6	.355	125	16.6
14	Fernando Tatis Jr. F. Tatis Jr.	.286	2026	SDP	151	595	91	170	30	3	23	78	61	6	123	35	13	669	275	56	1	6	6	15	.355	.462	.817	99	19.9	.353	127	22.2
15	Liam Hicks L. Hicks	.286	2026	TOT	135	455	64	130	14	1	18	81	53	11	52	3	0	527	200	33	1	7	3	7	.369	.440	.808	79	16.1	.355	124	14.8
16	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	.284	2026	STL	152	577	85	164	37	1	23	111	55	6	112	4	0	642	272	61	0	4	4	12	.350	.471	.822	97	20.3	.356	126	20.3
17	Elly De La Cruz E. De La Cruz	.284	2026	CIN	134	528	94	150	29	5	28	74	64	2	165	26	8	597	273	62	0	3	1	6	.362	.517	.879	101	29.9	.379	138	27.8
18	Riley Greene R. Greene	.284	2026	DET	131	479	75	136	30	2	20	73	65	4	147	3	1	553	230	52	0	5	4	12	.371	.480	.851	89	23.2	.368	137	23.9
19	Luis García Jr. L. García Jr.	.283	2026	TOT	141	494	66	140	26	5	30	91	23	0	91	5	2	519	266	61	0	2	0	9	.314	.538	.853	81	19.6	.363	130	18.6
20	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.282	2026	BOS	135	535	67	151	32	3	16	70	21	8	115	17	9	569	237	51	2	3	1	10	.317	.443	.760	74	6.1	.330	108	5.5
21	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	.282	2026	CHC	153	592	115	167	29	8	44	105	78	12	178	37	7	687	344	81	1	4	6	2	.375	.581	.956	130	48.8	.404	160	49.6
22	Xavier Edwards X. Edwards	.282	2026	MIA	140	511	61	144	17	6	6	52	67	0	80	21	5	587	191	29	3	6	4	13	.361	.374	.735	75	4.9	.327	104	2.8
23	Luke Keaschall L. Keaschall	.279	2026	MIN	143	494	75	138	25	1	9	45	56	21	82	18	7	580	192	35	2	7	1	8	.372	.389	.761	80	11.6	.341	119	13
24	Jordan Walker J. Walker	.278	2026	STL	149	575	93	160	33	0	28	100	48	4	161	20	5	631	277	61	0	4	1	14	.336	.482	.818	94	18.9	.354	125	18.9
25	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.278	2026	KCR	135	482	66	134	27	2	23	70	30	6	138	6	2	519	234	52	0	1	2	5	.328	.485	.813	76	14.2	.351	123	13.7

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Schwarber

44

Crow-Armstrong

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

109

Stewart

105

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

.311

Simpson

.310

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

182

Lopez

180

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

115

Crow-Armstrong

103

Arozarena

102

Wood

OBP Leaders

.428

Alvarez

.394

Bauers

.393

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.594

Alvarez

.581

Crow-Armstrong

.538

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

44

Simpson

42

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

243

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.89

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.81

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.15

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.79

Misiorowski

5.62

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

29

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,259.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,937.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,712

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,451

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

86-66

86-67

85-68

84-69

81-71

Worst Record ATS

58-95

63-90

65-87

70-82

71-82

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	89	64	.582
Phillies	84	68	.553	4.5
Marlins	76	77	.497	13.0
Nationals	71	82	.464	18.0
Mets	69	83	.454	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	95	58	.621
Cubs	85	68	.556	10.0
Pirates	76	77	.497	19.0
Cardinals	75	78	.490	20.0
Reds	71	82	.464	24.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	93	60	.608
Padres	84	69	.549	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	73	.523	13.0
Giants	64	89	.418	29.0
Rockies	56	97	.366	37.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	93	59	.612
Yankees - x	88	64	.579	5.0
Red Sox	82	70	.539	11.0
Blue Jays	76	77	.497	17.5
Orioles	75	78	.490	18.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	78	75	.510
White Sox	77	75	.507	0.5
Tigers	72	80	.474	5.5
Twins	71	81	.467	6.5
Royals	67	85	.441	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	76	76	.500
Rangers	76	76	.500
Mariners	71	82	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	92	.399	15.5
Angels	58	94	.382	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/2	ATL	@	WSH	9-0
Wed 9/2	BAL	@	COL	5-6
Wed 9/2	PHI	@	AZ	0-1
Wed 9/2	SEA	@	BOS	8-3
Wed 9/2	NYM	@	TBR	10-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	KCR	@	HOU	7:15 PM
Thu 9/17	PHI	@	NYM	7:15 PM
Thu 9/17	DET	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Thu 9/17	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Thu 9/17	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM

Luis Arraez has the best batting average this season, with an average of .316.

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

45

44

41

111

109

105

.316

.311

.310

182

180

173

115

103

102

.428

.394

.393

.594

.581

.538

46

44

42

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

17

17

15

243

236

235

1.89

1.95

2.18

0.81

0.87

0.90

13.15

12.77

12.16

6.13

5.79

5.62

24

29

31

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,264.8

2,259.5

1,937.2

1,712

1,592.6

1,451

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule