highest batting average pitcher in mlb history minimum 3000 plate appearances

Cy Young has the highest career batting average by a pitcher when making 3,000+ plate appearances, with an average of .210.

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	NAME	AVG	PA	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	TB	XBH	SH	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Cy Young C. Young	.123	65	1890	CLN	17	65	6	8	2	0	0	4	0	0	8	1	10	2		.123	.154	.277	-1	-11.1	.131	-11	-11
2	Cy Young C. Young	.167	185	1891	CLE	55	174	23	29	5	2	1	18	11	0	30	2	41	8		.216	.236	.452	11	-16.1	.222	36	-17.6
3	Cy Young C. Young	.158	204	1892	CLE	53	196	14	31	5	0	1	15	7	1	35	3	39	6		.191	.199	.390	8	-19	.193	26	-21.1
4	Cy Young C. Young	.235	191	1893	CLE	53	187	23	44	4	0	1	27	4	0	15	2	51	5		.251	.273	.524	13	-17.6	.252	38	-19.9
5	Cy Young C. Young	.215	188	1894	CLE	52	186	24	40	8	4	2	26	2	0	20	4	62	14	0	.223	.333	.557	9	-25.3	.245	22	-27.9
6	Cy Young C. Young	.214	154	1895	CLE	47	140	20	30	5	2	0	13	11	1	20	0	39	7	2	.276	.279	.555	13	-12.8	.271	44	-14.8
7	Cy Young C. Young	.289	186	1896	CLE	53	180	31	52	11	3	3	28	4	0	15	1	78	17	2	.304	.433	.738	26	-2.9	.336	83	-5.1
8	Cy Young C. Young	.222	159	1897	CLE	48	153	14	34	4	3	0	19	2	1	22	4	44	7	3	.237	.288	.525	9	-14.7	.246	37	-15.8
9	Cy Young C. Young	.253	169	1898	CLE	47	154	20	39	4	1	2	13	8	2	12	2	51	7	5	.299	.331	.630	19	-3.5	.307	80	-4.6
10	Cy Young C. Young	.216	156	1899	STL	44	148	22	32	5	3	1	18	2	0	12	1	46	9	6	.227	.311	.537	10	-11.6	.250	44	-12.8
11	Cy Young C. Young	.177	130	1900	STL	41	124	13	22	5	1	1	13	3	2	7	1	32	7	1	.209	.258	.467	6	-12.1	.223	29	-13.2
12	Cy Young C. Young	.209	163	1901	BSA	45	153	20	32	2	5	0	17	6	1	16	1	44	7	3	.244	.288	.531	12	-9.6	.251	50	-11.6
13	Cy Young C. Young	.230	154	1902	BSA	45	148	17	34	4	1	1	12	5	0	20	0	43	6	1	.255	.291	.545	11	-6.7	.262	54	-9.6
14	Cy Young C. Young	.321	146	1903	BSA	41	137	21	44	6	3	1	14	4	0	20	2	59	10	5	.340	.431	.771	22	4.6	.360	126	4.6
15	Cy Young C. Young	.223	149	1904	BSA	43	148	14	33	3	3	1	10	0	0	25	1	45	7	1	.223	.304	.527	10	-5.2	.248	62	-6
16	Cy Young C. Young	.150	126	1905	BSA	38	120	8	18	2	1	2	10	4	0	29	0	28	5	2	.177	.233	.411	4	-9.2	.200	29	-9.5
17	Cy Young C. Young	.154	109	1906	BSA	40	104	9	16	3	2	0	5	3	0	21	0	23	5	2	.178	.221	.399	3	-8	.194	25	-8.5
18	Cy Young C. Young	.216	128	1907	BSA	46	125	10	27	1	0	1	5	1	1	14	3	31	2	1	.228	.248	.476	7	-5.8	.234	49	-6.5
19	Cy Young C. Young	.226	117	1908	BOS	36	115	9	26	3	0	0	8	0	0	14	0	29	3	2	.226	.252	.478	6	-4.9	.230	51	-5.6
20	Cy Young C. Young	.196	114	1909	CLE	35	107	6	21	2	0	0	7	1	0	12	1	23	2	6	.204	.215	.419	4	-7.5	.204	31	-7.9
21	Cy Young C. Young	.145	62	1910	CLE	21	55	0	8	3	1	0	5	3	1	6	0	13	4	3	.203	.236	.440	2	-4.1	.219	34	-4.2
22	Cy Young C. Young	.073	46	1911	TOT	18	41	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	3	0	5	.073	.073	.146	-4	-9.1	.070	-66	-9.7
	Total	.210	3,101			918	2,960	325	623	87	35	18	290	81	10	373	29	834	140	50	.234	.282	.516	198	-212.2	.245	45	-238.4

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

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Rice

3

Muncy

2

Contreras

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

6

Chourio

6

Adell

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

8

Rice

8

Meidroth

Playoffs Run Leaders

5

Vargas

5

Rice

5

Harris

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

.500

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Vilade

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

3

Acuña

2

Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Lee

1

Yamamoto

1

Schlittler

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

19

Sale

15

King

14

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Rasmussen

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Kelly

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

14.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

119.5

Rice

96.3

Albies

96

Harris

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

88

Rice

76

Harris

71

Albies

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-71

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

72-94

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0