highest batting average qualified hitter 2026

Otto Lopez has the best batting average this season, with an average of .345.

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highest batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game qualified hitter 2026

	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	Otto Lopez O. Lopez	.345	2026	MIA	91	365	60	126	26	5	9	43	17	4	52	17	3	392	189	40	0	6	0	8	.375	.518	.893	68	21.3	.384	142	20.1
2	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.327	2026	TBR	86	327	48	107	16	1	13	55	37	9	52	1	1	376	164	30	0	3	4	9	.407	.502	.908	68	23.4	.394	154	23.7
3	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.324	2026	SFG	87	346	45	112	20	7	4	34	21	3	15	7	0	384	158	31	6	8	4	6	.360	.457	.816	56	10.1	.350	123	10.8
4	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.313	2026	HOU	92	335	62	105	16	0	29	67	59	5	70	1	0	402	208	45	0	3	13	2	.420	.621	1.041	86	38	.434	183	39.3
5	Nick Gonzales N. Gonzales	.311	2026	PIT	87	325	49	101	13	1	4	41	24	6	64	4	2	356	128	18	0	1	0	10	.368	.394	.762	49	6.8	.341	112	5.3
6	Troy Johnston T. Johnston	.310	2026	COL	83	268	32	83	23	0	3	39	27	5	51	4	5	304	115	26	1	3	0	2	.380	.429	.809	46	10	.358	113	4.7
7	Jung Hoo Lee J. Hoo Lee	.308	2026	SFG	84	318	46	98	20	3	5	33	14	3	32	6	0	338	139	28	0	3	0	5	.340	.437	.777	46	6	.339	116	6.5
8	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.307	2026	ATL	85	316	44	97	16	0	16	53	15	1	69	5	1	334	161	32	0	2	0	2	.338	.509	.848	53	13	.365	131	12.4
9	Brandon Marsh B. Marsh	.305	2026	PHI	87	321	50	98	15	2	15	46	16	2	90	8	3	342	162	32	0	3	1	2	.339	.505	.844	53	12.5	.362	128	11.4
10	Xavier Edwards X. Edwards	.303	2026	MIA	93	337	50	102	13	6	6	36	49	0	47	13	3	392	145	25	1	5	4	9	.386	.430	.816	60	12.8	.357	124	11.6
11	Juan Soto J. Soto	.299	2026	NYM	73	261	42	78	8	2	20	49	50	0	39	7	3	312	150	30	0	1	7	3	.410	.575	.985	62	25.1	.416	169	26
12	Josh Jung J. Jung	.297	2026	TEX	83	323	41	96	22	0	9	34	29	5	64	1	1	359	145	31	0	2	0	13	.362	.449	.811	54	11.4	.356	130	12.6
13	TJ Rumfield	.297	2026	COL	90	320	42	95	20	2	12	47	35	7	52	0	0	364	155	34	0	2	0	2	.376	.484	.861	61	17.4	.376	125	11
14	Ernie Clement E. Clement	.297	2026	TOR	90	344	40	102	23	1	7	30	12	0	34	2	1	359	148	31	0	3	0	5	.318	.430	.748	45	2.2	.325	108	3.3
15	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.294	2026	LAD	84	320	62	94	15	2	20	56	60	5	88	6	2	389	173	37	0	4	10	5	.409	.541	.949	73	26.8	.402	156	26.5
16	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.293	2026	LAD	90	341	51	100	22	1	15	49	47	3	63	3	0	394	169	38	0	3	1	12	.381	.496	.876	67	20.3	.381	142	20
17	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	.293	2026	CHC	91	341	57	100	14	4	19	50	41	10	100	23	6	395	179	37	1	2	2	2	.383	.525	.908	71	23.9	.392	150	24.1
18	Ryan O'Hearn R. O'Hearn	.293	2026	PIT	78	294	47	86	12	0	16	61	25	2	70	1	0	323	146	28	0	2	1	12	.350	.497	.846	51	12.7	.366	129	11.3
19	Jordan Walker J. Walker	.292	2026	STL	88	339	56	99	18	0	21	69	31	3	95	11	5	376	180	39	0	3	1	7	.354	.531	.885	64	18.9	.379	142	19.1
20	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	.291	2026	CWS	71	247	46	72	12	2	5	25	20	17	44	12	5	287	103	19	2	1	0	1	.382	.417	.799	44	9.6	.358	130	10.2
21	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.290	2026	KCR	86	338	49	98	20	1	12	38	39	1	63	30	5	381	156	33	0	3	3	6	.362	.462	.824	58	12.5	.358	126	11.9
22	Riley Greene R. Greene	.289	2026	DET	90	329	46	95	18	1	13	44	46	2	102	2	1	380	154	32	0	3	2	9	.376	.468	.844	61	15.8	.368	137	16.5
23	William Contreras W. Contreras	.288	2026	MIL	85	330	47	95	12	0	9	51	32	3	49	1	2	369	134	21	0	4	4	10	.352	.406	.758	49	4.5	.332	109	4.2
24	Liam Hicks L. Hicks	.288	2026	MIA	81	285	49	82	8	1	13	56	31	5	30	1	0	328	131	22	1	6	1	3	.361	.460	.821	50	10.6	.357	124	9.5
25	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.287	2026	BOS	87	310	46	89	16	2	20	61	35	14	90	2	2	362	169	38	0	3	1	7	.381	.545	.926	67	23.7	.398	153	22.7

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Team Batting Leaders

13

Hicks

RBI

56

Hicks

AVG

.345

Lopez

Team Pitching Leaders

10

Alcantara

116

Meyer

ERA

2.58

Meyer

Team Rankings

23rd

426

12th

780

12th

ERA

4.04

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	52	38	.578
Phillies	51	41	.554	2.0
Marlins	51	42	.548	2.5
Nationals	47	46	.505	6.5
Mets	38	54	.413	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 7/9	SEA	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Fri 7/10	CLE	@	MIA	7:10 PM
Sat 7/11	CLE	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sun 7/12	CLE	@	MIA	1:40 PM
Fri 7/17	MIA	@	MIL	7:40 PM

Last Game

Mariners

47 - 46

Final

Marlins

51 - 42

Wed 8 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

31

Schwarber

29

Alvarez

27

Goodman

RBI Leaders

69

Walker

67

Alvarez

66

Kurtz

Batting Average Leaders

.345

Lopez

.327

Díaz

.324

Arraez

Hit Leaders

126

Lopez

112

Arraez

107

Díaz

Run Leaders

83

Wood

64

Reynolds

63

Turang

OBP Leaders

.420

Alvarez

.410

Kurtz

.410

Soto

SLG Leaders

.621

Alvarez

.575

Buxton

.575

Soto

SB Leaders

33

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

10

Misiorowski

10

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

148

Cease

137

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.25

Rodriguez

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.55

Cease

13.54

Misiorowski

10.91

deGrom

K/BB Leaders

6.24

Schlittler

6.19

Misiorowski

5.71

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

18

Martinez

20

Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,731.4

Ohtani

1,382.1

Wood

1,254.9

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,186.6

Ohtani

1,026

Wood

941

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

56-37

53-37

52-38

51-41

50-41

Worst Record ATS

35-57

37-56

38-53

39-53

41-51

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	52	38	.578
Phillies	51	41	.554	2.0
Marlins	51	42	.548	2.5
Nationals	47	46	.505	6.5
Mets	38	54	.413	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	58	33	.637
Cubs	51	40	.560	7.0
Cardinals	47	43	.522	10.5
Pirates	47	45	.511	11.5
Reds	41	49	.456	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	60	33	.645
Diamondbacks	45	46	.495	14.0
Padres	45	46	.495	14.0
Giants	38	54	.413	21.5
Rockies	38	55	.409	22.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	53	36	.596
Yankees	50	41	.549	4.0
Blue Jays	44	49	.473	11.0
Red Sox	41	48	.461	12.0
Orioles	42	50	.457	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	43	.522
Guardians	47	45	.511	1.0
Twins	45	47	.489	3.0
Tigers	41	50	.451	6.5
Royals	38	54	.413	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	46	45	.505
Mariners	47	46	.505
Astros	46	48	.489	1.5
Athletics	41	50	.451	5.0
Angels	36	56	.391	10.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 6/23	NYY	@	DET	4-3
Tue 6/23	KCR	@	TBR	12-5
Tue 6/23	PHI	@	WSH	14-9
Tue 6/23	CHC	@	NYM	9-6
Tue 6/23	MIL	@	CIN	2-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/8	COL	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Wed 7/8	AZ	@	SDP	10:10 PM
Thu 7/9	ATL	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Thu 7/9	NYY	@	TBR	1:10 PM
Thu 7/9	KCR	@	NYM	1:10 PM

Otto Lopez has the best batting average this season, with an average of .345.

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MLB Fantasy 2026

1,731.4

1,382.1

1,254.9

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941

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