highest career batting average for a pitcher

Cy Young has the best career batting average by a pitcher, with an average of .210.

Interpreted as:

highest career batting average with a minimum of 3000 PA for a pitcher

	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

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Goodman

33

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

85

Abrams

84

Stewart

82

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.328

Arraez

.324

Alvarez

.322

Lopez

Hit Leaders

139

Lopez

136

Arraez

129

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

77

Olson

76

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.438

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.397

Wood

SLG Leaders

.641

Alvarez

.567

Rice

.560

García

SB Leaders

39

Nuñez

30

Chisholm

30

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

14

Sánchez

13

Gray

12

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

185

Misiorowski

174

Cease

168

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.58

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.08

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.87

Misiorowski

13.12

Cease

11.34

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.61

Misiorowski

6.35

Schlittler

6.10

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,924.5

Ohtani

1,655

Wood

1,550.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,333.6

Ohtani

1,229

Wood

1,161

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

66-44

66-46

62-48

61-49

61-50

60-51

Worst Record ATS

42-70

43-68

49-62

50-61

51-60

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	66	45	.595
Phillies	58	53	.523	8.0
Marlins	57	55	.509	9.5
Nationals	55	57	.491	11.5
Mets	47	65	.420	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	69	41	.627
Cubs	63	48	.568	6.5
Pirates	56	56	.500	14.0
Cardinals	54	57	.486	15.5
Reds	52	58	.473	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	42	.622
Diamondbacks	59	52	.532	10.0
Padres	57	54	.514	12.0
Giants	47	64	.423	22.0
Rockies	44	67	.396	25.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	65	45	.591
Yankees	62	49	.559	3.5
Red Sox	59	51	.536	6.0
Orioles	54	57	.486	11.5
Blue Jays	52	59	.468	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	58	52	.527
Twins	56	56	.500	3.0
Guardians	56	56	.500	3.0
Tigers	53	58	.477	5.5
Royals	46	66	.411	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	57	55	.509
Rangers	55	56	.495	1.5
Mariners	54	58	.482	3.0
Athletics	45	66	.405	11.5
Angels	42	69	.378	14.5