highest career batting average mlb by pitcher minimum 500 at bats since 2000

Since 2000, Carlos Zambrano has the highest batting average by a pitcher with 500+ at-bats, with an average of .238.

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	NAME	AVG	AB	G	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Carlos Zambrano C. Zambrano	.238	693	365	75	165	26	3	24	71	10	0	240	1	0	744	269	53	37	4	14	.248	.388	.636	55	-34.2	.273	57	-40.3
2	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	.225	521	260	49	117	29	1	9	34	26	2	114	9	1	600	175	39	47	4	8	.262	.336	.598	42	-27	.261	59	-29.9
3	Livan Hernandez L. Hernandez	.221	798	412	52	176	31	2	8	69	8	2	94	0	0	922	235	41	112	2	28	.230	.294	.524	36	-76.3	.229	31	-80.4
4	Jason Marquis J. Marquis	.196	663	421	66	130	35	2	5	57	13	2	167	1	0	721	184	42	42	1	7	.214	.278	.491	21	-65.6	.215	23	-69.4
5	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	.192	744	426	55	143	39	2	10	75	27	0	250	0	2	848	216	51	74	3	11	.220	.290	.510	33	-66.7	.223	34	-68.1
6	Randy Wolf R. Wolf	.182	664	351	60	121	32	0	5	58	30	2	223	2	1	776	168	37	72	8	13	.217	.253	.470	19	-74.6	.210	20	-77.5
7	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	.172	633	313	54	109	19	0	19	65	49	2	284	0	0	731	185	38	42	5	5	.232	.292	.524	35	-49.7	.233	44	-49.5
8	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	.169	688	331	40	116	16	2	2	34	19	4	286	1	3	778	142	20	64	3	8	.195	.206	.401	2	-88.3	.181	2	-92.6
9	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	.168	519	278	48	87	17	1	3	33	22	3	165	0	2	598	115	21	52	2	6	.205	.222	.427	7	-65.4	.193	15	-63.6
10	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	.162	698	357	46	113	11	1	1	40	34	4	211	1	0	847	129	13	110	1	15	.205	.185	.390	1	-97.2	.180	5	-97.2
11	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	.160	601	299	28	96	12	1	1	32	10	3	150	7	1	690	113	14	74	2	10	.177	.188	.365	-11	-96.2	.164	-11	-98.9
12	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	.159	609	292	35	97	19	1	4	42	25	2	188	0	0	705	130	24	67	2	12	.194	.213	.408	3	-79.2	.185	5	-81.5
13	Brad Penny B. Penny	.157	529	288	27	83	17	2	3	34	3	3	173	0	0	578	113	22	43	0	4	.166	.214	.380	-7	-77.8	.167	-6	-78.8
14	Roy Oswalt R. Oswalt	.154	657	335	30	101	7	0	1	36	27	5	181	0	0	796	111	8	106	1	6	.193	.169	.362	-9	-104.8	.169	-9	-109.3
15	Kyle Lohse K. Lohse	.153	509	293	23	78	9	0	0	31	9	4	163	0	1	600	87	9	75	3	5	.173	.171	.344	-10	-79.4	.156	-14	-82.1
16	Bronson Arroyo B. Arroyo	.129	629	353	35	81	16	0	6	29	14	1	276	1	0	732	115	22	85	3	8	.148	.183	.331	-20	-106.2	.147	-24	-111.5
17	Matt Cain M. Cain	.121	611	332	27	74	13	1	7	34	21	1	308	0	0	708	110	21	73	2	1	.151	.180	.331	-17	-100	.149	-17	-100.6
18	Johnny Cueto J. Cueto	.101	545	287	27	55	1	0	0	18	17	1	178	1	0	655	56	1	90	2	6	.129	.103	.232	-35	-110.6	.109	-44	-113.8
19	Ryan Dempster R. Dempster	.101	526	478	18	53	8	2	0	15	12	0	191	0	0	621	65	10	83	0	1	.121	.124	.244	-35	-109.8	.112	-46	-113.5
20	Aaron Harang A. Harang	.097	670	335	16	65	8	0	1	21	5	2	294	0	0	747	76	9	69	1	11	.106	.113	.220	-49	-136.9	.099	-53	-140.8

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RBI

1

Hoerner

AVG

1.000

Taylor

Team Pitching Leaders

4

Boyd

ERA

0.00

Peterson

Team Rankings

220

3rd

850

1st

1,260

26th

ERA

4.12

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	103	59	.636
Cubs	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0

Last Game

Cubs

0 - 2

Final

Padres

2 - 0

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Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

2

Contreras

2

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

8

Rice

5

Chourio

5

Albies

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Eaton

Playoffs Hit Leaders

9

Harris

7

Rice

7

France

Playoffs Run Leaders

5

Rice

4

Harris

4

Tatis

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

.667

Tellez

Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Sheets

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Rice

1.333

Velázquez

Playoffs SB Leaders

3

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

Smith

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Smith

0.00

Chapman

0.00

Baker

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

King

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

14.00

Burke

11.00

Taylor

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

113

Rice

94

King

90.3

Albies

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

83

Rice

66

Albies

59

Harris

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-69

96-71

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

71-94

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