highest career batting average player since 1939

Since 1939, Ted Williams has the best batting average, with an average of .344.

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highest career batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game player since 1939

	NAME	AVG	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	Ted Williams T. Williams	.344	2,292	7,706	1,798	2,654	525	71	521	1,839	2,021	39	709	24	4	9,791	4,884	1,117	5	20	86	197	.482	.634	1.116	2349	1,219.7	.493	188	1,067
2	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.338	2,440	9,288	1,383	3,141	543	85	135	1,138	790	24	434	319	125	10,232	4,259	763	45	85	203	259	.388	.459	.847	1582	379.2	.370	132	390.4
3	Stan Musial S. Musial	.331	3,026	10,972	1,949	3,630	725	177	475	1,951	1,599	53	696	78	31	12,712	6,134	1,377	35	53	127	243	.417	.559	.976	2474	1,032.5	.435	158	896.7
4	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	2,439	9,180	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	23	745	24	35	10,740	4,064	757	29	96	180	236	.415	.443	.858	1746	493.9	.381	132	411
5	Rod Carew R. Carew	.328	2,469	9,315	1,424	3,053	445	112	92	1,015	1,018	25	1,028	353	187	10,550	3,998	649	128	64	144	216	.393	.429	.822	1576	435.7	.369	132	379.9
6	Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio	.322	1,302	4,964	978	1,599	278	88	254	1,105	643	35	272	17	0	5,651	2,815	620	9			130	.404	.567	.971	1107	450.9	.439	156	406.5
7	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.318	1,783	7,244	1,071	2,304	414	57	207	1,085	450	56	965	134	76	7,831	3,453	678	23	58	85	188	.360	.477	.837	1182	280.7	.366	123	211.4
8	Vladimir Guerrero V. Guerrero	.318	2,147	8,155	1,328	2,590	477	46	449	1,496	737	103	985	181	94	9,059	4,506	972	0	64	250	277	.379	.553	.931	1575	464.6	.390	136	419
9	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.318	949	3,681	490	1,169	194	25	41	355	256	24	237	41	17	4,015	1,536	260	21	33	22	75	.363	.417	.780	560	80.7	.339	117	83.4
10	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.317	2,433	9,454	1,416	3,000	440	166	240	1,305	621	35	1,230	83	46	10,212	4,492	846	36	66	167	275	.359	.475	.834	1513	405.9	.365	129	334.6
11	Todd Helton T. Helton	.316	2,247	7,962	1,401	2,519	592	37	369	1,406	1,335	57	1,175	37	29	9,450	4,292	998	3	93	185	186	.414	.539	.953	1765	612.5	.405	132	389.5
12	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.313	1,434	5,586	927	1,747	370	52	229	936	403	59	554	95	31	6,116	2,908	651	5	63	54	129	.361	.521	.882	989	228.3	.376	124	194.6
13	Larry Walker L. Walker	.313	1,988	6,907	1,355	2,160	471	62	383	1,311	913	138	1,231	230	76	8,030	3,904	916	7	65	117	153	.400	.565	.965	1532	556.6	.412	140	406.2
14	Dale Mitchell D. Mitchell	.312	1,127	3,984	555	1,244	169	61	41	403	346	5	119	45	14	4,357	1,658	271	21	1	3	65	.368	.416	.784	597	86.3	.363	114	76
15	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.312	2,302	8,244	1,544	2,574	547	20	555	1,831	1,329	109	1,813	38	33	9,774	4,826	1,122	2	90	216	243	.411	.585	.996	1931	719.5	.418	153	658.7
16	Barney McCosky B. McCosky	.312	1,170	4,172	664	1,301	214	71	24	397	497	10	261	58	1	4,760	1,729	309	81			62	.386	.414	.801	697	147.1	.375	112	72.5
17	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	.312	2,055	7,213	1,219	2,247	514	15	309	1,261	1,283	89	1,202	49	30	8,672	3,718	838	10	77	113	190	.418	.515	.933	1606	548.2	.405	147	523.9
18	Lyman Bostock L. Bostock	.311	526	2,004	305	624	102	30	23	250	171	9	174	45	28	2,214	855	155	10	20	20	64	.365	.427	.791	305	60.5	.355	122	55.8
19	Jackie Robinson J. Robinson	.311	1,382	4,877	947	1,518	273	54	137	734	740	72	291	197	30	5,802	2,310	464	104	9	7	113	.409	.474	.883	993	315.6	.406	135	255.1
20	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.311	2,653	9,934	1,420	3,089	362	96	117	780	647	55	1,080	509	117	10,734	3,994	575	50	48	181	92	.355	.402	.757	1322	46.3	.328	104	61.4
21	Dixie Walker D. Walker	.310	1,467	5,235	762	1,622	301	65	74	816	632	13	222	49		5,945	2,275	440	65			81	.386	.435	.820	900	234	.385	127	183.7
22	Luke Appling L. Appling	.310	1,386	5,061	706	1,568	226	51	22	557	783	7	299	109		5,894	1,962	299	43			129	.403	.388	.791	865	194.3	.378	120	141.5
23	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.310	2,747	11,195	1,923	3,465	544	66	260	1,311	1,082	170	1,840	358	97	12,602	4,921	870	97	58	39	287	.377	.440	.817	1877	346.6	.360	119	305.9
24	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.309	1,848	6,978	1,076	2,156	426	21	294	1,236	651	45	852	94	50	7,742	3,506	741	3	65	36	242	.369	.502	.871	1245	292.4	.375	126	258.1
25	Joe Medwick J. Medwick	.309	1,050	3,821	525	1,180	235	40	74	627	241	10	219	20		4,103	1,717	349	31			112	.351	.449	.801	586	123.2	.370	119	92.9

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23

Contreras

RBI

70

Contreras

AVG

.289

Rafaela

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Gray

124

Tolle

ERA

2.78

Gray

Team Rankings

118

23rd

517

14th

995

13th

ERA

3.48

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	69	46	.600
Yankees	65	51	.560	4.5
Red Sox	64	51	.557	5.0
Orioles	56	60	.483	13.5
Blue Jays	55	62	.470	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/8	ATH	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 8/9	ATH	@	BOS	1:35 PM
Mon 8/10	BOS	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Tue 8/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Wed 8/12	BOS	@	TOR	7:07 PM

Last Game

Athletics

45 - 71

Final

Red Sox

64 - 51

Fri 7 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

87

Stewart

86

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.328

Alvarez

.323

Arraez

.315

Lopez

Hit Leaders

143

Lopez

141

Arraez

137

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

82

Crow-Armstrong

82

Olson

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.400

Ohtani

.396

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.636

Alvarez

.556

García

.556

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

31

Witt

30

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

184

Cease

178

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.08

Sale

2.26

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

22

Rasmussen

24

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,995.6

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,629.4

Crow-Armstrong

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,388.6

Ohtani

1,242

Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

68-47

68-50

65-50

64-53

63-53

Worst Record ATS

44-73

47-70

49-67

51-65

53-64

53-63

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	70	46	.603
Phillies	62	55	.530	8.5
Marlins	58	59	.496	12.5
Nationals	57	61	.483	14.0
Mets	51	66	.436	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	72	44	.621
Cubs	68	49	.581	4.5
Cardinals	58	58	.500	14.0
Reds	56	59	.487	15.5
Pirates	57	61	.483	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	47	.595
Diamondbacks	62	55	.530	7.5
Padres	60	57	.513	9.5
Giants	49	67	.422	20.0
Rockies	45	71	.388	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	69	46	.600
Yankees	65	51	.560	4.5
Red Sox	64	51	.557	5.0
Orioles	56	60	.483	13.5
Blue Jays	55	62	.470	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	56	.513
Twins	58	59	.496	2.0
Guardians	58	59	.496	2.0
Tigers	56	60	.483	3.5
Royals	48	69	.410	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	60	57	.513
Rangers	58	58	.500	1.5
Mariners	56	61	.479	4.0
Athletics	45	71	.388	14.5
Angels	45	71	.388	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 7/24	CHC	@	PIT	3-2
Fri 7/24	KCR	@	DET	1-2
Fri 7/24	AZ	@	WSH	3-2
Fri 7/24	ATL	@	BAL	7-6
Fri 7/24	SDP	@	MIA	4-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/8	ATL	@	NYY	3:05 PM
Sat 8/8	LAA	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sat 8/8	ATH	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sat 8/8	TOR	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Sat 8/8	NYM	@	PIT	6:40 PM

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