highest career batting average since 1945 by year

Since 1945, Joey Wiemer has the highest batting average in a season, with an average of .588 this season.

Interpreted as:

highest career batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player since 1945 by year

	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	Joey Wiemer J. Wiemer	.588	2026	WSH	5	17	7	10	0	1	2	4	5	0	4	0	0	22	18	3	0	0	0	0	.682	1.059	1.741	9	6.9	.710	361	6.8
2	Andy Pages A. Pages	.480	2026	LAD	7	25	3	12	1	0	2	7	1	0	3	0	0	26	19	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.760	1.260	8	4.9	.549	256	4.8
3	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.433	2026	TBR	7	30	6	13	1	0	2	8	3	0	5	0	0	33	20	3	0	0	0	0	.485	.667	1.152	9	5	.502	232	5
4	Xavier Edwards X. Edwards	.423	2026	MIA	7	26	7	11	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	28	15	2	1	0	0	0	.444	.577	1.021	6	3.1	.451	190	3
5	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.417	2026	TBR	7	24	3	10	0	1	0	1	3	0	2	2	0	27	12	1	0	0	0	0	.481	.500	.981	6	2.7	.437	188	2.7
6	Brice Turang B. Turang	.409	2026	MIL	6	22	6	9	4	0	1	5	4	0	5	2	1	27	16	5	1	0	0	0	.500	.727	1.227	8	4.5	.524	240	4.5
7	Ben Rice B. Rice	.409	2026	NYY	6	22	7	9	4	0	2	8	4	0	6	0	0	26	19	6	0	0	0	0	.500	.864	1.364	8	5.3	.570	281	5.4
8	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	.400	2026	NYY	6	25	2	10	2	0	1	4	0	0	5	0	0	25	15	3	0	0	0	1	.400	.600	1.000	5	2.5	.438	191	2.6
9	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.400	2026	HOU	8	25	8	10	3	0	3	7	6	2	4	1	0	34	22	6	0	1	3	0	.529	.880	1.409	11	6.6	.558	273	6.7
10	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.394	1994	SDP	110	419	79	165	35	1	12	64	48	2	19	5	0	475	238	48	1	5	16	20	.454	.568	1.022	101	40.6	.434	166	40.2
11	Wilyer Abreu W. Abreu	.393	2026	BOS	7	28	4	11	3	0	3	6	0	0	6	0	0	28	23	6	0	0	0	0	.393	.821	1.214	8	4.7	.523	244	4.6
12	Sal Stewart S. Stewart	.391	2026	CIN	7	23	5	9	3	0	2	3	7	0	4	0	0	30	18	5	0	0	0	0	.533	.783	1.316	9	5.7	.551	252	5.4
13	George Brett G. Brett	.390	1980	KCR	117	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	1	22	15	6	515	298	66	0	7	16	11	.454	.664	1.118	120	62.7	.478	198	59.2
14	Ted Williams T. Williams	.388	1957	BOS	132	420	96	163	28	1	38	87	119	5	43	0	1	546	307	67	0	2	33	11	.526	.731	1.257	148	87.3	.524	223	79
15	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	1977	MIN	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	694	351	68	1	5	15	6	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
16	Ryan O'Hearn R. O'Hearn	.381	2026	PIT	6	21	4	8	0	0	2	7	5	0	4	0	0	27	14	2	0	1	0	1	.481	.667	1.148	7	3.7	.485	211	3.6
17	Christian Yelich C. Yelich	.381	2026	MIL	6	21	5	8	0	0	1	7	2	0	7	1	0	23	11	1	0	0	1	0	.435	.524	.959	5	1.9	.413	167	1.8
18	Brandon Nimmo B. Nimmo	.379	2026	TEX	7	29	7	11	1	1	1	4	3	1	7	1	0	33	17	3	0	0	0	0	.455	.586	1.041	8	3.8	.455	203	3.9
19	Larry Walker L. Walker	.379	1999	COL	127	438	108	166	26	4	37	115	57	12	52	11	4	513	311	67	0	6	8	12	.458	.710	1.168	131	64.1	.485	167	46.6
20	Stan Musial S. Musial	.376	1948	SLN	155	611	135	230	46	18	39	131	79	3	34	7		694	429	103	1			18	.450	.702	1.152	174	92.3	.512	201	86.4
21	Daylen Lile D. Lile	.375	2026	WSH	7	32	7	12	3	0	0	3	2	0	4	0	1	34	15	3	0	0	0	1	.412	.469	.881	6	2.2	.392	152	2.1
22	TJ Rumfield	.375	2026	COL	7	24	3	9	1	0	1	3	3	0	7	0	0	27	13	2	0	0	0	1	.444	.542	.986	6	2.7	.436	168	2.2
23	Todd Helton T. Helton	.372	2000	COL	160	580	138	216	59	2	42	147	103	4	61	5	3	697	405	103	0	10	22	12	.463	.698	1.162	174	82.4	.476	161	58
24	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.372	2000	BOS	140	529	104	197	51	3	21	96	61	2	50	5	2	599	317	75	0	7	20	8	.434	.599	1.033	126	47.5	.432	154	44
25	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.372	2004	SEA	161	704	101	262	24	5	8	60	49	4	63	36	11	762	320	37	2	3	19	6	.414	.455	.869	124	29.1	.375	131	30

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Team Batting Leaders

2

Abrams

RBI

10

Abrams

AVG

.588

Wiemer

Team Pitching Leaders

1

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ERA

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Team Rankings

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28th

ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	6	2	.750
Marlins	5	2	.714	0.5
Phillies	4	3	.571	1.5
Mets	4	4	.500	2.0
Nationals	3	4	.429	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/4	LAD	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sun 4/5	LAD	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Mon 4/6	STL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 4/7	STL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 4/8	STL	@	WSH	4:05 PM

Last Game

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Final

Nationals

3 - 4

Fri 3 Apr 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

5

Langeliers

5

DeLauter

3

Murakami

RBI Leaders

12

Hicks

10

Abrams

9

Caissie

Batting Average Leaders

.588

Wiemer

.480

Pages

.433

Díaz

Hit Leaders

13

Díaz

12

Pages

12

Lile

Run Leaders

9

Baldwin

9

Bell

8

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.682

Wiemer

.533

Stewart

.529

Alvarez

SLG Leaders

1.059

Wiemer

.923

DeLauter

.895

Hicks

SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

4

Hoerner

4

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

2

Schlittler

2

Sale

2

Fried

Strikeout Leaders

21

Gausman

18

Misiorowski

18

Cease

ERA Leaders

0.69

Skubal

0.75

Valdez

0.75

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.25

Gausman

0.26

Schlittler

0.53

Fried

K/9 Leaders

16.76

Cease

16.39

Boyd

15.75

Gausman

K/BB Leaders

12.00

Burke

10.00

Rasmussen

8.00

Yamamoto

Walk Leaders

1

Yamamoto

1

Wacha

1

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

146.1

Alvarez

128.2

Langeliers

125.8

Baldwin

DraftKings Points Leaders

108

Alvarez

96

Langeliers

92

Baldwin

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-1

5-1

6-2

5-2

5-3

Worst Record ATS

2-6

2-5

MLB 2026 Standings

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	6	1	.857
Blue Jays	4	3	.571	2.0
Orioles	3	4	.429	3.0
Red Sox	2	5	.286	4.0
Rays	2	5	.286	4.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	5	3	.625
Royals	3	3	.500	1.0
Tigers	3	4	.429	1.5
Twins	3	4	.429	1.5
White Sox	2	5	.286	2.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	5	3	.625
Rangers	4	3	.571	0.5
Mariners	4	4	.500	1.0
Angels	3	5	.375	2.0
Athletics	2	5	.286	2.5

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	6	2	.750
Marlins	5	2	.714	0.5
Phillies	4	3	.571	1.5
Mets	4	4	.500	2.0
Nationals	3	4	.429	2.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	5	1	.833
Reds	4	3	.571	1.5
Pirates	4	3	.571	1.5
Cardinals	4	3	.571	1.5
Cubs	3	4	.429	2.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	5	2	.714
Diamondbacks	3	5	.375	2.5
Giants	3	5	.375	2.5
Rockies	2	5	.286	3.0
Padres	2	5	.286	3.0