highest career batting average since 1965

Since 1965, Tony Gwynn has the best batting average, with an average of .338.

Interpreted as:

highest career batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game by a player since 1965

	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	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
2	Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	.331	1,065	4,133	675	1,367	186	84	136	648	330	14	620	34	12	4,512	2,129	406	5	30	113	119	.380	.515	.895	749	283.9	.391	149	249.2
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.316	953	3,700	492	1,171	194	25	41	356	256	24	238	41	17	4,035	1,538	260	21	34	22	77	.361	.416	.777	559	77.2	.338	116	79.7
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	Matty Alou M. Alou	.312	1,331	5,065	681	1,580	216	45	21	373	269	29	304	145	73	5,440	1,949	282	50	27	33	90	.348	.385	.733	654	87.9	.330	109	50.1
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.308	1,912	6,911	1,048	2,127	344	8	427	1,335	759	30	1,113	17	20	7,745	3,768	779	0	45	146	229	.377	.545	.922	1347	382.3	.390	140	402.2
19	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	.307	1,785	7,003	1,007	2,153	442	20	222	1,099	588	21	444	14	9	7,721	3,301	684	13	96	136	191	.358	.471	.830	1133	246.8	.361	124	221.6
20	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	.306	2,797	10,356	1,551	3,174	627	17	511	1,881	1,258	74	2,105	40	21	11,796	5,368	1,155	5	103	238	364	.382	.518	.901	1981	585.3	.382	139	547.8
21	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.306	1,858	6,930	1,018	2,123	428	30	143	923	939	25	1,034	52	19	7,960	3,040	601	6	60	145	208	.388	.439	.827	1179	245.6	.358	123	220.6
22	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.306	2,683	10,835	1,782	3,319	605	114	234	1,307	1,094	47	1,244	504	131	12,160	4,854	953	75	109	100	209	.369	.448	.817	1785	375.3	.361	122	319.5
23	Ralph Garr R. Garr	.306	1,317	5,108	717	1,562	212	64	75	408	246	19	445	172	83	5,456	2,127	351	62	21	46	72	.339	.416	.755	679	89.8	.339	106	35.6
24	Pete Rose P. Rose	.306	3,269	12,914	2,000	3,947	708	124	150	1,239	1,475	100	1,020	181	124	14,608	5,353	982	47	72	167	233	.379	.415	.794	2056	479.2	.358	123	378
25	George Brett G. Brett	.305	2,707	10,349	1,583	3,154	665	137	317	1,596	1,096	33	908	201	97	11,624	5,044	1,119	26	120	229	235	.369	.487	.857	1799	496.2	.374	132	436.3

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Machado

RBI

70

Machado

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Vásquez

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20th

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21st

977

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	72	48	.600
Padres	64	57	.529	8.5
Diamondbacks	64	57	.529	8.5
Giants	50	70	.417	22.0
Rockies	47	73	.392	25.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/12	MIL	@	SDP	4:10 PM
Fri 8/14	SDP	@	CLE	7:10 PM
Sat 8/15	SDP	@	CLE	7:10 PM
Sun 8/16	SDP	@	CLE	1:40 PM
Mon 8/17	SDP	@	NYM	7:10 PM

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Final

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HR Leaders

35

Caminero

35

Alvarez

35

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

87

Stewart

87

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

.318

Lopez

.314

Arraez

Hit Leaders

148

Lopez

143

Arraez

139

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Olson

85

Crow-Armstrong

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.623

Alvarez

.555

García

.554

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

33

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

185

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.87

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

22

Rasmussen

27

Wrobleski

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,030.2

Ohtani

1,673

Crow-Armstrong

1,661.5

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,414.6

Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

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69-50

70-51

67-54

66-54

66-55

Worst Record ATS

44-76

47-74

49-71

53-67

55-65

56-65

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	72	48	.600
Phillies	64	57	.529	8.5
Marlins	61	59	.508	11.0
Nationals	59	62	.488	13.5
Mets	53	68	.438	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	46	.617
Cubs	70	50	.583	4.0
Cardinals	60	60	.500	14.0
Reds	57	61	.483	16.0
Pirates	58	63	.479	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	72	48	.600
Diamondbacks	64	57	.529	8.5
Padres	64	57	.529	8.5
Giants	50	70	.417	22.0
Rockies	47	73	.392	25.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	73	46	.613
Yankees	67	52	.563	6.0
Red Sox	64	55	.538	9.0
Orioles	58	62	.483	15.5
Blue Jays	58	63	.479	16.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	61	57	.517
Tigers	59	60	.496	2.5
Twins	59	62	.488	3.5
Guardians	58	62	.483	4.0
Royals	49	72	.405	13.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	61	60	.504
Rangers	60	60	.500	0.5
Mariners	56	64	.467	4.5
Athletics	47	73	.392	13.5
Angels	46	74	.383	14.5