highest ops by a player playing first base in 2026

Nick Kurtz has the best OPS by a first baseman this season, with an OPS of .938.

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highest ops with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player playing first base in 2026

	NAME	OPS	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Nick Kurtz N. Kurtz	.938	2026	ATH	86	312	60	87	15	1	19	64	75	2	119	7	1	389	161	35	0	0	9	5	.279	.422	.516	74	27.2	.404	157	26.3
2	Ben Rice B. Rice	.922	2026	NYY	81	301	57	81	15	2	23	54	42	2	83	2	0	347	169	40	0	2	4	6	.269	.360	.561	62	20.5	.390	152	21.3
3	Bryce Harper B. Harper	.906	2026	PHI	88	310	56	85	16	2	20	57	53	0	72	5	3	369	165	38	0	6	2	8	.274	.374	.532	65	20.7	.387	145	19.9
4	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.906	2026	BOS	83	293	42	83	14	2	18	53	32	14	88	2	1	342	155	34	0	3	1	7	.283	.377	.529	61	20.4	.391	148	19.2
5	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.887	2026	LAD	84	316	50	93	22	1	14	47	45	3	59	3	0	367	159	37	0	3	1	11	.294	.384	.503	64	20.1	.385	146	20.1
6	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	.869	2026	TBR	82	296	44	87	13	0	13	58	49	7	78	0	0	358	139	26	0	6	3	7	.294	.399	.470	61	18	.379	143	18
7	Matt Olson M. Olson	.864	2026	ATL	84	327	54	89	22	0	20	52	35	1	84	2	0	366	171	42	0	3	2	2	.272	.342	.523	59	15.4	.369	134	15
8	TJ Rumfield	.860	2026	COL	85	304	39	89	19	2	12	46	33	7	49	0	0	346	148	33	0	2	0	2	.293	.373	.487	57	16.3	.375	125	10.5
9	Jake Bauers J. Bauers	.858	2026	MIL	76	258	49	68	12	1	15	51	39	3	77	5	1	301	127	28	0	1	3	3	.264	.365	.492	49	13	.371	136	13.1
10	Luis García Jr. L. García Jr.	.847	2026	WSH	81	268	39	75	15	3	16	59	12	0	42	2	1	281	144	34	0	1	0	5	.280	.310	.537	43	9.9	.361	128	9.6
11	Spencer Horwitz S. Horwitz	.842	2026	PIT	74	246	36	69	11	1	10	33	40	5	40	1	0	295	112	22	0	4	0	10	.280	.386	.455	48	12.9	.371	133	11.8
12	Sal Stewart S. Stewart	.813	2026	CIN	86	327	46	84	19	0	17	60	43	1	81	11	3	374	154	36	0	3	3	9	.257	.342	.471	55	10.3	.351	117	7.6
13	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	.811	2026	STL	82	316	42	87	20	1	13	57	30	4	52	2	0	353	148	34	0	3	2	9	.275	.343	.468	52	9.6	.351	124	10.1
14	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	.806	2026	BAL	88	328	53	81	15	0	19	59	45	3	94	2	0	380	153	34	0	4	2	8	.247	.339	.466	55	9.8	.349	124	10.7
15	Gavin Sheets G. Sheets	.786	2026	SDP	79	244	32	57	14	0	14	38	29	3	63	4	0	276	113	28	0	0	0	7	.234	.322	.463	39	5.8	.343	120	6.8
16	Christian Walker C. Walker	.780	2026	HOU	87	326	45	78	16	1	19	56	30	4	81	0	0	361	153	36	0	1	2	8	.239	.310	.469	48	5.5	.336	115	6.4
17	Kody Clemens K. Clemens	.777	2026	MIN	74	266	38	64	16	2	14	38	19	5	63	6	2	292	126	32	2	0	1	5	.241	.303	.474	39	4.2	.335	112	4.2
18	Michael Busch M. Busch	.765	2026	CHC	86	315	36	74	14	2	11	47	60	8	88	2	0	386	125	27	0	3	1	4	.235	.368	.397	54	8.3	.344	119	8.8
19	Rafael Devers R. Devers	.763	2026	SFG	86	330	40	80	24	1	15	44	30	1	105	0	0	363	151	40	0	2	2	7	.242	.306	.458	47	3.3	.328	110	4.2
20	Jake Burger J. Burger	.747	2026	TEX	84	308	38	77	14	0	14	52	28	2	88	2	0	340	133	28	0	2	0	5	.250	.315	.432	43	2.6	.327	108	3.4
21	Spencer Torkelson S. Torkelson	.741	2026	DET	86	288	35	62	18	0	14	38	39	5	108	0	1	334	122	32	0	2	0	6	.215	.317	.424	42	2.5	.326	107	2.9
22	Spencer Steer S. Steer	.727	2026	CIN	82	285	48	67	12	0	13	34	30	3	75	3	0	320	118	25	0	2	0	8	.235	.313	.414	39	0.7	.320	96	-1.6
23	Nolan Schanuel N. Schanuel	.719	2026	LAA	69	256	29	67	14	0	6	31	23	5	42	0	1	286	99	20	0	2	0	9	.262	.332	.387	35	0.7	.320	102	0.7
24	Kyle Manzardo K. Manzardo	.715	2026	CLE	77	238	29	55	7	1	10	29	28	4	86	0	0	272	94	18	0	2	0	4	.231	.320	.395	32	0.1	.318	102	0.7
25	Ildemaro Vargas I. Vargas	.700	2026	AZ	74	250	38	64	11	2	7	44	14	2	25	1	0	268	100	20	1	1	2	3	.256	.300	.400	29	-2.9	.304	89	-3.6

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Team Batting Leaders

20

Langeliers

RBI

64

Kurtz

AVG

.293

Bolte

Team Pitching Leaders

7

Ginn

82

Ginn

ERA

3.04

Ginn

Team Rankings

112

7th

401

11th

733

13th

ERA

4.97

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	44	43	.506
Mariners	44	43	.506
Astros	43	46	.483	2.0
Athletics	41	46	.471	3.0
Angels	36	51	.414	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/3	MIA	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sat 7/4	MIA	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sun 7/5	MIA	@	ATH	4:30 PM
Tue 7/7	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 7/8	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM

Last Game

Dodgers

56 - 31

Final

Athletics

41 - 46

Wed 1 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

30

Schwarber

27

Goodman

26

Alvarez

RBI Leaders

64

Kurtz

60

Stewart

60

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.336

Lopez

.329

Díaz

.326

Arraez

Hit Leaders

115

Lopez

105

Arraez

100

Alvarez

Run Leaders

75

Wood

60

Kurtz

60

Turang

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.422

Kurtz

.410

Díaz

SLG Leaders

.620

Alvarez

.573

Buxton

.570

Schwarber

SB Leaders

32

Nuñez

28

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

10

Burns

10

Wrobleski

Strikeout Leaders

156

Misiorowski

136

Sánchez

128

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.47

Misiorowski

2.00

Sánchez

2.08

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.78

Misiorowski

0.87

Rasmussen

0.89

Yamamoto

K/9 Leaders

13.50

Misiorowski

11.04

Skenes

10.90

Sale

K/BB Leaders

5.91

Sánchez

5.88

Rasmussen

5.86

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

16

Rasmussen

17

Martinez

18

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,616

Ohtani

1,251.5

Wood

1,178.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,110.5

Ohtani

931

Wood

885

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

54-34

49-34

48-35

49-36

48-37

48-38

Worst Record ATS

33-55

34-53

36-51

37-48

38-49

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	50	34	.595
Phillies	49	39	.557	3.0
Marlins	46	42	.523	6.0
Nationals	45	43	.511	7.0
Mets	36	51	.414	15.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	53	32	.624
Cubs	49	38	.563	5.0
Cardinals	44	39	.530	8.0
Pirates	44	44	.500	10.5
Reds	40	46	.465	13.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	56	31	.644
Padres	43	42	.506	12.0
Diamondbacks	43	43	.500	12.5
Giants	36	50	.419	19.5
Rockies	35	53	.398	21.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	50	33	.602
Yankees	48	38	.558	3.5
Blue Jays	41	46	.471	11.0
Orioles	40	48	.455	12.5
Red Sox	37	48	.435	14.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	45	40	.529
Guardians	45	42	.517	1.0
Twins	42	46	.477	4.5
Tigers	38	49	.437	8.0
Royals	35	52	.402	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	44	43	.506
Mariners	44	43	.506
Astros	43	46	.483	2.0
Athletics	41	46	.471	3.0
Angels	36	51	.414	8.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 6/17	NYM	@	CIN	9-1
Wed 6/17	KCR	@	WSH	6-2
Wed 6/17	SDP	@	STL	6-1
Wed 6/17	TBR	@	LAD	4-5
Wed 6/17	LAA	@	AZ	1-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 7/2	LAA	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Thu 7/2	SDP	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Fri 7/3	STL	@	CHC	4:05 PM
Fri 7/3	PIT	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 7/3	MIN	@	NYY	7:05 PM

Nick Kurtz has the best OPS by a first baseman this season, with an OPS of .938.

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