league average batting average by years last 5 years

	LEAGUE	AVG	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	NL	.247	2021	848	.492	748	771	50,499	6,898	12,449	2,544	217	1,864	6,602	5,020	699	13,019	641	217	56,912	21,019	4,625	360	334	291	1,066	.321	.416	.737
2	AL	.249	2021	843	.508	766	743	50,833	7,088	12,657	2,487	197	1,980	6,798	4,720	621	12,681	730	226	56,682	21,478	4,664	130	378	157	1,021	.318	.423	.741
3	NL	.243	2022	1,365	.499	1,213	1,217	81,649	10,558	19,836	3,984	348	2,658	10,079	7,621	1,087	20,627	1,260	403	91,163	32,490	6,990	184	622	227	1,709	.314	.398	.712
4	AL	.242	2022	1,365	.501	1,217	1,213	81,816	10,259	19,839	3,956	295	2,557	9,809	7,232	959	20,185	1,226	408	90,815	32,056	6,808	206	602	248	1,685	.309	.392	.701
5	NL	.250	2023	1,560	.507	1,232	1,198	82,094	11,366	20,529	4,099	370	2,943	10,904	8,126	1,066	20,582	1,822	422	92,174	34,197	7,412	246	642	225	1,761	.323	.417	.740
6	AL	.247	2023	1,560	.493	1,198	1,232	82,324	11,066	20,315	4,129	342	2,925	10,609	7,693	1,046	21,261	1,681	444	91,834	33,903	7,396	183	588	249	1,705	.317	.412	.729
7	NL	.247	2024	1,560	.510	1,239	1,191	82,127	10,965	20,272	3,963	360	2,739	10,476	7,549	966	20,694	1,963	487	91,556	33,172	7,062	266	648	242	1,613	.315	.404	.719
8	AL	.240	2024	1,559	.490	1,190	1,238	81,560	10,378	19,551	3,808	337	2,714	9,903	7,380	1,054	20,503	1,654	474	90,793	32,175	6,859	186	613	266	1,614	.309	.394	.703
9	NL	.247	2025	1,575	.497	1,208	1,222	81,876	10,871	20,209	3,874	361	2,705	10,421	7,830	930	20,073	1,727	503	91,632	32,920	6,940	310	686	258	1,563	.317	.402	.719
10	AL	.244	2025	1,575	.503	1,222	1,208	81,788	10,743	19,929	3,871	267	2,945	10,319	7,549	998	20,572	1,713	486	91,206	33,169	7,083	250	621	298	1,559	.313	.406	.719
11	NL	.243	2026	653	.518	517	481	33,647	4,554	8,183	1,589	140	1,090	4,348	3,422	406	8,300	741	219	37,888	13,322	2,819	134	279	109	638	.318	.396	.714
12	AL	.241	2026	657	.482	485	521	33,598	4,378	8,085	1,570	121	1,104	4,195	3,561	467	8,451	637	223	38,039	13,209	2,795	139	274	109	657	.320	.393	.713

StatMuse has team, game-level data for batting average going back to the 1901 season.

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HR Leaders

23

Schwarber

22

Alvarez

20

Murakami

RBI Leaders

56

Pages

51

Abrams

50

Olson

Batting Average Leaders

.341

Lopez

.335

Lee

.332

Marsh

Hit Leaders

89

Lopez

84

Arraez

79

Clement

Run Leaders

60

Wood

52

Turang

49

Rice

OBP Leaders

.437

Kurtz

.432

Alvarez

.417

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.642

Alvarez

.626

Rice

.564

Schwarber

SB Leaders

24

Ramírez

24

Nuñez

23

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Williams

9

Ashby

8

Sánchez

Strikeout Leaders

116

Misiorowski

113

Sánchez

103

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.50

Misiorowski

1.54

Sánchez

1.87

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.81

Misiorowski

0.87

Schlittler

0.92

Yamamoto

K/9 Leaders

13.63

Cease

13.38

Misiorowski

10.90

Sánchez

K/BB Leaders

6.36

Schlittler

6.28

Sánchez

5.93

Skenes

Walk Leaders

12

Rasmussen

13

Martinez

14

Schlittler

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,266.5

Ohtani

992.5

Wood

942.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

876.1

Ohtani

739

Wood

706

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

43-25

41-26

39-25

39-27

38-27

38-28

Worst Record ATS

23-44

24-43

26-42

27-38

28-38

29-39

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	45	22	.672
Phillies	36	31	.537	9.0
Nationals	35	33	.515	10.5
Marlins	32	35	.478	13.0
Mets	29	37	.439	15.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	41	24	.631
Cardinals	36	28	.563	4.5
Pirates	34	33	.507	8.0
Cubs	34	33	.507	8.0
Reds	32	34	.485	9.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	43	24	.642
Diamondbacks	34	32	.515	8.5
Padres	34	32	.515	8.5
Giants	27	41	.397	16.5
Rockies	25	42	.373	18.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	39	25	.609
Yankees	40	26	.606
Blue Jays	33	35	.485	8.0
Orioles	31	37	.456	10.0
Red Sox	27	38	.415	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	37	32	.536
White Sox	35	31	.530	0.5
Twins	30	38	.441	6.5
Tigers	28	39	.418	8.0
Royals	28	39	.418	8.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	36	32	.529
Rangers	32	34	.485	3.0
Athletics	32	35	.478	3.5
Astros	31	38	.449	5.5
Angels	26	42	.382	10.0