League Average Batting Average For Each Decade Since 1970

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	LEAGUE	DECADE	AVG	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	1970s	.256	19,346	.500	9,666	9,666	657,643	80,006	168,178	27,095	4,757	13,931	74,331	64,191	3,533	102,689	12,243	6,321	739,986	246,580	45,783	9,366	5,253	7,871	14,600	.323	.375	.698
2	AL	1970s	.257	20,266	.500	10,129	10,129	685,820	84,629	176,254	27,878	4,470	15,612	79,138	66,579	4,155	101,052	12,341	7,404	770,783	259,908	47,960	8,420	5,809	5,572	15,988	.324	.379	.703
3	NL	1980s	.254	18,774	.500	9,374	9,374	637,029	76,682	162,041	27,792	4,342	13,352	71,603	60,167	2,915	104,524	16,890	7,618	714,169	238,573	45,486	8,793	5,265	7,597	13,325	.319	.375	.694
4	AL	1980s	.263	21,900	.500	10,941	10,941	748,779	98,148	196,825	33,965	4,799	19,590	92,326	70,997	4,340	113,623	14,369	7,278	837,526	299,158	58,354	6,853	6,557	5,427	17,568	.328	.400	.727
5	NL	1990s	.261	21,441	.501	10,735	10,700	731,312	96,569	190,915	35,293	4,535	19,459	90,896	70,935	5,835	135,946	16,625	7,396	824,006	293,655	59,287	9,833	6,091	6,713	15,257	.329	.402	.730
6	AL	1990s	.268	21,747	.499	10,852	10,887	747,643	105,411	200,417	37,897	4,103	21,890	99,707	77,161	6,225	129,593	14,755	7,162	843,937	312,190	63,890	5,951	6,957	5,490	17,562	.339	.418	.756
7	NL	2000s	.262	25,909	.497	12,864	13,039	884,617	119,943	231,938	46,892	5,066	27,321	114,197	87,939	9,338	174,795	14,566	6,100	1,000,158	370,925	79,279	11,126	7,138	8,221	20,193	.333	.419	.752
8	AL	2000s	.269	22,673	.504	11,422	11,247	782,601	111,239	210,575	42,214	4,180	24,827	105,993	74,551	8,201	143,951	13,392	5,494	877,205	335,630	71,221	5,071	6,781	4,960	18,346	.336	.429	.765
9	NL	2010s	.252	24,784	.497	12,327	12,455	842,637	106,309	212,496	41,946	4,726	25,151	101,240	77,112	8,570	197,140	13,807	5,349	942,452	339,347	71,823	8,143	5,990	6,075	18,141	.319	.403	.722
10	AL	2010s	.255	23,810	.503	11,969	11,841	814,056	106,910	207,730	41,247	3,825	26,780	101,896	73,624	8,137	182,793	13,440	5,007	906,142	336,967	71,852	4,022	6,303	3,965	18,238	.321	.414	.735
11	NL	2020s	.246	15,476	.503	7,777	7,699	519,757	70,027	127,827	25,018	2,289	17,910	66,974	50,591	6,644	131,204	10,037	2,811	582,954	211,153	45,217	1,929	4,033	1,808	10,499	.319	.406	.725
12	AL	2020s	.243	15,474	.497	7,698	7,776	519,777	68,302	126,425	24,845	1,974	18,099	65,322	48,612	6,513	131,724	9,396	2,803	580,210	209,515	44,918	1,476	3,832	1,654	10,420	.314	.403	.717

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Contreras

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Sheets

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Chisholm

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Simpson

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Acuña

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

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Hall

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Williams

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Williams

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Rasmussen

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Sale

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VanWey

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Bibee

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Playoffs Walk Leaders

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Warren

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MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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MLB 2026 Betting

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97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

92-79

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0