league average ops by month in the past 10 years

	LEAGUE	MONTH	OPS	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	NL	March	.730	190	.500	156	156	10,608	1,495	2,617	510	35	365	1,440	1,154	129	2,738	233	55	12,025	4,292	910	43	91	49	216	.247	.325	.405
2	AL	March	.693	188	.500	154	154	10,277	1,304	2,380	467	45	333	1,236	1,081	130	2,765	184	49	11,586	3,936	845	19	79	32	208	.232	.310	.383
3	NL	April	.715	2,028	.507	1,737	1,688	115,079	15,264	27,949	5,558	529	3,694	14,515	11,781	1,406	29,522	2,140	681	129,726	45,647	9,781	552	908	528	2,369	.243	.318	.397
4	AL	April	.711	2,021	.493	1,681	1,730	114,322	14,880	27,499	5,484	423	3,831	14,174	11,305	1,452	29,015	2,042	665	128,293	45,322	9,738	333	881	360	2,370	.241	.315	.396
5	NL	May	.721	2,241	.497	1,845	1,870	125,610	16,483	30,904	6,073	593	4,168	15,794	12,091	1,427	31,283	2,194	734	140,634	50,667	10,834	602	904	567	2,580	.246	.317	.403
6	AL	May	.725	2,268	.503	1,897	1,872	127,256	16,794	31,352	6,292	512	4,468	16,044	11,959	1,447	31,504	2,144	707	142,028	52,072	11,272	422	944	441	2,717	.246	.316	.409
7	NL	June	.737	2,184	.504	1,816	1,785	121,803	16,737	30,425	5,995	571	4,420	16,059	11,550	1,515	30,384	2,107	657	136,446	50,822	10,986	601	977	525	2,459	.250	.320	.417
8	AL	June	.735	2,180	.496	1,781	1,812	122,070	16,428	30,450	6,036	490	4,517	15,686	11,018	1,448	30,316	2,054	685	135,756	51,017	11,043	342	878	408	2,467	.249	.317	.418
9	NL	July	.738	2,125	.501	1,730	1,722	117,120	15,773	29,289	5,860	553	4,178	15,104	11,246	1,525	29,420	1,998	586	131,251	48,789	10,591	539	821	561	2,449	.250	.322	.417
10	AL	July	.738	2,129	.499	1,726	1,734	117,405	16,059	29,257	5,951	499	4,375	15,382	10,688	1,501	29,278	1,951	634	130,879	49,331	10,825	370	915	411	2,375	.249	.318	.420
11	NL	August	.741	2,558	.503	2,104	2,076	141,040	19,237	35,420	6,919	666	5,170	18,385	13,305	1,813	35,126	2,392	728	157,829	59,181	12,755	686	985	651	2,859	.251	.322	.420
12	AL	August	.735	2,543	.497	2,061	2,089	140,405	18,889	34,920	6,866	540	5,272	18,084	12,951	1,662	34,915	2,301	721	156,434	58,682	12,678	412	1,004	494	2,949	.249	.317	.418
13	NL	September	.728	2,270	.501	1,997	1,989	133,750	17,914	32,858	6,434	666	4,715	17,093	13,063	1,618	34,501	2,418	721	150,159	54,769	11,815	690	1,038	687	2,821	.246	.318	.409
14	AL	September	.726	2,261	.499	1,981	1,989	134,234	17,914	33,076	6,502	563	4,790	17,143	12,597	1,534	34,176	2,267	701	149,663	55,074	11,855	344	954	470	2,761	.246	.316	.410
15	NL	October	.715	100	.500	93	93	6,196	812	1,525	311	32	188	781	603	67	1,653	114	38	6,944	2,464	531	33	45	26	134	.246	.318	.398
16	AL	October	.688	99	.500	92	92	6,104	742	1,449	271	23	188	703	539	81	1,578	98	27	6,780	2,330	482	14	42	12	129	.237	.306	.382

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

94

Stewart

92

Burleson

91

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.319

Arraez

.317

Alvarez

.310

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

155

Arraez

153

Lopez

146

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

90

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.610

Alvarez

.554

Ohtani

.550

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.94

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.71

Sale

5.56

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,158.4

Ohtani

1,791.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,689.6

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,511.6

Ohtani

1,361

Crow-Armstrong

1,267

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

76-50

74-54

70-56

71-57

Worst Record ATS

48-79

52-76

53-75

55-72

58-69

59-69

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	53	.583
Phillies	70	58	.547	4.5
Marlins	64	64	.500	10.5
Nationals	61	67	.477	13.5
Mets	58	70	.453	16.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	78	49	.614
Cubs	74	54	.578	4.5
Cardinals	65	63	.508	13.5
Pirates	63	66	.488	16.0
Reds	61	66	.480	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	77	51	.602
Padres	68	60	.531	9.0
Diamondbacks	67	61	.523	10.0
Giants	52	74	.413	24.0
Rockies	50	77	.394	26.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	50	.603
Yankees	71	55	.563	5.0
Red Sox	68	59	.535	8.5
Blue Jays	62	66	.484	15.0
Orioles	61	66	.480	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	66	60	.524
Twins	63	65	.492	4.0
Guardians	61	66	.480	5.5
Tigers	61	66	.480	5.5
Royals	54	74	.422	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	64	63	.504
Rangers	62	65	.488	2.0
Mariners	60	67	.472	4.0
Angels	50	77	.394	14.0
Athletics	49	78	.386	15.0