league average whiff percentage 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	502	.489	439	458	29,994	4,097	7,399	1,532	140	1,106	3,924	2,891	383	7,694	345	120	33,695	12,529	2,778	211	216	193	639	.319	.418	.736
2	AL	.250	2021	507	.510	463	444	30,707	4,217	7,671	1,509	131	1,160	4,045	2,804	368	7,534	473	131	34,169	12,922	2,800	70	220	105	631	.318	.421	.739
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	.247	2026	1,049	.511	823	786	54,404	7,523	13,433	2,582	245	1,895	7,192	5,489	681	13,426	1,174	322	61,241	22,190	4,722	210	457	172	1,027	.321	.408	.729
12	AL	.241	2026	1,051	.489	788	825	53,919	7,022	13,016	2,467	193	1,848	6,719	5,368	715	13,602	1,020	342	60,641	21,413	4,508	224	415	165	1,036	.316	.397	.713

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

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Rice

RBI Leaders

82

Abrams

80

Alvarez

79

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.328

Lopez

.325

Arraez

.325

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

136

Lopez

131

Arraez

126

Alvarez

Run Leaders

97

Wood

74

Alvarez

74

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.398

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.647

Alvarez

.579

Rice

.565

Abrams

SB Leaders

38

Nuñez

30

Witt

29

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

13

Sánchez

12

Burns

12

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

185

Misiorowski

168

Williams

167

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.58

Misiorowski

2.07

Schlittler

2.19

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.87

Misiorowski

13.26

Cease

11.34

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.61

Misiorowski

6.28

Schlittler

5.89

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

19

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,868.4

Ohtani

1,612.4

Wood

1,509.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,291.6

Ohtani

1,197

Wood

1,132

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

65-43

62-44

61-45

59-47

59-48

Worst Record ATS

42-66

47-60

49-59

49-58

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	62	44	.585
Phillies	57	51	.528	6.0
Nationals	55	53	.509	8.0
Marlins	54	54	.500	9.0
Mets	45	62	.421	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	67	40	.626
Cubs	61	46	.570	6.0
Pirates	55	53	.509	12.5
Cardinals	53	54	.495	14.0
Reds	50	56	.472	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	67	40	.626
Diamondbacks	56	52	.519	11.5
Padres	54	53	.505	13.0
Giants	45	62	.421	22.0
Rockies	42	66	.389	25.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	62	44	.585
Yankees	61	46	.570	1.5
Red Sox	55	51	.519	7.0
Orioles	52	56	.481	11.0
Blue Jays	49	59	.454	14.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	55	51	.519
Guardians	55	54	.505	1.5
Twins	54	54	.500	2.0
Tigers	51	57	.472	5.0
Royals	45	63	.417	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	55	52	.514
Astros	54	55	.495	2.0
Mariners	53	55	.491	2.5
Athletics	45	62	.421	10.0
Angels	42	66	.389	13.5