Albert Pujols had the best batting average in 2003, with an average of .359.

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MLB best batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player 2003

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Albert Pujols A. Pujols	.359	2003	STL	157	591	137	212	51	1	43	124	79	10	65	5	1	685	394	95	0	5	12	13	.439	.667	1.106	160	76.4	.461	184	74.1
2	Todd Helton T. Helton	.358	2003	COL	160	583	135	209	49	5	33	117	111	2	72	0	4	703	367	87	0	7	21	19	.458	.630	1.088	160	73.6	.453	163	56.6
3	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.341	2003	SFG	130	390	111	133	22	1	45	90	148	10	58	7	0	550	292	68	0	2	61	7	.529	.749	1.278	148	80.5	.503	212	79.4
4	Edgar Renteria E. Renteria	.330	2003	STL	157	587	96	194	47	1	13	100	65	1	54	34	7	663	282	61	3	7	12	21	.394	.480	.874	107	26.2	.375	128	24
5	Gary Sheffield G. Sheffield	.330	2003	ATL	155	576	126	190	37	2	39	132	86	8	55	18	4	678	348	78	0	8	6	16	.419	.604	1.023	142	58.5	.431	163	54.6
6	Bill Mueller B. Mueller	.326	2003	BOS	146	524	85	171	45	5	19	85	59	7	77	1	4	600	283	69	4	6	2	11	.398	.540	.938	110	36.9	.401	145	33.9
7	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	.325	2003	PIT	150	587	84	191	29	3	6	58	49	25	40	8	7	665	244	38	1	3	3	9	.399	.416	.815	101	19.8	.363	119	16
8	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.325	2003	BOS	154	569	117	185	36	1	37	104	97	8	94	3	1	679	334	74	0	5	28	22	.427	.587	1.014	136	53	.421	158	49.6
9	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.324	2003	NYY	119	482	87	156	25	3	10	52	43	13	88	11	5	542	217	38	3	1	2	10	.393	.450	.844	86	19.9	.372	128	19.2
10	Vernon Wells V. Wells	.317	2003	TOR	161	678	118	215	49	5	33	117	42	7	80	4	1	735	373	87	0	8	2	21	.359	.550	.909	126	35.5	.385	134	30.9
11	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.317	2003	CWS	160	606	95	192	46	3	29	99	57	7	73	9	5	674	331	78	0	4	1	20	.380	.546	.926	121	38.4	.396	142	35.1
12	Marcus Giles M. Giles	.316	2003	ATL	145	551	101	174	49	2	21	69	59	11	80	14	4	635	290	72	10	4	2	7	.390	.526	.917	113	35.3	.394	139	31.7
13	Garret Anderson G. Anderson	.315	2003	ANA	159	638	80	201	49	4	29	116	31	0	83	6	3	673	345	82	0	4	10	15	.345	.541	.885	107	24.7	.372	129	24.6
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	.314	2003	FLA	152	595	99	187	19	6	6	39	63	2	60	21	19	676	236	31	15	1	0	7	.381	.397	.778	94	11.5	.348	113	11
15	Mark Loretta M. Loretta	.314	2003	SDP	154	589	74	185	28	4	13	72	54	3	62	5	4	653	260	45	3	4	2	17	.372	.441	.814	96	15.6	.356	121	17.5
16	Mark Grudzielanek M. Grudzielanek	.314	2003	CHC	121	481	73	151	38	1	3	38	30	11	64	6	2	531	200	42	7	2	0	12	.366	.416	.782	73	8.2	.346	108	5.2
17	Scott Podsednik S. Podsednik	.314	2003	MIL	154	558	100	175	29	8	9	58	56	4	91	43	10	628	247	46	8	2	2	11	.379	.443	.822	94	17.2	.361	117	13.6
18	Mike Lieberthal M. Lieberthal	.313	2003	PHI	131	508	68	159	30	1	13	81	38	12	59	0	0	561	230	44	0	3	2	14	.373	.453	.825	84	15.6	.361	119	13.7
19	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.312	2003	SEA	159	679	111	212	29	8	13	62	36	6	69	34	8	725	296	50	3	1	7	3	.352	.436	.788	97	8.2	.341	112	10.8
20	A.J. Pierzynski	.312	2003	MIN	137	487	63	152	35	3	11	74	24	15	55	3	1	533	226	49	2	5	12	13	.360	.464	.824	75	10	.350	112	8
21	Jose Guillen J. Guillen	.311	2003	TOT	136	485	77	151	28	2	31	86	24	14	95	1	3	534	276	61	8	3	2	16	.359	.569	.928	95	29.4	.393	139	26.7
22	Aubrey Huff A. Huff	.311	2003	TBD	162	636	91	198	47	3	34	107	53	8	80	2	3	706	353	84	0	9	17	19	.367	.555	.922	120	33	.384	136	32.1
23	Jose Vidro J. Vidro	.310	2003	MON	144	509	77	158	36	0	15	65	69	7	50	3	2	592	239	51	2	5	6	16	.397	.470	.866	97	24.2	.377	125	18.6
24	Richard Hidalgo R. Hidalgo	.309	2003	HOU	141	514	91	159	43	4	28	88	58	8	104	9	7	585	294	75	0	5	8	10	.385	.572	.957	108	36.4	.402	142	31.6
25	Shannon Stewart S. Stewart	.307	2003	TOT	136	573	90	176	44	2	13	73	52	6	66	4	6	644	263	59	2	11	3	10	.364	.459	.823	94	15.1	.356	115	11.9

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27

Walker

RBI

96

Burleson

AVG

.291

Burleson

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Pallante

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ERA

3.13

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Team Rankings

137

21st

585

16th

1,015

25th

ERA

4.14

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	50	.618
Cubs	76	56	.576	5.5
Cardinals	66	66	.500	15.5
Pirates	64	69	.481	18.0
Reds	62	70	.470	19.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/25	BAL	@	STL	7:45 PM
Wed 8/26	BAL	@	STL	7:45 PM
Thu 8/27	BAL	@	STL	2:15 PM
Fri 8/28	PIT	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 8/29	PIT	@	STL	2:15 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

66 - 66

Final

Phillies

73 - 58

Sun 23 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

39

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

98

Stewart

96

Burleson

96

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.321

Arraez

.320

Alvarez

.312

Simpson

Hit Leaders

160

Arraez

157

Lopez

152

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.436

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.613

Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

.545

Ohtani

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

35

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

201

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,198

Ohtani

1,860.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,745.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,540.6

Ohtani

1,412

Crow-Armstrong

1,307

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

78-53

76-57

75-57

72-59

72-60

Worst Record ATS

50-82

54-78

54-77

58-74

60-72

60-71

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	76	55	.580
Phillies	73	59	.553	3.5
Marlins	67	65	.508	9.5
Nationals	62	71	.466	15.0
Mets	59	72	.450	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	50	.618
Cubs	76	56	.576	5.5
Cardinals	66	66	.500	15.5
Pirates	64	69	.481	18.0
Reds	62	70	.470	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	80	51	.611
Padres	71	61	.538	9.5
Diamondbacks	69	63	.523	11.5
Giants	53	78	.405	27.0
Rockies	50	81	.382	30.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	78	53	.595
Yankees	74	56	.569	3.5
Red Sox	72	59	.550	6.0
Blue Jays	64	68	.485	14.5
Orioles	63	68	.481	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	68	63	.519
Guardians	66	66	.500	2.5
Twins	64	68	.485	4.5
Tigers	61	70	.466	7.0
Royals	58	74	.439	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	66	66	.500
Astros	65	66	.496	0.5
Mariners	63	69	.477	3.0
Angels	52	80	.394	14.0
Athletics	51	81	.386	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 8/9	COL	@	STL	4-7
Sun 8/9	BAL	@	TEX	10-5
Mon 8/10	BOS	@	TOR	1-2
Mon 8/10	NYM	@	ATL	8-5
Mon 8/10	BAL	@	MIN	5-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/25	BOS	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Tue 8/25	TBR	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 8/25	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 8/25	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Tue 8/25	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM

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