mlb best career batting average season since 1970

Since 1970, Tony Gwynn has the best batting average in a season, with an average of .394 in 1994.

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MLB best career batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game by a player season since 1970

	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	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.394	1994	SDP	110	419	79	165	35	1	12	64	48	2	19	5	0	475	238	48	1	5	16	20	.454	.568	1.022	101	40.6	.434	166	40.2
2	George Brett G. Brett	.390	1980	KCR	117	449	87	175	33	9	24	118	58	1	22	15	6	515	298	66	0	7	16	11	.454	.664	1.118	120	62.7	.478	198	59.2
3	Rod Carew R. Carew	.388	1977	MIN	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	3	55	23	13	694	351	68	1	5	15	6	.449	.570	1.019	145	64.4	.440	175	61.4
4	Larry Walker L. Walker	.379	1999	COL	127	438	108	166	26	4	37	115	57	12	52	11	4	513	311	67	0	6	8	12	.458	.710	1.168	131	64.1	.485	167	46.6
5	Todd Helton T. Helton	.372	2000	COL	160	580	138	216	59	2	42	147	103	4	61	5	3	697	405	103	0	10	22	12	.463	.698	1.162	174	82.4	.476	161	58
6	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.372	2000	BOS	140	529	104	197	51	3	21	96	61	2	50	5	2	599	317	75	0	7	20	8	.434	.599	1.033	126	47.5	.432	154	44
7	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.372	2004	SEA	161	704	101	262	24	5	8	60	49	4	63	36	11	762	320	37	2	3	19	6	.414	.455	.869	124	29.1	.375	131	30
8	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.372	1997	SDP	149	592	97	220	49	2	17	119	43	3	28	12	5	651	324	68	1	12	12	12	.409	.547	.957	121	41.1	.408	153	43.5
9	Andres Galarraga A. Galarraga	.370	1993	COL	120	470	71	174	35	4	22	98	24	6	73	2	4	506	283	61	0	6	12	9	.403	.602	1.005	102	41.8	.429	150	31.3
10	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.370	1987	SDP	157	589	119	218	36	13	7	54	82	3	35	56	12	680	301	56	2	4	26	13	.447	.511	.958	130	46.9	.409	154	46.2
11	Barry Bonds B. Bonds	.370	2002	SFG	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	198	9	47	9	2	612	322	79	0	2	68	4	.582	.799	1.381	183	110	.544	244	109.9
12	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	.368	1995	SDP	135	535	82	197	33	1	9	90	35	1	15	17	5	577	259	43	0	6	10	20	.404	.484	.888	98	25.7	.387	137	26.9
13	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.368	1985	BOS	161	653	107	240	42	3	8	78	96	4	61	2	1	758	312	53	3	2	5	20	.450	.478	.928	144	57.7	.415	157	51.3
14	Jeff Bagwell J. Bagwell	.368	1994	HOU	110	400	104	147	32	2	39	116	65	4	65	15	4	479	300	73	0	10	14	12	.451	.750	1.201	123	62.6	.488	206	65.2
15	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.366	1988	BOS	155	584	128	214	45	6	5	58	125	3	34	2	3	719	286	56	0	7	18	23	.476	.490	.965	141	62.7	.427	167	55.5
16	Larry Walker L. Walker	.366	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	78	14	90	33	8	664	409	99	0	4	14	15	.452	.720	1.172	168	86.1	.488	177	64.8
17	Rico Carty R. Carty	.366	1970	ATL	136	478	84	175	23	3	25	101	77	2	46	1	2	560	279	51	0	3	6	19	.454	.584	1.037	122	59.1	.455	173	50.9
18	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.365	2009	MIN	138	523	94	191	30	1	28	96	76	2	63	4	1	606	307	59	0	5	14	13	.444	.587	1.031	127	54.8	.438	170	53.2
19	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.364	2008	ATL	128	439	82	160	24	1	22	75	90	1	61	4	0	534	252	47	0	4	16	13	.470	.574	1.044	116	51.6	.445	175	50.2
20	DJ LeMahieu	.364	2020	NYY	50	195	41	71	10	2	10	27	18	2	21	3	0	216	115	22	0	1	0	3	.421	.590	1.011	47	19.8	.429	177	20.6
21	Rod Carew R. Carew	.364	1974	MIN	153	599	86	218	30	5	3	55	74	1	49	38	16	690	267	38	13	3	9	17	.433	.446	.879	117	42.6	.401	153	39.9
22	Larry Walker L. Walker	.363	1998	COL	130	454	113	165	46	3	23	67	64	4	61	14	4	524	286	72	0	2	2	11	.445	.630	1.075	121	55.7	.459	158	38.7
23	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.363	2007	DET	157	595	117	216	54	0	28	139	76	2	79	4	1	678	354	82	0	5	8	20	.434	.595	1.029	145	60.9	.438	169	58.9
24	John Olerud J. Olerud	.363	1993	TOR	158	551	109	200	54	2	24	107	114	7	65	0	2	679	330	80	0	7	33	12	.473	.599	1.072	151	69.8	.454	180	66.6
25	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.363	1987	BOS	147	551	108	200	40	6	24	89	105	2	48	1	3	667	324	70	1	8	19	13	.461	.588	1.049	147	64.9	.443	171	60.2

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AVG

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Team Rankings

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	29	18	.617
Padres	27	18	.600	1.0
Diamondbacks	22	23	.489	6.0
Giants	20	27	.426	9.0
Rockies	18	29	.383	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	LAD	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Tue 5/19	LAD	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Wed 5/20	LAD	@	SDP	8:40 PM
Fri 5/22	ATH	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Sat 5/23	ATH	@	SDP	9:40 PM

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HR Leaders

20

Schwarber

17

Murakami

16

Judge

RBI Leaders

41

Pages

40

Hicks

38

Baldwin

Batting Average Leaders

.344

Lopez

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Langeliers

.333

Vargas

Hit Leaders

63

Lopez

57

De La Cruz

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Run Leaders

39

Baldwin

39

Wood

38

Judge

OBP Leaders

.432

Kurtz

.423

Alvarez

.419

Ward

SLG Leaders

.671

Rice

.645

Moniak

.638

Alvarez

SB Leaders

20

Ramírez

19

Nuñez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Schlittler

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

80

Sánchez

75

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.78

Schlittler

0.88

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.22

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K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

6.18

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Walk Leaders

8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

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Ohtani

675.6

Schwarber

673.6

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

585.6

Ohtani

500

Judge

497

Schwarber

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	32	15	.681
Phillies	24	23	.511	8.0
Nationals	23	24	.489	9.0
Marlins	21	26	.447	11.0
Mets	20	26	.435	11.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	29	18	.617
Brewers	26	18	.591	1.5
Cardinals	27	19	.587	1.5
Pirates	24	23	.511	5.0
Reds	24	23	.511	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	29	18	.617
Padres	27	18	.600	1.0
Diamondbacks	22	23	.489	6.0
Giants	20	27	.426	9.0
Rockies	18	29	.383	11.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	30	15	.667
Yankees	28	19	.596	3.0
Blue Jays	21	25	.457	9.5
Orioles	21	26	.447	10.0
Red Sox	19	27	.413	11.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	26	22	.542
White Sox	24	22	.522	1.0
Twins	21	26	.447	4.5
Tigers	20	27	.426	5.5
Royals	20	27	.426	5.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	23	23	.500
Rangers	22	24	.478	1.0
Mariners	22	25	.468	1.5
Astros	19	29	.396	5.0
Angels	16	31	.340	7.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 5/3	TOR	@	MIN	3-4
Sun 5/3	BAL	@	NYY	3-11
Sun 5/3	MIL	@	WSH	2-3
Sun 5/3	HOU	@	BOS	3-1
Sun 5/3	CIN	@	PIT	0-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/18	BAL	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	ATL	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	CIN	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Mon 5/18	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM

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