MLB combined league batting average by month last 5 years

	LEAGUE	MONTH	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	March	.246	143	.500	111	111	7,472	1,051	1,840	354	23	252	1,011	815	86	1,920	181	33	8,462	2,996	629	23	66	29	151	.325	.401	.726
2	AL	March	.235	139	.500	107	107	7,122	912	1,677	303	30	231	864	755	93	1,955	143	39	8,043	2,733	564	14	59	24	137	.314	.384	.698
3	NL	April	.244	1,195	.511	970	929	63,672	8,519	15,551	3,087	268	1,924	8,097	6,538	765	16,008	1,391	390	71,730	24,946	5,279	215	540	187	1,308	.320	.392	.711
4	AL	April	.238	1,198	.489	932	973	63,566	8,146	15,126	2,998	214	2,022	7,782	6,297	841	16,083	1,268	399	71,392	24,618	5,234	180	508	188	1,248	.313	.387	.700
5	NL	May	.245	1,298	.497	1,026	1,037	69,583	9,137	17,048	3,362	311	2,230	8,750	6,681	792	17,132	1,444	429	77,804	27,722	5,903	212	536	217	1,395	.316	.398	.714
6	AL	May	.243	1,309	.503	1,048	1,037	70,135	8,986	17,071	3,368	282	2,297	8,615	6,436	832	17,155	1,323	395	78,152	27,894	5,947	213	536	222	1,432	.312	.398	.710
7	NL	June	.249	1,269	.507	1,006	978	67,216	9,171	16,758	3,227	311	2,375	8,813	6,265	867	16,537	1,315	374	75,134	27,732	5,913	202	584	171	1,320	.319	.413	.731
8	AL	June	.245	1,271	.493	980	1,008	67,118	8,783	16,453	3,274	271	2,367	8,393	6,044	830	16,738	1,269	396	74,653	27,370	5,912	183	478	195	1,306	.313	.408	.721
9	NL	July	.247	1,203	.496	925	939	62,954	8,348	15,524	3,073	277	2,212	7,993	5,964	816	15,732	1,268	320	70,415	25,787	5,562	208	473	210	1,297	.318	.410	.727
10	AL	July	.247	1,205	.504	941	927	63,087	8,462	15,580	3,142	249	2,282	8,111	5,644	853	15,783	1,189	361	70,277	26,066	5,673	206	487	216	1,239	.315	.413	.728
11	NL	August	.250	1,315	.509	1,073	1,034	71,068	9,714	17,736	3,500	324	2,541	9,291	6,639	937	17,735	1,351	351	79,403	29,507	6,365	260	499	245	1,368	.320	.415	.735
12	AL	August	.244	1,296	.491	1,015	1,054	69,989	9,139	17,106	3,281	244	2,522	8,779	6,352	859	17,631	1,279	341	77,865	28,441	6,047	179	486	239	1,433	.313	.406	.719
13	NL	September	.245	1,139	.503	987	976	65,995	8,837	16,164	3,152	296	2,359	8,452	6,260	797	16,850	1,339	352	73,877	26,985	5,807	273	552	236	1,372	.315	.409	.724
14	AL	September	.243	1,144	.497	981	992	66,567	8,634	16,160	3,164	251	2,262	8,276	6,171	782	17,143	1,226	344	74,139	26,612	5,677	154	465	248	1,355	.312	.400	.712
15	NL	October	.240	74	.489	67	70	4,537	584	1,089	232	23	143	563	438	55	1,249	78	24	5,081	1,796	398	19	32	15	98	.313	.396	.708
16	AL	October	.244	75	.511	71	68	4,616	591	1,126	188	21	156	557	408	69	1,171	80	21	5,132	1,824	365	11	28	10	101	.313	.395	.708

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

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

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

35

Schwarber

34

Goodman

RBI Leaders

89

Abrams

87

Stewart

86

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

.320

Arraez

.318

Lopez

Hit Leaders

147

Lopez

143

Arraez

137

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

84

Crow-Armstrong

83

Olson

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.395

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.624

Alvarez

.552

Olson

.551

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

31

Simpson

31

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

185

Williams

184

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.87

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

22

Rasmussen

27

Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,002.1

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,654.3

Crow-Armstrong

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,393.6

Ohtani

1,259

Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

70-47

70-50

67-50

66-53

65-54

64-54

Worst Record ATS

44-75

47-72

49-69

52-66

54-65

55-63

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	71	47	.602
Phillies	63	56	.529	8.5
Marlins	60	59	.504	11.5
Nationals	59	61	.492	13.0
Mets	52	67	.437	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	44	.627
Cubs	69	50	.580	5.5
Cardinals	59	59	.500	15.0
Pirates	58	62	.483	17.0
Reds	56	61	.479	17.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	70	48	.593
Diamondbacks	63	56	.529	7.5
Padres	62	57	.521	8.5
Giants	49	69	.415	21.0
Rockies	46	72	.390	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	71	46	.607
Yankees	66	52	.559	5.5
Red Sox	64	53	.547	7.0
Orioles	57	61	.483	14.5
Blue Jays	56	63	.471	16.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	61	56	.521
Tigers	58	60	.492	3.5
Twins	58	61	.487	4.0
Guardians	58	61	.487	4.0
Royals	49	70	.412	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	60	59	.504
Rangers	59	59	.500	0.5
Mariners	56	63	.471	4.0
Athletics	47	71	.398	12.5
Angels	45	73	.381	14.5