mlb league average fielding by position in 2023

Pitchers had a .000 batting average in 2023.

	POSITION	AVG	SEASON	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	Pitcher	.000	2023	152	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	-1	-1.3	.000	-114	-1.3
2	Catcher	.236	2023	6,252	19,156	2,291	4,516	899	36	671	2,485	1,627	270	5,069	105	35	21,285	7,500	1,606	89	143	36	517	.303	.392	.694	2304	-291.3	.302	89	-290.8
3	First Baseman	.254	2023	5,218	17,927	2,432	4,545	927	51	733	2,563	1,914	287	4,571	131	29	20,263	7,773	1,711	7	128	81	430	.333	.434	.767	2692	221.6	.331	109	219.1
4	Second Baseman	.254	2023	6,235	20,207	2,783	5,134	994	93	593	2,442	1,782	282	4,471	575	145	22,494	8,093	1,680	66	157	38	369	.321	.401	.721	2665	-77	.314	97	-74.7
5	Third Baseman	.246	2023	6,282	20,886	2,798	5,133	990	88	749	2,775	1,975	260	5,255	296	95	23,333	8,546	1,827	37	175	63	502	.316	.409	.725	2770	-74.5	.315	98	-69.1
6	Shortstop	.246	2023	5,509	18,410	2,484	4,538	901	105	535	2,120	1,508	202	4,521	560	135	20,321	7,254	1,541	77	124	34	407	.309	.394	.703	2260	-217	.306	91	-223.5
7	Left Fielder	.247	2023	5,997	18,718	2,635	4,631	986	95	628	2,457	2,061	219	4,690	537	122	21,182	7,691	1,709	39	145	60	374	.327	.411	.738	2626	43.9	.321	102	40.9
8	Center Fielder	.248	2023	5,425	17,135	2,436	4,253	877	105	576	2,142	1,595	219	4,743	643	143	19,149	7,068	1,558	76	124	35	239	.318	.412	.731	2311	-23.8	.317	99	-21.2
9	Right Fielder	.255	2023	6,165	20,316	2,982	5,181	1,083	106	826	2,756	1,974	238	5,272	573	140	22,706	8,954	2,015	37	141	64	380	.326	.441	.767	2992	223.9	.330	108	222.1
10	Designated Hitter	.249	2023	3,514	11,658	1,590	2,908	571	33	557	1,772	1,383	135	3,248	83	22	13,270	5,216	1,161	1	93	63	248	.334	.447	.781	1814	196.1	.336	112	199.4

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

112

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.311

Moreno

.310

Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

113

Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.390

Rumfield

.389

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.80

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

12.98

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.73

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

26

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,357.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,289.3

Ohtani

2,096

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,789

Crow-Armstrong

1,613.6

Ohtani

1,571

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

94-82

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

72-98

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0