MLB league average ops by season past 10 years

	LEAGUE	OPS	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	NL	.734	2016	222	.501	209	208	14,167	1,869	3,636	676	86	444	1,779	1,285	165	3,494	237	99	15,845	5,816	1,206	115	113	110	310	.257	.323	.411
2	AL	.729	2016	222	.499	209	210	14,208	1,821	3,543	704	56	490	1,740	1,358	132	3,386	223	78	15,855	5,829	1,250	64	93	57	315	.249	.319	.410
3	NL	.748	2017	1,365	.496	1,205	1,225	82,533	11,139	20,985	4,203	461	2,935	10,657	8,044	879	20,310	1,255	476	92,663	34,915	7,599	653	554	609	1,846	.254	.325	.423
4	AL	.753	2017	1,365	.504	1,225	1,205	83,034	11,443	21,230	4,194	334	3,170	10,901	7,785	884	19,794	1,272	458	92,589	35,602	7,698	272	614	361	1,958	.256	.324	.429
5	NL	.722	2018	1,366	.503	1,224	1,208	82,723	10,631	20,403	3,993	457	2,685	10,116	8,049	919	21,001	1,215	490	92,864	33,365	7,135	564	609	605	1,694	.247	.318	.403
6	AL	.734	2018	1,365	.497	1,207	1,223	82,710	10,999	20,615	4,271	390	2,900	10,490	7,637	1,003	20,206	1,259	468	92,235	34,366	7,561	259	626	324	1,763	.249	.318	.415
7	NL	.753	2019	1,365	.507	1,231	1,199	83,094	11,608	20,885	4,213	400	3,298	11,141	7,979	1,048	21,408	1,133	397	93,207	35,792	7,911	531	555	478	1,735	.251	.323	.431
8	AL	.762	2019	1,364	.493	1,198	1,230	83,557	11,859	21,154	4,318	385	3,478	11,330	7,916	936	21,415	1,147	435	93,249	36,676	8,181	245	595	275	1,728	.253	.323	.439
9	NL	.746	2020	598	.500	449	449	29,399	4,227	7,245	1,402	126	1,161	4,043	3,078	448	7,674	432	144	33,187	12,382	2,689	60	202	127	634	.246	.325	.421
10	AL	.733	2020	598	.500	449	449	29,631	4,117	7,194	1,421	115	1,143	3,935	3,014	373	7,912	453	148	33,284	12,274	2,679	66	200	75	603	.243	.319	.414
11	NL	.725	2021	1,364	.493	1,197	1,231	80,604	10,832	19,522	3,907	354	2,885	10,337	8,108	1,138	21,272	1,065	362	90,932	32,792	7,146	536	546	458	1,656	.242	.318	.407
12	AL	.731	2021	1,365	.507	1,232	1,198	81,337	11,178	19,962	3,956	317	3,059	10,656	7,686	974	20,873	1,148	349	90,824	33,729	7,332	230	597	245	1,672	.245	.316	.415
13	NL	.712	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	.243	.314	.398
14	AL	.701	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	.242	.309	.392
15	NL	.740	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	.250	.323	.417
16	AL	.729	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	.247	.317	.412
17	NL	.719	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	.247	.315	.404
18	AL	.703	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	.240	.309	.394
19	NL	.719	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	.247	.317	.402
20	AL	.719	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	.244	.313	.406
21	NL	.726	2026	1,371	.511	1,075	1,029	71,007	9,713	17,488	3,302	307	2,445	9,278	7,208	883	17,546	1,535	420	79,968	28,739	6,054	273	597	234	1,356	.246	.321	.405
22	AL	.712	2026	1,369	.489	1,027	1,073	70,358	9,135	16,994	3,225	260	2,364	8,733	6,993	943	17,577	1,307	438	79,140	27,831	5,849	309	537	242	1,354	.242	.316	.396

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

101

Burleson

99

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.315

Arraez

.312

Simpson

Hit Leaders

166

Lopez

166

Arraez

160

Díaz

Run Leaders

102

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

95

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.394

Harper

SLG Leaders

.602

Alvarez

.568

Crow-Armstrong

.547

García

SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

221

Cease

217

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.97

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.06

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

11.98

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.32

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,261.8

Ohtani

2,006.9

Crow-Armstrong

1,847.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,590.6

Ohtani

1,522

Crow-Armstrong

1,384

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

82-58

81-61

79-61

78-62

77-64

76-64

Worst Record ATS

54-86

55-84

59-81

61-79

64-76

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	83	57	.593
Phillies	79	61	.564	4.0
Marlins	71	69	.507	12.0
Nationals	67	75	.472	17.0
Mets	63	77	.450	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	87	53	.621
Cubs	78	62	.557	9.0
Cardinals	70	70	.500	17.0
Pirates	69	72	.489	18.5
Reds	67	73	.479	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	57	.590
Diamondbacks	74	67	.525	9.0
Padres	73	67	.521	9.5
Giants	58	83	.411	25.0
Rockies	54	86	.386	28.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	83	56	.597
Yankees	80	60	.571	3.5
Red Sox	75	65	.536	8.5
Blue Jays	69	71	.493	14.5
Orioles	69	71	.493	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	73	67	.521
Guardians	70	69	.504	2.5
Twins	67	73	.479	6.0
Tigers	64	75	.460	8.5
Royals	62	78	.443	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	73	69	.514
Rangers	69	71	.493	3.0
Mariners	66	74	.471	6.0
Athletics	54	86	.386	18.0
Angels	53	87	.379	19.0