MLB National League Batting Averages By Decade

	LEAGUE	DECADE	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	1870s	.262	1,890	.500	930	930	71,587	10,419	18,753	2,503	834	145		1,553					73,140	23,359	3,482						.326
2	NL	1880s	.253	8,778	.500	4,301	4,301	311,072	46,781	78,785	12,541	4,532	2,219	20,623	18,330	937		8,408		330,339	107,047	19,292					.297	.344	.641
3	NL	1890s	.278	15,684	.500	7,683	7,683	549,472	92,034	152,933	20,913	9,431	3,968	75,961	50,540	6,420	35,232	26,767		613,547	204,612	34,312	7,115				.346	.372	.718
4	NL	1900s	.255	11,942	.500	5,870	5,870	396,309	48,160	100,929	13,219	5,298	1,650	39,298	30,900	3,989	40,624	14,932		442,798	129,694	20,167	11,600				.315	.327	.642
5	NL	1910s	.256	12,078	.500	5,944	5,944	399,449	47,083	102,119	14,900	5,903	2,406	39,968	33,813	3,159	43,355	13,734		449,777	136,043	23,209	13,356				.319	.341	.659
6	NL	1920s	.285	12,316	.500	6,128	6,128	425,862	58,123	121,332	19,377	6,016	5,210	52,748	34,242	2,364	34,306	7,294		475,846	168,371	30,603	13,378				.342	.395	.737
7	NL	1930s	.277	12,320	.500	6,117	6,117	430,725	56,915	119,263	20,820	4,733	6,304	52,974	34,608	1,968	40,361	4,143		475,806	168,461	31,857	8,505			1,013	.333	.391	.725
8	NL	1940s	.260	12,392	.500	6,140	6,140	425,214	52,887	110,494	18,267	3,745	6,635	48,992	41,846	1,802	43,096	4,253		476,604	156,156	28,647	7,742			8,957	.329	.367	.696
9	NL	1950s	.260	12,376	.500	6,161	6,161	422,678	55,168	109,966	17,522	3,680	11,344	51,684	41,807	2,282	55,366	3,874	2,353	474,659	168,880	32,546	5,838	2,054	2,185	9,803	.329	.400	.728
10	NL	1960s	.252	15,782	.500	7,870	7,870	536,292	63,693	135,199	20,495	4,144	12,272	59,086	46,629	3,462	90,838	6,774	4,323	597,287	200,798	36,911	7,149	3,755	5,858	11,487	.314	.374	.688
11	NL	1970s	.256	19,346	.500	9,666	9,666	657,643	80,006	168,178	27,095	4,757	13,931	74,331	64,191	3,533	102,689	12,243	6,321	739,986	246,580	45,783	9,366	5,253	7,871	14,600	.323	.375	.698
12	NL	1980s	.254	18,774	.500	9,374	9,374	637,029	76,682	162,041	27,792	4,342	13,352	71,603	60,167	2,915	104,524	16,890	7,618	714,169	238,573	45,486	8,793	5,265	7,597	13,325	.319	.375	.694
13	NL	1990s	.261	21,441	.501	10,735	10,700	731,312	96,569	190,915	35,293	4,535	19,459	90,896	70,935	5,835	135,946	16,625	7,396	824,006	293,655	59,287	9,833	6,091	6,713	15,257	.329	.402	.730
14	NL	2000s	.262	25,909	.497	12,864	13,039	884,617	119,943	231,938	46,892	5,066	27,321	114,197	87,939	9,338	174,795	14,566	6,100	1,000,158	370,925	79,279	11,126	7,138	8,221	20,193	.333	.419	.752
15	NL	2010s	.252	24,784	.497	12,327	12,455	842,637	106,309	212,496	41,946	4,726	25,151	101,240	77,112	8,570	197,140	13,807	5,349	942,452	339,347	71,823	8,143	5,990	6,075	18,141	.319	.403	.722
16	NL	2020s	.246	15,476	.503	7,777	7,699	519,757	70,027	127,823	25,017	2,289	17,910	66,973	50,591	6,644	131,204	10,037	2,811	582,954	211,148	45,216	1,929	4,033	1,808	10,499	.319	.406	.725

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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