mlb players with highest career batting average since 1980

Since 1980, Tony Gwynn has the highest batting average, with an average of .338.

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MLB players with highest career batting average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game since 1980

	NAME	AVG	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	.338	2,440	9,288	1,383	3,141	543	85	135	1,138	790	24	434	319	125	10,232	4,259	763	45	85	203	259	.388	.459	.847	1582	379.2	.370	132	390.4
2	Wade Boggs W. Boggs	.328	2,439	9,180	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	23	745	24	35	10,740	4,064	757	29	96	180	236	.415	.443	.858	1746	493.9	.381	132	411
3	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	.318	1,783	7,244	1,071	2,304	414	57	207	1,085	450	56	965	134	76	7,831	3,453	678	23	58	85	188	.360	.477	.837	1182	280.7	.366	123	211.4
4	Vladimir Guerrero V. Guerrero	.318	2,147	8,155	1,328	2,590	477	46	449	1,496	737	103	985	181	94	9,059	4,506	972	0	64	250	277	.379	.553	.931	1575	464.6	.390	136	419
5	Henry Bolte H. Bolte	.317	34	104	11	33	5	0	2	9	11	5	34	7	3	122	44	7	0	2	0	1	.402	.423	.825	20	5	.369	132	4.6
6	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.317	913	3,537	475	1,122	184	24	39	338	248	23	228	37	17	3,859	1,471	247	20	31	21	72	.363	.416	.779	537	76.3	.338	117	79.5
7	Todd Helton T. Helton	.316	2,247	7,962	1,401	2,519	592	37	369	1,406	1,335	57	1,175	37	29	9,450	4,292	998	3	93	185	186	.414	.539	.953	1765	612.5	.405	132	389.5
8	Rod Carew R. Carew	.314	724	2,671	396	838	125	19	15	238	332	5	266	64	56	3,077	1,046	159	52	17	38	63	.388	.392	.780	425	81.6	.353	119	69.7
9	Nomar Garciaparra N. Garciaparra	.313	1,434	5,586	927	1,747	370	52	229	936	403	59	554	95	31	6,116	2,908	651	5	63	54	129	.361	.521	.882	989	228.3	.376	124	194.6
10	Larry Walker L. Walker	.313	1,988	6,907	1,355	2,160	471	62	383	1,311	913	138	1,231	230	76	8,030	3,904	916	7	65	117	153	.400	.565	.965	1532	556.6	.412	140	406.2
11	Manny Ramirez M. Ramirez	.312	2,302	8,244	1,544	2,574	547	20	555	1,831	1,329	109	1,813	38	33	9,774	4,826	1,122	2	90	216	243	.411	.585	.996	1931	719.5	.418	153	658.7
12	Edgar Martinez E. Martinez	.312	2,055	7,213	1,219	2,247	514	15	309	1,261	1,283	89	1,202	49	30	8,672	3,718	838	10	77	113	190	.418	.515	.933	1606	548.2	.405	147	523.9
13	Ichiro Suzuki I. Suzuki	.311	2,653	9,934	1,420	3,089	362	96	117	780	647	55	1,080	509	117	10,734	3,994	575	50	48	181	92	.355	.402	.757	1322	46.3	.328	104	61.4
14	Derek Jeter D. Jeter	.310	2,747	11,195	1,923	3,465	544	66	260	1,311	1,082	170	1,840	358	97	12,602	4,921	870	97	58	39	287	.377	.440	.817	1877	346.6	.360	119	305.9
15	Magglio Ordonez M. Ordonez	.309	1,848	6,978	1,076	2,156	426	21	294	1,236	651	45	852	94	50	7,742	3,506	741	3	65	36	242	.369	.502	.871	1245	292.4	.375	126	258.1
16	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.308	1,912	6,911	1,048	2,127	344	8	427	1,335	759	30	1,113	17	20	7,745	3,768	779	0	45	146	229	.377	.545	.922	1347	382.3	.390	140	402.2
17	Don Mattingly D. Mattingly	.307	1,785	7,003	1,007	2,153	442	20	222	1,099	588	21	444	14	9	7,721	3,301	684	13	96	136	191	.358	.471	.830	1133	246.8	.361	124	221.6
18	Al Oliver A. Oliver	.307	797	3,006	366	924	190	12	58	444	207	15	238	18	16	3,248	1,312	260	3	17	59	97	.353	.436	.790	437	74.9	.348	120	74.4
19	Paul Molitor P. Molitor	.307	2,418	9,730	1,621	2,989	552	94	219	1,200	1,027	41	1,142	441	106	10,959	4,386	865	62	99	93	194	.372	.451	.823	1632	357.8	.364	123	305.3
20	Miguel Cabrera M. Cabrera	.306	2,797	10,356	1,551	3,174	627	17	511	1,881	1,258	74	2,105	40	21	11,796	5,368	1,155	5	103	238	364	.382	.518	.901	1981	585.3	.382	139	547.8
21	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.306	1,858	6,930	1,018	2,123	428	30	143	923	939	25	1,034	52	19	7,960	3,040	601	6	60	145	208	.388	.439	.827	1179	245.6	.358	123	220.6
22	Rusty Greer R. Greer	.305	1,027	3,829	643	1,166	258	25	119	614	519	22	555	31	15	4,420	1,831	402	6	44	16	91	.387	.478	.865	723	164.6	.378	121	120.5
23	Hal Morris H. Morris	.304	1,246	3,998	535	1,216	246	21	76	513	356	22	548	45	24	4,443	1,732	343	28	39	55	105	.361	.433	.794	611	73.9	.349	111	58.4
24	Mickey Rivers M. Rivers	.304	463	1,719	241	522	84	10	16	143	64	3	116	41	21	1,813	674	110	18	9	4	10	.328	.392	.720	209	8.1	.324	102	4.2
25	Chipper Jones C. Jones	.303	2,499	8,984	1,619	2,726	549	38	468	1,623	1,512	18	1,409	150	46	10,614	4,755	1,055	3	97	177	253	.401	.529	.930	1904	598.1	.397	141	563

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Team Batting Leaders

13

Machado

RBI

41

Machado

AVG

.282

Tatis

Team Pitching Leaders

6

Vásquez

73

King

ERA

3.60

King

Team Rankings

21st

293

29th

623

17th

ERA

3.90

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	49	27	.645
Padres	39	36	.520	9.5
Diamondbacks	39	36	.520	9.5
Giants	31	45	.408	18.0
Rockies	29	47	.382	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 6/21	SDP	@	TEX	2:35 PM
Mon 6/22	ATL	@	SDP	10:10 PM
Tue 6/23	ATL	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Wed 6/24	ATL	@	SDP	8:40 PM
Fri 6/26	LAD	@	SDP	9:45 PM

Last Game

Padres

39 - 36

Final

Rangers

36 - 40

Sat 20 Jun 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

28

Schwarber

24

Alvarez

23

Buxton

RBI Leaders

58

Kurtz

58

Walker

57

Pages

Batting Average Leaders

.332

Lopez

.331

Lee

.322

Díaz

Hit Leaders

100

Lopez

94

Arraez

90

Alvarez

Run Leaders

68

Wood

55

Turang

54

Kurtz

OBP Leaders

.436

Kurtz

.424

Alvarez

.418

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.630

Alvarez

.604

Rice

.595

Schwarber

SB Leaders

28

Witt

27

Nuñez

24

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

9

Williams

9

Sánchez

Strikeout Leaders

138

Misiorowski

121

Sánchez

110

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

1.71

Schlittler

1.80

Sánchez

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.84

Yamamoto

0.88

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.35

Misiorowski

10.87

Skenes

10.67

deGrom

K/BB Leaders

6.46

Rasmussen

6.19

Skenes

6.06

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

13

Rasmussen

14

Martinez

15

Yamamoto

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,435.2

Ohtani

1,126.6

Wood

1,077.8

Kurtz

DraftKings Points Leaders

984.2

Ohtani

839

Wood

796

Kurtz

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

48-29

45-29

42-31

43-32

Worst Record ATS

28-48

29-48

30-43

32-44

33-43

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	48	27	.640
Phillies	41	35	.539	7.5
Nationals	40	37	.519	9.0
Marlins	39	38	.506	10.0
Mets	34	42	.447	14.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	45	29	.608
Cardinals	40	34	.541	5.0
Cubs	40	37	.519	6.5
Pirates	38	38	.500	8.0
Reds	36	39	.480	9.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	49	27	.645
Diamondbacks	39	36	.520	9.5
Padres	39	36	.520	9.5
Giants	31	45	.408	18.0
Rockies	29	47	.382	20.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	46	29	.613
Rays	42	31	.575	3.0
Blue Jays	38	39	.494	9.0
Orioles	35	42	.455	12.0
Red Sox	30	43	.411	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	41	36	.532
White Sox	39	36	.520	1.0
Twins	36	41	.468	5.0
Tigers	32	44	.421	8.5
Royals	32	45	.416	9.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	39	38	.506
Athletics	38	38	.500	0.5
Rangers	36	40	.474	2.5
Astros	36	42	.462	3.5
Angels	30	47	.390	9.0