Cy Young has the highest career batting average by a pitcher, with an average of .210.

Interpreted as:

most career batting average with a minimum of 3000 PA by a player pitched

	NAME	AVG	PA	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	TB	XBH	SH	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Cy Young C. Young	.123	65	1890	CLN	17	65	6	8	2	0	0	4	0	0	8	1	10	2		.123	.154	.277	-1	-11.1	.131	-11	-11
2	Cy Young C. Young	.167	185	1891	CLE	55	174	23	29	5	2	1	18	11	0	30	2	41	8		.216	.236	.452	11	-16.1	.222	36	-17.6
3	Cy Young C. Young	.158	204	1892	CLE	53	196	14	31	5	0	1	15	7	1	35	3	39	6		.191	.199	.390	8	-19	.193	26	-21.1
4	Cy Young C. Young	.235	191	1893	CLE	53	187	23	44	4	0	1	27	4	0	15	2	51	5		.251	.273	.524	13	-17.6	.252	38	-19.9
5	Cy Young C. Young	.215	188	1894	CLE	52	186	24	40	8	4	2	26	2	0	20	4	62	14	0	.223	.333	.557	9	-25.3	.245	22	-27.9
6	Cy Young C. Young	.214	154	1895	CLE	47	140	20	30	5	2	0	13	11	1	20	0	39	7	2	.276	.279	.555	13	-12.8	.271	44	-14.8
7	Cy Young C. Young	.289	186	1896	CLE	53	180	31	52	11	3	3	28	4	0	15	1	78	17	2	.304	.433	.738	26	-2.9	.336	83	-5.1
8	Cy Young C. Young	.222	159	1897	CLE	48	153	14	34	4	3	0	19	2	1	22	4	44	7	3	.237	.288	.525	9	-14.7	.246	37	-15.8
9	Cy Young C. Young	.253	169	1898	CLE	47	154	20	39	4	1	2	13	8	2	12	2	51	7	5	.299	.331	.630	19	-3.5	.307	80	-4.6
10	Cy Young C. Young	.216	156	1899	STL	44	148	22	32	5	3	1	18	2	0	12	1	46	9	6	.227	.311	.537	10	-11.6	.250	44	-12.8
11	Cy Young C. Young	.177	130	1900	STL	41	124	13	22	5	1	1	13	3	2	7	1	32	7	1	.209	.258	.467	6	-12.1	.223	29	-13.2
12	Cy Young C. Young	.209	163	1901	BSA	45	153	20	32	2	5	0	17	6	1	16	1	44	7	3	.244	.288	.531	12	-9.6	.251	50	-11.6
13	Cy Young C. Young	.230	154	1902	BSA	45	148	17	34	4	1	1	12	5	0	20	0	43	6	1	.255	.291	.545	11	-6.7	.262	54	-9.6
14	Cy Young C. Young	.321	146	1903	BSA	41	137	21	44	6	3	1	14	4	0	20	2	59	10	5	.340	.431	.771	22	4.6	.360	126	4.6
15	Cy Young C. Young	.223	149	1904	BSA	43	148	14	33	3	3	1	10	0	0	25	1	45	7	1	.223	.304	.527	10	-5.2	.248	62	-6
16	Cy Young C. Young	.150	126	1905	BSA	38	120	8	18	2	1	2	10	4	0	29	0	28	5	2	.177	.233	.411	4	-9.2	.200	29	-9.5
17	Cy Young C. Young	.154	109	1906	BSA	40	104	9	16	3	2	0	5	3	0	21	0	23	5	2	.178	.221	.399	3	-8	.194	25	-8.5
18	Cy Young C. Young	.216	128	1907	BSA	46	125	10	27	1	0	1	5	1	1	14	3	31	2	1	.228	.248	.476	7	-5.8	.234	49	-6.5
19	Cy Young C. Young	.226	117	1908	BOS	36	115	9	26	3	0	0	8	0	0	14	0	29	3	2	.226	.252	.478	6	-4.9	.230	51	-5.6
20	Cy Young C. Young	.196	114	1909	CLE	35	107	6	21	2	0	0	7	1	0	12	1	23	2	6	.204	.215	.419	4	-7.5	.204	31	-7.9
21	Cy Young C. Young	.145	62	1910	CLE	21	55	0	8	3	1	0	5	3	1	6	0	13	4	3	.203	.236	.440	2	-4.1	.219	34	-4.2
22	Cy Young C. Young	.073	46	1911	TOT	18	41	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	3	0	5	.073	.073	.146	-4	-9.1	.070	-66	-9.7
	Total	.210	3,101			918	2,960	325	623	87	35	18	290	81	10	373	29	834	140	50	.234	.282	.516	198	-212.2	.245	45	-238.4

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

35

Caminero

35

Alvarez

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

89

Stewart

87

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.312

Lopez

Hit Leaders

148

Lopez

147

Arraez

140

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Crow-Armstrong

86

Olson

OBP Leaders

.436

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.621

Alvarez

.553

Caminero

.552

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

33

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

185

Williams

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

13.09

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.87

Schlittler

5.78

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,061.4

Ohtani

1,685.7

Crow-Armstrong

1,661.5

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,438.6

Ohtani

1,282

Crow-Armstrong

1,236

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

71-49

70-50

71-52

67-54

68-55

67-55

Worst Record ATS

45-77

48-75

50-72

53-69

55-66

56-66

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	48	.603
Phillies	65	58	.528	9.0
Marlins	62	60	.508	11.5
Nationals	60	63	.488	14.0
Mets	53	69	.434	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	75	47	.615
Cubs	71	51	.582	4.0
Cardinals	61	60	.504	13.5
Reds	58	62	.483	16.0
Pirates	59	64	.480	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	73	49	.598
Padres	65	57	.533	8.0
Diamondbacks	64	58	.525	9.0
Giants	50	71	.413	22.5
Rockies	48	73	.397	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	46	.617
Yankees	68	53	.562	6.5
Red Sox	65	56	.537	9.5
Blue Jays	59	64	.480	16.5
Orioles	58	63	.479	16.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	62	58	.517
Tigers	60	61	.496	2.5
Twins	60	63	.488	3.5
Guardians	59	63	.484	4.0
Royals	49	73	.402	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	62	60	.508
Rangers	60	62	.492	2.0
Mariners	57	65	.467	5.0
Angels	48	74	.393	14.0
Athletics	47	74	.388	14.5