national league batting average leaders 2026

Luis Arraez has the best batting average in the NL this season, with an average of .317.

Interpreted as:

national league batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game leaders 2026

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	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	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.317	2026	TOT	128	515	63	163	28	7	6	54	27	4	24	10	0	562	223	41	6	10	4	13	.349	.433	.782	76	9.8	.338	115	9.9
2	Nick Gonzales N. Gonzales	.307	2026	PIT	128	482	66	148	23	1	6	57	37	10	89	7	3	530	191	30	0	1	0	12	.368	.396	.764	73	10.9	.342	112	7.9
3	Otto Lopez O. Lopez	.306	2026	MIA	132	529	79	162	30	7	9	59	30	4	74	29	4	574	233	46	0	11	0	11	.341	.440	.782	78	10.6	.339	113	8.7
4	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.302	2026	AZ	107	384	58	116	28	1	11	66	51	4	67	5	2	448	179	40	0	9	0	8	.382	.466	.848	72	19.4	.370	134	18.4
5	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.301	2026	LAD	132	501	65	151	31	1	15	63	58	3	93	6	0	568	229	47	0	6	3	18	.373	.457	.830	88	21.1	.362	130	20.5
6	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.296	2026	ATL	130	494	64	146	32	1	22	77	19	2	102	9	3	520	246	55	2	3	0	3	.322	.498	.820	77	15.4	.353	123	14.3
7	Jung Hoo Lee J. Hoo Lee	.291	2026	SFG	125	471	61	137	27	4	9	49	24	7	49	11	1	506	199	40	0	4	0	6	.332	.423	.755	66	5.8	.330	111	6.5
8	Jake McCarthy J. McCarthy	.290	2026	COL	121	441	65	128	27	7	13	69	24	6	81	25	5	480	208	47	4	5	0	7	.332	.472	.804	69	11.9	.347	106	3.5
9	TJ Rumfield	.289	2026	COL	132	463	55	134	26	2	13	61	61	9	74	0	0	535	203	41	0	2	0	5	.381	.438	.820	84	20.5	.364	117	11.2
10	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	.288	2026	STL	136	517	78	149	33	1	21	99	47	6	96	3	0	573	247	55	0	3	4	11	.353	.478	.830	88	19.9	.359	129	20
11	Jordan Walker J. Walker	.288	2026	STL	133	518	86	149	29	0	27	97	43	4	137	18	5	568	259	56	0	3	1	11	.345	.500	.845	89	22.4	.365	133	22.5
12	Fernando Tatis Jr. F. Tatis Jr.	.284	2026	SDP	134	525	76	149	28	2	17	67	54	5	111	31	13	591	232	47	1	6	5	12	.353	.442	.794	84	13.9	.345	122	15.5
13	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.283	2026	LAD	126	488	86	138	25	4	30	80	77	5	136	10	3	575	261	59	0	5	16	9	.383	.535	.917	100	32.6	.387	146	32.1
14	Xavier Edwards X. Edwards	.283	2026	MIA	136	499	59	141	17	6	6	51	64	0	77	20	5	572	188	29	3	6	4	13	.360	.377	.737	73	5.1	.327	105	3.2
15	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	.282	2026	CHC	136	522	97	147	27	7	36	89	71	11	159	32	7	608	296	70	1	3	6	2	.377	.567	.944	113	41.6	.401	158	42.5
16	Jackson Chourio J. Chourio	.281	2026	MIL	101	416	69	117	22	0	20	56	37	2	108	14	4	456	199	42	0	1	5	6	.342	.478	.820	68	13.7	.353	125	13.8
17	Carson Benge C. Benge	.279	2026	NYM	130	491	69	137	18	3	16	54	39	6	116	19	4	537	209	37	0	1	1	7	.339	.426	.765	72	8.7	.336	114	8.8
18	Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki	.277	2026	CHC	118	451	81	125	28	0	23	79	64	4	131	3	0	522	222	51	0	3	4	9	.370	.492	.862	86	23.9	.373	139	24.6
19	Drake Baldwin D. Baldwin	.275	2026	ATL	113	443	72	122	13	0	22	67	49	7	104	3	1	500	201	35	0	1	2	13	.356	.454	.810	75	15.7	.355	124	14.7
20	Jake Bauers J. Bauers	.273	2026	MIL	121	406	78	111	19	2	23	75	74	3	125	10	4	485	203	44	0	2	4	5	.388	.500	.888	84	26.8	.385	146	26.9
21	Brandon Marsh B. Marsh	.272	2026	PHI	130	467	67	127	18	2	17	56	32	2	127	11	3	506	200	37	1	4	5	4	.319	.428	.747	62	2.6	.323	99	-0.3
22	Andy Pages A. Pages	.272	2026	LAD	128	493	72	134	25	2	21	80	45	7	107	12	7	550	226	48	0	5	1	11	.338	.458	.797	78	13.4	.347	120	12.9
23	William Contreras W. Contreras	.271	2026	MIL	126	484	67	131	21	1	13	70	51	4	75	1	2	546	193	35	0	7	4	13	.341	.399	.739	68	3.7	.325	106	3.8
24	Mauricio Dubón M. Dubón	.270	2026	ATL	129	482	58	130	24	2	10	64	30	2	62	7	2	517	188	36	1	2	0	7	.314	.390	.704	59	-2.5	.310	94	-3.6
25	Elly De La Cruz E. De La Cruz	.269	2026	CIN	117	464	80	125	23	5	21	60	56	2	142	24	8	525	221	49	0	3	0	6	.349	.476	.825	80	18	.359	125	15.6

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Alvarez

37

Olson

RBI Leaders

104

Stewart

99

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.320

Alvarez

.317

Arraez

.311

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Arraez

162

Lopez

156

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

97

Crow-Armstrong

93

Olson

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.613

Alvarez

.567

Crow-Armstrong

.557

García

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

38

Chisholm

37

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,947.9

Crow-Armstrong

1,810.5

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,568.6

Ohtani

1,478

Crow-Armstrong

1,357

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

81-54

79-59

77-59

74-61

75-62

74-62

Worst Record ATS

51-85

54-82

57-79

58-78

62-74

63-73

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	81	55	.596
Phillies	76	60	.559	5.0
Marlins	68	68	.500	13.0
Nationals	65	73	.471	17.0
Mets	61	75	.449	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	85	51	.625
Cubs	77	59	.566	8.0
Cardinals	68	69	.496	17.5
Pirates	66	71	.482	19.5
Reds	64	72	.471	21.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	81	55	.596
Padres	72	64	.529	9.0
Diamondbacks	73	65	.529	9.0
Giants	56	81	.409	25.5
Rockies	52	84	.382	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	81	54	.600
Yankees	77	59	.566	4.5
Red Sox	74	62	.544	7.5
Orioles	67	69	.493	14.5
Blue Jays	67	70	.489	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	63	.533
Guardians	68	68	.500	4.5
Twins	64	72	.471	8.5
Tigers	63	72	.467	9.0
Royals	62	75	.453	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	68	.500
Rangers	66	70	.485	2.0
Mariners	64	72	.471	4.0
Athletics	53	83	.390	15.0
Angels	52	84	.382	16.0