player career highest ba by catcher since 1903

Since 1903, Joe Mauer has the highest batting average by a catcher, with an average of .323.

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	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	Joe Mauer J. Mauer	.323	1,178	4,378	688	1,414	282	20	105	634	616	17	564	43	16	5,060	2,051	407	4	45	103	137	.405	.468	.873	820	221.9	.378	134	209.4
2	Mickey Cochrane M. Cochrane	.320	1,482	5,169	1,041	1,652	333	64	119	830	857	29	217	64		6,206	2,470	516	151				.419	.478	.897	1128	344.9	.413	132	269.2
3	Bill Dickey B. Dickey	.313	1,789	6,300	930	1,969	343	72	202	1,209	678	31	289	36		7,060	3,062	617	51			49	.382	.486	.868	1182	312.3	.396	126	253.9
4	Mike Piazza M. Piazza	.313	1,700	6,147	968	1,921	306	7	399	1,237	673	28	974	17	20	6,888	3,438	712	0	40	132	206	.381	.559	.940	1238	379.9	.397	145	399.8
5	Spud Davis S. Davis	.308	1,458	4,255	388	1,312	244	22	77	647	386	22	326	6		4,713	1,831	343	50			30	.369	.430	.799	690	101.5	.368	109	52.2
6	Ernie Lombardi E. Lombardi	.306	1,853	5,855	601	1,792	277	27	190	990	430	46	262	8		6,349	2,693	494	18			143	.358	.460	.818	952	199.4	.376	125	194.9
7	Brian Harper B. Harper	.306	732	2,510	283	767	156	6	48	346	111	38	129	7	15	2,698	1,079	210	9	30	25	87	.341	.430	.771	350	47.1	.341	108	25.7
8	Johnny Bassler J. Bassler	.304	811	2,319	250	704	99	16	1	319	437	10	81	13		2,858	838	116	92				.416	.361	.777	425	70.1	.378	110	40.7
9	Rudy York R. York	.303	344	1,173	224	355	61	6	88	295	175	4	179	9		1,357	692	155	5			8	.395	.590	.985	273	103.1	.437	136	71
10	Buster Posey B. Posey	.302	1,371	4,970	663	1,500	293	9	158	729	540	43	721	23	9	5,607	2,285	460	1	53	67	163	.372	.460	.831	837	188.2	.358	129	190.6
11	Victor Martinez V. Martinez	.300	1,004	3,739	509	1,120	235	3	131	638	411	28	482	3	3	4,224	1,754	369	0	46	52	133	.369	.469	.838	629	116.5	.361	120	106
12	Manny Sanguillen M. Sanguillen	.298	1,316	4,794	549	1,430	197	56	62	567	211	21	320	30	34	5,092	1,925	315	24	42	92	138	.328	.402	.729	576	26.5	.323	101	6
13	Joe Torre J. Torre	.298	1,196	4,322	559	1,289	181	30	163	652	404	43	608	12	23	4,801	2,019	374	6	26	53	161	.362	.467	.829	724	212.5	.366	132	177.4
14	Gabby Hartnett G. Hartnett	.297	1,990	6,432	867	1,912	396	64	236	1,179	703	35	697	28		7,297	3,144	696	127			19	.370	.489	.858	1186	271.2	.389	127	251.3
15	Smoky Burgess S. Burgess	.297	1,614	4,411	483	1,310	229	33	124	662	463	12	262	13	14	4,937	1,977	386	13	38	74	119	.363	.448	.811	699	138.6	.359	116	95.7
16	Ted Easterly T. Easterly	.297	607	1,733	181	514	69	33	7	224	99	7	120	37		1,882	670	109	43				.337	.387	.724	234	36.8	.349	113	26.7
17	Ivan Rodriguez I. Rodriguez	.296	2,543	9,592	1,354	2,844	572	51	311	1,332	513	58	1,474	127	64	10,270	4,451	934	31	76	67	337	.334	.464	.798	1383	124.8	.344	104	63.1
18	Shanty Hogan S. Hogan	.295	980	3,159	286	933	145	11	61	471	219	38	185	6		3,452	1,283	217	36				.348	.406	.755	452	15.7	.348	101	7
19	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	.292	1,954	7,244	930	2,116	413	43	222	1,195	720	34	576	15	31	8,094	3,281	678	9	87	164	238	.355	.453	.808	1126	242.7	.357	122	206.1
20	Thurman Munson T. Munson	.292	1,423	5,344	696	1,558	229	32	113	701	438	42	571	48	50	5,903	2,190	374	21	58	59	160	.346	.410	.756	745	103.8	.340	116	106.4
21	Chief Meyers C. Meyers	.291	992	2,834	276	826	120	41	14	369	274	63	174	44		3,226	1,070	175	55				.367	.378	.744	437	92.6	.363	118	73
22	Javy Lopez J. Lopez	.290	1,409	4,977	638	1,441	247	18	252	829	337	64	893	8	19	5,429	2,480	517	6	45	43	162	.340	.498	.838	796	118.3	.358	115	104.2
23	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.289	438	1,435	191	415	82	4	37	217	160	11	265	17	7	1,627	616	123	0	21	4	44	.360	.429	.789	233	39.3	.345	118	35.6
24	Hank Severeid H. Severeid	.289	1,390	4,312	408	1,245	204	42	17	538	331	19	169	35		4,787	1,584	263	125				.342	.367	.709	559	10	.337	91	-51.7
25	Wally Schang W. Schang	.288	1,616	4,610	664	1,327	240	71	51	623	745	83	482	89		5,573	1,862	362	135				.396	.404	.800	836	182.3	.382	119	128.3

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AVG

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ERA

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692

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	78	75	.510
White Sox	77	75	.507	0.5
Tigers	72	80	.474	5.5
Twins	71	81	.467	6.5
Royals	67	85	.441	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Fri 9/18	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sat 9/19	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	LAA	4:07 PM
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88 - 64

Final

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71 - 81

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HR Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

109

Stewart

105

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

.311

Simpson

.310

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

182

Lopez

180

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

115

Crow-Armstrong

103

Arozarena

102

Wood

OBP Leaders

.428

Alvarez

.394

Bauers

.393

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.594

Alvarez

.581

Crow-Armstrong

.538

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

44

Simpson

42

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Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

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Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

243

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.89

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1.95

Schlittler

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WHIP Leaders

0.81

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0.87

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13.15

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12.16

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2,264.8

Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

1,937.2

Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

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Ohtani

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MLB 2026 Betting

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Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	89	64	.582
Phillies	84	68	.553	4.5
Marlins	76	77	.497	13.0
Nationals	71	82	.464	18.0
Mets	69	83	.454	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	95	58	.621
Cubs	85	68	.556	10.0
Pirates	76	77	.497	19.0
Cardinals	75	78	.490	20.0
Reds	71	82	.464	24.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	93	60	.608
Padres	84	69	.549	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	73	.523	13.0
Giants	64	89	.418	29.0
Rockies	56	97	.366	37.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	93	59	.612
Yankees - x	88	64	.579	5.0
Red Sox	82	70	.539	11.0
Blue Jays	76	77	.497	17.5
Orioles	75	78	.490	18.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	78	75	.510
White Sox	77	75	.507	0.5
Tigers	72	80	.474	5.5
Twins	71	81	.467	6.5
Royals	67	85	.441	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	76	76	.500
Rangers	76	76	.500
Mariners	71	82	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	92	.399	15.5
Angels	58	94	.382	18.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/2	ATL	@	WSH	9-0
Wed 9/2	BAL	@	COL	5-6
Wed 9/2	PHI	@	AZ	0-1
Wed 9/2	SEA	@	BOS	8-3
Wed 9/2	NYM	@	TBR	10-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	MIN	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Fri 9/18	KCR	@	PIT	6:40 PM
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