player career highest ba by catcher since 1950

Since 1950, Joe Mauer has the best 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	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	Smoky Burgess S. Burgess	.297	1,568	4,355	479	1,295	229	33	123	650	459	12	258	13	14	4,877	1,959	385	13	38	74	118	.363	.450	.813	694	140.4	.360	116	97.8
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	Jason Kendall J. Kendall	.288	2,085	7,627	1,030	2,195	394	35	75	744	721	254	686	189	89	8,701	2,884	504	36	63	51	176	.366	.378	.744	1100	26.2	.334	99	-7.6
15	Paul Lo Duca P. Lo Duca	.286	1,082	3,892	483	1,112	222	8	80	481	266	58	295	20	19	4,302	1,590	310	42	44	23	138	.337	.409	.746	516	-13.2	.325	97	-13.7
16	Yogi Berra Y. Berra	.284	1,670	5,961	940	1,695	250	34	289	1,122	608	43	324	23	19	6,658	2,880	573	7	39	45	117	.353	.483	.836	996	228.8	.372	127	217.3
17	Don Slaught D. Slaught	.283	1,327	4,063	415	1,151	235	28	77	476	311	42	559	18	15	4,502	1,673	340	48	38	28	115	.338	.412	.749	562	42.8	.333	104	20.5
18	Dave Engle D. Engle	.282	263	802	106	226	45	5	12	82	59	1	66	2	2	874	317	62	2	10	4	33	.328	.395	.723	101	3.4	.323	95	-5.5
19	A.J. Pierzynski	.280	2,059	7,290	807	2,043	407	24	188	909	308	129	895	15	23	7,813	3,062	619	28	58	68	241	.319	.420	.739	897	-28.5	.319	92	-79.9
20	Gene Green G. Green	.280	110	364	52	102	16	3	18	62	35	1	65	0	2	405	178	37	0	5	5	26	.341	.489	.830	59	11.3	.358	117	8.9
21	Yainer Diaz Y. Diaz	.279	483	1,785	211	498	89	4	71	252	67	12	327	3	3	1,883	808	164	0	19	3	54	.306	.453	.759	240	16.5	.325	110	22.1
22	Yadier Molina Y. Molina	.277	2,224	7,817	777	2,168	408	7	176	1,022	542	76	922	71	37	8,553	3,118	591	43	75	50	287	.327	.399	.726	979	-27.6	.316	97	-39.1
23	Johnny Estrada J. Estrada	.277	612	2,079	198	576	129	0	42	285	103	31	228	0	0	2,244	831	171	5	26	30	80	.317	.400	.717	236	-40.6	.308	81	-53.6
24	Ryan Doumit R. Doumit	.277	601	2,050	242	567	131	4	70	292	140	36	372	9	4	2,246	916	205	2	18	20	67	.331	.447	.778	288	25.5	.336	107	19.1
25	Roy Campanella R. Campanella	.276	1,002	3,490	530	964	145	13	211	729	430	26	420	19	15	3,988	1,768	369	24	18	30	129	.358	.507	.865	628	164.7	.384	124	120.6

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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
Mon 9/21	MIN	@	SFG	9:45 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

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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

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Simpson

42

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Win Leaders

17

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Gray

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Strikeout Leaders

243

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

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ERA Leaders

1.89

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1.95

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0.87

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Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

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MLB 2026 Betting

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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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