players with lowest batting average by position

Catchers have the worst batting average this season, with an average of .231.

Interpreted as:

players with lowest batting average by position this regular season

	POSITION	AVG	SEASON	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	Catcher	.231	2026	4,063	12,191	1,497	2,813	521	17	430	1,597	1,161	182	3,065	57	26	13,724	4,658	968	81	109	21	267	.305	.382	.687	1483	-154.7	.303	90	-161.4
2	Center Fielder	.236	2026	3,516	10,606	1,430	2,498	485	61	330	1,219	1,032	128	2,874	375	118	11,908	4,095	876	83	59	27	139	.309	.386	.695	1322	-98.7	.307	93	-99.9
3	Third Baseman	.242	2026	3,690	12,010	1,599	2,904	571	40	421	1,569	1,191	159	2,841	178	55	13,494	4,818	1,032	37	97	36	255	.316	.401	.717	1591	-19.5	.315	99	-19.6
4	Designated Hitter	.243	2026	2,409	7,641	1,023	1,859	353	24	327	1,059	830	110	2,048	58	18	8,650	3,241	704	10	59	57	157	.324	.424	.748	1098	65.6	.326	106	66.6
5	Shortstop	.244	2026	3,478	11,616	1,625	2,834	523	53	359	1,374	1,088	122	2,814	391	112	12,974	4,540	935	46	102	19	201	.313	.391	.704	1474	-74.5	.310	95	-74.6
6	Right Fielder	.246	2026	4,208	12,818	1,726	3,147	633	57	457	1,637	1,266	176	3,417	325	102	14,388	5,265	1,147	28	100	35	235	.320	.411	.730	1757	39.6	.320	102	35.7
7	Left Fielder	.250	2026	4,207	13,351	1,846	3,332	624	74	439	1,702	1,362	173	3,341	310	104	15,041	5,421	1,137	58	97	42	209	.325	.406	.731	1848	53.2	.321	102	43.3
8	Second Baseman	.251	2026	3,634	11,861	1,564	2,974	537	55	298	1,365	1,132	124	2,537	297	77	13,295	4,515	890	63	115	23	220	.320	.381	.700	1509	-77.6	.310	95	-84.8
9	First Baseman	.252	2026	3,605	12,440	1,729	3,132	618	37	571	1,910	1,450	173	3,153	122	32	14,164	5,537	1,226	4	97	64	293	.336	.445	.781	1956	265.8	.340	115	260.5
10	Pitcher	.500	2026	78	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	0	0.2	.444	186	0.2

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

34

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Goodman

RBI Leaders

77

Walker

77

Alvarez

76

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.330

Lopez

.327

Alvarez

.324

Arraez

Hit Leaders

132

Lopez

125

Arraez

123

Alvarez

Run Leaders

94

Wood

71

Alvarez

71

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.405

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.652

Alvarez

.584

Rice

.563

Goodman

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

30

Witt

27

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Burns

12

Sánchez

12

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

173

Misiorowski

157

Schlittler

156

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.57

Misiorowski

2.07

Schlittler

2.19

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.77

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.93

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

13.37

Cease

11.18

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.28

Schlittler

6.18

Misiorowski

6.04

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

18

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,824.7

Ohtani

1,544.3

Wood

1,453.7

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,258.6

Ohtani

1,146

Wood

1,092

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

62-42

60-42

60-43

58-45

57-45

57-47

Worst Record ATS

40-64

45-58

46-58

46-57

47-58

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	61	42	.592
Phillies	56	48	.538	5.5
Marlins	52	52	.500	9.5
Nationals	52	52	.500	9.5
Mets	43	61	.413	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	64	39	.621
Cubs	58	45	.563	6.0
Pirates	53	51	.510	11.5
Cardinals	52	51	.505	12.0
Reds	48	54	.471	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	66	38	.635
Diamondbacks	55	49	.529	11.0
Padres	51	53	.490	15.0
Giants	43	60	.417	22.5
Rockies	42	63	.400	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	60	43	.583
Yankees	58	45	.563	2.0
Red Sox	53	49	.520	6.5
Orioles	50	54	.481	10.5
Blue Jays	47	57	.452	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	54	48	.529
Guardians	54	51	.514	1.5
Twins	51	54	.486	4.5
Tigers	50	54	.481	5.0
Royals	43	62	.410	12.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	52	51	.505
Mariners	51	53	.490	1.5
Astros	51	54	.486	2.0
Athletics	44	59	.427	8.0
Angels	41	63	.394	11.5