rank worst mlb team batting avg last 115 years

Between August 8, 1911 and August 8, 2026, the Buffalo Blues have the worst batting average by a team, with an average of .249.

	TEAM	AVG	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Blues	.249	308	.508	154	149	10,132	1,194	2,525	370	143	77	1,012	866	46		412		11,295	3,412	590	251				.311	.337	.648
2	Padres	.249	9,125	.469	4,277	4,846	308,349	37,042	76,850	13,625	1,783	7,493	34,854	29,378	2,216	61,263	6,191	2,655	346,019	116,520	22,901	3,766	2,310	2,713	6,658	.317	.378	.695
3	Mets	.250	10,251	.483	4,950	5,293	346,806	42,380	86,597	15,459	1,840	8,891	39,930	33,172	2,958	66,911	6,061	2,771	389,636	132,409	26,190	4,017	2,683	3,169	7,620	.318	.382	.700
4	Nationals	.254	9,118	.481	4,388	4,726	308,409	38,335	78,197	15,099	1,835	7,886	36,048	28,975	2,717	59,133	6,760	2,836	346,346	120,624	24,820	3,903	2,342	2,903	6,647	.321	.391	.712
5	Rays	.254	4,547	.492	2,237	2,310	154,508	20,212	39,224	7,761	882	4,752	19,228	14,665	1,752	35,237	3,456	1,298	172,927	63,005	13,395	787	1,215	712	3,188	.323	.408	.731
6	Terriers	.254	313	.489	149	156	10,229	1,199	2,598	392	146	49	1,026	1,083	79		308		11,785	3,429	587	394				.330	.335	.665
7	Diamondbacks	.254	4,551	.490	2,229	2,322	155,172	20,828	39,473	8,096	1,122	4,872	19,854	15,109	1,523	34,424	2,661	948	174,472	64,429	14,090	1,381	1,287	1,115	3,229	.324	.415	.739
8	Marlins	.255	5,292	.461	2,441	2,851	179,819	22,313	45,778	8,724	1,031	4,836	21,166	16,284	1,937	40,091	3,474	1,360	201,131	71,072	14,591	1,745	1,346	1,220	3,939	.321	.395	.716
9	Astros	.255	10,258	.503	5,156	5,097	348,129	43,798	88,695	16,264	2,189	8,722	41,232	33,075	3,007	64,811	7,248	3,163	391,030	135,503	27,175	4,053	2,766	3,183	7,587	.322	.389	.712
10	Angels	.255	10,418	.493	5,138	5,277	353,326	45,038	90,206	15,607	1,833	9,497	42,400	33,054	2,957	65,024	6,171	3,145	395,716	137,970	26,937	3,561	2,818	2,513	8,046	.322	.390	.712
11	Packers	.256	307	.487	148	156	10,077	1,191	2,575	426	143	67	1,040	782	84		315		11,280	3,488	636	337				.314	.346	.661
12	Brewers	.256	9,120	.491	4,477	4,639	309,601	40,688	79,306	14,811	1,789	8,938	38,544	29,922	2,791	60,745	6,201	2,803	348,002	124,509	25,538	3,204	2,484	2,186	6,764	.325	.402	.727
13	Mariners	.256	7,830	.478	3,745	4,083	266,950	34,743	68,447	12,732	1,274	8,038	33,016	25,315	2,487	51,759	5,220	2,222	298,855	107,841	22,044	1,972	2,131	1,699	5,825	.324	.404	.728
14	Terrapins	.257	314	.425	131	177	10,171	1,195	2,609	418	120	68	1,016	962	86		280		11,574	3,471	606	355				.326	.341	.667
15	Athletics	.257	17,972	.477	8,550	9,365	609,874	79,479	156,694	27,288	4,609	14,138		61,490	4,362		10,381	3,301	687,899	235,614	46,035	9,024	3,149	2,299	10,825	.328	.386	.714
16	Whales	.257	312	.565	173	133	10,231	1,262	2,634	412	127	102	1,102	974	80		332		11,624	3,606	641	339				.327	.352	.679
17	Rangers	.258	10,404	.477	4,957	5,441	355,064	46,773	91,446	16,322	1,920	10,454	44,208	33,623	2,799	67,111	6,095	2,897	397,361	142,970	28,696	2,992	2,883	2,272	7,947	.324	.403	.727
18	Phillies	.259	17,968	.468	8,389	9,526	612,935	76,990	158,602	28,090	4,757	13,678		57,111	4,223		9,773		686,743	237,240	46,525	9,390		3,759		.325	.387	.712
19	Braves	.259	17,983	.501	8,978	8,925	612,853	77,336	158,591	26,714	4,306	14,214		56,577	3,977	93,167	8,933	3,113	686,793	236,559	45,234	10,445	2,941	3,677	10,534	.324	.386	.710
20	Orioles	.259	17,985	.479	8,574	9,333	611,979	78,956	158,539	27,982	4,319	14,526		60,371	4,128		9,119	2,876	688,690	238,737	46,827	9,053	3,159	2,599	11,018	.328	.390	.718
21	Reds	.260	18,000	.500	8,972	8,968	612,339	77,896	159,058	27,793	5,065	13,741		56,157	4,424	95,612	11,869	3,462	686,253	238,204	46,599	10,237	3,096	3,667	9,901	.325	.389	.714
22	Cubs	.260	18,013	.496	8,891	9,049	614,169	78,873	159,596	27,886	5,006	14,339		57,003	4,287	97,935	9,555	3,125	688,728	240,511	47,231	10,292	2,977	3,544	10,122	.326	.392	.717
23	Blue Jays	.260	7,831	.499	3,910	3,918	268,210	36,193	69,724	13,926	1,510	8,519	34,344	24,827	2,515	50,569	4,677	1,991	299,282	112,227	23,955	1,541	2,189	1,429	6,112	.326	.418	.744
24	White Sox	.261	17,975	.494	8,851	9,060	610,423	78,739	159,302	26,816	4,953	12,436		58,477	4,824		11,463		687,354	233,332	44,205	10,355				.329	.382	.711
25	Giants	.261	17,989	.529	9,486	8,444	614,326	80,717	160,592	26,672	4,981	14,951		57,344	4,412	92,899	9,849	3,187	688,739	242,079	46,604	9,568	3,089	4,043	10,363	.327	.394	.721

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HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

87

Stewart

86

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.328

Alvarez

.323

Arraez

.317

Lopez

Hit Leaders

145

Lopez

141

Arraez

137

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

82

Crow-Armstrong

82

Olson

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.400

Ohtani

.396

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.636

Alvarez

.556

García

.556

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

31

Witt

30

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

184

Cease

178

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

2.26

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

22

Rasmussen

24

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,995.6

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,632.9

Crow-Armstrong

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,388.6

Ohtani

1,244

Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

68-47

68-50

65-50

64-53

63-53

62-53

Worst Record ATS

44-73

47-70

49-67

51-65

53-64

54-63

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	70	47	.598
Phillies	62	55	.530	8.0
Marlins	59	59	.500	11.5
Nationals	57	61	.483	13.5
Mets	51	66	.436	19.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	72	44	.621
Cubs	68	49	.581	4.5
Cardinals	58	58	.500	14.0
Reds	56	59	.487	15.5
Pirates	57	61	.483	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	47	.595
Diamondbacks	62	55	.530	7.5
Padres	60	57	.513	9.5
Giants	49	67	.422	20.0
Rockies	45	71	.388	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	69	46	.600
Yankees	66	51	.564	4.0
Red Sox	64	52	.552	5.5
Orioles	56	60	.483	13.5
Blue Jays	55	62	.470	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	56	.513
Twins	58	59	.496	2.0
Guardians	58	59	.496	2.0
Tigers	56	60	.483	3.5
Royals	48	69	.410	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	60	57	.513
Rangers	58	58	.500	1.5
Mariners	56	61	.479	4.0
Athletics	46	71	.393	14.0
Angels	45	72	.385	15.0