what active mlb player has the worst career batting avg

Austin Hedges has the lowest career batting average by an active player, with an average of .190.

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	NAME	AVG	PA	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Austin Hedges A. Hedges	.190	2,779	896	2,494	235	474	76	2	79	272	184	27	738	17	6	791	157	49	25	11	61	.251	.317	.568	177	-155.6	.248	54	-155.2
2	Taylor Walls T. Walls	.200	1,983	602	1,723	239	345	75	10	24	172	220	6	499	87	19	512	109	19	15	0	18	.291	.297	.588	159	-74.8	.267	71	-66
3	Nolan Gorman N. Gorman	.213	1,877	509	1,666	219	355	65	1	83	240	194	6	632	16	5	671	149	0	11	6	11	.296	.403	.698	207	-14.6	.304	94	-13.2
4	JJ Bleday	.216	2,055	533	1,790	237	386	97	8	72	199	246	9	471	18	12	715	177	1	9	5	28	.312	.399	.712	241	-1.8	.312	100	-0.5
5	Trent Grisham T. Grisham	.217	3,311	887	2,844	427	616	125	14	122	379	402	33	818	59	16	1,135	261	14	18	4	44	.319	.399	.718	397	1.4	.315	102	7.9
6	Danny Jansen D. Jansen	.217	2,254	662	1,964	266	427	92	2	94	279	226	41	476	2	2	805	188	10	13	4	33	.309	.410	.719	266	-4.9	.313	99	-3.9
7	Cal Raleigh C. Raleigh	.218	2,981	746	2,604	361	568	110	2	176	444	335	22	858	23	6	1,210	288	0	20	22	32	.310	.465	.775	396	43.2	.331	120	69.3
8	Kyle Higashioka K. Higashioka	.218	1,699	548	1,572	176	343	66	2	75	231	105	6	437	5	2	638	143	4	12	0	30	.268	.406	.674	168	-33.7	.290	85	-29.8
9	Jorge Mateo J. Mateo	.219	1,621	580	1,502	223	329	78	12	35	139	84	12	441	125	25	536	125	13	10	0	25	.264	.357	.621	135	-56.5	.271	73	-52.2
10	Christopher Morel C. Morel	.220	1,871	512	1,674	216	368	67	10	75	216	166	18	572	32	18	680	152	4	9	3	36	.296	.406	.702	209	-11.1	.305	95	-9.9
11	Miguel Vargas M. Vargas	.221	1,847	465	1,591	244	352	86	7	62	206	218	20	353	33	5	638	155	1	17	6	26	.320	.401	.721	221	2.4	.316	102	4.7
12	Jonah Heim J. Heim	.222	2,580	710	2,368	254	525	105	2	81	324	183	10	491	11	2	877	188	2	17	2	62	.279	.370	.649	242	-63.7	.283	79	-63.1
13	Jake Bauers J. Bauers	.223	2,521	753	2,165	312	483	99	7	84	294	320	19	718	50	20	848	190	2	15	7	17	.326	.392	.718	302	-0.6	.316	100	0.6
14	Gary Sánchez G. Sánchez	.223	3,577	942	3,142	451	702	130	4	200	545	357	57	943	6	2	1,440	334	0	21	10	81	.312	.458	.770	469	39.6	.329	109	39.7
15	Anthony Volpe A. Volpe	.225	2,119	539	1,926	241	433	93	16	54	218	161	13	525	81	24	720	163	6	13	1	31	.287	.374	.661	208	-43.5	.289	84	-38.9
16	Patrick Bailey P. Bailey	.225	1,587	461	1,436	150	323	60	6	29	183	117	7	421	9	0	482	95	10	17	0	31	.283	.336	.619	136	-52.4	.274	74	-49.3
17	Jo Adell J. Adell	.225	2,280	615	2,099	238	473	82	9	97	319	129	41	652	31	15	864	188	1	10	2	49	.282	.412	.694	246	-23.8	.301	92	-22.2
18	Sean Murphy S. Murphy	.225	2,408	634	2,094	278	472	113	3	96	295	246	55	597	1	0	879	212	0	13	4	65	.321	.420	.741	305	18.9	.323	109	24.5
19	Zach McKinstry Z. McKinstry	.225	2,136	658	1,912	243	431	89	27	41	176	182	19	466	62	17	697	157	9	14	3	20	.297	.365	.662	213	-41.2	.291	84	-39.1
20	Daulton Varsho D. Varsho	.226	2,911	788	2,634	368	594	125	22	111	335	237	20	701	65	16	1,096	258	5	15	7	25	.293	.416	.709	327	-18	.306	95	-15.8
21	Spencer Torkelson S. Torkelson	.227	2,718	672	2,389	317	542	125	4	105	311	279	33	734	6	3	990	234	0	17	7	58	.314	.414	.729	330	8.3	.318	104	12.4
22	José Caballero J. Caballero	.230	1,582	503	1,391	192	320	63	3	32	157	130	36	404	153	41	485	98	11	14	1	17	.309	.349	.658	161	-26.1	.294	90	-19.2
23	Luke Raley L. Raley	.230	1,511	478	1,333	177	307	62	6	63	173	98	65	469	28	8	570	131	8	7	2	9	.313	.428	.740	190	10.4	.323	113	22.9
24	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	.231	6,066	1,443	5,110	893	1,181	193	15	385	879	866	58	1,745	40	20	2,559	593	1	31	53	56	.347	.501	.848	946	222.5	.360	127	195.7
25	Gavin Sheets G. Sheets	.232	2,391	703	2,147	219	498	104	2	81	292	207	20	489	9	3	849	187	0	17	5	46	.303	.395	.699	266	-16.2	.305	96	-10.3

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Machado

RBI

87

Machado

AVG

.299

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Team Pitching Leaders

12

King

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ERA

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Team Rankings

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14th

695

19th

1,283

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	97	61	.614
Padres	88	70	.557	9.0
Diamondbacks	84	74	.532	13.0
Giants	65	94	.409	32.5
Rockies	57	101	.361	40.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/24	SDP	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Fri 9/25	AZ	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Sat 9/26	AZ	@	SDP	8:40 PM
Sun 9/27	AZ	@	SDP	3:10 PM

Last Game

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88 - 70

Final

Dodgers

97 - 61

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

112

Burleson

110

Stewart

110

Alonso

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.312

Arraez

.310

Moreno

Hit Leaders

187

Lopez

185

Arraez

177

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

109

Arozarena

104

Wood

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.393

Bauers

.387

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.603

Alvarez

.577

Crow-Armstrong

.537

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

43

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Rasmussen

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,330.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,270.8

Ohtani

2,033.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Crow-Armstrong

1,597.6

Ohtani

1,525

Alvarez

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90-68

89-69

89-70

86-72

85-74

84-75

Worst Record ATS

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68-90

73-85

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	65	.589
Phillies	87	71	.551	6.0
Marlins	78	80	.494	15.0
Nationals	75	84	.472	18.5
Mets	73	85	.462	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	99	59	.627
Cubs	87	71	.551	12.0
Pirates	80	78	.506	19.0
Cardinals	77	81	.487	22.0
Reds	73	85	.462	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	97	61	.614
Padres	88	70	.557	9.0
Diamondbacks	84	74	.532	13.0
Giants	65	94	.409	32.5
Rockies	57	101	.361	40.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	96	62	.608
Yankees - w	91	67	.576	5.0
Red Sox - w	85	73	.538	11.0
Orioles	78	81	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	77	82	.484	19.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	82	76	.519
White Sox	81	77	.513	1.0
Twins	75	84	.472	7.5
Tigers	74	85	.465	8.5
Royals	68	90	.430	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	78	80	.494
Rangers	78	80	.494
Mariners	74	84	.468	4.0
Athletics	63	95	.399	15.0
Angels	60	98	.380	18.0