what is the mlb record for batting average

Yordan Alvarez has the highest batting average this season, with an average of .323.

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What is the MLB record for batting average with a minimum of 3000 PA by a player?

	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	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.323	571	130	468	88	151	28	1	36	91	91	8	97	1	0	289	65	0	4	28	5	.438	.618	1.055	123	55.5	.437	186	57.3
2	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.321	549	125	502	63	161	28	7	6	54	27	4	24	10	0	221	41	6	10	4	11	.354	.440	.794	76	11.6	.342	118	12.1
3	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.308	505	125	468	51	144	13	6	0	29	23	0	42	35	14	169	19	8	6	0	5	.336	.361	.697	56	-3.2	.308	95	-2.8
4	Nick Gonzales N. Gonzales	.307	517	125	472	66	145	22	1	6	56	34	10	86	7	2	187	29	0	1	0	12	.366	.396	.762	71	10	.340	113	7.8
5	Otto Lopez O. Lopez	.306	561	129	516	77	158	30	7	9	59	30	4	71	27	4	229	46	0	11	0	11	.342	.444	.786	77	11	.340	114	9.2
6	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.303	435	104	373	56	113	28	1	10	65	49	4	65	5	1	173	39	0	9	0	8	.382	.464	.845	70	18.4	.369	133	17.1
7	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.301	568	128	505	76	152	21	1	19	72	48	10	79	3	1	232	41	0	5	4	13	.370	.459	.829	88	20.7	.361	132	21.1
8	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.299	550	128	485	63	145	30	1	15	61	56	3	91	6	0	222	46	0	6	2	18	.371	.458	.829	85	20.2	.362	130	19.8
9	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.293	504	126	481	62	141	30	1	21	72	18	2	99	8	3	236	52	0	3	0	3	.319	.491	.810	73	13.2	.349	120	12.2
10	Jake McCarthy J. McCarthy	.292	460	117	424	63	124	26	7	13	68	24	4	78	24	5	203	46	4	4	0	7	.333	.479	.812	67	12.6	.350	108	4.7
11	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	.291	556	132	501	75	146	33	1	21	96	46	6	93	3	0	244	55	0	3	4	10	.356	.487	.843	87	21.5	.364	133	21.7
12	Jung Hoo Lee J. Hoo Lee	.289	492	121	461	58	133	27	4	9	47	20	7	49	10	1	195	40	0	4	0	6	.325	.423	.748	62	4.1	.327	108	5
13	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.288	537	127	504	67	145	32	3	16	66	21	8	108	17	8	231	51	2	2	1	10	.325	.458	.784	74	10.2	.340	114	8.7
14	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.288	504	114	445	72	128	26	1	16	48	54	2	89	35	7	204	43	0	3	7	6	.365	.458	.824	76	16.3	.356	126	15.5
15	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.287	467	111	414	52	119	22	3	13	59	50	0	67	9	2	186	38	0	3	0	8	.362	.449	.811	70	14.9	.356	130	16.4
16	Fernando Tatis Jr. F. Tatis Jr.	.287	578	131	512	75	147	28	2	17	67	54	5	106	30	13	230	47	1	6	5	12	.357	.449	.806	84	15.8	.350	125	17.4
17	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.287	557	122	471	85	135	24	4	30	80	76	5	130	9	3	257	58	0	5	16	8	.388	.546	.933	100	34.2	.392	151	33.8
18	Liam Hicks L. Hicks	.286	477	119	409	62	117	13	1	17	73	50	10	45	3	0	183	31	1	7	3	7	.372	.447	.819	73	16.3	.358	127	15.1
19	TJ Rumfield	.286	515	128	451	54	129	25	2	13	60	53	9	74	0	0	197	40	0	2	0	4	.371	.437	.808	78	17.2	.358	113	8.3
20	Xavier Edwards X. Edwards	.286	559	133	486	59	139	17	6	6	50	64	0	75	19	5	186	29	3	6	4	12	.365	.383	.748	73	7	.332	108	5.2
21	Jordan Walker J. Walker	.285	551	129	502	82	143	28	0	27	96	42	4	133	18	5	252	55	0	3	1	11	.343	.502	.845	87	21.5	.365	133	21.8
22	Ernie Clement E. Clement	.283	519	129	494	54	140	29	1	9	43	18	2	50	5	1	198	39	0	5	0	10	.308	.401	.709	58	-2.9	.309	98	-1.3
23	Luis García Jr. L. García Jr.	.283	448	122	424	56	120	24	5	27	85	22	0	74	4	2	235	56	0	2	0	7	.317	.554	.871	73	19.6	.370	136	19.1
24	Carson Benge C. Benge	.282	521	126	476	68	134	17	3	16	53	38	6	110	19	4	205	36	0	1	1	7	.342	.431	.772	71	9.7	.339	118	11.2
25	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.281	501	121	420	66	118	21	2	26	78	55	22	124	3	3	221	49	1	3	2	8	.390	.526	.916	92	32.4	.396	153	31

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Team Batting Leaders

36

Alvarez

RBI

91

Alvarez

AVG

.323

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

120

Lambert

ERA

3.25

Blubaugh

Team Rankings

176

4th

605

10th

1,152

10th

ERA

4.65

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	66	66	.500
Rangers	66	67	.496	0.5
Mariners	64	69	.481	2.5
Athletics	52	81	.391	14.5
Angels	52	81	.391	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/26	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 8/27	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 8/28	HOU	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Sat 8/29	HOU	@	NYM	4:10 PM
Sun 8/30	HOU	@	NYM	3:10 PM

Last Game

Astros

66 - 66

Final

Yankees

74 - 57

Tue 25 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

39

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

99

Stewart

96

Burleson

96

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Alvarez

.321

Arraez

.308

Simpson

Hit Leaders

161

Arraez

158

Lopez

152

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

91

Olson

OBP Leaders

.438

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.618

Alvarez

.554

García

.550

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

35

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,207

Ohtani

1,863.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,770.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,548.6

Ohtani

1,414

Crow-Armstrong

1,327

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

79-53

76-58

75-58

73-60

72-61

Worst Record ATS

51-82

54-79

54-78

58-75

61-72

61-71

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	77	55	.583
Phillies	73	60	.549	4.5
Marlins	67	66	.504	10.5
Nationals	62	72	.463	16.0
Mets	60	72	.455	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	51	.614
Cubs	76	57	.571	5.5
Cardinals	66	67	.496	15.5
Pirates	65	69	.485	17.0
Reds	62	71	.466	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	80	52	.606
Padres	71	62	.534	9.5
Diamondbacks	70	63	.526	10.5
Giants	54	78	.409	26.0
Rockies	51	81	.386	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	79	54	.594
Yankees	74	57	.565	4.0
Red Sox	73	59	.553	5.5
Orioles	64	68	.485	14.5
Blue Jays	64	69	.481	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	69	63	.523
Guardians	67	66	.504	2.5
Twins	64	69	.481	5.5
Tigers	62	71	.466	7.5
Royals	59	74	.444	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	66	66	.500
Rangers	66	67	.496	0.5
Mariners	64	69	.481	2.5
Athletics	52	81	.391	14.5
Angels	52	81	.391	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 8/11	PIT	@	MIA	0-2
Tue 8/11	CLE	@	DET	4-6
Tue 8/11	CHC	@	WSH	8-6
Tue 8/11	SEA	@	NYY	1-4
Tue 8/11	BOS	@	TOR	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/26	BOS	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Wed 8/26	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Wed 8/26	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 8/26	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Wed 8/26	MIL	@	NYM	7:10 PM

Yordan Alvarez has the highest batting average this season, with an average of .323.

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

39

36

36

99

96

96

.323

.321

.308

161

158

152

100

93

91

.438

.396

.393

.618

.554

.550

42

35

35

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

16

16

15

216

209

204

1.68

2.16

2.20

0.76

0.90

0.93

13.41

13.03

11.77

6.55

5.93

5.72

22

25

28

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,207

1,863.1

1,770.1

1,548.6

1,414

1,327

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

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