what team had the lowest batting average from opening day through april 27

Before April 28, 2026, the Buffalo Blues had 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	9,036	.469	4,236	4,798	305,432	36,680	76,165	13,504	1,776	7,396	34,504	29,076	2,180	60,537	6,099	2,630	342,728	115,409	22,676	3,752	2,288	2,702	6,584	.317	.378	.695
3	Mets	.250	10,162	.483	4,908	5,246	343,805	41,984	85,884	15,350	1,828	8,770	39,551	32,879	2,923	66,139	6,014	2,753	386,273	131,200	25,948	4,004	2,662	3,160	7,564	.318	.382	.700
4	Nationals	.254	9,029	.481	4,344	4,681	305,371	37,863	77,431	14,942	1,812	7,750	35,592	28,666	2,677	58,395	6,664	2,816	342,929	119,247	24,504	3,895	2,320	2,900	6,590	.321	.390	.711
5	Rays	.254	4,460	.490	2,185	2,275	151,628	19,835	38,479	7,634	868	4,661	18,870	14,385	1,724	34,612	3,373	1,270	169,691	61,832	13,163	763	1,191	698	3,120	.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	Marlins	.255	5,203	.460	2,395	2,808	176,862	21,931	45,042	8,577	1,013	4,739	20,797	15,992	1,891	39,362	3,381	1,329	197,793	69,862	14,329	1,729	1,319	1,212	3,887	.321	.395	.716
8	Diamondbacks	.255	4,461	.489	2,182	2,279	152,154	20,428	38,751	7,948	1,105	4,786	19,474	14,794	1,487	33,780	2,601	934	171,051	63,267	13,839	1,361	1,255	1,105	3,180	.324	.416	.740
9	Astros	.255	10,170	.502	5,107	5,058	345,158	43,403	87,973	16,149	2,180	8,600	40,856	32,796	2,965	64,079	7,222	3,152	387,708	134,282	26,929	4,040	2,749	3,162	7,523	.323	.389	.712
10	Angels	.255	10,331	.494	5,105	5,223	350,415	44,703	89,521	15,476	1,824	9,414	42,078	32,816	2,914	64,206	6,132	3,133	392,502	136,887	26,714	3,552	2,805	2,506	7,984	.322	.391	.713
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	9,031	.490	4,419	4,608	306,577	40,243	78,523	14,644	1,773	8,850	38,125	29,568	2,769	60,017	6,122	2,779	344,560	123,263	25,267	3,188	2,458	2,176	6,705	.325	.402	.727
13	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
14	Mariners	.257	7,743	.478	3,703	4,038	264,080	34,406	67,791	12,631	1,268	7,935	32,692	25,049	2,434	51,030	5,158	2,200	295,639	106,763	21,834	1,964	2,112	1,692	5,766	.324	.404	.729
15	Athletics	.257	19,465	.486	9,420	9,958	659,869	85,951	169,814	29,462	5,354	14,331		65,083	4,784		12,183	3,282	743,274	252,977	49,147	10,759	3,135	2,287	10,757	.327	.383	.710
16	Braves	.257	19,500	.491	9,524	9,869	663,016	82,354	170,632	28,204	4,804	14,332		60,413	4,437		10,414	3,103	742,554	251,440	47,340	11,905	2,915	3,670	10,492	.322	.379	.701
17	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
18	Rangers	.258	10,317	.476	4,913	5,398	352,167	46,409	90,730	16,197	1,905	10,351	43,854	33,356	2,755	66,390	6,054	2,886	394,120	141,790	28,453	2,974	2,868	2,269	7,890	.324	.403	.727
19	Orioles	.258	19,504	.475	9,208	10,186	662,510	84,223	170,850	29,576	4,929	14,604		63,830	4,565		10,666	2,858	743,506	254,096	49,109	10,582	3,135	2,588	10,955	.326	.384	.709
20	Phillies	.258	19,473	.469	9,104	10,295	662,593	82,810	171,136	29,920	5,387	13,757		61,196	4,656		11,473		742,384	253,101	49,064	11,130		3,750		.324	.382	.706
21	White Sox	.259	19,500	.498	9,666	9,731	660,251	84,687	171,315	28,440	5,570	12,449		62,771	5,325		13,703		743,973	248,242	46,459	12,404				.327	.376	.703
22	Cubs	.260	19,532	.505	9,816	9,615	664,089	85,241	172,413	29,649	5,691	14,448		61,223	4,716		11,898	3,112	745,175	256,788	49,788	12,254	2,957	3,531	10,065	.325	.387	.712
23	Reds	.260	19,528	.499	9,695	9,743	663,027	84,166	172,151	29,428	5,952	13,865		60,391	4,857		13,870	3,442	742,892	255,078	49,245	11,873	3,078	3,660	9,847	.325	.385	.709
24	Blue Jays	.260	7,742	.500	3,867	3,872	265,229	35,847	69,011	13,796	1,504	8,430	34,015	24,587	2,479	49,922	4,632	1,982	295,990	111,105	23,730	1,532	2,163	1,423	6,051	.326	.419	.745
25	Dodgers	.260	19,514	.532	10,331	9,094	663,367	84,947	172,795	28,221	5,654	13,855		62,395	4,418		13,200	3,570	745,223	253,889	47,730	12,130	3,109	3,766	10,039	.327	.383	.709

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HR Leaders

20

Schwarber

17

Murakami

16

Rice

RBI Leaders

42

Pages

42

Hicks

42

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.342

Lopez

.326

Greene

.325

Vargas

Hit Leaders

68

Lopez

60

Edwards

59

Greene

Run Leaders

43

Wood

40

Judge

39

Baldwin

OBP Leaders

.438

Kurtz

.422

Greene

.415

Ward

SLG Leaders

.644

Rice

.624

Schwarber

.607

Moniak

SB Leaders

21

Nuñez

20

Ramírez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

7

Sale

6

Skenes

Strikeout Leaders

88

Misiorowski

84

Cease

80

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.50

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.86

Schlittler

0.87

Sale

K/9 Leaders

13.89

Misiorowski

13.19

Cease

11.19

Sánchez

K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

5.90

Martin

Walk Leaders

8

Skenes

8

deGrom

9

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

947.6

Ohtani

739.6

Wood

686

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

647.9

Ohtani

546

Wood

509

Judge

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

34-17

30-18

31-19

29-18

30-19

Worst Record ATS

15-35

18-33

20-31

20-30

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	35	16	.686
Phillies	25	25	.500	9.5
Nationals	25	26	.490	10.0
Mets	22	28	.440	12.5
Marlins	22	29	.431	13.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	29	18	.617
Cubs	29	21	.580	1.5
Cardinals	28	21	.571	2.0
Pirates	26	24	.520	4.5
Reds	26	24	.520	4.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	31	19	.620
Padres	29	20	.592	1.5
Diamondbacks	26	23	.531	4.5
Giants	20	30	.400	11.0
Rockies	19	32	.373	12.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	33	15	.688
Yankees	30	21	.588	4.5
Blue Jays	23	27	.460	11.0
Red Sox	22	27	.449	11.5
Orioles	21	29	.420	13.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	30	22	.577
White Sox	25	24	.510	3.5
Twins	23	27	.460	6.0
Royals	20	30	.400	9.0
Tigers	20	31	.392	9.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	26	24	.520
Rangers	24	25	.490	1.5
Mariners	24	27	.471	2.5
Astros	20	31	.392	6.5
Angels	17	34	.333	9.5