What was the average home runs per plate appearance for major league baseball every year?

	LEAGUE	HR/PA	HR	PA	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	TB	XBH	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	NL	0	40	20,457	1876	520	.500	257	257	20,121	3,066	5,338	633	181		336			6,453	854	.265		.321
2	NL	0	24	14,012	1877	360	.500	177	177	13,667	2,040	3,705	431	204		345			4,616	659	.271		.338
3	NL	0	23	14,008	1878	368	.500	180	180	13,644	1,904	3,539	481	132		364			4,353	636	.259		.319
4	NL	0	58	24,663	1879	642	.500	316	316	24,155	3,409	6,171	958	317		508			7,937	1,333	.255		.329
5	NL	0	62	25,041	1880	680	.500	332	332	24,301	3,191	5,946	980	328		740			7,768	1,370	.245		.320
6	NL	0	76	25,410	1881	672	.500	334	334	24,377	3,425	6,339	1,068	304		1,033			8,243	1,448	.260		.338
7	NL	0	126	25,729	1882	676	.500	334	334	24,769	3,657	6,225	1,071	404		960			8,482	1,601	.251		.342
8	AA	0	52	17,485	1882	468	.500	233	233	16,853	2,435	4,108	545	219		632			5,247	816	.244		.311
9	NL	0	124	30,133	1883	790	.500	390	390	29,012	4,565	7,611	1,527	468		1,121			10,446	2,119	.262		.360
10	AA	0	114	29,863	1883	780	.500	389	389	28,658	4,465	7,217	960	478		1,205			9,475	1,552	.252		.331
11	NL	0.01	321	34,508	1884	914	.500	447	447	32,687	5,028	8,071	1,216	425		1,821			11,100	1,962	.247		.340
12	AA	0	243	48,646	1884	1,318	.500	640	640	46,186	6,889	11,065	1,574	833		1,992			15,034	2,650	.240	.278	.326	.604
13	UA	0	125	31,573	1884	856	.500	422	422	30,439	4,825	7,457	1,230	279		1,134			9,620	1,634	.245		.316
14	NL	0.01	174	32,968	1885	890	.500	442	442	31,123	4,407	7,516	1,167	412	3,094	1,845			10,029	1,753	.241		.322
15	AA	0	149	33,620	1885	890	.500	444	444	31,602	4,885	7,789	1,026	553	3,394	1,685			10,368	1,728	.246	.292	.328	.620
16	NL	0.01	249	36,369	1886	990	.500	480	480	33,997	5,185	8,524	1,340	506	3,870	2,372		1,339	11,623	2,095	.251		.342
17	AA	0	164	42,421	1886	1,114	.500	544	544	38,930	6,327	9,450	1,339	649	4,369	3,182		1,904	12,579	2,152	.243	.305	.323	.628
18	NL	0.01	383	38,862	1887	1,016	.500	492	492	35,812	6,183	9,624	1,450	711	4,899	2,733	317	2,681	13,645	2,544	.269	.326	.381	.707
19	AA	0.01	223	42,672	1887	1,100	.500	536	536	38,923	7,234	10,610	1,638	687	5,494	3,320	429	3,664	14,291	2,548	.273	.336	.367	.704
20	NL	0.01	333	39,867	1888	1,088	.500	532	532	37,456	4,937	8,943	1,200	509	3,772	2,093	318	2,301	12,160	2,042	.239	.285	.325	.609
21	AA	0	188	41,123	1888	1,096	.500	539	539	37,983	5,691	9,057	1,251	545	4,264	2,634	506	2,959	11,962	1,984	.238	.297	.315	.612
22	NL	0.01	371	41,452	1889	1,062	.500	518	518	37,538	6,203	9,986	1,522	465	4,988	3,612	302	2,087	13,551	2,358	.266	.335	.361	.696
23	AA	0.01	296	43,101	1889	1,118	.500	546	546	38,940	6,783	10,184	1,493	618	5,239	3,704	457	2,729	13,801	2,407	.262	.333	.354	.687
24	NL	0.01	257	41,789	1890	1,078	.500	530	530	37,587	6,010	9,538	1,376	586	4,597	3,773	429	2,259	12,857	2,219	.254	.329	.342	.671
25	AA	0	187	41,252	1890	1,080	.500	526	526	37,003	6,042	9,345	1,258	560	4,344	3,746	503	2,612	12,284	2,005	.253	.330	.332	.662

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

42

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

110

Burleson

107

Stewart

102

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.307

Lopez

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

177

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

112

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Wood

.394

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.589

Alvarez

.571

Crow-Armstrong

.546

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.95

Schlittler

1.95

Misiorowski

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,203.4

Crow-Armstrong

1,903

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,670

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,426

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

85-65

84-66

84-67

80-69

80-70

Worst Record ATS

57-94

61-89

64-86

68-82

70-81

70-80

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	63	.583
Phillies	83	67	.553	4.5
Marlins	74	76	.493	13.5
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.0
Mets	69	81	.460	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	75	76	.497	18.5
Reds	70	80	.467	23.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	79	71	.527	12.0
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
Rockies	55	95	.367	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	90	59	.604
Yankees	87	63	.580	3.5
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	76	.497	16.0
Orioles	73	78	.483	18.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	77	73	.513
Guardians	76	75	.503	1.5
Tigers	71	79	.473	6.0
Twins	70	80	.467	7.0
Royals	66	84	.440	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
Mariners	70	81	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
Angels	57	93	.380	18.0