which active mlb players have highest opening day average

Yordan Alvarez has the highest batting average by an active player this season, with an average of .328.

Interpreted as:

Which active MLB players have highest opening day average with a minimum of 1.55 PA per team game this regular season?

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.328	2026	HOU	115	418	79	137	24	0	35	86	82	6	87	1	0	509	266	59	0	3	23	5	.442	.636	1.078	114	53.4	.446	193	55.2
2	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.323	2026	TOT	109	437	54	141	25	7	5	47	26	4	22	10	0	482	195	37	6	9	4	8	.359	.446	.805	69	11.8	.347	121	12.3
3	Otto Lopez O. Lopez	.315	2026	MIA	113	454	69	143	29	7	9	51	23	4	64	23	4	490	213	45	0	9	0	8	.347	.469	.816	72	13.9	.351	121	12.2
4	Blaze Alexander B. Alexander	.312	2026	BAL	82	221	31	69	12	2	4	29	16	4	54	9	3	244	97	18	2	1	1	5	.368	.439	.807	36	7.4	.354	129	8.2
5	Nick Gonzales N. Gonzales	.311	2026	PIT	112	425	62	132	19	1	6	50	28	8	79	5	2	462	171	26	0	1	0	12	.364	.402	.766	64	9.1	.341	112	6.9
6	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.307	2026	LAD	113	427	57	131	27	1	15	55	51	3	78	5	0	485	205	43	0	4	1	16	.381	.480	.862	81	23.1	.375	138	22.5
7	Jeremy Peña J. Peña	.306	2026	HOU	69	271	54	83	12	1	13	37	21	6	56	8	1	300	136	26	0	2	0	3	.367	.502	.869	50	14.7	.377	145	15.7
8	Jung Hoo Lee J. Hoo Lee	.303	2026	SFG	106	402	56	122	26	4	8	45	18	6	43	8	1	430	180	38	0	4	0	5	.340	.448	.787	60	9	.342	118	9.5
9	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.301	2026	AZ	88	309	47	93	20	0	8	50	42	4	54	4	1	363	137	28	0	8	0	6	.383	.443	.826	57	13.5	.363	128	12.3
10	Wade Meckler W. Meckler	.301	2026	LAA	58	163	22	49	9	0	3	20	16	1	38	4	0	180	67	12	0	0	0	1	.367	.411	.778	26	4.3	.346	122	4.5
11	Andrew Vaughn A. Vaughn	.299	2026	MIL	71	194	25	58	15	2	5	33	27	4	32	0	0	227	92	22	0	2	1	5	.392	.474	.866	38	11.3	.378	140	11
12	Jake McCarthy J. McCarthy	.298	2026	COL	101	359	52	107	24	7	11	64	18	4	68	18	4	389	178	42	4	4	0	4	.335	.496	.831	59	12.6	.356	112	5.6
13	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.296	2026	TBR	110	429	61	127	20	1	15	64	43	9	72	3	1	485	194	36	0	4	4	12	.369	.452	.821	74	16.3	.358	130	16.9
14	TJ Rumfield	.296	2026	COL	113	402	50	119	24	2	13	58	44	7	66	0	0	455	186	39	0	2	0	3	.374	.463	.836	73	18.6	.367	119	10.5
15	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.296	2026	TBR	108	399	46	118	11	6	0	23	20	0	39	30	11	431	141	17	7	5	0	4	.325	.353	.679	45	-5.7	.300	90	-5.2
16	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	.296	2026	LAD	106	406	73	120	22	2	26	70	69	5	110	6	3	485	224	50	0	5	16	7	.400	.552	.952	90	32.3	.399	154	31.7
17	Jake Mangum J. Mangum	.295	2026	PIT	95	308	41	91	12	1	3	25	19	8	62	20	7	340	114	16	3	2	1	6	.350	.370	.720	42	1.3	.321	99	-0.3
18	Josh Jung J. Jung	.294	2026	TEX	92	354	46	104	23	1	9	35	33	6	71	1	1	396	156	33	0	3	0	14	.361	.441	.802	59	11.5	.352	128	12.9
19	Cole Carrigg C. Carrigg	.293	2026	COL	48	157	33	46	11	3	5	28	21	3	38	5	3	186	78	19	1	4	2	2	.378	.497	.875	31	8.6	.373	123	5.3
20	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.292	2026	ATL	110	418	58	122	24	1	20	66	17	2	84	6	1	440	208	45	0	3	0	3	.320	.498	.818	65	12.4	.351	121	11.4
21	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	.289	2026	CHC	117	439	82	127	22	7	26	70	62	11	137	30	7	516	241	55	1	3	4	2	.388	.549	.937	96	35.1	.400	156	35.1
22	Ty France T. France	.289	2026	SDP	91	287	39	83	15	2	16	50	15	10	74	1	1	317	150	33	0	5	1	7	.341	.523	.863	51	13.3	.368	137	14
23	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	.289	2026	DET	112	426	75	123	20	3	12	44	73	3	69	11	1	504	185	35	0	2	1	3	.395	.434	.829	81	21.1	.368	138	22.4
24	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.289	2026	BOS	111	433	60	125	28	3	15	60	19	7	93	16	7	461	204	46	2	0	0	9	.329	.471	.800	66	11.5	.347	119	10.4
25	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.288	2026	BOS	105	361	57	104	18	2	23	70	47	19	108	3	3	430	195	43	0	3	2	8	.395	.540	.936	81	30.1	.403	158	29.1

Unlock 2x data

More MLB News

The mighty Dodgers are reeling following a 7th straight loss in heartbreaking fashion

Aug 8, 2026

Yankees rally with 2 outs in 9th inning and beat Braves 3-2 in 10 after long rain delay

Aug 8, 2026

Rafael Devers, Willy Adames hit home runs, Jung Hoo Lee adds 2-run single as Giants beat Tigers 5-2

Aug 8, 2026

Cam Smith homers twice as Astros beat newcomer Robbie Ray, Padres 6-3

Aug 8, 2026

Waldschmidt walks off LA with 2-run HR as D-backs hand Dodgers 7th straight loss

Aug 8, 2026

Drew Rasmussen throws 7 scoreless innings as Rays beat Mariners 2-1

Aug 8, 2026

More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

35

Alvarez

RBI

86

Alvarez

AVG

.328

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

108

Lambert

ERA

3.06

Lambert

Team Rankings

159

3rd

546

9th

1,027

10th

ERA

4.59

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	60	57	.513
Rangers	58	58	.500	1.5
Mariners	56	61	.479	4.0
Athletics	45	71	.388	14.5
Angels	45	71	.388	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/8	HOU	@	SDP	7:15 PM
Sun 8/9	HOU	@	SDP	8:20 PM
Mon 8/10	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Tue 8/11	HOU	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Wed 8/12	HOU	@	SFG	3:45 PM

Last Game

Astros

60 - 57

Final

Padres

60 - 57

Fri 7 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Caminero

33

Goodman

RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

87

Stewart

86

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.328

Alvarez

.323

Arraez

.315

Lopez

Hit Leaders

143

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

2.08

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

1,629.4

Crow-Armstrong

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,388.6

Ohtani

1,242

Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

68-47

68-50

65-50

64-53

63-53

Worst Record ATS

44-73

47-70

49-67

51-65

53-64

53-63

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	70	46	.603
Phillies	62	55	.530	8.5
Marlins	58	59	.496	12.5
Nationals	57	61	.483	14.0
Mets	51	66	.436	19.5
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	65	51	.560	4.5
Red Sox	64	51	.557	5.0
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	45	71	.388	14.5
Angels	45	71	.388	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 7/24	CHC	@	PIT	3-2
Fri 7/24	KCR	@	DET	1-2
Fri 7/24	AZ	@	WSH	3-2
Fri 7/24	ATL	@	BAL	7-6
Fri 7/24	SDP	@	MIA	4-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/8	ATL	@	NYY	3:05 PM
Sat 8/8	LAA	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sat 8/8	ATH	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sat 8/8	TOR	@	PHI	6:05 PM
Sat 8/8	NYM	@	PIT	6:40 PM

Yordan Alvarez has the highest batting average by an active player this season, with an average of .328.

Interpreted as:

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Astros Stats

35

86

.328

8

108

3.06

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

35

33

33

88

87

86

.328

.323

.315

143

141

137

100

82

82

.442

.400

.396

.636

.556

.556

40

31

30

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

15

14

13

195

184

178

1.63

2.08

2.26

0.73

0.88

0.91

13.82

13.11

11.53

6.72

5.91

5.52

20

22

24

MLB Fantasy 2026

1,995.6

1,661.5

1,629.4

1,388.6

1,242

1,234

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule