which qualifying baseball players have the highest batting average in the last ten years

Between September 5, 2016 and September 5, 2026, 11 players are tied for the highest batting average, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Victor Mederos, Ryne Nelson and Connor Overton.

	NAME	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Victor Mederos V. Mederos	1.000	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
2	Ryne Nelson R. Nelson	1.000	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
3	Connor Overton C. Overton	1.000	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
4	Daniel Bard D. Bard	1.000	67	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
5	Gregory Soto G. Soto	1.000	7	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
6	Jose Torres J. Torres	1.000	61	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
7	Derek Law D. Law	1.000	60	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
8	Andrew Albers A. Albers	1.000	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
9	Sean Gilmartin S. Gilmartin	1.000	7	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
10	Oliver Drake O. Drake	1.000	74	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
11	Will Smith W. Smith	1.000	187	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
12	Trent Thornton T. Thornton	.667	7	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
13	Vidal Nuno V. Nuno	.667	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
14	Yefri Perez Y. Perez	.667	10	3	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	.667	1.000	1.667
15	Dan Jennings D. Jennings	.667	79	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	.667	1.000	1.667
16	Yohandy Morales Y. Morales	.500	3	10	2	5	2	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	10	10	3	0	0	0	0	.500	1.000	1.500
17	Darren Baker D. Baker	.500	9	14	1	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	9	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.643	1.143
18	Bailey Ober B. Ober	.500	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
19	Garrett Whitlock G. Whitlock	.500	7	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
20	Garrett Cleavinger G. Cleavinger	.500	21	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	.500	1.000	1.500
21	Triston McKenzie T. McKenzie	.500	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
22	Humberto Castellanos H. Castellanos	.500	11	6	1	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	7	6	1	0	1	0	0	.429	1.000	1.429
23	R.J. Alaniz	.500	11	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
24	Jesse Biddle J. Biddle	.500	77	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	.500	1.000	1.500
25	Dietrich Enns D. Enns	.500	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for batting average going back to the 1901 season.

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More MLB News

This Date in Baseball - Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 2,131st consecutive game to set MLB record

Sep 5, 2026

Athletics hit 4 home runs in 3rd inning of 7-6 victory over Mariners

Sep 5, 2026

Snell throws 6 shutout innings and Tucker ends home run drought as Dodgers beat Nationals 5-3

Sep 5, 2026

Dehydrated MLB saves leader Bryan Baker leaves in 9th as Rays win anyway and he says he's OK

Sep 5, 2026

Luis Campusano's 2-run homer in 10th lifts Padres to 3-2 win over Yankees

Sep 5, 2026

Braves beat Phillies 5-2 as Chris Sale outduels Cristopher Sánchez

Sep 5, 2026

More Braves Stats

Team Batting Leaders

37

Olson

RBI

80

Harris

AVG

.294

Harris

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Sale

184

Sale

ERA

2.10

Sale

Team Rankings

179

7th

658

9th

1,197

14th

ERA

3.57

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	84	57	.596
Phillies	79	62	.560	5.0
Marlins	71	71	.500	13.5
Nationals	67	76	.469	18.0
Mets	64	77	.454	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/6	ATL	@	PHI	1:10 PM
Mon 9/7	ATL	@	PHI	1:05 PM
Tue 9/8	TBR	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Wed 9/9	TBR	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Thu 9/10	TBR	@	ATL	12:15 PM

Last Game

Braves

84 - 57

Final

Phillies

79 - 62

Fri 4 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

39

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

106

Stewart

102

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.311

Simpson

Hit Leaders

168

Arraez

166

Lopez

165

Díaz

Run Leaders

105

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

95

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

.392

Wood

.391

Harper

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.545

García

SB Leaders

45

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

221

Cease

217

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.97

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.10

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

11.98

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

29

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,261.8

Ohtani

2,050.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,856.6

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,590.6

Ohtani

1,554

Crow-Armstrong

1,392

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

83-58

80-61

81-62

79-63

77-65

76-65

Worst Record ATS

54-88

56-85

59-82

63-79

65-76

66-76

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	84	57	.596
Phillies	79	62	.560	5.0
Marlins	71	71	.500	13.5
Nationals	67	76	.469	18.0
Mets	64	77	.454	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	88	54	.620
Cubs	80	62	.563	8.0
Cardinals	71	71	.500	17.0
Pirates	70	72	.493	18.0
Reds	67	74	.475	20.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	84	57	.596
Padres	74	67	.525	10.0
Diamondbacks	74	68	.521	10.5
Giants	58	84	.408	26.5
Rockies	54	87	.383	30.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	84	57	.596
Yankees	80	61	.567	4.0
Red Sox	77	65	.542	7.5
Blue Jays	71	71	.500	13.5
Orioles	69	73	.486	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	74	67	.525
Guardians	72	70	.507	2.5
Twins	67	74	.475	7.0
Tigers	64	77	.454	10.0
Royals	63	79	.444	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	73	69	.514
Rangers	70	72	.493	3.0
Mariners	66	76	.465	7.0
Athletics	56	86	.394	17.0
Angels	53	88	.376	19.5