who has the lowest batting average of one season alltime

Joe Werrick has the worst batting average in a season, with an average of .074 in his rookie season in 1884.

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	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	Joe Werrick J. Werrick	.074	1884	STP	9	27	3	2	0	0	0		1					28	2	0						.074		0	-4.1	.092	31	-2.7
2	Mortimer Hogan M. Hogan	.081	1884	MIL	11	37	6	3	1	0	0		7					44	4	1						.108		3	-3.1	.187	-287	-24.1
3	Scrappy Carroll S. Carroll	.097	1884	STP	9	31	3	3	1	0	0		2					33	4	1						.129		1	-3.6	.140	57	-2
4	John Murphy J. Murphy	.128	1884	TOT	33	125	14	16	1	0	0		7					132	17	1						.136		6	-12.9	.153	30	-13
5	Will White W. White	.136	1879	CIN	76	294	28	40	6	0	0	17	6		56			300	46	6						.156		12	-29.1	.144	34	-28.3
6	Will White W. White	.142	1878	CIN	52	197	15	28	1	1	0	9	8		41			205	31	2						.157		10	-17.7	.162	40	-17.2
7	Redleg Snyder R. Snyder	.151	1876	CIN	55	205	10	31	3	1	0	12	1		19			206	36	4						.176		11	-19.7	.154	41	-18.6
8	Joe Gerhardt J. Gerhardt	.155	1885	NYG	112	399	43	62	12	2	0	33	24		47			423	78	14						.195		29	-30.2	.194	49	-30.7
9	Buck Gladmon B. Gladmon	.156	1884	WSA	56	224	17	35	5	3	1		3	3				230	49	9					.178	.219	.397	16	-17.2	.183	51	-16.7
10	Charlie Waitt C. Waitt	.157	1882	BAL	72	249	20	39	4	0	0		14					263	43	4						.173		18	-19.4	.180	51	-18
11	Art Croft A. Croft	.158	1878	IND	60	222	22	35	6	0	0	16	5		23			227	41	6						.185		13	-18	.171	48	-16.6
12	Silver Flint S. Flint	.162	1880	CWS	74	284	30	46	10	4	0	17	5		32			289	64	14						.225		19	-17.8	.183	48	-19.7
13	Bill McClellan B. McClellan	.166	1881	PRO	68	259	30	43	3	1	0	16	15		21			274	48	4						.185		17	-20.4	.192	46	-20.6
14	Jim Canavan J. Canavan	.166	1892	CHI	118	439	48	73	10	11	0	32	48	0	48	33		487	105	21					.248	.239	.488	39	-26.1	.246	55	-30.5
15	Tricky Nichols T. Nichols	.167	1877	STL	51	186	22	31	4	2	0	9	3		15			189	39	6						.210		11	-16.1	.180	48	-14.9
16	Charlie Bastian C. Bastian	.167	1885	PHN	103	389	63	65	11	5	4	29	35		82			424	98	20						.252		42	-17.1	.235	72	-17.1
17	Chris Davis C. Davis	.168	2018	BAL	128	470	40	79	12	0	16	49	41	7	192	2	0	522	139	28	0	4	2	5	.243	.296	.539	29	-32.3	.239	46	-33.7
18	Davy Force D. Force	.169	1880	BUF	81	290	22	49	10	0	0	17	10		35			300	59	10						.203		21	-17.7	.186	51	-19.3
19	Tom Morrissey T. Morrissey	.170	1884	MIL	12	47	3	8	2	0	0		0					47	10	2						.213		3	-3.8	.174	-295	-26.3
20	Ben Conroy B. Conroy	.171	1890	PHA	117	404	45	69	13	1	0	21	45	5		17		454	84	14					.262	.208	.470	36	-34	.246	52	-33.4
21	George Strief G. Strief	.174	1879	CLE	71	264	24	46	7	1	0	15	10		23			274	55	8						.208		21	-16.5	.192	59	-16.1
22	Charlie Sweasy C. Sweasy	.175	1878	PRO	55	212	23	37	3	0	0	8	7		23			219	40	3						.189		15	-14.8	.187	52	-14.9
23	Jim Lillie J. Lillie	.175	1886	KCC	114	416	37	73	9	0	0	22	11		80	13		427	82	9						.197		25	-37.5	.190	31	-45.1
24	Evan White E. White	.176	2020	SEA	54	182	19	32	7	0	8	26	18	1	84	1	2	202	63	15	0	1	0	3	.252	.346	.599	15	-9.9	.261	67	-8.2
25	Cal Raleigh C. Raleigh	.177	2026	SEA	125	446	49	79	15	0	23	68	72	3	163	2	1	525	163	38	0	4	1	5	.293	.365	.659	53	-9.3	.295	94	-3.9

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HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

43

Alonso

RBI Leaders

116

Burleson

113

Alonso

111

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.311

Moreno

.310

Arraez

Hit Leaders

191

Lopez

185

Arraez

181

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

112

Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.390

Bauers

.390

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.604

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Rodriguez

Strikeout Leaders

248

Williams

247

Misiorowski

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

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Sale

WHIP Leaders

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Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

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Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

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Misiorowski

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Cease

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Williams

K/BB Leaders

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Sale

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Misiorowski

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Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

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Martinez

31

Sale

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,354.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,286.3

Ohtani

2,083.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,786

Crow-Armstrong

1,610.6

Ohtani

1,562

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

92-69

91-70

90-71

88-73

86-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	74	.540	7.0
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
Pirates	81	80	.503	21.0
Cardinals	77	84	.478	25.0
Reds	75	86	.466	27.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	99	62	.615
Padres - w	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
Giants	65	96	.404	34.0
Rockies	58	103	.360	41.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	63	.609
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	5.0
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	19.0
Blue Jays	78	83	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	76	.528
White Sox - w	83	78	.516	2.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	80	81	.497
Rangers	80	81	.497
Mariners	75	86	.466	5.0
Athletics	64	97	.398	16.0
Angels	62	99	.385	18.0