who leads the american league in batting average this season

Yordan Alvarez had the highest batting average in the AL this season, with an average of .316.

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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	Yordan Alvarez Y. Alvarez	.316	2026	HOU	158	567	105	179	34	1	42	106	109	11	120	1	0	692	341	77	0	5	33	7	.432	.601	1.033	145	62.7	.429	181	65
2	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.306	2026	TBR	151	571	66	175	16	6	0	38	26	0	48	46	14	612	203	22	9	6	1	6	.333	.356	.689	67	-5.8	.305	93	-5.3
3	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.293	2026	TBR	154	614	93	180	26	1	22	85	56	10	98	3	1	686	274	49	0	6	6	15	.359	.446	.805	100	18.8	.350	124	19.5
4	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.289	2026	KCR	143	512	72	148	32	2	23	75	33	7	144	7	2	553	253	57	0	1	2	5	.340	.494	.834	85	19.5	.360	129	18.7
5	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.287	2026	CLE	133	495	62	142	30	3	16	67	60	1	82	11	2	559	226	49	0	3	1	13	.363	.457	.820	85	19.1	.359	131	20.2
6	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.283	2026	BOS	138	541	67	153	32	3	16	70	22	8	117	17	9	576	239	51	2	3	1	11	.319	.442	.761	75	6.4	.330	108	5.6
7	Luke Keaschall L. Keaschall	.282	2026	MIN	152	528	86	149	28	4	10	52	59	23	87	20	7	620	215	42	2	8	1	9	.374	.407	.781	89	15.8	.348	124	17.1
8	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	.282	2026	CLE	151	539	80	152	21	3	3	32	85	4	62	10	3	636	188	27	5	3	1	10	.382	.349	.731	84	8.9	.334	114	10.2
9	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	.281	2026	SEA	154	572	113	161	34	2	26	79	68	26	145	26	8	670	277	62	0	4	1	17	.381	.484	.865	113	33.6	.379	152	40.6
10	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.281	2026	KCR	143	558	94	157	33	1	18	54	67	3	109	45	8	632	246	52	0	4	12	9	.359	.441	.800	90	14.8	.345	119	13.9
11	Riley Greene R. Greene	.280	2026	DET	140	511	79	143	32	2	21	75	71	5	157	3	1	592	242	55	0	5	4	12	.370	.474	.844	94	23.8	.366	135	24.4
12	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	.278	2026	DET	156	605	97	168	28	5	18	72	95	3	100	12	4	707	260	51	0	4	1	5	.376	.430	.806	107	23.3	.357	129	23.9
13	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	.277	2026	CWS	140	480	81	133	25	4	8	48	43	29	82	20	8	557	190	37	3	2	0	2	.370	.396	.766	79	12.7	.345	121	13.9
14	Junior Caminero J. Caminero	.276	2026	TBR	162	616	100	170	25	1	42	101	79	4	129	3	3	702	323	68	0	3	14	26	.360	.524	.885	117	33.5	.375	142	34.1
15	Chase Meidroth C. Meidroth	.276	2026	CWS	154	566	90	156	31	0	16	63	61	6	141	4	2	642	235	47	5	4	0	8	.350	.415	.765	88	11.7	.339	117	13
16	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.275	2026	BOS	130	448	68	123	21	3	27	81	59	24	135	3	3	535	231	51	1	3	2	9	.386	.516	.901	96	32.2	.391	150	31.4
17	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	.274	2026	TBR	155	580	73	159	27	0	22	92	69	11	163	0	1	668	252	49	0	8	3	14	.358	.434	.792	96	16.8	.348	122	17.4
18	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	.267	2026	BAL	161	602	100	161	24	0	43	113	81	12	169	5	1	700	314	67	0	5	6	13	.363	.522	.884	118	35.5	.379	147	38.6
19	Dominic Canzone D. Canzone	.264	2026	SEA	146	477	60	126	28	4	23	77	48	5	110	2	1	533	231	55	0	3	2	9	.336	.484	.820	79	16	.354	135	21.6
20	Cody Bellinger C. Bellinger	.264	2026	NYY	132	496	73	131	25	3	17	73	59	0	89	12	6	562	213	45	0	7	0	5	.338	.429	.768	76	8.9	.336	115	10.1
21	Jeff McNeil J. McNeil	.264	2026	ATH	144	478	52	126	23	0	9	59	31	5	59	8	2	519	176	32	1	4	1	13	.313	.368	.681	55	-6.4	.301	83	-10.2
22	Ben Rice B. Rice	.264	2026	NYY	154	573	105	151	24	4	41	97	85	6	162	3	1	667	306	69	0	3	4	12	.363	.534	.897	115	36.4	.384	149	37.8
23	Isaac Paredes I. Paredes	.262	2026	HOU	155	562	69	147	27	1	25	94	71	19	88	0	0	659	251	53	0	7	0	16	.360	.447	.806	99	20.6	.355	130	22.7
24	Josh Naylor J. Naylor	.261	2026	SEA	152	597	58	156	23	0	10	57	45	5	79	30	9	649	209	33	0	2	3	18	.317	.350	.667	67	-10.1	.297	96	-3.4
25	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr.	.260	2026	TOR	144	542	72	141	25	0	9	57	56	5	81	7	4	609	193	34	0	6	5	20	.332	.356	.688	67	-5.4	.305	94	-4.1

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Team Batting Leaders

42

Alvarez

RBI

106

Alvarez

AVG

.316

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

154

Lambert

ERA

3.19

Brown

Team Rankings

226

1st

734

13th

1,411

9th

ERA

4.45

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Thu 10/1	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM

Last Game

Astros

81 - 81

Final

Athletics

64 - 98

Sun 27 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

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

113

Arozarena

106

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.390

Rumfield

.389

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.601

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

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

239

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.80

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

12.98

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.11

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.73

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

26

Martinez

31

Sale

32

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,357.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,289.3

Ohtani

2,096

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,789

Crow-Armstrong

1,613.6

Ohtani

1,571

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

93-69

92-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-93

75-87

76-86

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/12	BAL	@	TOR	3-7
Sun 9/13	COL	@	DET	1-8
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Wed 9/30	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM

Yordan Alvarez had the highest batting average in the AL this season, with an average of .316.

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116

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111

.316

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191

185

181

119

113

106

.432

.390

.389

.601

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46

45

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252

248

239

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2.16

0.80

0.87

0.91

12.98

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26

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32

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,357.3

2,289.3

2,096

1,789

1,613.6

1,571

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