who leads the mlb in batting average in 2026

Yordan Alvarez has the highest batting average this season, with an average of .317.

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Who leads the MLB in batting average with a minimum of 3.1 PA per team game in 2026?

	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	.317	2026	HOU	138	495	91	157	29	1	37	94	96	9	105	1	0	605	299	67	0	5	29	5	.433	.604	1.037	127	55.3	.430	182	57.4
2	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	.315	2026	TOT	132	527	63	166	28	7	6	55	28	4	25	10	0	576	226	41	6	11	4	14	.347	.429	.776	77	8.8	.335	113	8.8
3	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.312	2026	TBR	131	491	55	153	14	6	0	31	24	0	43	38	14	530	179	20	9	6	1	5	.340	.365	.704	60	-2.4	.311	97	-1.8
4	Nick Gonzales N. Gonzales	.310	2026	PIT	130	491	67	152	23	1	6	59	38	11	89	7	3	541	195	30	0	1	0	12	.372	.397	.769	76	12	.344	114	8.9
5	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	.306	2026	LAD	135	507	70	155	32	1	16	66	64	3	95	6	0	580	237	49	0	6	3	18	.383	.467	.850	94	25.4	.371	135	24.8
6	Otto Lopez O. Lopez	.304	2026	MIA	136	546	82	166	30	8	10	62	30	4	78	29	4	591	242	48	0	11	0	12	.338	.443	.782	81	10.5	.339	112	8.5
7	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.302	2026	TBR	134	530	80	160	23	1	21	76	51	10	86	3	1	596	248	45	0	5	5	14	.371	.468	.839	94	23.1	.365	134	23.8
8	Gabriel Moreno G. Moreno	.298	2026	AZ	110	396	58	118	29	1	11	67	51	4	70	5	2	460	182	41	0	9	0	8	.376	.460	.836	72	18	.365	131	17
9	Michael Harris II M. Harris II	.295	2026	ATL	134	509	67	150	32	1	24	80	20	2	107	10	3	536	256	57	2	3	1	3	.322	.503	.825	80	16.2	.354	124	15.7
10	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.294	2026	CLE	117	435	55	128	25	3	13	60	50	0	73	9	2	488	198	41	0	3	0	8	.365	.455	.820	75	16.9	.359	132	18
11	Jake McCarthy J. McCarthy	.292	2026	COL	125	459	66	134	29	8	14	72	25	6	82	26	5	499	221	51	4	5	1	8	.333	.481	.815	73	13.7	.350	109	5.5
12	TJ Rumfield	.291	2026	COL	136	477	57	139	26	2	14	64	64	9	77	0	0	552	211	42	0	2	0	5	.384	.442	.826	88	22.3	.367	120	13.2
13	Jordan Walker J. Walker	.288	2026	STL	136	532	89	153	31	0	28	99	43	4	144	18	5	582	268	59	0	3	1	11	.344	.504	.847	92	23.1	.366	133	23.2
14	Jackson Chourio J. Chourio	.287	2026	MIL	105	435	74	125	24	0	21	58	38	2	112	15	5	476	212	45	0	1	5	7	.347	.487	.834	73	16.3	.359	129	16.4
15	Liam Hicks L. Hicks	.287	2026	TOT	124	425	62	122	13	1	17	75	50	10	48	3	0	493	188	31	1	7	3	7	.370	.442	.812	74	15.7	.356	124	14.4
16	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.285	2026	KCR	121	474	78	135	28	1	16	50	56	2	92	38	7	536	213	45	0	4	8	7	.360	.449	.809	78	14.5	.350	122	13.8
17	Luis García Jr. L. García Jr.	.285	2026	TOT	130	453	61	129	25	5	28	88	23	0	79	5	2	478	248	58	0	2	0	9	.318	.547	.865	77	20.1	.369	133	18.6
18	Fernando Tatis Jr. F. Tatis Jr.	.284	2026	SDP	138	543	80	154	29	2	19	70	54	5	114	31	13	609	244	50	1	6	5	13	.350	.449	.800	87	15	.347	123	17.2
19	Alec Burleson A. Burleson	.283	2026	STL	139	530	78	150	33	1	21	101	48	6	98	4	0	588	248	55	0	4	4	11	.347	.468	.815	87	17.2	.353	124	17.3
20	Jung Hoo Lee J. Hoo Lee	.282	2026	SFG	128	485	62	137	27	4	9	50	26	7	52	12	1	522	199	40	0	4	0	6	.326	.410	.736	65	2.7	.323	105	3.4
21	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.282	2026	BOS	135	535	67	151	32	3	16	70	21	8	115	17	9	569	237	51	2	3	1	10	.317	.443	.760	74	6.2	.330	108	5.5
22	Xavier Edwards X. Edwards	.282	2026	MIA	137	500	59	141	17	6	6	51	65	0	77	20	5	574	188	29	3	6	4	13	.361	.376	.737	73	5.1	.327	105	3.1
23	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.282	2026	KCR	128	465	65	131	26	2	23	67	30	5	131	6	2	501	230	51	0	1	2	5	.331	.495	.826	75	15.9	.356	126	15.3
24	Junior Caminero J. Caminero	.281	2026	TBR	139	531	85	149	20	1	37	88	70	3	111	3	3	606	282	58	0	2	11	23	.366	.531	.897	104	31.9	.382	146	32.5
25	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	.280	2026	CHC	140	539	102	151	27	7	38	91	73	11	165	32	7	627	306	72	1	3	6	2	.375	.568	.943	117	42.5	.400	157	43.4

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Team Batting Leaders

37

Alvarez

RBI

94

Alvarez

AVG

.317

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

131

Lambert

ERA

3.06

Blubaugh

Team Rankings

184

5th

633

12th

1,225

9th

ERA

4.58

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	71	69	.507
Rangers	69	71	.493	2.0
Mariners	66	74	.471	5.0
Athletics	54	86	.386	17.0
Angels	53	87	.379	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/3	CWS	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Fri 9/4	AZ	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 9/5	AZ	@	HOU	7:15 PM
Sun 9/6	AZ	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Tue 9/8	HOU	@	PHI	6:40 PM

Last Game

White Sox

73 - 66

Final

Astros

71 - 69

Wed 2 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

101

Burleson

99

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.315

Arraez

.312

Simpson

Hit Leaders

166

Lopez

166

Arraez

160

Díaz

Run Leaders

102

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

94

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.394

Harper

SLG Leaders

.604

Alvarez

.568

Crow-Armstrong

.547

García

SB Leaders

44

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

2.06

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

6.32

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,261.8

Ohtani

2,006.9

Crow-Armstrong

1,838.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,590.6

Ohtani

1,522

Crow-Armstrong

1,378

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

82-57

81-61

79-61

78-62

77-64

76-64

Worst Record ATS

54-86

55-84

59-81

61-79

64-76

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	83	57	.593
Phillies	79	61	.564	4.0
Marlins	71	69	.507	12.0
Nationals	67	75	.472	17.0
Mets	63	77	.450	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	87	53	.621
Cubs	78	62	.557	9.0
Cardinals	70	70	.500	17.0
Pirates	68	72	.486	19.0
Reds	67	73	.479	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	57	.590
Diamondbacks	74	67	.525	9.0
Padres	73	67	.521	9.5
Giants	58	82	.414	24.5
Rockies	54	86	.386	28.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	83	56	.597
Yankees	80	60	.571	3.5
Red Sox	75	65	.536	8.5
Blue Jays	69	71	.493	14.5
Orioles	69	71	.493	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	73	66	.525
Guardians	70	69	.504	3.0
Twins	67	73	.479	6.5
Tigers	64	75	.460	9.0
Royals	62	78	.443	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	71	69	.507
Rangers	69	71	.493	2.0
Mariners	66	74	.471	5.0
Athletics	54	86	.386	17.0
Angels	53	87	.379	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 8/19	DET	@	PIT	3-4
Wed 8/19	SDP	@	NYM	2-4
Wed 8/19	ATL	@	MIN	4-6
Wed 8/19	CWS	@	CHC	3-0
Wed 8/19	AZ	@	BOS	7-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/3	CWS	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Thu 9/3	MIL	@	CHC	7:15 PM
Thu 9/3	BOS	@	BAL	7:15 PM
Thu 9/3	MIA	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Thu 9/3	TBR	@	TEX	8:05 PM

Yordan Alvarez has the highest batting average this season, with an average of .317.

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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