who led the al in batting average in 2026

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

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Who led the al 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	135	486	90	154	28	1	37	93	93	9	103	1	0	593	295	66	0	5	28	5	.432	.607	1.039	125	54.6	.430	182	56.6
2	Chandler Simpson C. Simpson	.309	2026	TBR	128	479	53	148	14	6	0	30	24	0	42	37	14	518	174	20	9	6	1	5	.338	.363	.701	58	-2.8	.310	96	-2.3
3	Yandy Díaz Y. Díaz	.303	2026	TBR	131	518	78	157	22	1	20	75	49	10	82	3	1	582	241	43	0	5	5	14	.371	.465	.836	91	22.3	.364	134	22.9
4	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	.293	2026	CLE	115	427	55	125	24	3	13	60	50	0	71	9	2	480	194	40	0	3	0	8	.365	.454	.819	73	16.6	.359	132	17.6
5	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	.285	2026	KCR	119	467	77	133	28	1	16	49	55	2	91	36	7	527	211	45	0	3	8	6	.361	.452	.812	77	15	.351	123	14.2
6	Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone	.284	2026	KCR	126	457	64	130	25	2	23	66	29	5	128	6	2	492	228	50	0	1	2	5	.333	.499	.832	75	16.8	.358	128	16.1
7	Ceddanne Rafaela C. Rafaela	.282	2026	BOS	132	525	67	148	32	3	16	67	21	8	112	17	8	558	234	51	2	2	1	10	.318	.446	.764	73	7	.332	110	6.3
8	Junior Caminero J. Caminero	.282	2026	TBR	136	518	85	146	20	1	37	87	70	3	108	3	3	593	279	58	0	2	11	23	.369	.539	.908	103	33.2	.386	149	33.8
9	Jonathan Aranda J. Aranda	.278	2026	TBR	133	503	63	140	21	0	17	79	60	9	134	0	1	579	212	38	0	7	3	14	.361	.421	.782	82	13.3	.345	121	13.9
10	Ernie Clement E. Clement	.276	2026	TOR	134	510	54	141	29	1	9	43	18	2	53	5	1	535	199	39	0	5	0	11	.301	.390	.691	57	-6.2	.302	93	-4.4
11	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	.276	2026	DET	132	507	84	140	24	3	14	58	81	3	82	12	2	594	212	41	0	3	1	5	.377	.418	.795	88	18.2	.354	127	18.7
12	Nolan Schanuel N. Schanuel	.276	2026	LAA	107	392	43	108	22	0	7	49	42	6	58	1	1	446	151	29	1	5	0	10	.351	.385	.736	57	4.4	.328	111	5.9
13	Steven Kwan S. Kwan	.275	2026	CLE	127	447	68	123	17	2	2	27	71	4	53	9	3	529	150	21	4	3	1	8	.377	.336	.713	67	4.6	.327	109	5.7
14	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	.274	2026	BOS	125	434	66	119	21	3	26	79	57	22	131	3	3	517	224	50	1	3	2	9	.384	.516	.900	92	30.8	.390	150	30.1
15	Luke Keaschall L. Keaschall	.274	2026	MIN	128	438	63	120	22	1	9	41	49	17	78	15	7	512	171	32	1	7	1	6	.364	.390	.754	69	8.8	.337	117	9.9
16	Ezequiel Duran E. Duran	.273	2026	TEX	128	447	60	122	26	4	15	73	37	4	119	10	3	494	201	45	1	5	0	5	.331	.450	.780	68	9.2	.339	120	11.4
17	Riley Greene R. Greene	.273	2026	DET	117	422	65	115	25	1	16	54	61	4	133	3	1	492	190	42	0	5	4	11	.366	.450	.816	74	15.8	.356	128	16.2
18	Chase Meidroth C. Meidroth	.271	2026	CWS	130	484	75	131	26	0	12	50	51	4	122	2	2	547	193	38	5	3	0	8	.343	.399	.742	71	6	.330	111	7.2
19	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	.270	2026	BAL	137	515	84	139	24	0	32	91	66	9	144	5	1	594	259	56	0	4	5	12	.360	.503	.863	97	26.6	.372	143	29.3
20	Josh Naylor J. Naylor	.269	2026	SEA	127	494	49	133	18	0	10	47	40	5	70	25	7	541	181	28	0	2	3	16	.329	.366	.695	61	-3.2	.309	104	2.4
21	Sam Antonacci S. Antonacci	.269	2026	CWS	116	398	69	107	20	3	8	40	37	24	73	17	7	463	157	31	3	1	0	2	.365	.394	.760	64	9.7	.342	120	10.7
22	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	.268	2026	SEA	129	477	85	128	26	1	20	58	56	20	120	20	8	556	216	47	0	3	0	14	.367	.453	.820	86	20.5	.362	141	26.3
23	Brandon Nimmo B. Nimmo	.261	2026	TEX	131	501	55	131	30	4	14	51	44	7	120	7	1	555	211	48	0	3	2	12	.328	.421	.749	71	5.2	.328	112	7.7
24	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr.	.258	2026	TOR	123	462	63	119	22	0	7	48	49	4	66	7	3	520	162	29	0	5	5	17	.331	.351	.681	56	-5.7	.303	93	-3.9
25	Wilyer Abreu W. Abreu	.257	2026	BOS	134	510	76	131	31	4	23	70	62	3	118	8	4	583	239	58	1	7	3	9	.337	.469	.805	83	14.6	.347	120	13.8

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Team Batting Leaders

37

Alvarez

RBI

93

Alvarez

AVG

.317

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

125

Lambert

ERA

3.09

Blubaugh

Team Rankings

182

5th

624

12th

1,199

10th

ERA

4.62

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	69	68	.504
Rangers	67	70	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	73	.467	5.0
Athletics	53	84	.387	16.0
Angels	52	85	.380	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/1	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 9/2	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Thu 9/3	CWS	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Fri 9/4	AZ	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Sat 9/5	AZ	@	HOU	7:15 PM

Last Game

Astros

69 - 68

Final

Mets

61 - 76

Sun 30 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

100

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.317

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Lopez

163

Arraez

157

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

99

Crow-Armstrong

93

Olson

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

.577

Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

37

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,985.3

Crow-Armstrong

1,810.5

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,568.6

Ohtani

1,506

Crow-Armstrong

1,357

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

81-55

78-59

79-60

76-62

74-62

75-63

Worst Record ATS

51-86

55-82

58-79

59-78

62-75

63-74

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	57	.590
Phillies	77	60	.562	4.0
Marlins	69	68	.504	12.0
Nationals	65	74	.468	17.0
Mets	61	76	.445	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	85	52	.620
Cubs	77	60	.562	8.0
Cardinals	68	70	.493	17.5
Pirates	67	71	.486	18.5
Reds	65	72	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	55	.599
Diamondbacks	73	65	.529	9.5
Padres	72	65	.526	10.0
Giants	57	81	.413	25.5
Rockies	52	85	.380	30.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	82	54	.603
Yankees	78	59	.569	4.5
Red Sox	74	63	.540	8.5
Orioles	68	69	.496	14.5
Blue Jays	68	70	.493	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	64	.529
Guardians	69	68	.504	3.5
Twins	65	72	.474	7.5
Tigers	63	73	.463	9.0
Royals	62	76	.449	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	69	68	.504
Rangers	67	70	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	73	.467	5.0
Athletics	53	84	.387	16.0
Angels	52	85	.380	17.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 8/16	AZ	@	ATL	3-5
Sun 8/16	NYY	@	TOR	4-3
Sun 8/16	SDP	@	CLE	5-0
Sun 8/16	WSH	@	NYM	3-4
Sun 8/16	CWS	@	DET	7-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/31	NYY	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Mon 8/31	PHI	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Tue 9/1	SDP	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	SFG	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	TOR	@	CLE	6:40 PM

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

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163

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157

100

99

93

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.396

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.607

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222

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0.89

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13.23

12.99

11.77

6.34

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MLB Fantasy 2026

2,231.2

1,985.3

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