best batting average by position all-time

Left fielders have the best batting average, with an average of .274.

	POSITION	AVG	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	Left Fielder	.274	689,395	2,239,579	336,743	612,666	104,067	25,126	51,973	280,855	219,280	17,983	295,639	66,863	12,392	2,506,878	922,904	181,166	19,383	10,225	10,321	29,698	.342	.412	.754	344610	38,178.5	.342	108	24,543.6
2	First Baseman	.273	560,319	1,838,467	253,576	501,893	90,712	15,032	55,499	266,468	194,528	15,301	269,523	24,992	5,923	2,075,405	789,166	161,243	15,737	11,230	14,652	32,500	.346	.429	.775	285048	40,128.9	.348	111	29,000.1
3	Right Fielder	.273	537,746	1,716,358	244,826	467,771	84,129	16,323	49,814	231,889	175,088	13,643	275,710	35,062	10,868	1,931,115	733,988	150,266	16,098	9,928	10,799	29,236	.343	.428	.770	255795	32,734.6	.345	110	22,375.4
4	Center Fielder	.271	504,270	1,677,670	245,523	455,075	77,643	18,241	36,770	191,127	158,555	12,827	261,533	56,737	16,213	1,878,662	679,510	132,654	21,447	8,163	7,050	23,107	.337	.405	.742	233263	16,350.5	.335	103	6,200.7
5	Third Baseman	.263	551,299	1,830,360	243,836	482,075	84,986	14,713	41,738	226,393	173,344	14,279	255,162	31,766	8,122	2,050,256	721,701	141,437	21,767	10,381	9,056	31,843	.330	.394	.725	249630	7,504.2	.328	99	-3,537.3
6	Second Baseman	.263	556,425	1,851,583	249,033	486,995	82,434	16,499	26,606	190,748	166,864	14,654	228,388	45,997	12,102	2,071,460	682,245	125,539	29,274	8,967	6,071	28,091	.327	.368	.696	235143	-9,416	.318	92	-20,516.2
7	Designated Hitter	.261	113,380	368,003	48,983	96,208	18,063	1,193	15,355	56,178	42,017	3,409	76,252	2,731	1,530	417,474	162,722	34,611	552	3,493	3,702	9,457	.340	.442	.782	55866	6,933.1	.341	111	5,523
8	Shortstop	.258	530,381	1,775,061	228,357	457,155	75,941	16,012	23,997	179,902	148,126	12,299	226,578	43,091	11,171	1,973,934	637,111	115,950	30,031	8,283	6,682	27,554	.318	.359	.677	210497	-22,791.8	.309	86	-33,515.1
9	Catcher	.250	592,667	1,772,293	193,496	442,477	77,038	10,426	36,317	211,471	160,232	15,165	258,511	15,188	4,693	1,976,984	649,318	123,781	19,664	9,520	10,863	34,486	.316	.366	.682	213700	-20,329.3	.310	87	-30,903.9
10	Pitcher	.174	748,804	925,019	73,158	160,933	21,753	4,868	4,078		46,391					1,030,767	204,656	30,699					.216	.221	.437	28920	-94,341.7	.208	21	-100,922.1
11	Pinch Hitter	.170	3,352	2,928	193	498	69	11	23	258	274	22	756	12	5	3,254	658	103	15	15	24	54	.245	.225	.470	116	-251.4	.222	30	-270.3
12	Pinch Runner	.093	552	75	138	7	1	0	0	1	7	0	28	26	9	82	8	1	0	0	0	4	.171	.107	.277	-2	-11.3	.144	-18	-11.8

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Caminero

35

Alvarez

35

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

87

Stewart

87

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

.314

Lopez

.313

Arraez

Hit Leaders

148

Lopez

144

Arraez

140

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Crow-Armstrong

86

Olson

OBP Leaders

.436

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.621

Alvarez

.553

Caminero

.549

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

33

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

185

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.87

Schlittler

5.78

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,055.4

Ohtani

1,685.7

Crow-Armstrong

1,661.5

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,433.6

Ohtani

1,282

Crow-Armstrong

1,236

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

71-48

70-50

70-52

68-54

67-54

67-55

Worst Record ATS

44-77

47-75

50-71

53-68

55-66

56-66

MLB 2026 Standings

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	46	.617
Yankees	68	52	.567	6.0
Red Sox	64	56	.533	10.0
Blue Jays	59	63	.484	16.0
Orioles	58	63	.479	16.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	62	57	.521
Twins	60	62	.492	3.5
Tigers	59	61	.492	3.5
Guardians	59	62	.488	4.0
Royals	49	73	.402	14.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	62	60	.508
Rangers	60	61	.496	1.5
Mariners	56	65	.463	5.5
Athletics	47	74	.388	14.5
Angels	47	74	.388	14.5

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	48	.603
Phillies	64	58	.525	9.5
Marlins	62	59	.512	11.0
Nationals	59	63	.484	14.5
Mets	53	69	.434	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	47	.612
Cubs	71	50	.587	3.0
Cardinals	61	60	.504	13.0
Reds	57	62	.479	16.0
Pirates	58	64	.475	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	73	48	.603
Padres	65	57	.533	8.5
Diamondbacks	64	58	.525	9.5
Giants	50	71	.413	23.0
Rockies	48	73	.397	25.0