2026 MLB Batting Average Leaders
Hits per at bat
Luis Arraez leads all of MLB in batting average in 2026 with .318, 2 points ahead of Yordan Alvarez (.317). Luis Arraez has led in batting average 3 times before. The 2026 season is still being played: this is the board through September 5, about 143 games into 162.
Showing players with at least 444 plate appearances — the standard 3.1 plate appearances per team game. Show all players
Leads all of MLB in 2026 through September 5
Luis Arraez
San Francisco Giants
.318
Batting Average
.002 clear of Yordan Alvarez
Showing Batting Average and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | AVG | G | AB | H | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Luis Arraez
|
SFN +1 | .318 | 134 | 534 | 170 | .350 |
| 2 |
 Yordan Alvarez
|
HOU | .317 | 141 | 502 | 159 | .433 |
| 3 | Chandler Simpson | TBA | .309 | 134 | 501 | 155 | .337 |
| 4 | Nick Gonzales | PIT | .309 | 133 | 499 | 154 | .372 |
| 5 |
 Yandy Diaz
|
TBA | .305 | 137 | 541 | 165 | .372 |
| 6 |
 Freddie Freeman
|
LAN | .303 | 136 | 511 | 155 | .380 |
| 7 | Otto Lopez | MIA | .300 | 139 | 556 | 167 | .338 |
| 8 | Gabriel Moreno | ARI | .300 | 112 | 400 | 120 | .380 |
| 9 | TJ Rumfield | COL | .295 | 137 | 481 | 142 | .388 |
| 10 | Chase DeLauter | CLE | .294 | 120 | 445 | 131 | .365 |
| 11 |
 Michael Harris
|
ATL | .292 | 136 | 514 | 150 | .319 |
| 12 | Jake McCarthy | COL | .289 | 126 | 463 | 134 | .332 |
| 13 | Jordan Walker | SLN | .289 | 138 | 540 | 156 | .344 |
| 14 | Liam Hicks | MIA +1 | .288 | 126 | 431 | 124 | .370 |
| 15 |
 Luis Garcia
|
WAS +1 | .285 | 131 | 457 | 130 | .317 |
| 16 | Bobby Witt | KCA | .284 | 124 | 482 | 137 | .361 |
| 17 | Jac Caglianone | KCA | .283 | 131 | 474 | 134 | .331 |
| 18 | Jackson Chourio | MIL | .283 | 108 | 446 | 126 | .341 |
| 19 | Ceddanne Rafaela | BOS | .282 | 135 | 535 | 151 | .318 |
| 20 | Xavier Edwards | MIA | .282 | 137 | 500 | 141 | .361 |
| 21 | Alec Burleson | SLN | .281 | 141 | 537 | 151 | .345 |
| 22 |
 Fernando Tatis
|
SDN | .281 | 140 | 548 | 154 | .348 |
| 23 | Jung Hoo Lee | SFN | .281 | 130 | 492 | 138 | .323 |
| 24 | Junior Caminero | TBA | .280 | 142 | 542 | 152 | .365 |
| 25 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | CHN | .280 | 143 | 551 | 154 | .375 |
| 26 |
 Shohei Ohtani
|
LAN | .279 | 133 | 499 | 139 | .381 |
| 27 |
 Ernie Clement
|
TOR | .277 | 139 | 527 | 146 | .303 |
| 28 | Elly De La Cruz | CIN | .277 | 123 | 484 | 134 | .356 |
| 29 | Carson Benge | NYN | .276 | 136 | 515 | 142 | .335 |
| 30 | Drake Baldwin | ATL | .276 | 119 | 468 | 129 | .354 |
| 31 |
 Jonathan Aranda
|
TBA | .276 | 138 | 519 | 143 | .360 |
| 32 | Nolan Schanuel | LAA | .276 | 107 | 392 | 108 | .351 |
| 33 | Ezequiel Duran | TEX | .275 | 134 | 465 | 128 | .336 |
| 34 |
 Bryce Harper
|
PHI | .275 | 142 | 499 | 137 | .392 |
| 35 |
 Willson Contreras
|
BOS | .274 | 125 | 434 | 119 | .384 |
| 36 | Luke Keaschall | MIN | .274 | 133 | 457 | 125 | .364 |
| 37 | Riley Greene | DET | .273 | 121 | 439 | 120 | .365 |
| 38 |
 William Contreras
|
MIL | .273 | 132 | 506 | 138 | .342 |
| 39 | Kevin McGonigle | DET | .272 | 137 | 529 | 144 | .372 |
| 40 | Andy Pages | LAN | .272 | 128 | 493 | 134 | .338 |
| 41 |
 Jeff McNeil
|
ATH | .271 | 125 | 409 | 111 | .321 |
| 42 |
 Randy Arozarena
|
SEA | .271 | 134 | 498 | 135 | .370 |
| 43 | Chase Meidroth | CHA | .271 | 136 | 502 | 136 | .343 |
| 44 |
 Steven Kwan
|
CLE | .271 | 133 | 469 | 127 | .372 |
| 45 |
 Seiya Suzuki
|
CHN | .270 | 125 | 477 | 129 | .368 |
| 46 |
 Josh Naylor
|
SEA | .269 | 132 | 517 | 139 | .327 |
| 47 |
 Jake Bauers
|
MIL | .269 | 127 | 424 | 114 | .391 |
| 48 |
 Brandon Marsh
|
PHI | .268 | 135 | 478 | 128 | .314 |
| 49 |
 Pete Alonso
|
BAL | .267 | 143 | 532 | 142 | .359 |
| 50 | James Wood | WAS | .267 | 116 | 446 | 119 | .392 |
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