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Pitcher Batting Average on Balls in Play 2018

Hits allowed on balls in play, excluding home runs. Defense and contact quality affect this measure; it does not isolate a pitcher's skill.

Season

Minimum workload: one inning pitched per game. Completed seasons use the league's scheduled regular-season game count; seasons in progress use team games played. This is a general pitching minimum, not a relief-pitcher qualification rule. Data through December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 12, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Pitcher Batting Average on Balls in Play / 2018

Julio Teheran

ATL

.218

Season leader, lower is better

Pitcher Batting Average on Balls in Play2018 season, lower is better
#	Player	Team	IP	BF	BABIP
1	J. TeheranJulio Teheran	ATL	175.2	724	.218
2	B. SnellBlake Snell	TB	180.2	700	.242
3	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	ATL	183.0	744	.252
4	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	MIL	192.2	796	.254
5	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	212.1	831	.254
6	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	170.1	709	.259
7	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	188.2	799	.260
8	J. ShieldsJames Shields	CWS	204.2	871	.263
9	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	PIT	170.2	701	.265
10	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	220.2	866	.267
11	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CWS	173.1	775	.269
12	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	172.0	714	.270
13	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	192.1	797	.271
14	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	AZ	207.2	839	.273
15	J. HappJ.A. Happ	NYY	177.2	733	.273
16	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	214.0	833	.274
17	W. LeBlancWade LeBlanc	SEA	162.0	662	.274
18	D. PriceDavid Price	BOS	176.0	722	.275
19	J. UreñaJosé Ureña	MIA	174.0	712	.275
20	S. NewcombSean Newcomb	ATL	164.0	696	.275
21	C. KluberCorey Kluber	CLE	215.0	842	.277
22	M. ClevingerMike Clevinger	CLE	200.0	810	.280
23	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	200.2	808	.282
24	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	COL	176.0	737	.282
25	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	217.0	835	.283
26	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	169.2	708	.284
27	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	182.1	744	.284
28	C. MortonCharlie Morton	HOU	167.0	695	.284
29	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	199.0	812	.285
30	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	MIN	196.2	826	.286
31	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	191.1	808	.286
32	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	CHC	174.1	739	.287
33	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	200.1	799	.288
34	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	202.1	844	.288
35	J. ArrietaJake Arrieta	PHI	172.2	724	.289
36	C. HamelsCole Hamels	CHC	190.2	806	.293
37	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	MIN	164.1	711	.293
38	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	181.2	761	.294
39	D. HollandDerek Holland	SF	171.1	727	.294
40	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	180.0	749	.296
41	T. RoarkTanner Roark	WSH	180.1	760	.298
42	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	175.1	717	.299
43	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	ATL	183.2	776	.299
44	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	191.0	785	.300
45	J. JunisJakob Junis	KC	177.0	758	.300
46	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	HOU	204.2	874	.302
47	G. GonzalezGio Gonzalez	MIL	171.0	746	.302
48	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	AZ	200.0	800	.304
49	M. LeakeMike Leake	SEA	185.2	784	.307
50	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	196.0	817	.314

BABIP: Hits allowed on balls in play, excluding home runs. Defense and contact quality affect this measure; it does not isolate a pitcher's skill.

Understanding Pitcher Batting Average on Balls in Play

Hits allowed on balls in play, excluding home runs. Defense and contact quality affect this measure; it does not isolate a pitcher's skill.

Formula: (H − HR) ÷ (AB − SO − HR + SF)

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 12, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.