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Pitcher Batting Average on Balls in Play 2026

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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Pitcher Batting Average on Balls in Play / 2026

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

LAD

.217

Season leader, lower is better

Pitcher Batting Average on Balls in Play2026 season, lower is better
#	Player	Team	IP	BF	BABIP
1	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	185.0	708	.217
2	J. MisiorowskiJacob Misiorowski	MIL	174.2	665	.238
3	M. WachaMichael Wacha	KC	200.2	812	.246
4	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	TB	172.0	669	.251
5	C. SchlittlerCam Schlittler	NYY	193.2	761	.254
6	M. KingMichael King	SD	185.0	757	.260
7	R. RayRobbie Ray	SD	165.2	702	.262
8	S. ImanagaShota Imanaga	CHC	174.1	706	.263
9	N. MartinezNick Martinez	TB	180.0	722	.267
10	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	162.0	645	.268
11	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	188.0	780	.270
12	T. BradleyTaj Bradley	MIN	178.1	748	.272
13	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	186.0	750	.273
14	P. MessickParker Messick	CLE	186.1	747	.274
15	D. CeaseDylan Cease	TOR	169.0	685	.275
16	R. DetmersReid Detmers	LAA	185.0	740	.275
17	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	AZ	189.2	788	.275
18	N. McLeanNolan McLean	NYM	179.2	747	.276
19	N. CameronNoah Cameron	KC	177.1	746	.278
20	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	214.0	894	.278
21	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	166.0	729	.282
22	S. GraySonny Gray	BOS	169.0	683	.284
23	M. McGreevyMichael McGreevy	STL	168.2	702	.284
24	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	162.0	704	.285
25	B. WooBryan Woo	SEA	173.0	710	.285
26	S. BurkeSean Burke	CWS	172.1	716	.285
27	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft	PIT	165.1	667	.287
28	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	STL	162.0	679	.289
29	J. SorianoJosé Soriano	TOR	177.1	745	.290
30	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	TB	169.0	730	.290
31	G. WilliamsGavin Williams	CLE	184.1	746	.291
32	F. GriffinFoster Griffin	CLE	172.2	721	.292
33	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	DET	174.0	758	.294
34	P. SkenesPaul Skenes	PIT	174.1	712	.294
35	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	PHI	179.2	730	.295
36	M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	TEX	173.0	750	.296
37	T. RogersTrevor Rogers	BAL	169.2	699	.297
38	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	175.1	744	.300
39	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	162.2	668	.301
40	C. SaleChris Sale	ATL	162.2	648	.304
41	C. CavalliCade Cavalli	WSH	169.2	706	.307
42	S. BazShane Baz	BAL	179.2	769	.310
43	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	CHC	177.2	750	.315
44	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	172.1	751	.335
45	C. SánchezCristopher Sánchez	PHI	207.0	857	.336
46	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	174.2	741	.337

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 Oct 11, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.