MLB Batting Average Against Leaders 2026, With NUT Grades
2026 seasonJacob Misiorowski (MIL) led MLB in batting average against in 2026 at .157 BAA, with +4.0 NUT and an S grade.
By NUT, the most productive of the top 10 was Jacob Misiorowski at +4.0 (#1 of 327 qualified pitchers); the least was Taj Bradley at +0.7 (#82), ranked #9 by BAA.
6 of the top 10 by BAA also rank in MLB's top 10 by NUT.
| # | Player | BAA | Season NUT | Grade | NUT Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski MIL | .157 | +4.0 | S | #1 |
| 2 | Dylan Cease TOR | .180 | +3.1 | S | #5 |
| 3 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD | .182 | +1.8 | A | #17 |
| 4 | Cam Schlittler NYY | .185 | +3.6 | S | #2 |
| 5 | Drew Rasmussen TB | .199 | +2.7 | A | #8 |
| 6 | Zack Wheeler PHI | .208 | +1.5 | B | #28 |
| 7 | Reid Detmers LAA | .213 | +2.4 | A | #9 |
| 7 | Gavin Williams CLE | .213 | +1.5 | B | #27 |
| 9 | Taj Bradley MIN | .214 | +0.7 | B | #82 |
| 9 | Jesús Luzardo PHI | .214 | +2.9 | A | #7 |
| 9 | Nolan McLean NYM | .214 | +1.2 | B | #43 |
| 12 | Chris Sale ATL | .215 | +3.5 | S | #3 |
| 13 | Parker Messick CLE | .217 | +2.3 | A | #11 |
| 14 | Michael King SD | .221 | +0.1 | C | #165 |
| 15 | Logan Gilbert SEA | .223 | +0.7 | B | #81 |
| 16 | Sean Burke CWS | .225 | +1.1 | B | #49 |
| 17 | Michael Wacha KC | .226 | -0.5 | D | #252 |
| 17 | Jacob deGrom TEX | .226 | +2.0 | A | #13 |
| 19 | Paul Skenes PIT | .227 | +1.7 | B | #21 |
| 20 | Robbie Ray SD | .231 | -1.0 | D | #290 |
| 20 | Bryan Woo SEA | .231 | +1.8 | A | #18 |
| 22 | Cade Cavalli WSH | .232 | +1.8 | A | #19 |
| 23 | Shota Imanaga CHC | .233 | -0.6 | D | #260 |
| 24 | Braxton Ashcraft PIT | .235 | +1.3 | B | #36 |
| 24 | José Soriano TOR | .235 | +0.6 | C | #94 |
A dash means the player is below the NUT qualifying bar. NUT Rk is his rank among qualified pitchers by season NUT.
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How to read the BAA leaders
The ranking is MLB's official batting average against leaderboard for the regular season, with qualifiers as MLB sets them. What is BAA? Beside it is each player's season NUT, one number for production, where 0.0 is league average. Grades use the season scale: S is elite, C is around league average. Rankings by position are on Best by Position, and the full board, sortable by any stat, is on Stats.