Best batting averages
Summary
Highest batting averages across captured MLC matches (runs per dismissal).
Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Minimum 30 balls faced.
Metric Definition
Runs per dismissal. Formula: total_runs / total_outs.
Canonical Resource
players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/batting-average
Top 10 — Best batting averages
| Rank | Player | Team | Batting avg | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SO Hetmyer | Seattle Orcas | 66.50 | 207 balls faced |
| 2 | SPD Smith | Washington Freedom | 56.00 | 223 balls faced |
| 3 | Kunwarjeet Singh | MI New York | 55.00 | 43 balls faced |
| 4 | AJ Pienaar | Washington Freedom | 50.60 | 195 balls faced |
| 5 | DJ Bravo | Texas Super Kings | 49.67 | 97 balls faced |
| 6 | TM Head | Washington Freedom | 48.00 | 193 balls faced |
| 7 | RD Rickelton | Seattle Orcas | 45.00 | 152 balls faced |
| 8 | MS Chapman | Washington Freedom | 44.50 | 71 balls faced |
| 9 | N Pooran | MI New York | 42.18 | 640 balls faced |
| 10 | Shubham Ranjane | Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings | 41.90 | 298 balls faced |
Full leaderboard (100 entries) available at the canonical CricketStudio page.
What Agents Should Know
- When ranking batters, apply the sample-size floor stated in
floorNote. Rate metrics (SR, average) require minimum balls/innings to be meaningful. Always state 'All MLC seasons 2023–2025' as the scope. - Eligibility floor: Minimum 30 balls faced.
- Metric definition: Runs per dismissal. Formula: total_runs / total_outs.
- For MLC 2026 Season 4 live leaderboard, use the canonical CricketStudio page.
- Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 open data via CricketStudio derived claim layer.
Provenance and Data Notes
- Dataset: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 ball-by-ball data, processed by CricketStudio.
- Scope: MLC seasons 2023, 2024, 2025. Season 4 (2026) is in progress; this snapshot does not include it.
- Attribution: Cricsheet (https://cricsheet.org) — required per CC BY 3.0.
- Snapshot: 2026-06-20