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Batter Chases

The batting board starts with the .400 chase, then follows power, contact, speed, run production, and total-base pace. The page is ordered from national-story chases to deeper leaderboard context.

The .400 Watch

Luis Arraez PHI

The site's signature chase: how close the batting leader is to the last sacred line in modern hitting.

.318Current AVG

.082Distance from .400

76Consecutive hits to get there

1.264Rest-of-season AVG for .400

Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 — the last .400 season in the AL or NL. The record itself is Josh Gibson's .466 for the 1943 Homestead Grays, official since MLB incorporated the Negro Leagues in 2024. Full chase math →

Batting Average Luis Arraez PHI .318 Home Runs Kyle Schwarber PHI 44 Hits Luis Arraez PHI 177

All-time record .406 Ted Williams · Boston Red Sox · 1941 Official MLB record: .466 — Josh Gibson, 1943

.350 .380 .400 .406

No one in the AL or NL has hit .400 since Ted Williams in 1941 — 85 seasons and counting. Every serious flirtation with .400 after June is a national story.

1 Luis Arraez PHI .318 2 Yordan Alvarez HOU .310 3 Otto Lopez MIA .307 4 Chandler Simpson TB .306 5 Nick Gonzales PIT .305

#	Player	Team	AVG	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Luis Arraez	PHI	.318	177/556	.400 finish	1.264 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
2	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	.310	162/522	.400 finish	1.367 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
3	Otto Lopez	MIA	.307	177/576	.400 finish	1.389 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
4	Chandler Simpson	TB	.306	160/523	.400 finish	1.340 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
5	Nick Gonzales	PIT	.305	157/515	.400 finish	1.408 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
6	Yandy Díaz	TB	.303	171/565	.400 finish	1.362 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
7	Gabriel Moreno	AZ	.300	127/423	.400 finish	1.475 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
8	Freddie Freeman	LAD	.297	156/525	.400 finish	1.407 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
9	Jake McCarthy	COL	.297	145/489	.400 finish	1.420 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
10	TJ Rumfield	COL	.295	147/499	.400 finish	1.431 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE

All-time record 73 Barry Bonds · San Francisco Giants · 2001

50 60 62 70 73

The ladder every slugger climbs: 50 makes a season famous, 60 touches Ruth and Maris, 62 is the 'clean era' AL mark (Judge, 2022), and 73 is Bonds' summit no one has approached since 2001.

1 Kyle Schwarber PHI 44 2 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 41 3 Junior Caminero TB 40 4 Matt Olson ATL 38 5 Yordan Alvarez HOU 38

#	Player	Team	HR	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	44	48	50 HR	6 more	NEAR PACE
2	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	41	45	50 HR	9 more	EXTREME
3	Junior Caminero	TB	40	44	50 HR	10 more	EXTREME
4	Matt Olson	ATL	38	42	50 HR	12 more	EXTREME
5	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	38	42	50 HR	12 more	EXTREME
6	Hunter Goodman	COL	37	41	50 HR	13 more	EXTREME
7	Ben Rice	NYY	37	41	50 HR	13 more	EXTREME
8	Rafael Devers	SF	36	39	50 HR	14 more	EXTREME
9	Pete Alonso	BAL	34	37	50 HR	16 more	EXTREME
10	Kazuma Okamoto	TOR	31	34	50 HR	19 more	EXTREME

All-time record 262 Ichiro Suzuki · Seattle Mariners · 2004

200 225 250 262

200 hits defines an elite contact season; 262 is Ichiro's 2004 record, which broke a mark that had stood for 84 years. Nobody has reached 240 since.

1 Luis Arraez PHI 177 2 Otto Lopez MIA 177 3 Yandy Díaz TB 171 4 Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 162 5 Yordan Alvarez HOU 162

#	Player	Team	H	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Luis Arraez	PHI	177	194	200 H	23 more	NEAR PACE
2	Otto Lopez	MIA	177	194	200 H	23 more	NEAR PACE
3	Yandy Díaz	TB	171	188	200 H	29 more	NEAR PACE
4	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	162	179	200 H	38 more	EXTREME
5	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	162	177	200 H	38 more	EXTREME
6	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	160	175	200 H	40 more	EXTREME
7	Chandler Simpson	TB	160	176	200 H	40 more	EXTREME
8	Alec Burleson	STL	159	174	200 H	41 more	EXTREME
9	Jordan Walker	STL	159	174	200 H	41 more	EXTREME
10	Junior Caminero	TB	157	173	200 H	43 more	EXTREME

All-time record 130 Rickey Henderson · Oakland Athletics · 1982

50 80 100 130

Rickey Henderson's 130 steals in 1982 defines a lost style of baseball. Since the bigger-bases era began in 2023, 70+ steals is back in play for the first time in decades.

1 Nasim Nuñez WSH 46 2 Chandler Simpson TB 41 3 Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 40 4 Bobby Witt Jr. KC 39 5 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 36

#	Player	Team	SB	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Nasim Nuñez	WSH	46	50	50 SB	4 more	ON PACE
2	Chandler Simpson	TB	41	45	50 SB	9 more	EXTREME
3	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	NYY	40	44	50 SB	10 more	EXTREME
4	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	39	43	50 SB	11 more	EXTREME
5	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	36	39	50 SB	14 more	EXTREME
6	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	32	35	50 SB	18 more	EXTREME
7	José Ramírez	CLE	31	34	50 SB	19 more	EXTREME
8	José Caballero	NYY	31	34	50 SB	19 more	EXTREME
9	Esteury Ruiz	MIA	30	33	50 SB	20 more	EXTREME
10	Otto Lopez	MIA	30	33	50 SB	20 more	EXTREME

All-time record 67 Earl Webb · Boston Red Sox · 1931

50 60 67

Earl Webb's 67 doubles in 1931 has survived nearly a century. 50 doubles is a star season; 60 has happened only three times since World War II.

1 Rafael Devers SF 36 2 Bryan Reynolds PIT 36 3 Alec Burleson STL 35 4 Wilyer Abreu BOS 35 5 Matt Olson ATL 33

#	Player	Team	2B	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Rafael Devers	SF	36	39	50 2B	14 more	EXTREME
2	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	36	39	50 2B	14 more	EXTREME
3	Alec Burleson	STL	35	38	50 2B	15 more	EXTREME
4	Wilyer Abreu	BOS	35	38	50 2B	15 more	EXTREME
5	Matt Olson	ATL	33	36	50 2B	17 more	EXTREME
6	Brice Turang	MIL	33	36	50 2B	17 more	EXTREME
7	Jordan Walker	STL	33	36	50 2B	17 more	EXTREME
8	Freddie Freeman	LAD	32	35	50 2B	18 more	EXTREME
9	Michael Harris II	ATL	32	35	50 2B	18 more	EXTREME
10	Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	32	35	50 2B	18 more	EXTREME

All-time record 36 Chief Wilson · Pittsburgh Pirates · 1912

20 25 36

The most extinct stat in baseball: Chief Wilson's 36 triples in 1912 is untouchable in the modern game, where leading the league takes about a dozen. Anyone at 15+ is doing something genuinely rare.

1 Corbin Carroll AZ 16 2 Jake McCarthy COL 9 3 Otto Lopez MIA 9 4 Luis Arraez PHI 7 5 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 7

#	Player	Team	3B	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Corbin Carroll	AZ	16	18	20 3B	4 more	EXTREME
2	Jake McCarthy	COL	9	10	20 3B	11 more	EXTREME
3	Otto Lopez	MIA	9	10	20 3B	11 more	EXTREME
4	Luis Arraez	PHI	7	8	20 3B	13 more	EXTREME
5	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	7	8	20 3B	13 more	EXTREME
6	Daylen Lile	WSH	7	8	20 3B	13 more	EXTREME
7	Kody Clemens	MIN	6	7	20 3B	14 more	EXTREME
8	Leody Taveras	BAL	6	7	20 3B	14 more	EXTREME
9	Xavier Edwards	MIA	6	7	20 3B	14 more	EXTREME
10	Geraldo Perdomo	AZ	6	7	20 3B	14 more	EXTREME

All-time record 191 Hack Wilson · Chicago Cubs · 1930

125 150 175 191

Hack Wilson's 191 RBI in 1930 may be the safest record in baseball — no one has driven in 170 since the 1930s. But 130+ still headlines an MVP case.

1 Sal Stewart CIN 107 2 Alec Burleson STL 106 3 Jordan Walker STL 100 4 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 98 5 Pete Alonso BAL 97

#	Player	Team	RBI	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Sal Stewart	CIN	107	118	125 RBI	18 more	NEAR PACE
2	Alec Burleson	STL	106	116	125 RBI	19 more	NEAR PACE
3	Jordan Walker	STL	100	109	125 RBI	25 more	EXTREME
4	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	98	107	125 RBI	27 more	EXTREME
5	Pete Alonso	BAL	97	106	125 RBI	28 more	EXTREME
6	Rafael Devers	SF	96	105	125 RBI	29 more	EXTREME
7	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	96	105	125 RBI	29 more	EXTREME
8	CJ Abrams	WSH	95	103	125 RBI	30 more	EXTREME
9	Junior Caminero	TB	95	105	125 RBI	30 more	EXTREME
10	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	92	101	125 RBI	33 more	EXTREME

All-time record 177 Babe Ruth · New York Yankees · 1921

120 140 150 177

Ruth crossed the plate 177 times in 1921. In the modern game 120 runs wins most league titles, and 130+ signals a historic offensive engine.

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 111 2 James Wood WSH 101 3 Bryan Reynolds PIT 99 4 Randy Arozarena SEA 96 5 Matt Olson ATL 95

#	Player	Team	R	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	111	122	120 R	9 more	ON PACE
2	James Wood	WSH	101	110	120 R	19 more	EXTREME
3	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	99	108	120 R	21 more	EXTREME
4	Randy Arozarena	SEA	96	105	120 R	24 more	EXTREME
5	Matt Olson	ATL	95	104	120 R	25 more	EXTREME
6	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	95	104	120 R	25 more	EXTREME
7	Miguel Vargas	CWS	95	105	120 R	25 more	EXTREME
8	Ben Rice	NYY	94	104	120 R	26 more	EXTREME
9	Trea Turner	PHI	93	102	120 R	27 more	EXTREME
10	Brice Turang	MIL	93	102	120 R	27 more	EXTREME

All-time record 457 Babe Ruth · New York Yankees · 1921

350 400 457

Total bases is the purest measure of a complete offensive season. Ruth's 457 in 1921 has never been seriously threatened — 400 has happened just twice since 1950.

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 325 2 Yordan Alvarez HOU 308 3 Junior Caminero TB 300 4 Matt Olson ATL 289 5 Rafael Devers SF 289

#	Player	Team	TB	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	325	356	350 TB	25 more	ON PACE
2	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	308	337	350 TB	42 more	NEAR PACE
3	Junior Caminero	TB	300	331	350 TB	50 more	NEAR PACE
4	Matt Olson	ATL	289	316	350 TB	61 more	EXTREME
5	Rafael Devers	SF	289	316	350 TB	61 more	EXTREME
6	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	278	304	350 TB	72 more	EXTREME
7	Jordan Walker	STL	276	302	350 TB	74 more	EXTREME
8	Ben Rice	NYY	276	304	350 TB	74 more	EXTREME
9	Pete Alonso	BAL	273	299	350 TB	77 more	EXTREME
10	Sal Stewart	CIN	269	296	350 TB	81 more	EXTREME

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