89% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Pete Alonso has not missed a game in 579 of them
His consecutive-games streak stands at 579, 11th on the all-time list.
This has been his headline for 36 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- 579 consecutive games — 11th all-time iron-man ledger, game-log verified at seed
- 113 2nd in RBI at 113, 3rd in home runs at 43, 4th in total bases at 314 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- OPS .885 — 5th of 49 qualified hitters on this site's tracked board snapshot batting board — the union of MLB's top-10 hitting boards, then MLB's 3.1 PA per team game rule applied; not the league's full qualified pool
- 93.9 mph average exit velocity 93.9 mph over 438 batted-ball events — 7th on a 10-deep board of the season's hardest hitters Statcast 2026 hardest-hit leaderboard (single season, top 10 only — not a league-wide ranking)
- Average exit velocity93.9mph
- Hard-hit rate56.2%
- Barrel rate15.3%
- Max exit velocity114.6mph
This season only, 438 batted-ball events. Ranked 7th on a 10-deep board of the season's hardest hitters — that is a top-of-the-league board, not a league-wide ranking.
The honest caveat
A milestone is arithmetic on a career, not a statement about this season. Reaching it depends on playing time between now and then, which nothing here predicts.
Every claim above, with its source (4)
- 579 consecutive games — 11th all-time iron-man ledger, game-log verified at seed
- 2nd in RBI at 113, 3rd in home runs at 43, 4th in total bases at 314 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- OPS .885 — 5th of 49 qualified hitters on this site's tracked board snapshot batting board — the union of MLB's top-10 hitting boards, then MLB's 3.1 PA per team game rule applied; not the league's full qualified pool
- average exit velocity 93.9 mph over 438 batted-ball events — 7th on a 10-deep board of the season's hardest hitters Statcast 2026 hardest-hit leaderboard (single season, top 10 only — not a league-wide ranking)
Other cases this page considered and did not lead with: Pete Alonso is top-10 in the majors in RBI, home runs and total bases; Pete Alonso sits 5th in OPS among 49 qualified hitters on this site's tracked board; Pete Alonso is on the season's hardest-contact board.
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 68 Triple Crown (AL) Significant · MILESTONE only one tracked
- 60 Home Runs Significant · MILESTONE No. 3 of 3home runs chases 43 record 73 — Barry Bonds, 2001 43projected, against 50 · extreme
- 52 RBI Notable · WATCH No. 2 of 3rbi chases 113 record 191 — Hack Wilson, 1930 114projected, against 125 · extreme
The score is an editorial score, not a measurement on a common scale. The rank above is this player's position on his own category's board — the ordering the site stands behind. See all tracked chases →
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 415 | .275 | 34 | 89 | .935 |
| vs LHP | 187 | .251 | 9 | 24 | .769 |
| Home | 294 | .252 | 22 | 58 | .848 |
| Away | 308 | .282 | 21 | 55 | .919 |
| Day | 227 | .273 | 12 | 41 | .868 |
| Night | 375 | .264 | 31 | 72 | .893 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
161G
602AB
161H
.267AVG
43HR
113RBI
5SB
242B
03B
.885OPS
Chasing .400
.267Current AVG
134Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
120-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
20.500Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (82-for-4)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .267 | .267 | 13.000 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .267 | .267 | 17.500 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .267 | .267 | 20.500 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .267 | .267 | 21.500 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .267 | .267 | 30.500 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 43 | 43 | 7 in 1 g · 1 per 0.5 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 43 | 43 | 17 in 1 g · 1 per 0.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 43 | 43 | 19 in 1 g · 1 per 0.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 43 | 43 | 27 in 1 g · 1 per 0.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 43 | 43 | 30 in 1 g · 1 per 0.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 161 | 162 | 39 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 161 | 162 | 64 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 161 | 162 | 89 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 161 | 162 | 101 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 5 | 5 | 45 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 5 | 5 | 75 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 5 | 5 | 95 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 5 | 5 | 125 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 24 | 24 | 26 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 24 | 24 | 36 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 24 | 24 | 43 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 113 | 114 | 12 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 113 | 114 | 37 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 113 | 114 | 62 in 1 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 113 | 114 | 78 in 1 g | EXTREME |
How likely is the finish?
100%finishes with 40+ home runs
0%finishes with 50+ home runs
0%finishes with 60+ home runs
His rate of 61.430 home runs per 1,000 plate appearances is read as 56.220 after regressing toward the league's 30.200 — a leaderboard selects for players who have outperformed, so an unregressed rate projected forward overstates every one of them. That puts the expected finish at 43.2, against a straight team-game pace of 43. Exact beta-binomial over 4 remaining plate appearances, averaged across playing-time scenarios. Calibrated against Retrosheet finishes: within 7 points of observed frequency in every band, and within 2 in three of five. It is a model, not a measurement.
Home run pace vs the benchmark seasons
100.0%of comparable chases reached 40 HR
0.0%of comparable chases reached 50 HR
0.0%of comparable chases reached 60 HR
Empirical: seasons within ±2 HR of his total at the same team-game checkpoint (n=173); median finish 43. Retrosheet.
Recent game log
Derived nightly from the snapshot ledger — each row is the difference between consecutive days; multi-day rows are labeled.
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | HR | RBI | R | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | New York Yankees | W 10-2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .267 |
| 2026-09-23 | Toronto Blue Jays | W 4-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .264 |
| 2026-09-21 | Toronto Blue Jays | W 4-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| 2026-09-20 | Milwaukee Brewers | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| 2026-09-19 | Milwaukee Brewers | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| 2026-09-18 | Milwaukee Brewers | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 |
| 2026-09-16 | New York Mets | W 7-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| 2026-09-15 | New York Mets | W 7-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| 2026-09-14 | New York Mets | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| 2026-09-13 | Toronto Blue Jays | L 1-8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
Recent highlights
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Pete Alonso's two-run homer (42)2026-09-25 · Pete Alonso hit 2 home runs — in his first season with the Orioles.
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Pete Alonso's 40th HR is a go-ahead SMASH!2026-09-21 · Pete Alonso hit 2 home runs — in his first season with the Orioles.
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Pete Alonso's solo home run (39)2026-09-21 · Pete Alonso's go-ahead home run in the 8th put the Orioles ahead for good in a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays
Lahman + Retrosheet context
How this season fits history
Through 161 team games; 72 in 2001