82% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Luis Arraez co-leads the majors in batting average and hits
Through 140 games he is tied for first in batting average and hits — the kind of line that decides awards.
This has been his headline for 24 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- .318 No. 1, shared, in batting average and hits on MLB's own leaderboards (the batting average against the qualified pool) — .318 batting average, 177 hits (tied with 1 other) MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .318 .780 OPS, 6 home runs, 59 RBI and 10 stolen bases over 140 games 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
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 608 plate appearances so far. A rate moves fastest against the strongest arms a schedule has left, and the schedule ahead is not the schedule behind.
What to watch next
Next up: at Atlanta Braves. 23 more to reach 200 HITS.
Every claim above, with its source (4)
- No. 1, shared, in batting average and hits on MLB's own leaderboards (the batting average against the qualified pool) — .318 batting average, 177 hits (tied with 1 other) MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- No. 1 in batting average on MLB's qualified leaderboard MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- No. 1 in hits on MLB's leaderboard, tied with 1 other MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .780 OPS, 6 home runs, 59 RBI and 10 stolen bases over 140 games 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
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 62+1 Hits Significant · MILESTONE No. 1 of 3hits chases 177 record 262 — Ichiro Suzuki, 2004 194projected, against 200 · near pace
- 50 Batting Average Notable · WATCH No. 1 of 3batting average chases .318 record .406 — Ted Williams, 1941 .318projected, against .400 · impossible
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 →
What changed last night
1 RBI
L 5-6 vs Atlanta Braves · 2026-09-11
carries a .318 average into today
What to watch next
at Atlanta Braves
Truist Park · 7:15 p.m. ET
Facing Tyler Mahle
Luis Arraez faces a right-hander in Tyler Mahle. He is hitting .328 with 3 home runs in 293 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 293 | .328 | 3 | 28 | .808 |
| vs RHP | 92 | .293 | 2 | 13 | .726 |
| vs RHP | 385 | .319 | 5 | 41 | .789 |
| vs LHP | 44 | .318 | 0 | 3 | .697 |
| vs LHP | 127 | .315 | 1 | 15 | .782 |
| vs LHP | 171 | .316 | 1 | 18 | .760 |
| Home | 191 | .361 | 0 | 23 | .856 |
| Home | 72 | .361 | 2 | 11 | .891 |
| Home | 263 | .361 | 2 | 34 | .865 |
| Away | 229 | .293 | 4 | 20 | .756 |
| Away | 64 | .234 | 0 | 5 | .520 |
| Away | 293 | .280 | 4 | 25 | .705 |
| Day | 155 | .303 | 1 | 19 | .747 |
| Day | 32 | .125 | 0 | 4 | .306 |
| Day | 187 | .273 | 1 | 23 | .673 |
| Night | 104 | .356 | 2 | 12 | .844 |
| Night | 265 | .336 | 3 | 24 | .832 |
| Night | 369 | .341 | 5 | 36 | .836 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
140G
556AB
177H
.318AVG
6HR
59RBI
10SB
302B
73B
.780OPS
Chasing .400
.318Current AVG
76Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
86-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.264Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (67-for-53)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .318 | .318 | .698 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .318 | .318 | 1.038 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .318 | .318 | 1.264 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .318 | .318 | 1.340 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .318 | .318 | 2.019 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 6 | 7 | 44 in 14 g · 1 per 1.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 6 | 7 | 54 in 14 g · 1 per 1.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 6 | 7 | 56 in 14 g · 1 per 0.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 6 | 7 | 64 in 14 g · 1 per 0.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 6 | 7 | 67 in 14 g · 1 per 0.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 177 | 194 | 23 in 14 g | NEAR PACE |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 177 | 194 | 48 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 177 | 194 | 73 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 177 | 194 | 85 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 10 | 11 | 40 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 10 | 11 | 70 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 10 | 11 | 90 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 10 | 11 | 120 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 30 | 33 | 20 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 30 | 33 | 30 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 30 | 33 | 37 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 7 | 8 | 13 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 7 | 8 | 18 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 7 | 8 | 29 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 59 | 65 | 66 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 59 | 65 | 91 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 59 | 65 | 116 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 59 | 65 | 132 in 14 g | EXTREME |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Atlanta Braves | L 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 2026-09-10 | Houston Astros | L 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 2026-09-09 | Houston Astros | W 11-7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| 2026-09-08 | Houston Astros | L 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| 2026-09-06 | Atlanta Braves | L 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| 2026-09-05 | Atlanta Braves | W 4-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 2026-09-04 | Atlanta Braves | L 2-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| 2026-09-01 | Arizona Diamondbacks | W 7-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 |
| 2026-08-31 | Arizona Diamondbacks | W 2-1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .317 |
| 2026-08-29 | Los Angeles Angels | W 4-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
Recent highlights
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