88% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Jake McCarthy is top-10 in the majors in triples and batting average
He is 2nd in triples at 9, 8th in batting average at .297 — placements on MLB's own season boards, which rank every QUALIFIED hitter in the sport rather than the few dozen this site tracks. Qualified is MLB's own bar, and it is the reason a part-season player with a big number is not on these boards at all.
The story changed tonight — this page led with a different case yesterday.
The case in 30 seconds
- 9 2nd in triples at 9, 8th in batting average at .297 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 76 76 RBI, past his previous best of 56 in 2024; 145 hits, past his previous best of 126 in 2024; 29 stolen bases, past his previous best of 26 in 2023 year-by-year record, 4 prior seasons since 2022 (MLB Stats API, cached)
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 533 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 Detroit Tigers.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 2nd in triples at 9, 8th in batting average at .297 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 76 RBI, past his previous best of 56 in 2024; 145 hits, past his previous best of 126 in 2024; 29 stolen bases, past his previous best of 26 in 2023 year-by-year record, 4 prior seasons since 2022 (MLB Stats API, cached)
Other cases this page considered and did not lead with: Jake McCarthy has already passed his career best in RBI.
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 40 Triples Notable · WATCH No. 2 of 3triples chases 9 record 36 — Chief Wilson, 1912 10projected, against 20 · 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 →
What changed last night
3-for-5
L 2-6 vs Detroit Tigers · 2026-09-11
carries a .297 average into today
What to watch next
at Detroit Tigers
Comerica Park · 1:10 p.m. ET
Facing Andrew Sears
Jake McCarthy faces a left-hander in Andrew Sears. He is hitting .317 with 4 home runs in 142 at-bats against left-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 347 | .288 | 11 | 50 | .801 |
| vs LHP | 142 | .317 | 4 | 26 | .880 |
| Home | 244 | .316 | 9 | 48 | .896 |
| Away | 245 | .278 | 6 | 28 | .752 |
| Day | 157 | .293 | 6 | 26 | .857 |
| Night | 332 | .298 | 9 | 50 | .808 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
132G
489AB
145H
.297AVG
15HR
76RBI
29SB
292B
93B
.824OPS
Chasing .400
.297Current AVG
85Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
91-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.420Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (71-for-50)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .297 | .297 | .880 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .297 | .297 | 1.200 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .297 | .297 | 1.420 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .297 | .297 | 1.480 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .297 | .297 | 2.140 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 15 | 17 | 35 in 15 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 15 | 17 | 45 in 15 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 15 | 17 | 47 in 15 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 15 | 17 | 55 in 15 g · 1 per 0.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 15 | 17 | 58 in 15 g · 1 per 0.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 145 | 160 | 55 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 145 | 160 | 80 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 145 | 160 | 105 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 145 | 160 | 117 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 29 | 32 | 21 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 29 | 32 | 51 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 29 | 32 | 71 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 29 | 32 | 101 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 29 | 32 | 21 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 29 | 32 | 31 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 29 | 32 | 38 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 9 | 10 | 11 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 9 | 10 | 16 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 9 | 10 | 27 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 76 | 84 | 49 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 76 | 84 | 74 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 76 | 84 | 99 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 76 | 84 | 115 in 15 g | EXTREME |
Home run pace vs the benchmark seasons
0.0%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=2802); median finish 16. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Detroit Tigers | L 2-6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| 2026-09-10 | New York Yankees | L 3-10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| 2026-09-09 | New York Yankees | L 1-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| 2026-09-08 | New York Yankees | L 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| 2026-09-06 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 8-10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| 2026-09-05 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 10-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .290 |
| 2026-09-04 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| 2026-09-01 | Baltimore Orioles | W 4-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| 2026-08-31 | Baltimore Orioles | L 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| 2026-08-30 | Atlanta Braves | L 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
Recent highlights
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Jake McCarthy's walk-off triple2026-06-22 ·
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Jake McCarthy's leadoff inside-the-park home run (5)2026-06-20 · Jake McCarthy hit a LEADOFF INSIDE-THE-PARK home run — years pass between one and the next
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Jake McCarthy's two-run home run (1)2026-05-06 · Jake McCarthy hit his first home run of the season — in his game No. 27
Lahman + Retrosheet context