78% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Esteury Ruiz is top-10 in the majors in stolen bases
He is 8th in stolen bases at 27 — 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 case in 30 seconds
- 27 8th in stolen bases at 27 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .262 .858 OPS, 5 home runs, 10 RBI and 27 stolen bases over 75 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
A top-ten finish is a position on a board, not a verdict on a player. The men just below him on it are not meaningfully worse, and one good week moves several places.
What to watch next
Next up: vs Pittsburgh Pirates.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 8th in stolen bases at 27 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .858 OPS, 5 home runs, 10 RBI and 27 stolen bases over 75 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
What to watch next
vs Pittsburgh Pirates
loanDepot park · 6:40 p.m. ET
Facing Paul Skenes
75G
126AB
33H
.262AVG
5HR
10RBI
27SB
102B
13B
.858OPS
Chasing .400
.262Current AVG
30Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
58-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
.783Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (36-for-46)
Status: EXTREME
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .262 | .262 | .609 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .262 | .262 | .717 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .262 | .262 | .783 ROS | EXTREME |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .262 | .262 | .804 ROS | EXTREME |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .262 | .262 | 1.043 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 5 | 7 | 45 in 43 g · 1 per 1.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 5 | 7 | 55 in 43 g · 1 per 0.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 5 | 7 | 57 in 43 g · 1 per 0.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 5 | 7 | 65 in 43 g · 1 per 0.7 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 5 | 7 | 68 in 43 g · 1 per 0.7 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 33 | 45 | 167 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 33 | 45 | 192 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 33 | 45 | 217 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 33 | 45 | 229 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 27 | 37 | 23 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 27 | 37 | 53 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 27 | 37 | 73 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 27 | 37 | 103 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 10 | 14 | 40 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 10 | 14 | 50 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 10 | 14 | 57 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 1 | 1 | 19 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 1 | 1 | 24 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 1 | 1 | 35 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 10 | 14 | 115 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 10 | 14 | 140 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 10 | 14 | 165 in 43 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 10 | 14 | 181 in 43 g | EXTREME |
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