89% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Gabriel Moreno has already passed his career best in RBI
He has 74; his previous best was 50, in 2023. That is measured over the three seasons of at least 200 at-bats he has played.
Same case as last night, moved numbers: his headline number went from 73 to 74 since September 14.
The case in 30 seconds
- 74 74 RBI, past his previous best of 50 in 2023 year-by-year record, 3 prior seasons since 2023 (MLB Stats API, cached)
- .303 6th in batting average at .303 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
The honest caveat
A career-best total is measured against his own record and nobody else's, and for most players that record is short. Beating it says this year is his best; it says nothing about where the season sits in the league, and a young player passing an early-career mark is closer to normal than to remarkable.
What to watch next
Next up: vs Miami Marlins.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 74 RBI, past his previous best of 50 in 2023 year-by-year record, 3 prior seasons since 2023 (MLB Stats API, cached)
- 6th in batting average at .303 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
Other cases this page considered and did not lead with: Gabriel Moreno is top-10 in the majors in batting average.
The evidence
What changed last night
1 HR, 1 RBI
L 2-4 vs Miami Marlins · 2026-09-15
carries a .303 average into today
What to watch next
vs Miami Marlins
Chase Field · 9:40 p.m. ET
Facing Ryan Gusto
Gabriel Moreno faces a right-hander in Ryan Gusto. He is hitting .316 with 10 home runs in 313 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 313 | .316 | 10 | 46 | .896 |
| vs LHP | 126 | .270 | 4 | 28 | .755 |
| Home | 214 | .280 | 5 | 28 | .796 |
| Away | 225 | .324 | 9 | 46 | .913 |
| Day | 134 | .306 | 8 | 26 | .950 |
| Night | 305 | .302 | 6 | 48 | .815 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
121G
439AB
133H
.303AVG
14HR
74RBI
6SB
312B
13B
.856OPS
Chasing .400
.303Current AVG
72Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
83-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.897Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (55-for-29)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .303 | .303 | 1.069 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .303 | .303 | 1.552 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .303 | .303 | 1.897 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .303 | .303 | 2.000 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .303 | .303 | 2.966 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 14 | 15 | 36 in 10 g · 1 per 0.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 14 | 15 | 46 in 10 g · 1 per 0.6 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 14 | 15 | 48 in 10 g · 1 per 0.6 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 14 | 15 | 56 in 10 g · 1 per 0.5 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 14 | 15 | 59 in 10 g · 1 per 0.5 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 133 | 142 | 67 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 133 | 142 | 92 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 133 | 142 | 117 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 133 | 142 | 129 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 6 | 6 | 44 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 6 | 6 | 74 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 6 | 6 | 94 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 6 | 6 | 124 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 31 | 33 | 19 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 31 | 33 | 29 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 31 | 33 | 36 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 1 | 1 | 19 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 1 | 1 | 24 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 1 | 1 | 35 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 74 | 79 | 51 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 74 | 79 | 76 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 74 | 79 | 101 in 10 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 74 | 79 | 117 in 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Miami Marlins | L 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .303 |
| 2026-09-14 | Miami Marlins | W 8-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| 2026-09-13 | Texas Rangers | L 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| 2026-09-12 | Texas Rangers | L 2-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| 2026-09-11 | Texas Rangers | W 9-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 2026-09-09 | Kansas City Royals | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| 2026-09-08 | Kansas City Royals | W 5-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| 2026-09-06 | Houston Astros | W 3-2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| 2026-09-05 | Houston Astros | W 4-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| 2026-09-04 | Houston Astros | L 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .299 |
Recent highlights
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Gabriel Moreno's go-ahead single2026-09-05 · Gabriel Moreno's tiebreaking single in the 10th put the Diamondbacks ahead for good in a 4-3 win over the Astros
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Gabriel Moreno: Home Run Statcast Analysis2026-08-18 · Gabriel Moreno hit a grand slam
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Gabriel Moreno's grand slam (10) 2026-08-18 · Gabriel Moreno drove in 4 runs
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