85% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Otto Lopez is top-10 in the majors in hits, triples and batting average
He is 2nd in hits at 167, 2nd in triples at 8, 7th in batting average at .300 — 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
- 167 2nd in hits at 167, 2nd in triples at 8, 7th in batting average at .300 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 29 29 stolen bases, past his previous best of 20 in 2024; 83 runs, past his previous best of 66 in 2025; 167 hits, past his previous best of 134 in 2025 year-by-year record, 2 prior seasons since 2024 (MLB Stats API, cached)
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 604 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: vs Chicago Cubs. 33 more to reach 200 HITS.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 2nd in hits at 167, 2nd in triples at 8, 7th in batting average at .300 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 29 stolen bases, past his previous best of 20 in 2024; 83 runs, past his previous best of 66 in 2025; 167 hits, past his previous best of 134 in 2025 year-by-year record, 2 prior seasons since 2024 (MLB Stats API, cached)
Other cases this page considered and did not lead with: Otto Lopez has already passed his career best in stolen bases.
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 60 Hits Significant · MILESTONE No. 2 of 3hits chases 167 record 262 — Ichiro Suzuki, 2004 189projected, against 200 · near pace
- 40 Triples Notable · WATCH No. 3 of 3triples chases 8 record 36 — Chief Wilson, 1912 9projected, 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
1-for-3
L 5-6 vs Chicago Cubs · 2026-09-05
carries a .300 average into today
What to watch next
vs Chicago Cubs
loanDepot park · 1:40 p.m. ET
Facing Clay Holmes
Otto Lopez faces a right-hander in Clay Holmes. He is hitting .292 with 7 home runs in 415 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 415 | .292 | 7 | 40 | .759 |
| vs LHP | 141 | .326 | 3 | 22 | .829 |
| Home | 279 | .308 | 4 | 31 | .788 |
| Away | 277 | .292 | 6 | 31 | .764 |
| Day | 221 | .326 | 5 | 31 | .851 |
| Night | 335 | .284 | 5 | 31 | .726 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
139G
556AB
167H
.300AVG
10HR
62RBI
29SB
312B
83B
.777OPS
Chasing .400
.300Current AVG
93Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
96-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.149Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (85-for-74)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .300 | .300 | .730 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .300 | .300 | .986 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .300 | .300 | 1.149 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .300 | .300 | 1.203 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .300 | .300 | 1.716 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 10 | 11 | 40 in 19 g · 1 per 1.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 10 | 11 | 50 in 19 g · 1 per 1.5 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 10 | 11 | 52 in 19 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 10 | 11 | 60 in 19 g · 1 per 1.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 10 | 11 | 63 in 19 g · 1 per 1.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 167 | 189 | 33 in 19 g | NEAR PACE |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 167 | 189 | 58 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 167 | 189 | 83 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 167 | 189 | 95 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 29 | 33 | 21 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 29 | 33 | 51 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 29 | 33 | 71 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 29 | 33 | 101 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 31 | 35 | 19 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 31 | 35 | 29 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 31 | 35 | 36 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 8 | 9 | 12 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 8 | 9 | 17 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 8 | 9 | 28 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 62 | 70 | 63 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 62 | 70 | 88 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 62 | 70 | 113 in 19 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 62 | 70 | 129 in 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Chicago Cubs | L 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| 2026-09-04 | Chicago Cubs | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 2026-09-02 | Kansas City Royals | W 9-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 |
| 2026-09-01 | Kansas City Royals | W 6-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| 2026-08-31 | Washington Nationals | L 3-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| 2026-08-30 | Washington Nationals | W 6-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| 2026-08-29 | Washington Nationals | L 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| 2026-08-28 | Washington Nationals | L 2-9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| 2026-08-26 | Boston Red Sox | W 4-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-08-25 | Boston Red Sox | L 3-7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
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