84% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Otto Lopez leads the majors in hits
Through 157 games he is first in hits — the kind of line that decides awards.
This has been his headline for 49 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- 191 No. 1 in hits on MLB's own leaderboards — 191 hits MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 34 34 stolen bases, past his previous best of 20 in 2024; 191 hits, past his previous best of 134 in 2025; 94 runs, past his previous best of 66 in 2025 year-by-year record, 2 prior seasons since 2024 (MLB Stats API, cached)
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 687 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.
Every claim above, with its source (3)
- No. 1 in hits on MLB's own leaderboards — 191 hits 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 MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 34 stolen bases, past his previous best of 20 in 2024; 191 hits, past his previous best of 134 in 2025; 94 runs, past his previous best of 66 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
- 61 Hits Significant · MILESTONE No. 1 of 3hits chases 191 record 262 — Ichiro Suzuki, 2004 191projected, against 200 · impossible
- 40 Triples Notable · WATCH No. 3 of 3triples chases 9 record 36 — Chief Wilson, 1912 9projected, against 20 · 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 →
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 468 | .293 | 8 | 47 | .765 |
| vs LHP | 159 | .340 | 3 | 24 | .852 |
| Home | 313 | .326 | 4 | 38 | .823 |
| Away | 314 | .283 | 7 | 33 | .750 |
| Day | 247 | .328 | 5 | 35 | .842 |
| Night | 380 | .289 | 6 | 36 | .750 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
157G
627AB
191H
.305AVG
11HR
71RBI
34SB
322B
93B
.786OPS
Chasing .400
.305Current AVG
100Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
100-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
—Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (60-for-0)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .305 | .305 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .305 | .305 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .305 | .305 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .305 | .305 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .305 | .305 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 11 | 11 | 39 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 60 HR | 60 | 11 | 11 | 49 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 62 HR | 62 | 11 | 11 | 51 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 70 HR | 70 | 11 | 11 | 59 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 73 HR | 73 | 11 | 11 | 62 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 191 | 191 | 9 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 191 | 191 | 34 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 191 | 191 | 59 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 191 | 191 | 71 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 SB | 50 | 34 | 34 | 16 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 80 SB | 80 | 34 | 34 | 46 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 100 SB | 100 | 34 | 34 | 66 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 130 SB | 130 | 34 | 34 | 96 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 2B | 50 | 32 | 32 | 18 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 60 2B | 60 | 32 | 32 | 28 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 67 2B | 67 | 32 | 32 | 35 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 20 3B | 20 | 9 | 9 | 11 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 25 3B | 25 | 9 | 9 | 16 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 36 3B | 36 | 9 | 9 | 27 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 71 | 71 | 54 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 71 | 71 | 79 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 71 | 71 | 104 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 71 | 71 | 120 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 (6d) | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| 2026-09-25 | Atlanta Braves | W 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| 2026-09-24 | Chicago Cubs | L 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| 2026-09-23 | Chicago Cubs | W 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| 2026-09-22 | Chicago Cubs | W 8-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| 2026-09-20 | San Diego Padres | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| 2026-09-19 | San Diego Padres | L 6-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .307 |
| 2026-09-18 | San Diego Padres | L 2-8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| 2026-09-16 | Arizona Diamondbacks | W 4-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| 2026-09-15 | Arizona Diamondbacks | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .305 |
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