83% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Otto Lopez co-leads the majors in hits
Through 144 games he is tied for first in hits — the kind of line that decides awards.
The story changed tonight — this page led with a different case yesterday.
The case in 30 seconds
- 177 No. 1, shared, in hits on MLB's own leaderboards — 177 hits (tied with 1 other) MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 30 30 stolen bases, past his previous best of 20 in 2024; 88 runs, past his previous best of 66 in 2025; 177 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 — 627 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 Los Angeles Dodgers. 23 more to reach 200 HITS.
Every claim above, with its source (3)
- No. 1, shared, in hits on MLB's own leaderboards — 177 hits (tied with 1 other) 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, tied with 1 other MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 30 stolen bases, past his previous best of 20 in 2024; 88 runs, past his previous best of 66 in 2025; 177 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
- 62+1 Hits Significant · MILESTONE No. 2 of 3hits chases 177 record 262 — Ichiro Suzuki, 2004 194projected, against 200 · near pace
- 50 Batting Average Notable · WATCH No. 3 of 3batting average chases .307 record .406 — Ted Williams, 1941 .307projected, against .400 · impossible
- 40 Triples Notable · WATCH No. 3 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
4-for-5
L 2-6 vs Los Angeles Dodgers · 2026-09-11
carries a .307 average into today
What to watch next
vs Los Angeles Dodgers
loanDepot park · 4:10 p.m. ET
Facing Tyler Glasnow
Otto Lopez faces a right-hander in Tyler Glasnow. He is hitting .297 with 7 home runs in 428 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 428 | .297 | 7 | 42 | .768 |
| vs LHP | 148 | .338 | 3 | 24 | .857 |
| Home | 299 | .321 | 4 | 35 | .815 |
| Away | 277 | .292 | 6 | 31 | .764 |
| Day | 229 | .328 | 5 | 32 | .847 |
| Night | 347 | .294 | 5 | 34 | .753 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
144G
576AB
177H
.307AVG
10HR
66RBI
30SB
312B
93B
.790OPS
Chasing .400
.307Current AVG
90Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
94-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.389Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (75-for-54)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .307 | .307 | .815 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .307 | .307 | 1.167 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .307 | .307 | 1.389 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .307 | .307 | 1.463 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .307 | .307 | 2.167 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 10 | 11 | 40 in 14 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 10 | 11 | 50 in 14 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 10 | 11 | 52 in 14 g · 1 per 1.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 10 | 11 | 60 in 14 g · 1 per 0.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 10 | 11 | 63 in 14 g · 1 per 0.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 177 | 194 | 23 in 14 g | NEAR PACE |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 177 | 194 | 48 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 177 | 194 | 73 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 177 | 194 | 85 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 30 | 33 | 20 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 30 | 33 | 50 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 30 | 33 | 70 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 30 | 33 | 100 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 31 | 34 | 19 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 31 | 34 | 29 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 31 | 34 | 36 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 9 | 10 | 11 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 9 | 10 | 16 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 9 | 10 | 27 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 66 | 72 | 59 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 66 | 72 | 84 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 66 | 72 | 109 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 66 | 72 | 125 in 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Los Angeles Dodgers | L 2-6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| 2026-09-09 | New York Mets | L 14-15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| 2026-09-08 | New York Mets | L 5-7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| 2026-09-06 | Chicago Cubs | W 10-3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| 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 |
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