87% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Alec Burleson is top-10 in the majors in RBI, doubles and hits
He is 2nd in RBI at 106, 3rd in doubles at 35, 8th in hits at 159 — 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.
Same case as last night, moved numbers: his headline number went from 104 to 106 since September 10.
The case in 30 seconds
- 106 2nd in RBI at 106, 3rd in doubles at 35, 8th in hits at 159 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 106 106 RBI, past his previous best of 78 in 2024; 83 runs, past his previous best of 71 in 2024; 159 hits, past his previous best of 147 in 2024 year-by-year record, 3 prior seasons since 2023 (MLB Stats API, cached)
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 622 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 White Sox. 19 more to reach 125 RBI.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 2nd in RBI at 106, 3rd in doubles at 35, 8th in hits at 159 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 106 RBI, past his previous best of 78 in 2024; 83 runs, past his previous best of 71 in 2024; 159 hits, past his previous best of 147 in 2024 year-by-year record, 3 prior seasons since 2023 (MLB Stats API, cached)
Other cases this page considered and did not lead with: Alec Burleson has already passed his career best in RBI.
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 53+1 RBI Notable · WATCH No. 2 of 3rbi chases 106 record 191 — Hack Wilson, 1930 116projected, against 125 · near pace
- 51+1 Doubles Notable · WATCH No. 3 of 3doubles chases 35 record 67 — Earl Webb, 1931 38projected, against 50 · 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
2 RBI
W 7-3 vs Chicago White Sox · 2026-09-11
carries a .284 average into today
What to watch next
vs Chicago White Sox
Busch Stadium · 7:15 p.m. ET
Facing Sean Newcomb
Alec Burleson faces a left-hander in Sean Newcomb. He is hitting .211 with 3 home runs in 180 at-bats against left-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 379 | .319 | 19 | 71 | .947 |
| vs LHP | 180 | .211 | 3 | 35 | .545 |
| Home | 269 | .264 | 7 | 48 | .745 |
| Away | 290 | .303 | 15 | 58 | .888 |
| Day | 226 | .314 | 7 | 49 | .837 |
| Night | 333 | .264 | 15 | 57 | .807 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
147G
559AB
159H
.284AVG
22HR
106RBI
4SB
352B
13B
.819OPS
Chasing .400
.284Current AVG
108Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
105-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.623Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (86-for-53)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .284 | .284 | 1.057 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .284 | .284 | 1.396 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .284 | .284 | 1.623 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .284 | .284 | 1.698 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .284 | .284 | 2.396 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 22 | 24 | 28 in 14 g · 1 per 1.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 22 | 24 | 38 in 14 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 22 | 24 | 40 in 14 g · 1 per 1.3 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 22 | 24 | 48 in 14 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 22 | 24 | 51 in 14 g · 1 per 1.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 159 | 174 | 41 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 159 | 174 | 66 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 159 | 174 | 91 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 159 | 174 | 103 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 4 | 4 | 46 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 4 | 4 | 76 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 4 | 4 | 96 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 4 | 4 | 126 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 35 | 38 | 15 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 35 | 38 | 25 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 35 | 38 | 32 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 1 | 1 | 19 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 1 | 1 | 24 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 1 | 1 | 35 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 106 | 116 | 19 in 14 g | NEAR PACE |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 106 | 116 | 44 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 106 | 116 | 69 in 14 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 106 | 116 | 85 in 14 g | EXTREME |
How likely is the finish?
0%finishes with 40+ home runs
0%finishes with 50+ home runs
0%finishes with 60+ home runs
His rate of 35.370 home runs per 1,000 plate appearances is read as 34.410 after regressing toward the league's 30.170 — a leaderboard selects for players who have outperformed, so an unregressed rate projected forward overstates every one of them. That puts the expected finish at 23.7, against a straight team-game pace of 24. Exact beta-binomial over 59 remaining plate appearances, averaged across playing-time scenarios. Calibrated against Retrosheet finishes: within 7 points of observed frequency in every band, and within 2 in three of five. It is a model, not a measurement.
Home run pace vs the benchmark seasons
0.0%of comparable chases reached 40 HR
0.0%of comparable chases reached 50 HR
0.0%of comparable chases reached 60 HR
Empirical: seasons within ±2 HR of his total at the same team-game checkpoint (n=1726); median finish 23. Retrosheet.
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 | Chicago White Sox | W 7-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| 2026-09-09 | San Francisco Giants | L 6-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .283 |
| 2026-09-08 | San Francisco Giants | L 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .284 |
| 2026-09-07 | San Francisco Giants | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| 2026-09-06 | Colorado Rockies | W 10-8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| 2026-09-05 | Colorado Rockies | L 7-10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| 2026-09-04 | Colorado Rockies | W 7-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| 2026-09-03 | Los Angeles Dodgers | L 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| 2026-09-01 | Los Angeles Dodgers | W 13-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| 2026-08-31 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
Recent highlights
Lahman + Retrosheet context
How this season fits history
Through 148 team games; 64 in 2001