80% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Chandler Simpson is top-10 in the majors in stolen bases, batting average and hits
He is 2nd in stolen bases at 46, 4th in batting average at .306, 6th in hits at 175 — 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.
This has been his headline for 38 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- 46 2nd in stolen bases at 46, 4th in batting average at .306, 6th in hits at 175 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .306 .689 OPS, 38 RBI and 46 stolen bases over 151 games snapshot batting board — the union of MLB's top-10 hitting boards, then MLB's 3.1 PA per team game rule applied; not the league's full qualified pool
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 612 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 (2)
- 2nd in stolen bases at 46, 4th in batting average at .306, 6th in hits at 175 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .689 OPS, 38 RBI and 46 stolen bases over 151 games snapshot batting board — the union of MLB's top-10 hitting boards, then MLB's 3.1 PA per team game rule applied; not the league's full qualified pool
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 40 Stolen Bases Notable · WATCH No. 2 of 3stolen bases chases 46 record 130 — Rickey Henderson, 1982 46projected, against 50 · 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 | 371 | .318 | 0 | 23 | .718 |
| vs LHP | 200 | .285 | 0 | 15 | .633 |
| Home | 296 | .304 | 0 | 22 | .687 |
| Away | 275 | .309 | 0 | 16 | .690 |
| Day | 232 | .297 | 0 | 18 | .678 |
| Night | 339 | .313 | 0 | 20 | .696 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
151G
571AB
175H
.306AVG
0HR
38RBI
46SB
162B
63B
.689OPS
Chasing .400
.306Current AVG
90Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
94-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
—Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (54-for-0)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .306 | .306 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .306 | .306 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .306 | .306 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .306 | .306 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .306 | .306 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 60 HR | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 62 HR | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 70 HR | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 73 HR | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 175 | 175 | 25 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 175 | 175 | 50 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 175 | 175 | 75 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 175 | 175 | 87 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 SB | 50 | 46 | 46 | 4 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 80 SB | 80 | 46 | 46 | 34 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 100 SB | 100 | 46 | 46 | 54 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 130 SB | 130 | 46 | 46 | 84 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 2B | 50 | 16 | 16 | 34 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 60 2B | 60 | 16 | 16 | 44 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 67 2B | 67 | 16 | 16 | 51 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 20 3B | 20 | 6 | 6 | 14 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 25 3B | 25 | 6 | 6 | 19 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 36 3B | 36 | 6 | 6 | 30 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 38 | 38 | 87 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 38 | 38 | 112 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 38 | 38 | 137 in 0 g | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 38 | 38 | 153 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Philadelphia Phillies | W 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| 2026-09-24 | New York Yankees | L 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-09-22 | New York Yankees | L 0-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 |
| 2026-09-20 | Boston Red Sox | W 5-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| 2026-09-19 | Boston Red Sox | W 2-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| 2026-09-18 | Boston Red Sox | L 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-09-17 | Athletics | W 10-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| 2026-09-16 | Athletics | W 4-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| 2026-09-15 | Athletics | W 2-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-09-13 | Houston Astros | W 14-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
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