79% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Chandler Simpson is top-10 in the majors in batting average, stolen bases and hits
He is 3rd in batting average at .308, 3rd in stolen bases at 38, 6th in hits at 155 — 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
- .308 3rd in batting average at .308, 3rd in stolen bases at 38, 6th in hits at 155 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .308 .694 OPS, 31 RBI and 38 stolen bases over 134 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 — 543 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: at Texas Rangers.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 3rd in batting average at .308, 3rd in stolen bases at 38, 6th in hits at 155 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .694 OPS, 31 RBI and 38 stolen bases over 134 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
- 50 Batting Average Notable · WATCH No. 3 of 3batting average chases .308 record .406 — Ted Williams, 1941 .308projected, against .400 · 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 →
What changed last night
0-for-5
W 6-3 vs Texas Rangers · 2026-09-05
carries a .308 average into today
What to watch next
at Texas Rangers
Globe Life Field · 2:35 p.m. ET
Facing MacKenzie Gore
Chandler Simpson faces a left-hander in MacKenzie Gore. He is hitting .287 with 0 home runs in 164 at-bats against left-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 340 | .318 | 0 | 21 | .718 |
| vs LHP | 164 | .287 | 0 | 10 | .644 |
| Home | 260 | .300 | 0 | 15 | .683 |
| Away | 244 | .316 | 0 | 16 | .707 |
| Day | 204 | .294 | 0 | 12 | .680 |
| Night | 300 | .317 | 0 | 19 | .704 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
134G
504AB
155H
.308AVG
0HR
31RBI
38SB
142B
63B
.694OPS
Chasing .400
.308Current AVG
78Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
87-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.056Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (75-for-71)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .308 | .308 | .662 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .308 | .308 | .901 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .308 | .308 | 1.056 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .308 | .308 | 1.113 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .308 | .308 | 1.592 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 in 20 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 in 20 g · 1 per 1.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 in 20 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 in 20 g · 1 per 1.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 in 20 g · 1 per 1.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 155 | 177 | 45 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 155 | 177 | 70 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 155 | 177 | 95 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 155 | 177 | 107 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 38 | 43 | 12 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 38 | 43 | 42 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 38 | 43 | 62 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 38 | 43 | 92 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 14 | 16 | 36 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 14 | 16 | 46 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 14 | 16 | 53 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 6 | 7 | 14 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 6 | 7 | 19 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 6 | 7 | 30 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 31 | 35 | 94 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 31 | 35 | 119 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 31 | 35 | 144 in 20 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 31 | 35 | 160 in 20 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 | Texas Rangers | W 6-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| 2026-09-04 | Texas Rangers | W 7-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| 2026-09-02 | New York Mets | L 4-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| 2026-09-01 | New York Mets | W 6-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| 2026-08-31 | New York Mets | L 2-3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| 2026-08-30 | San Diego Padres | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 |
| 2026-08-29 | San Diego Padres | W 7-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| 2026-08-28 | San Diego Padres | W 9-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| 2026-08-26 | Detroit Tigers | W 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-08-25 | Detroit Tigers | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
Recent highlights
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