83% 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 41, 4th in batting average at .306, 6th in hits at 160 — 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 3 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- 41 2nd in stolen bases at 41, 4th in batting average at .306, 6th in hits at 160 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .306 .691 OPS, 31 RBI and 41 stolen bases over 139 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 — 564 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 Houston Astros.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 2nd in stolen bases at 41, 4th in batting average at .306, 6th in hits at 160 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .691 OPS, 31 RBI and 41 stolen bases over 139 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 41 record 130 — Rickey Henderson, 1982 45projected, 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
0-for-3
W 3-1 vs Houston Astros · 2026-09-11
carries a .306 average into today
What to watch next
vs Houston Astros
Tropicana Field · 6:10 p.m. ET
Facing Peter Lambert
Chandler Simpson faces a right-hander in Peter Lambert. He is hitting .315 with 0 home runs in 349 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 349 | .315 | 0 | 21 | .715 |
| vs LHP | 174 | .287 | 0 | 10 | .641 |
| Home | 263 | .297 | 0 | 15 | .675 |
| Away | 260 | .315 | 0 | 16 | .707 |
| Day | 212 | .292 | 0 | 12 | .677 |
| Night | 311 | .315 | 0 | 19 | .700 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
139G
523AB
160H
.306AVG
0HR
31RBI
41SB
142B
63B
.691OPS
Chasing .400
.306Current AVG
83Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
90-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.340Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (71-for-53)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .306 | .306 | .792 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .306 | .306 | 1.113 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .306 | .306 | 1.340 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .306 | .306 | 1.396 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .306 | .306 | 2.057 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 in 15 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 in 15 g · 1 per 0.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 in 15 g · 1 per 0.9 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 in 15 g · 1 per 0.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 in 15 g · 1 per 0.7 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 160 | 176 | 40 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 160 | 176 | 65 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 160 | 176 | 90 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 160 | 176 | 102 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 41 | 45 | 9 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 41 | 45 | 39 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 41 | 45 | 59 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 41 | 45 | 89 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 14 | 15 | 36 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 14 | 15 | 46 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 14 | 15 | 53 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 6 | 7 | 14 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 6 | 7 | 19 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 6 | 7 | 30 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 31 | 34 | 94 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 31 | 34 | 119 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 31 | 34 | 144 in 15 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 31 | 34 | 160 in 15 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 | Houston Astros | W 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| 2026-09-10 | Atlanta Braves | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-09-09 | Atlanta Braves | W 7-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .309 |
| 2026-09-08 | Atlanta Braves | W 7-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| 2026-09-06 | Texas Rangers | L 6-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 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 |
Recent highlights
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