84% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Jake McCarthy is top-10 in the majors in triples
He is 2nd in triples at 8 — 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 7 to 8 since August 31.
The case in 30 seconds
- 8 2nd in triples at 8 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 72 72 RBI, past his previous best of 56 in 2024 year-by-year record, 4 prior seasons since 2022 (MLB Stats API, cached)
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 500 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 triples at 8 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 72 RBI, past his previous best of 56 in 2024 year-by-year record, 4 prior seasons since 2022 (MLB Stats API, cached)
Other cases this page considered and did not lead with: Jake McCarthy has already passed his career best in RBI.
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 40 Triples Notable · WATCH No. 2 of 3triples chases 8 record 36 — Chief Wilson, 1912 9projected, 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
1 RBI
W 4-2 vs Baltimore Orioles · 2026-09-01
carries a .292 average into today
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 330 | .285 | 10 | 47 | .793 |
| vs LHP | 129 | .310 | 4 | 25 | .872 |
| Home | 232 | .315 | 8 | 45 | .887 |
| Away | 227 | .269 | 6 | 27 | .742 |
| Day | 152 | .283 | 5 | 23 | .827 |
| Night | 307 | .296 | 9 | 49 | .808 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
125G
459AB
134H
.292AVG
14HR
72RBI
26SB
292B
83B
.814OPS
Chasing .400
.292Current AVG
83Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
90-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.053Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (80-for-76)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .292 | .292 | .711 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .292 | .292 | .921 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .292 | .292 | 1.053 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .292 | .292 | 1.105 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .292 | .292 | 1.526 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 14 | 16 | 36 in 23 g · 1 per 2.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 14 | 16 | 46 in 23 g · 1 per 1.7 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 14 | 16 | 48 in 23 g · 1 per 1.6 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 14 | 16 | 56 in 23 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 14 | 16 | 59 in 23 g · 1 per 1.3 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 134 | 156 | 66 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 134 | 156 | 91 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 134 | 156 | 116 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 134 | 156 | 128 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 26 | 30 | 24 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 26 | 30 | 54 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 26 | 30 | 74 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 26 | 30 | 104 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 29 | 34 | 21 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 29 | 34 | 31 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 29 | 34 | 38 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 8 | 9 | 12 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 8 | 9 | 17 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 8 | 9 | 28 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 72 | 84 | 53 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 72 | 84 | 78 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 72 | 84 | 103 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 72 | 84 | 119 in 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Baltimore Orioles | W 4-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| 2026-08-31 | Baltimore Orioles | L 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| 2026-08-30 | Atlanta Braves | L 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| 2026-08-29 | Atlanta Braves | L 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| 2026-08-28 | Atlanta Braves | L 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| 2026-08-27 | Washington Nationals | L 1-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| 2026-08-26 | Washington Nationals | W 13-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| 2026-08-25 | Washington Nationals | W 3-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 |
| 2026-08-24 | Washington Nationals | L 3-13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| 2026-08-23 | Cleveland Guardians | L 2-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
Recent highlights
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Jake McCarthy's walk-off triple2026-06-22 ·
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Jake McCarthy's leadoff inside-the-park home run (5)2026-06-20 · Jake McCarthy hit a LEADOFF INSIDE-THE-PARK home run — years pass between one and the next
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Jake McCarthy's two-run home run (1)2026-05-06 · Jake McCarthy hit his first home run of the season — in his game No. 27
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