84% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Otto Lopez co-leads the majors in hits
Through 136 games he is tied for first in hits — the kind of line that decides awards.
The story changed tonight — this page led with a different case yesterday.
The case in 30 seconds
- 166 No. 1, shared, in hits on MLB's own leaderboards — 166 hits (tied with 1 other) MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 29 29 stolen bases, past his previous best of 20 in 2024; 82 runs, past his previous best of 66 in 2025; 166 hits, past his previous best of 134 in 2025 year-by-year record, 2 prior seasons since 2024 (MLB Stats API, cached)
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 591 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 Kansas City Royals. 34 more to reach 200 HITS.
Every claim above, with its source (3)
- No. 1, shared, in hits on MLB's own leaderboards — 166 hits (tied with 1 other) MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- No. 1 in hits on MLB's leaderboard, tied with 1 other MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 29 stolen bases, past his previous best of 20 in 2024; 82 runs, past his previous best of 66 in 2025; 166 hits, past his previous best of 134 in 2025 year-by-year record, 2 prior seasons since 2024 (MLB Stats API, cached)
Other cases this page considered and did not lead with: Otto Lopez has already passed his career best in stolen bases.
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 61-1 Hits Significant · MILESTONE No. 2 of 3hits chases 166 record 262 — Ichiro Suzuki, 2004 193projected, against 200 · near pace
- 40 Triples Notable · WATCH No. 3 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 6-3 vs Kansas City Royals · 2026-09-01
carries a .304 average into today
What to watch next
at Kansas City Royals
Kauffman Stadium · 7:40 p.m. ET
Facing Michael Wacha
Otto Lopez faces a right-hander in Michael Wacha. He is hitting .294 with 7 home runs in 408 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 408 | .294 | 7 | 40 | .761 |
| vs LHP | 138 | .333 | 3 | 22 | .842 |
| Home | 272 | .313 | 4 | 31 | .794 |
| Away | 274 | .296 | 6 | 31 | .770 |
| Day | 218 | .326 | 5 | 31 | .844 |
| Night | 328 | .290 | 5 | 31 | .740 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
136G
546AB
166H
.304AVG
10HR
62RBI
29SB
302B
83B
.781OPS
Chasing .400
.304Current AVG
88Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
93-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
.989Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (89-for-90)
Status: EXTREME
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .304 | .304 | .633 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .304 | .304 | .844 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .304 | .304 | .989 ROS | EXTREME |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .304 | .304 | 1.033 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .304 | .304 | 1.456 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 10 | 12 | 40 in 23 g · 1 per 2.3 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 10 | 12 | 50 in 23 g · 1 per 1.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 10 | 12 | 52 in 23 g · 1 per 1.7 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 10 | 12 | 60 in 23 g · 1 per 1.5 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 10 | 12 | 63 in 23 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 166 | 193 | 34 in 23 g | NEAR PACE |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 166 | 193 | 59 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 166 | 193 | 84 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 166 | 193 | 96 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 29 | 34 | 21 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 29 | 34 | 51 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 29 | 34 | 71 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 29 | 34 | 101 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 30 | 35 | 20 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 30 | 35 | 30 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 30 | 35 | 37 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 | 62 | 72 | 63 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 62 | 72 | 88 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 62 | 72 | 113 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 62 | 72 | 129 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 | Kansas City Royals | W 6-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| 2026-08-31 | Washington Nationals | L 3-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| 2026-08-30 | Washington Nationals | W 6-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| 2026-08-29 | Washington Nationals | L 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| 2026-08-28 | Washington Nationals | L 2-9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| 2026-08-26 | Boston Red Sox | W 4-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-08-25 | Boston Red Sox | L 3-7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| 2026-08-24 | Boston Red Sox | L 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| 2026-08-23 | Washington Nationals | W 6-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .306 |
| 2026-08-22 | Washington Nationals | W 4-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
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