87% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Bobby Witt Jr. is top-10 in the majors in stolen bases
He is 3rd in stolen bases at 38 — 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 25 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- 38 3rd in stolen bases at 38 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .283 .806 OPS, 16 home runs, 50 RBI and 38 stolen bases over 122 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 — 540 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 Toronto Blue Jays.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 3rd in stolen bases at 38 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .806 OPS, 16 home runs, 50 RBI and 38 stolen bases over 122 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. 3 of 3stolen bases chases 38 record 130 — Rickey Henderson, 1982 44projected, 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
L 6-9 vs Miami Marlins · 2026-09-02
carries a .283 average into today
What to watch next
vs Toronto Blue Jays
Kauffman Stadium · 8:10 p.m. ET
Facing Jameson Taillon
Bobby Witt Jr. faces a right-hander in Jameson Taillon. He is hitting .284 with 12 home runs in 348 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 348 | .284 | 12 | 37 | .803 |
| vs LHP | 129 | .279 | 4 | 13 | .813 |
| Home | 245 | .310 | 11 | 30 | .887 |
| Away | 232 | .254 | 5 | 20 | .720 |
| Day | 166 | .295 | 6 | 17 | .833 |
| Night | 311 | .277 | 10 | 33 | .791 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
122G
477AB
135H
.283AVG
16HR
50RBI
38SB
282B
13B
.806OPS
Chasing .400
.283Current AVG
94Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
96-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.147Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (86-for-75)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .283 | .283 | .787 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .283 | .283 | 1.000 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .283 | .283 | 1.147 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .283 | .283 | 1.200 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .283 | .283 | 1.640 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 16 | 19 | 34 in 22 g · 1 per 2.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 16 | 19 | 44 in 22 g · 1 per 1.7 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 16 | 19 | 46 in 22 g · 1 per 1.6 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 16 | 19 | 54 in 22 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 16 | 19 | 57 in 22 g · 1 per 1.3 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 135 | 156 | 65 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 135 | 156 | 90 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 135 | 156 | 115 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 135 | 156 | 127 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 38 | 44 | 12 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 38 | 44 | 42 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 38 | 44 | 62 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 38 | 44 | 92 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 28 | 32 | 22 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 28 | 32 | 32 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 28 | 32 | 39 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 1 | 1 | 19 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 1 | 1 | 24 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 1 | 1 | 35 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 50 | 58 | 75 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 50 | 58 | 100 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 50 | 58 | 125 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 50 | 58 | 141 in 22 g | EXTREME |
Home run pace vs the benchmark seasons
0.0%of comparable chases reached 40 HR
0.0%of comparable chases reached 50 HR
0.0%of comparable chases reached 60 HR
Empirical: seasons within ±2 HR of his total at the same team-game checkpoint (n=2626); median finish 18. Retrosheet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Miami Marlins | L 6-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 |
| 2026-09-01 | Miami Marlins | L 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| 2026-08-31 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| 2026-08-30 | Cleveland Guardians | L 1-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| 2026-08-29 | Cleveland Guardians | W 8-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| 2026-08-28 | Cleveland Guardians | W 3-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| 2026-08-27 | Toronto Blue Jays | W 13-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| 2026-08-26 | Toronto Blue Jays | L 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| 2026-08-25 | Toronto Blue Jays | W 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .288 |
| 2026-08-23 | Detroit Tigers | W 11-7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .290 |
Recent highlights
▶︎
Bobby Witt Jr.'s walk-off single2026-08-18 · Bobby Witt Jr.'s walk-off single in the 9th beat the Athletics 4-3
▶︎
Bobby Witt Jr.'s inside-the-park home run (5)2026-05-09 · Bobby Witt Jr. hit an INSIDE-THE-PARK home run — a half-dozen or so happen a season
▶︎
Condensed Game: CLE@KC - 5/7/262026-05-07 · Bobby Witt Jr. — a bench bat with 38 games played — went a perfect 4-for-4
Lahman + Retrosheet context