89% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Nick Gonzales is top-10 in the majors in batting average and hits
He is 3rd in batting average at .310, 8th in hits at 153 — 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 2 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- .310 3rd in batting average at .310, 8th in hits at 153 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 153 153 hits, past his previous best of 99 in 2025 year-by-year record, 2 prior seasons since 2024 (MLB Stats API, cached)
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 545 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 Los Angeles Angels.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 3rd in batting average at .310, 8th in hits at 153 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 153 hits, past his previous best of 99 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: Nick Gonzales has already passed his career best in hits.
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 50 Batting Average Notable · WATCH No. 3 of 3batting average chases .310 record .406 — Ted Williams, 1941 .310projected, against .400 · 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-for-3
L 4-5 vs San Francisco Giants · 2026-09-02
carries a .310 average into today
What to watch next
vs Los Angeles Angels
PNC Park · 6:45 p.m. ET
Facing Ryan Johnson
Nick Gonzales faces a right-hander in Ryan Johnson. He is hitting .332 with 5 home runs in 340 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 340 | .332 | 5 | 46 | .830 |
| vs LHP | 154 | .260 | 1 | 13 | .636 |
| Home | 226 | .301 | 1 | 25 | .728 |
| Away | 268 | .317 | 5 | 34 | .805 |
| Day | 193 | .311 | 5 | 25 | .835 |
| Night | 301 | .309 | 1 | 34 | .726 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
131G
494AB
153H
.310AVG
6HR
59RBI
7SB
232B
13B
.769OPS
Chasing .400
.310Current AVG
75Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
85-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
.974Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (76-for-78)
Status: EXTREME
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .310 | .310 | .615 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .310 | .310 | .833 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .310 | .310 | .974 ROS | EXTREME |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .310 | .310 | 1.026 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .310 | .310 | 1.462 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 6 | 7 | 44 in 22 g · 1 per 1.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 6 | 7 | 54 in 22 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 6 | 7 | 56 in 22 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 6 | 7 | 64 in 22 g · 1 per 1.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 6 | 7 | 67 in 22 g · 1 per 1.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 153 | 177 | 47 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 153 | 177 | 72 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 153 | 177 | 97 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 153 | 177 | 109 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 7 | 8 | 43 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 7 | 8 | 73 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 7 | 8 | 93 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 7 | 8 | 123 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 23 | 27 | 27 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 23 | 27 | 37 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 23 | 27 | 44 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 | 59 | 68 | 66 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 59 | 68 | 91 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 59 | 68 | 116 in 22 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 59 | 68 | 132 in 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | San Francisco Giants | L 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| 2026-09-01 | San Francisco Giants | W 13-12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .310 |
| 2026-08-31 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| 2026-08-29 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 6-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 |
| 2026-08-28 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .305 |
| 2026-08-26 | San Diego Padres | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .305 |
| 2026-08-25 | San Diego Padres | W 1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| 2026-08-24 | San Diego Padres | W 3-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-08-23 | Los Angeles Dodgers | L 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| 2026-08-22 | Los Angeles Dodgers | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .309 |
Recent highlights
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