90% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Chase DeLauter is top-10 in the majors in batting average
He is 9th in batting average at .296 — 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.
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The case in 30 seconds
- .296 9th in batting average at .296 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .296 .825 OPS, 13 home runs, 60 RBI and 9 stolen bases over 118 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
A top-ten finish is a position on a board, not a verdict on a player. The men just below him on it are not meaningfully worse, and one good week moves several places.
What to watch next
Next up: vs Toronto Blue Jays.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 9th in batting average at .296 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- .825 OPS, 13 home runs, 60 RBI and 9 stolen bases over 118 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
What to watch next
vs Toronto Blue Jays
Progressive Field · 1:10 p.m. ET
Facing José Soriano
Chase DeLauter faces a right-hander in José Soriano. He is hitting .272 with 11 home runs in 298 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 298 | .272 | 11 | 41 | .795 |
| vs LHP | 137 | .343 | 2 | 19 | .875 |
| Home | 240 | .300 | 4 | 36 | .773 |
| Away | 195 | .287 | 9 | 24 | .878 |
| Day | 159 | .358 | 6 | 31 | .964 |
| Night | 276 | .257 | 7 | 29 | .736 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
118G
436AB
129H
.296AVG
13HR
60RBI
9SB
262B
33B
.825OPS
Chasing .400
.296Current AVG
76Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
86-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.000Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (76-for-76)
Status: EXTREME
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .296 | .296 | .671 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .296 | .296 | .868 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .296 | .296 | 1.000 ROS | EXTREME |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .296 | .296 | 1.039 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .296 | .296 | 1.447 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 13 | 15 | 37 in 24 g · 1 per 2.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 13 | 15 | 47 in 24 g · 1 per 1.6 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 13 | 15 | 49 in 24 g · 1 per 1.5 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 13 | 15 | 57 in 24 g · 1 per 1.3 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 13 | 15 | 60 in 24 g · 1 per 1.3 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 129 | 151 | 71 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 129 | 151 | 96 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 129 | 151 | 121 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 129 | 151 | 133 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 9 | 11 | 41 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 9 | 11 | 71 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 9 | 11 | 91 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 9 | 11 | 121 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 26 | 31 | 24 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 26 | 31 | 34 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 26 | 31 | 41 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 3 | 4 | 17 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 3 | 4 | 22 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 3 | 4 | 33 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 60 | 70 | 65 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 60 | 70 | 90 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 60 | 70 | 115 in 24 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 60 | 70 | 131 in 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | Atlanta Braves | L 1-13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| 2026-04-11 | Atlanta Braves | W 6-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| 2026-04-10 | Atlanta Braves | L 5-11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| 2026-04-08 | Kansas City Royals | W 10-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| 2026-04-07 | Kansas City Royals | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 2026-04-06 | Kansas City Royals | L 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| 2026-04-05 | Chicago Cubs | L 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .313 |
| 2026-04-03 | Chicago Cubs | W 4-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 |
| 2026-03-31 | Los Angeles Dodgers | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
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