80% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Chandler Simpson is top-10 in the majors in stolen bases, batting average and hits
He is 3rd in stolen bases at 38, 4th in batting average at .309, 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.
The story changed tonight — this page led with a different case yesterday.
The case in 30 seconds
- 38 3rd in stolen bases at 38, 4th in batting average at .309, 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)
- .309 .699 OPS, 31 RBI and 38 stolen bases over 132 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 — 534 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 Texas Rangers.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 3rd in stolen bases at 38, 4th in batting average at .309, 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)
- .699 OPS, 31 RBI and 38 stolen bases over 132 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 changed last night
0-for-4
L 4-10 vs New York Mets · 2026-09-02
carries a .309 average into today
What to watch next
at Texas Rangers
Globe Life Field · 8:05 p.m. ET
Facing Trevor Williams
Chandler Simpson faces a right-hander in Trevor Williams. He is hitting .319 with 0 home runs in 335 at-bats against right-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 335 | .319 | 0 | 21 | .723 |
| vs LHP | 160 | .288 | 0 | 10 | .647 |
| Home | 260 | .300 | 0 | 15 | .683 |
| Away | 235 | .319 | 0 | 16 | .717 |
| Day | 204 | .294 | 0 | 12 | .680 |
| Night | 291 | .320 | 0 | 19 | .711 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
132G
495AB
153H
.309AVG
0HR
31RBI
38SB
142B
63B
.699OPS
Chasing .400
.309Current AVG
75Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
85-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
.951Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (78-for-82)
Status: EXTREME
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .309 | .309 | .598 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .309 | .309 | .817 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .309 | .309 | .951 ROS | EXTREME |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .309 | .309 | 1.000 ROS | EXTREME |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .309 | .309 | 1.415 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 in 23 g · 1 per 1.6 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 in 23 g · 1 per 1.4 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 in 23 g · 1 per 1.3 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 in 23 g · 1 per 1.2 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 in 23 g · 1 per 1.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 200 Hits | 200 | 153 | 178 | 47 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 225 Hits | 225 | 153 | 178 | 72 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 250 Hits | 250 | 153 | 178 | 97 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 262 Hits | 262 | 153 | 178 | 109 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 50 SB | 50 | 38 | 44 | 12 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 38 | 44 | 42 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 38 | 44 | 62 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 38 | 44 | 92 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 14 | 16 | 36 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 14 | 16 | 46 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 14 | 16 | 53 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 6 | 7 | 14 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 6 | 7 | 19 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 6 | 7 | 30 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 31 | 36 | 94 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 31 | 36 | 119 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 31 | 36 | 144 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 31 | 36 | 160 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | New York Mets | L 4-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| 2026-09-01 | New York Mets | W 6-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| 2026-08-31 | New York Mets | L 2-3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| 2026-08-30 | San Diego Padres | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 |
| 2026-08-29 | San Diego Padres | W 7-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| 2026-08-28 | San Diego Padres | W 9-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| 2026-08-26 | Detroit Tigers | W 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-08-25 | Detroit Tigers | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| 2026-08-24 | Detroit Tigers | W 4-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| 2026-08-23 | Baltimore Orioles | W 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
Recent highlights
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