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Live Chases
Tracking the most important active pursuits in baseball history — every chase ranked by our editorial score, a judgement about what is worth your attention rather than a measurement. It orders chases within a category reliably; across categories it reflects how we weigh them.
Ranked by History Score
Top live chases
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| Rank | Chase | Current | Projection / needed pace | History Score | Change since yesterday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kyle Schwarber
Batter Strikeouts (Mark Reynolds, 2009: 223)
|
198 | 231 | Iconic | — |
| 2 |
Yordan Alvarez
Triple Crown (AL)
|
.317/37/94 | — | Iconic | — |
| 3 |
Jacob Misiorowski
Fastest Pitch (Aroldis Chapman, 2010: 105.8)
|
105.5 mph | — | 89 Legendary | — |
| 4 |
Fernando Tatis Jr.
Longest Ball
|
474 ft | — | 79 Historic | ▲ 1 Was #5 |
| 5 |
Athletics
Run Differential (Boston Red Sox, 1932: -349)
|
-201 | -234 | 78 Historic | ▲ 1 Was #6 |
| 6 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong
30/30 Club (Shohei Ohtani, 2024: 54/59)
|
38/32 | 44/37 ACHIEVED | 78 Historic | ▼ 2 Was #4 |
| 7 |
Oneil Cruz
Hardest-Hit Ball (Giancarlo Stanton, 2017: 122.4)
|
119.0 mph | — | 78 Historic | — |
| 8 |
MLB (league-wide)
League Strikeout Rate (2021 season: 8.68)
|
8.42 | — | 78 Historic | — |
| 9 |
Brewers
Team Wins (1906 Cubs / 2001 Mariners: 116)
|
86-53 | 100 14 wins from a 100-win season. | 77 Historic | — |
| 10 |
Bryan Baker
Saves (Francisco Rodriguez, 2008: 62)
|
39 | 46 11 from a 50-save season. | 76 Historic | — |
| 11 |
Rays
Team Wins (1906 Cubs / 2001 Mariners: 116)
|
83-55 | 97 17 wins from a 100-win season. | 74 Historic | — |
| 12 |
Oneil Cruz
Hardest Average Contact
|
95.3 mph | — | 72 Historic | ▲ 1 Was #13 |
| 13 |
Mason Miller
Fastest Average Fastball
|
101.5 mph | — | 71 Historic | ▲ 1 Was #14 |
| 14 |
Corbin Carroll
Triples (Chief Wilson, 1912: 36)
|
16 | 19 NEAR PACE | 70 Historic | ▲ 1 Was #15 |
| 15 |
J.T. Realmuto
Unluckiest Hitter
|
.222 | — | 70 Historic | — |
| 16 |
Henry Bolte
Fastest Runner
|
30.5 ft/s | — | 70 Historic | — |
| 17 |
Ryan Walker
Nastiest Movement
|
16.6 in | — | 69 Significant | — |
| 18 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Total Bases (Babe Ruth, 1921: 457)
|
306 | 357 ON PACE | 68 Significant | — |
| 19 |
Kyle Schwarber
Home Runs (Barry Bonds, 2001: 73)
|
40 | 47 NEAR PACE | 67 Significant | — |
| 20 |
Yordan Alvarez
Total Bases (Babe Ruth, 1921: 457)
|
299 | 348 NEAR PACE | 66 Significant | ▲ 1 Was #21 |
| 21 |
Jacob Misiorowski
Strikeouts (Nolan Ryan, 1973: 383)
|
227 | 265 73 K from a 300-strikeout season. | 65 Significant | ▲ 3 Was #24 |
| 22 |
Riley O'Brien
Saves (Francisco Rodriguez, 2008: 62)
|
35 | 41 15 from a 50-save season. | 65 Significant | — |
| 23 |
Athletics
Team Losses (Chicago White Sox, 2024: 121)
|
53-86 | 100 14 losses from a 100-loss season. | 65 Significant | — |
| 24 |
Dylan Cease
Strikeouts (Nolan Ryan, 1973: 383)
|
221 | 258 79 K from a 300-strikeout season. | 63 Significant | ▲ 5 Was #29 |
| 25 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Home Runs (Barry Bonds, 2001: 73)
|
38 | 44 EXTREME | 62 Significant | ▼ 2 Was #23 |
| 26 |
Gavin Williams
Strikeouts (Nolan Ryan, 1973: 383)
|
217 | 255 83 K from a 300-strikeout season. | 62 Significant | ▼ 1 Was #25 |
| 27 |
Luis Arraez
Hits (Ichiro Suzuki, 2004: 262)
|
166 | 193 NEAR PACE | 61 Significant | ▼ 1 Was #26 |
| 28 |
Otto Lopez
Hits (Ichiro Suzuki, 2004: 262)
|
166 | 193 NEAR PACE | 61 Significant | ▼ 1 Was #27 |
| 29 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Runs (Babe Ruth, 1921: 177)
|
102 | 119 NEAR PACE | 61 Significant | ▲ 2 Was #31 |
| 30 |
Matt Olson
Total Bases (Babe Ruth, 1921: 457)
|
282 | 329 NEAR PACE | 61 Significant | ▼ 2 Was #28 |
| 31 |
Matt Olson
Home Runs (Barry Bonds, 2001: 73)
|
37 | 43 EXTREME | 60 Significant | ▼ 1 Was #30 |
| 32 |
Grant Taylor
Scoreless Innings (Orel Hershiser, 1988: 59)
|
18.1 | — | 60 Significant | — |
| 33 |
Yandy Díaz
Hits (Ichiro Suzuki, 2004: 262)
|
160 | 188 NEAR PACE | 59 Significant | — |
| 34 |
James Wood
Runs (Babe Ruth, 1921: 177)
|
100 | 115 NEAR PACE | 58 Significant | — |
| 35 |
Sal Stewart
RBI (Hack Wilson, 1930: 191)
|
105 | 122 NEAR PACE | 57 Notable | — |
| 36 |
Bryan Reynolds
Runs (Babe Ruth, 1921: 177)
|
95 | 111 NEAR PACE | 56 Notable | — |
| 37 |
Wilyer Abreu
Doubles (Earl Webb, 1931: 67)
|
34 | 40 EXTREME | 55 Notable | — |
| 38 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Triple Crown (NL)
|
.280/38/91 | — | 55 Notable | — |
| 39 |
Alec Burleson
RBI (Hack Wilson, 1930: 191)
|
101 | 118 NEAR PACE | 54 Notable | — |
| 40 |
Jordan Walker
RBI (Hack Wilson, 1930: 191)
|
99 | 115 NEAR PACE | 52 Notable | — |
| 41 |
Matt Olson
Doubles (Earl Webb, 1931: 67)
|
33 | 38 EXTREME | 51 Notable | — |
| 42 |
Bryan Reynolds
Doubles (Earl Webb, 1931: 67)
|
33 | 38 EXTREME | 51 Notable | — |
| 43 |
Yordan Alvarez
Batting Average (Ted Williams, 1941: .406)
|
.317 | .317 EXTREME | 50 Notable | ▲ 2 Was #45 |
| 44 |
Luis Arraez
Batting Average (Ted Williams, 1941: .406)
|
.315 | .315 EXTREME | 50 Notable | — |
| 45 |
Chandler Simpson
Batting Average (Ted Williams, 1941: .406)
|
.312 | .312 EXTREME | 50 Notable | — |
| 46 |
Tyler Soderstrom
Hit Streak (Joe DiMaggio, 1941: 56)
|
11 | — One hitless game with an at-bat ends it. | 50 Notable | — |
| 47 |
Nasim Nuñez
Stolen Bases (Rickey Henderson, 1982: 130)
|
44 | 51 ON PACE | 40 Notable | — |
| 48 |
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Stolen Bases (Rickey Henderson, 1982: 130)
|
40 | 47 NEAR PACE | 40 Notable | — |
| 49 |
Bobby Witt Jr.
Stolen Bases (Rickey Henderson, 1982: 130)
|
38 | 44 EXTREME | 40 Notable | — |
| 50 |
Jake McCarthy
Triples (Chief Wilson, 1912: 36)
|
8 | 9 EXTREME | 40 Notable | ▲ 1 Was #51 |
| 51 |
Otto Lopez
Triples (Chief Wilson, 1912: 36)
|
8 | 9 EXTREME | 40 Notable | — |
Methodology
How the History Score works
Every chase is scored 0–100 against the record book: a pace that would rank top-5 all-time scores 93+, top-10 scores 88+, top-25 scores 80+, and major milestone paces land in the 60s and 70s. Negative history — historically bad teams and record strikeout paces — is scored on its own record book and shown in red. The same objects power the homepage, the ticker, and the nightly feed at data/chases.json. Projections use team-game pace: current total ÷ team games × 162.
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Batting
HR, RBI, AVG, hits, runs and more.
34 active chases
Pitching
K's, wins, ERA, WHIP and more.
5 active chases
Teams
Win pct., streaks, run diff and more.
4 active chases
Statcast
Exit velocity, hardest hits, sprints.
8 active chases
Rare Feats
30/30, 40/40, the historic clubs.
3 active chases
Milestones
Career, single-season, all-time lists.
13 active chases
Explained
Baseball for people who don't watch baseball.
0 active chases