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Batter Chases

The batting board starts with the .400 chase, then follows power, contact, speed, run production, and total-base pace. The page is ordered from national-story chases to deeper leaderboard context.

The .400 Watch

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The site's signature chase: how close the batting leader is to the last sacred line in modern hitting.

.317Current AVG

.083Distance from .400

69Consecutive hits to get there

.902Rest-of-season AVG for .400

Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 — the last .400 season in the AL or NL. The record itself is Josh Gibson's .466 for the 1943 Homestead Grays, official since MLB incorporated the Negro Leagues in 2024. Full chase math →

Batting Average Yordan Alvarez HOU .317 Home Runs Kyle Schwarber PHI 40 Hits Luis Arraez PHI 166

All-time record .406 Ted Williams · Boston Red Sox · 1941 Official MLB record: .466 — Josh Gibson, 1943

.350 .380 .400 .406

No one in the AL or NL has hit .400 since Ted Williams in 1941 — 85 seasons and counting. Every serious flirtation with .400 after June is a national story.

1 Yordan Alvarez HOU .317 2 Luis Arraez PHI .315 3 Chandler Simpson TB .312 4 Nick Gonzales PIT .310 5 Freddie Freeman LAD .306

#	Player	Team	AVG	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	.317	157/495	.400 finish	.902 ROS	EXTREME
2	Luis Arraez	PHI	.315	166/527	.400 finish	.920 ROS	EXTREME
3	Chandler Simpson	TB	.312	153/491	.400 finish	.918 ROS	EXTREME
4	Nick Gonzales	PIT	.310	152/491	.400 finish	.951 ROS	EXTREME
5	Freddie Freeman	LAD	.306	155/507	.400 finish	.943 ROS	EXTREME
6	Otto Lopez	MIA	.304	166/546	.400 finish	.989 ROS	EXTREME
7	Yandy Díaz	TB	.302	160/530	.400 finish	.967 ROS	EXTREME
8	Gabriel Moreno	AZ	.298	118/396	.400 finish	1.065 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
9	Chase DeLauter	CLE	.296	129/436	.400 finish	1.000 ROS	EXTREME
10	Michael Harris II	ATL	.295	150/509	.400 finish	1.048 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE

All-time record 73 Barry Bonds · San Francisco Giants · 2001

50 60 62 70 73

The ladder every slugger climbs: 50 makes a season famous, 60 touches Ruth and Maris, 62 is the 'clean era' AL mark (Judge, 2022), and 73 is Bonds' summit no one has approached since 2001.

1 Kyle Schwarber PHI 40 2 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 38 3 Matt Olson ATL 37 4 Yordan Alvarez HOU 37 5 Junior Caminero TB 37

#	Player	Team	HR	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	40	47	50 HR	10 more	NEAR PACE
2	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	38	44	50 HR	12 more	EXTREME
3	Matt Olson	ATL	37	43	50 HR	13 more	EXTREME
4	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	37	43	50 HR	13 more	EXTREME
5	Junior Caminero	TB	37	43	50 HR	13 more	EXTREME
6	Hunter Goodman	COL	36	42	50 HR	14 more	EXTREME
7	Ben Rice	NYY	35	41	50 HR	15 more	EXTREME
8	Pete Alonso	BAL	32	37	50 HR	18 more	EXTREME
9	Rafael Devers	SF	32	37	50 HR	18 more	EXTREME
10	Sal Stewart	CIN	31	36	50 HR	19 more	EXTREME

All-time record 262 Ichiro Suzuki · Seattle Mariners · 2004

200 225 250 262

200 hits defines an elite contact season; 262 is Ichiro's 2004 record, which broke a mark that had stood for 84 years. Nobody has reached 240 since.

1 Luis Arraez PHI 166 2 Otto Lopez MIA 166 3 Yandy Díaz TB 160 4 Yordan Alvarez HOU 157 5 Freddie Freeman LAD 155

#	Player	Team	H	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Luis Arraez	PHI	166	193	200 H	34 more	NEAR PACE
2	Otto Lopez	MIA	166	193	200 H	34 more	NEAR PACE
3	Yandy Díaz	TB	160	188	200 H	40 more	NEAR PACE
4	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	157	183	200 H	43 more	EXTREME
5	Freddie Freeman	LAD	155	182	200 H	45 more	EXTREME
6	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	154	179	200 H	46 more	EXTREME
7	Jordan Walker	STL	153	178	200 H	47 more	EXTREME
8	Chandler Simpson	TB	153	180	200 H	47 more	EXTREME
9	Nick Gonzales	PIT	152	177	200 H	48 more	EXTREME
10	Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	151	176	200 H	49 more	EXTREME

All-time record 130 Rickey Henderson · Oakland Athletics · 1982

50 80 100 130

Rickey Henderson's 130 steals in 1982 defines a lost style of baseball. Since the bigger-bases era began in 2023, 70+ steals is back in play for the first time in decades.

1 Nasim Nuñez WSH 44 2 Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 40 3 Bobby Witt Jr. KC 38 4 Chandler Simpson TB 38 5 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 32

#	Player	Team	SB	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Nasim Nuñez	WSH	44	51	50 SB	6 more	ON PACE
2	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	NYY	40	47	50 SB	10 more	NEAR PACE
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	38	44	50 SB	12 more	EXTREME
4	Chandler Simpson	TB	38	45	50 SB	12 more	EXTREME
5	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	32	37	50 SB	18 more	EXTREME
6	José Ramírez	CLE	31	36	50 SB	19 more	EXTREME
7	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	31	36	50 SB	19 more	EXTREME
8	José Caballero	NYY	31	36	50 SB	19 more	EXTREME
9	Esteury Ruiz	MIA	30	35	50 SB	20 more	EXTREME
10	Otto Lopez	MIA	29	34	50 SB	21 more	EXTREME

All-time record 67 Earl Webb · Boston Red Sox · 1931

50 60 67

Earl Webb's 67 doubles in 1931 has survived nearly a century. 50 doubles is a star season; 60 has happened only three times since World War II.

1 Wilyer Abreu BOS 34 2 Matt Olson ATL 33 3 Bryan Reynolds PIT 33 4 Alec Burleson STL 33 5 Freddie Freeman LAD 32

#	Player	Team	2B	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Wilyer Abreu	BOS	34	40	50 2B	16 more	EXTREME
2	Matt Olson	ATL	33	38	50 2B	17 more	EXTREME
3	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	33	38	50 2B	17 more	EXTREME
4	Alec Burleson	STL	33	38	50 2B	17 more	EXTREME
5	Freddie Freeman	LAD	32	38	50 2B	18 more	EXTREME
6	Rafael Devers	SF	32	37	50 2B	18 more	EXTREME
7	Michael Harris II	ATL	32	37	50 2B	18 more	EXTREME
8	Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	32	37	50 2B	18 more	EXTREME
9	Brandon Nimmo	TEX	31	36	50 2B	19 more	EXTREME
10	Jordan Walker	STL	31	36	50 2B	19 more	EXTREME

All-time record 36 Chief Wilson · Pittsburgh Pirates · 1912

20 25 36

The most extinct stat in baseball: Chief Wilson's 36 triples in 1912 is untouchable in the modern game, where leading the league takes about a dozen. Anyone at 15+ is doing something genuinely rare.

1 Corbin Carroll AZ 16 2 Jake McCarthy COL 8 3 Otto Lopez MIA 8 4 Luis Arraez PHI 7 5 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 7

#	Player	Team	3B	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Corbin Carroll	AZ	16	19	20 3B	4 more	NEAR PACE
2	Jake McCarthy	COL	8	9	20 3B	12 more	EXTREME
3	Otto Lopez	MIA	8	9	20 3B	12 more	EXTREME
4	Luis Arraez	PHI	7	8	20 3B	13 more	EXTREME
5	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	7	8	20 3B	13 more	EXTREME
6	Kody Clemens	MIN	6	7	20 3B	14 more	EXTREME
7	Leody Taveras	BAL	6	7	20 3B	14 more	EXTREME
8	Xavier Edwards	MIA	6	7	20 3B	14 more	EXTREME
9	Geraldo Perdomo	AZ	6	7	20 3B	14 more	EXTREME
10	Bryson Stott	PHI	6	7	20 3B	14 more	EXTREME

All-time record 191 Hack Wilson · Chicago Cubs · 1930

125 150 175 191

Hack Wilson's 191 RBI in 1930 may be the safest record in baseball — no one has driven in 170 since the 1930s. But 130+ still headlines an MVP case.

1 Sal Stewart CIN 105 2 Alec Burleson STL 101 3 Jordan Walker STL 99 4 Yordan Alvarez HOU 94 5 CJ Abrams WSH 94

#	Player	Team	RBI	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Sal Stewart	CIN	105	122	125 RBI	20 more	NEAR PACE
2	Alec Burleson	STL	101	118	125 RBI	24 more	NEAR PACE
3	Jordan Walker	STL	99	115	125 RBI	26 more	NEAR PACE
4	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	94	110	125 RBI	31 more	EXTREME
5	CJ Abrams	WSH	94	108	125 RBI	31 more	EXTREME
6	Pete Alonso	BAL	92	107	125 RBI	33 more	EXTREME
7	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	91	106	125 RBI	34 more	EXTREME
8	Luis García Jr.	NYY	88	103	125 RBI	37 more	EXTREME
9	Junior Caminero	TB	88	103	125 RBI	37 more	EXTREME
10	Ben Rice	NYY	87	101	125 RBI	38 more	EXTREME

All-time record 177 Babe Ruth · New York Yankees · 1921

120 140 150 177

Ruth crossed the plate 177 times in 1921. In the modern game 120 runs wins most league titles, and 130+ signals a historic offensive engine.

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 102 2 James Wood WSH 100 3 Bryan Reynolds PIT 95 4 Matt Olson ATL 94 5 Miguel Vargas CWS 93

#	Player	Team	R	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	102	119	120 R	18 more	NEAR PACE
2	James Wood	WSH	100	115	120 R	20 more	NEAR PACE
3	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	95	111	120 R	25 more	NEAR PACE
4	Matt Olson	ATL	94	110	120 R	26 more	EXTREME
5	Miguel Vargas	CWS	93	109	120 R	27 more	EXTREME
6	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	91	106	120 R	29 more	EXTREME
7	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	89	104	120 R	31 more	EXTREME
8	Randy Arozarena	SEA	89	104	120 R	31 more	EXTREME
9	Jordan Walker	STL	89	104	120 R	31 more	EXTREME
10	Trea Turner	PHI	88	103	120 R	32 more	EXTREME

All-time record 457 Babe Ruth · New York Yankees · 1921

350 400 457

Total bases is the purest measure of a complete offensive season. Ruth's 457 in 1921 has never been seriously threatened — 400 has happened just twice since 1950.

1 Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC 306 2 Yordan Alvarez HOU 299 3 Matt Olson ATL 282 4 Junior Caminero TB 282 5 Jordan Walker STL 268

#	Player	Team	TB	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	306	357	350 TB	44 more	ON PACE
2	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	299	348	350 TB	51 more	NEAR PACE
3	Matt Olson	ATL	282	329	350 TB	68 more	NEAR PACE
4	Junior Caminero	TB	282	331	350 TB	68 more	NEAR PACE
5	Jordan Walker	STL	268	312	350 TB	82 more	EXTREME
6	Rafael Devers	SF	264	308	350 TB	86 more	EXTREME
7	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	262	308	350 TB	88 more	EXTREME
8	Pete Alonso	BAL	261	304	350 TB	89 more	EXTREME
9	Sal Stewart	CIN	261	304	350 TB	89 more	EXTREME
10	Ben Rice	NYY	260	303	350 TB	90 more	EXTREME

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