91% season-shape match
Why he matters right now
Jordan Walker is top-10 in the majors in RBI, total bases and hits (and 2 other boards)
He is 3rd in RBI at 99, 5th in total bases at 268, 7th 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 case in 30 seconds
- 99 3rd in RBI at 99, 5th in total bases at 268, 7th 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)
- 99 99 RBI, past his previous best of 51 in 2023; 28 home runs, past his previous best of 16 in 2023; 89 runs, past his previous best of 51 in 2023; 153 hits, past his previous best of 116 in 2023 year-by-year record, 2 prior seasons since 2023 (MLB Stats API, cached)
The honest caveat
It is still a partial season — 582 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 Los Angeles Dodgers. 26 more to reach 125 RBI.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 3rd in RBI at 99, 5th in total bases at 268, 7th 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)
- 99 RBI, past his previous best of 51 in 2023; 28 home runs, past his previous best of 16 in 2023; 89 runs, past his previous best of 51 in 2023; 153 hits, past his previous best of 116 in 2023 year-by-year record, 2 prior seasons since 2023 (MLB Stats API, cached)
Other cases this page considered and did not lead with: Jordan Walker has already passed his career best in RBI.
The evidence
Tracked on Live Chases
- 52-1 RBI Notable · WATCH No. 3 of 3rbi chases 99 record 191 — Hack Wilson, 1930 115projected, against 125 · near pace
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-5
W 13-8 vs Los Angeles Dodgers · 2026-09-01
carries a .288 average into today
What to watch next
at Los Angeles Dodgers
UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium · 10:10 p.m. ET
Facing Tarik Skubal
Jordan Walker faces a left-hander in Tarik Skubal. He is hitting .293 with 9 home runs in 140 at-bats against left-handers this season.
Situational splits
| Split | AB | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 392 | .286 | 19 | 77 | .821 |
| vs LHP | 140 | .293 | 9 | 22 | .920 |
| Home | 266 | .282 | 10 | 31 | .781 |
| Away | 266 | .293 | 18 | 68 | .914 |
| Day | 213 | .263 | 14 | 45 | .843 |
| Night | 319 | .304 | 14 | 54 | .850 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
136G
532AB
153H
.288AVG
28HR
99RBI
18SB
312B
03B
.848OPS
Chasing .400
.288Current AVG
100Consecutive hits needed to reach .400
100-for-100Needed over next 100 AB
1.080Rest-of-season AVG to finish .400 (95-for-88)
Status: IMPOSSIBLE
Milestone tracker
| Chase | Target | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .350 AVG | .350 | .288 | .288 | .727 ROS | EXTREME |
| .380 AVG | .380 | .288 | .288 | .943 ROS | EXTREME |
| .400 AVG | .400 | .288 | .288 | 1.080 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .406 AVG | .406 | .288 | .288 | 1.125 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| .466 AVG | .466 | .288 | .288 | 1.545 ROS | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 50 HR | 50 | 28 | 33 | 22 in 23 g · 1 per 4.0 AB | EXTREME |
| 60 HR | 60 | 28 | 33 | 32 in 23 g · 1 per 2.8 AB | EXTREME |
| 62 HR | 62 | 28 | 33 | 34 in 23 g · 1 per 2.6 AB | EXTREME |
| 70 HR | 70 | 28 | 33 | 42 in 23 g · 1 per 2.1 AB | EXTREME |
| 73 HR | 73 | 28 | 33 | 45 in 23 g · 1 per 2.0 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 | 18 | 21 | 32 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 80 SB | 80 | 18 | 21 | 62 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 100 SB | 100 | 18 | 21 | 82 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 130 SB | 130 | 18 | 21 | 112 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 50 2B | 50 | 31 | 36 | 19 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 60 2B | 60 | 31 | 36 | 29 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 67 2B | 67 | 31 | 36 | 36 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 20 3B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 25 3B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 36 3B | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 125 RBI | 125 | 99 | 115 | 26 in 23 g | NEAR PACE |
| 150 RBI | 150 | 99 | 115 | 51 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 175 RBI | 175 | 99 | 115 | 76 in 23 g | EXTREME |
| 191 RBI | 191 | 99 | 115 | 92 in 23 g | EXTREME |
How likely is the finish?
0%finishes with 40+ home runs
0%finishes with 50+ home runs
0%finishes with 60+ home runs
His rate of 48.110 home runs per 1,000 plate appearances is read as 44.670 after regressing toward the league's 30.360 — a leaderboard selects for players who have outperformed, so an unregressed rate projected forward overstates every one of them. That puts the expected finish at 31.5, against a straight team-game pace of 33. Exact beta-binomial over 96 remaining plate appearances, averaged across playing-time scenarios. Calibrated against Retrosheet finishes: within 7 points of observed frequency in every band, and within 2 in three of five. It is a model, not a measurement.
Home run pace vs the benchmark seasons
0.2%of comparable chases reached 40 HR
0.0%of comparable chases reached 50 HR
0.0%of comparable chases reached 60 HR
Empirical: seasons within ±2 HR of his total at the same team-game checkpoint (n=845); median finish 31. Retrosheet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Los Angeles Dodgers | W 13-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| 2026-08-31 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| 2026-08-30 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| 2026-08-29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| 2026-08-28 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 4-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| 2026-08-27 | Baltimore Orioles | W 7-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| 2026-08-26 | Baltimore Orioles | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| 2026-08-25 | Baltimore Orioles | L 1-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| 2026-08-23 | Philadelphia Phillies | L 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| 2026-08-22 | Philadelphia Phillies | L 3-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
Recent highlights
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Jordan Walker's three-run home run (26)2026-08-20 · Jordan Walker drove in 4 runs
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Jordan Walker's two-run home run (24)2026-08-16 · Jordan Walker drove in 4 runs
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Jordan Walker's four hits propel Cardinals to win2026-05-01 · Jordan Walker — a bench bat with 31 games played — went a perfect 4-for-4
Lahman + Retrosheet context
How this season fits history
Through 139 team games; 59 in 2001