Alvarez Leads The Bats, Contreras Crashes The Top

The league's hottest offenses and hitters, by OPS and home runs.

It's a hitting day, and Houston's Yordan Alvarez is out in front of everyone at the plate. Behind him, a few new faces are climbing into the conversation. Plenty of homers changed hands this week too.

Best offenses

Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.

The Dodgers top the team OPS ranking at .786, with the Yankees close behind at .775. The surprise of the group is Pittsburgh, sitting fourth at .745 with the Athletics and Nationals packed around them.

• 1Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.786OPS
• 2New York Yankeesteam OPS0.775OPS
• 3Athleticsteam OPS0.748OPS
• 4Pittsburgh Piratesteam OPS0.745OPS
• 5Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.744OPS

Swinging a green bat

Hitters at .900+ OPS — elite (green). A shimmer means a historic pace (1.000+).

• Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros1.070OPSelite historic
• Ben RiceNew York Yankees1.001OPSelite historic
• Nick KurtzAthletics0.993OPSelite
• Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.963OPSelite
• James WoodWashington Nationals0.954OPSelite
• Juan SotoNew York Mets0.948OPSelite
• Willson ContrerasBoston Red Sox0.940OPSelite
• Munetaka MurakamiChicago White Sox0.938OPSelite

Climbing the home-run ladder

Most home runs added this week.

Five sluggers added three homers apiece, but Byron Buxton's stand out: a pair in St. Louis and one against Texas to reach 23. Shohei Ohtani spread his three across Pittsburgh, the White Sox and Tampa Bay to get to 15.

• Nick Kurtz1 vs COL · 2 vs PIT+3 HR
• Shohei Ohtani1 vs PIT · 1 vs CWS · 1 vs TB+3 HR
• Willson Contreras1 vs TEX · 2 vs TEX+3 HR
• Byron Buxton1 vs STL · 1 vs STL · 1 vs TEX+3 HR
• Hunter Goodman2 vs ATH · 1 vs CHC+3 HR

Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.