The Lens · Best of July
Best of July — August 1, 2026
AUGUST 1, 2026
The hitters, sluggers and arms who owned July.
July at the plate
July's best hitters, by OPS for the month.
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros1.188OPSelite historic›AVG .360 · HR 9 · OPS 1.18822 RBI · 0 SBOPS1.188elite
CJ Abrams
Washington Nationals1.150OPSelite historic›AVG .348 · HR 10 · OPS 1.15023 RBI · 6 SBOPS1.150elite
James WoodWashington Nationals1.104OPSelite historic›AVG .293 · HR 9 · OPS 1.10420 RBI · 4 SBOPS1.104elite
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Chicago Cubs1.011OPSelite historic›AVG .278 · HR 6 · OPS 1.01117 RBI · 6 SBOPS1.011elite
Nick Gonzales
Pittsburgh Pirates0.982OPSelite›AVG .388 · HR 3 · OPS 0.98214 RBI · 0 SBOPS0.982elite
Steven Kwan
Cleveland Guardians0.979OPSelite›AVG .390 · HR 0 · OPS 0.9796 RBI · 5 SBOPS0.979elite
Ty France
San Diego Padres0.966OPSelite›AVG .326 · HR 6 · OPS 0.96620 RBI · 0 SBOPS0.966elite
Elly De La Cruz
Cincinnati Reds0.961OPSelite›AVG .303 · HR 5 · OPS 0.9618 RBI · 10 SBOPS0.961elite
Home runs of the month
Most home runs hit in July.
- CJ AbramsWashington Nationals10HR›AVG .348 · HR 10 · OPS 1.15023 RBI · 6 SBOPS1.150elite
- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros9HR›AVG .360 · HR 9 · OPS 1.18822 RBI · 0 SBOPS1.188elite
- James WoodWashington Nationals9HR›AVG .293 · HR 9 · OPS 1.10420 RBI · 4 SBOPS1.104elite
Matt Olson
Atlanta Braves9HR›AVG .226 · HR 9 · OPS 0.85015 RBI · 0 SBOPS0.850above avg
Heriberto Hernández
Miami Marlins8HR›AVG .267 · HR 8 · OPS 0.94914 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.949elite
Ben Rice
New York Yankees8HR›AVG .271 · HR 8 · OPS 0.94719 RBI · 0 SBOPS0.947elite
July on the mound
July's best starters, by ERA for the month.
Troy Melton
Detroit Tigers0.92ERAelite›ERA 0.92 · WHIP 1.02 · IP 29.1GS 5 · 2 W · 35 KFORM91elite
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays1.00ERAelite historic›ERA 1.00 · WHIP 0.72 · IP 36GS 5 · 3 W · 46 KFORM100elite
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox1.14ERAelite historic›ERA 1.14 · WHIP 0.76 · IP 31.2GS 5 · 2 W · 45 KFORM100elite
Shota ImanagaChicago Cubs1.53ERAelite›ERA 1.53 · WHIP 1.06 · IP 29.1GS 5 · 2 W · 27 KFORM89elite
Matthew BoydChicago Cubs1.67ERAelite historic›ERA 1.67 · WHIP 0.99 · IP 32.1GS 5 · 3 W · 23 KFORM90elite
Eury PérezMiami Marlins1.69ERAelite historic›ERA 1.69 · WHIP 0.84 · IP 32GS 5 · 1 W · 31 KFORM96elite
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.