The Bats Take Over: Alvarez Leads a Loud Week
The league's hottest offenses and hitters, by OPS and home runs.
The hitters get the floor today. Yordan Alvarez is still the best bat in the game, and a wave of sluggers just spent the week padding their home run totals. The season leaderboards, meanwhile, have a few names you might not expect.
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
The Dodgers pace the team-OPS board at .785, a step clear of the Pirates at .766. Washington and Colorado sit right behind, a reminder that a modest record doesn't always mean a quiet lineup.
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Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.785OPS - 2
Pittsburgh Piratesteam OPS0.766OPS - 3
Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.758OPS - 4
Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.753OPS - 5
Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.747OPS
Swinging a green bat
Hitters at .900+ OPS — elite (green). A shimmer means a historic pace (1.000+).
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros1.041OPSelite historic›AVG .313 · HR 29 · OPS 1.04167 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.041elite
Juan Soto
New York Mets0.985OPSelite›AVG .299 · HR 20 · OPS 0.98549 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.985elite
Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.950OPSelite›AVG .294 · HR 20 · OPS 0.95056 RBI · 6 SBOPS0.950elite
James WoodWashington Nationals0.949OPSelite›AVG .270 · HR 25 · OPS 0.94961 RBI · 14 SBOPS0.949elite
Ben Rice
New York Yankees0.941OPSelite›AVG .273 · HR 26 · OPS 0.94160 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.941elite
Kyle Schwarber
Philadelphia Phillies0.940OPSelite›AVG .255 · HR 31 · OPS 0.94057 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.940elite
Willson Contreras
Boston Red Sox0.926OPSelite›AVG .287 · HR 20 · OPS 0.92661 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.926elite
Junior Caminero
Tampa Bay Rays0.917OPSelite›AVG .281 · HR 26 · OPS 0.91756 RBI · 1 SBOPS0.917elite
Season leaders
The season’s top five in home runs, RBI and batting average.
Kyle Schwarber leads the home run race at 31, with Alvarez right behind at 29. Jordan Walker tops the RBI list at 69, and Otto Lopez quietly owns the batting title at .343.
- Kyle SchwarberPhiladelphia Phillies31HR›AVG .255 · HR 31 · OPS 0.94057 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.940elite
- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros29HR›AVG .313 · HR 29 · OPS 1.04167 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.041elite
Hunter GoodmanColorado Rockies27HR›AVG .251 · HR 27 · OPS 0.86351 RBI · 5 SBOPS0.863above avg- Ben RiceNew York Yankees26HR›AVG .273 · HR 26 · OPS 0.94160 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.941elite
- Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays26HR›AVG .281 · HR 26 · OPS 0.91756 RBI · 1 SBOPS0.917elite
Jordan Walker
St. Louis Cardinals69RBI›AVG .292 · HR 21 · OPS 0.88569 RBI · 11 SBOPS0.885above avg- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros67RBI›AVG .313 · HR 29 · OPS 1.04167 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.041elite
Nick Kurtz
Athletics66RBI›AVG .271 · HR 20 · OPS 0.91566 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.915elite
Luis García Jr.Washington Nationals65RBI›AVG .285 · HR 19 · OPS 0.87465 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.874above avg
CJ AbramsWashington Nationals65RBI›AVG .276 · HR 19 · OPS 0.86365 RBI · 15 SBOPS0.863above avg
Otto Lopez
Miami Marlins.343AVG›AVG .343 · HR 9 · OPS 0.88943 RBI · 17 SBOPS0.889above avg
Luis Arraez
San Francisco Giants.327AVG›AVG .327 · HR 4 · OPS 0.82634 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.826above avg
Yandy DíazTampa Bay Rays.319AVG›AVG .319 · HR 13 · OPS 0.89355 RBI · 1 SBOPS0.893above avg
Nick GonzalesPittsburgh Pirates.314AVG›AVG .314 · HR 4 · OPS 0.76741 RBI · 4 SBOPS0.767above avg- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros.313AVG›AVG .313 · HR 29 · OPS 1.04167 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.041elite
Climbing the home-run ladder
Most home runs added this week.
James Wood and Matt Olson each added four homers this week to lead the climbers, Wood pairing a night against Pittsburgh with back-to-back shots off Houston and Olson taking a pair off the Mets twice over. Alvarez, Soto and Ben Rice each chipped in three.
- James Wood1 vs PIT · 1 vs HOU · 1 vs HOU+4 HR›AVG .270 · HR 25 · OPS 0.94961 RBI · 14 SBOPS0.949elite
Matt Olson
2 vs NYM · 2 vs NYM+4 HR›AVG .273 · HR 24 · OPS 0.88857 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.888above avg- Yordan Alvarez1 vs TB · 2 vs TB+3 HR›AVG .313 · HR 29 · OPS 1.04167 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.041elite
- Juan Soto1 vs ATL · 1 vs ATL · 1 vs KC+3 HR›AVG .299 · HR 20 · OPS 0.98549 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.985elite
- Ben Rice1 vs MIN · 1 vs TB · 1 vs TB+3 HR›AVG .273 · HR 26 · OPS 0.94160 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.941elite
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