Yordan Alvarez Sets the Table Alone
The league's hottest offenses and hitters, by OPS and home runs.
Today is all about the bats. Yordan Alvarez keeps climbing while a wave of Nationals and Yankees mashers crowd in behind him. The homers are flying, and a few big names are quietly hitting the brakes.
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
The Dodgers still pace the league in team OPS at .777, but the Pirates are right on their heels at .768 and Washington third at .759 — a lineup outhitting a team you might not expect to see this high.
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Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.777OPS - 2
Pittsburgh Piratesteam OPS0.768OPS - 3
Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.759OPS - 4
Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.747OPS - 5
Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.745OPS
Swinging a green bat
Hitters at .900+ OPS — elite (green). A shimmer means a historic pace (1.000+).
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros1.059OPSelite historic›AVG .318 · HR 31 · OPS 1.05970 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.059elite
James WoodWashington Nationals0.985OPSelite›AVG .279 · HR 28 · OPS 0.98564 RBI · 15 SBOPS0.985elite
Ben Rice
New York Yankees0.971OPSelite›AVG .279 · HR 29 · OPS 0.97168 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.971elite
Juan Soto
New York Mets0.967OPSelite›AVG .290 · HR 21 · OPS 0.96751 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.967elite
Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.952OPSelite›AVG .293 · HR 22 · OPS 0.95258 RBI · 6 SBOPS0.952elite
Junior Caminero
Tampa Bay Rays0.927OPSelite›AVG .279 · HR 28 · OPS 0.92759 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.927elite
Kyle Schwarber
Philadelphia Phillies0.927OPSelite›AVG .254 · HR 32 · OPS 0.92759 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.927elite
Willson Contreras
Boston Red Sox0.921OPSelite›AVG .285 · HR 20 · OPS 0.92161 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.921elite
Season leaders
The season’s top five in home runs, RBI and batting average.
Kyle Schwarber leads the home run chase at 32, a step ahead of Alvarez at 31, while Otto Lopez of the Marlins tops the batting race at .334. Jordan Walker quietly owns the RBI lead with 74.
- Kyle SchwarberPhiladelphia Phillies32HR›AVG .254 · HR 32 · OPS 0.92759 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.927elite
- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros31HR›AVG .318 · HR 31 · OPS 1.05970 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.059elite
- Ben RiceNew York Yankees29HR›AVG .279 · HR 29 · OPS 0.97168 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.971elite
- James WoodWashington Nationals28HR›AVG .279 · HR 28 · OPS 0.98564 RBI · 15 SBOPS0.985elite
- Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays28HR›AVG .279 · HR 28 · OPS 0.92759 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.927elite
Jordan Walker
St. Louis Cardinals74RBI›AVG .294 · HR 22 · OPS 0.88674 RBI · 13 SBOPS0.886above avg- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros70RBI›AVG .318 · HR 31 · OPS 1.05970 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.059elite
- Ben RiceNew York Yankees68RBI›AVG .279 · HR 29 · OPS 0.97168 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.971elite
Luis García Jr.Washington Nationals68RBI›AVG .284 · HR 20 · OPS 0.87168 RBI · 4 SBOPS0.871above avg
CJ AbramsWashington Nationals67RBI›AVG .275 · HR 20 · OPS 0.86267 RBI · 15 SBOPS0.862above avg
Otto Lopez
Miami Marlins.334AVG›AVG .334 · HR 9 · OPS 0.87345 RBI · 17 SBOPS0.873above avg
Luis Arraez
San Francisco Giants.330AVG›AVG .330 · HR 4 · OPS 0.82935 RBI · 8 SBOPS0.829above avg
Yandy DíazTampa Bay Rays.322AVG›AVG .322 · HR 13 · OPS 0.88855 RBI · 1 SBOPS0.888above avg- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros.318AVG›AVG .318 · HR 31 · OPS 1.05970 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.059elite
Nick GonzalesPittsburgh Pirates.308AVG›AVG .308 · HR 4 · OPS 0.76143 RBI · 4 SBOPS0.761above avg
Climbing the home-run ladder
Most home runs added this week.
Wood and Ben Rice each added three homers this week, Wood collecting his against the Yankees and Rice answering with two off Tampa Bay in a single day. Alvarez, Ohtani and Caminero all chipped in a pair.
- James Wood1 vs NYY · 1 vs NYY · 1 vs NYY+3 HR›AVG .279 · HR 28 · OPS 0.98564 RBI · 15 SBOPS0.985elite
- Ben Rice2 vs TB · 1 vs WSH+3 HR›AVG .279 · HR 29 · OPS 0.97168 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.971elite
- Yordan Alvarez1 vs TEX · 1 vs TEX+2 HR›AVG .318 · HR 31 · OPS 1.05970 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.059elite
- Shohei Ohtani1 vs AZ · 1 vs AZ+2 HR›AVG .293 · HR 22 · OPS 0.95258 RBI · 6 SBOPS0.952elite
- Junior Caminero1 vs NYY · 1 vs SEA+2 HR›AVG .279 · HR 28 · OPS 0.92759 RBI · 2 SBOPS0.927elite
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.