The Bats Report: A New Home Run King Hits 40
The league's hottest offenses and hitters, by OPS and home runs.
Kyle Schwarber is the first hitter to 40 home runs, and the Phillies have the leader. Yordan Alvarez still owns the best overall bat, but Pete Crow-Armstrong put on the loudest show of the week. Here's where the hitting stands as September opens.
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
The Cubs still set the pace with a .773 team OPS, a bit clear of the Nationals at .757 and the Dodgers at .756. Milwaukee and Colorado round out the top five, both at .738.
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Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.773OPS - 2
Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.757OPS - 3
Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.756OPS - 4
Milwaukee Brewersteam OPS0.738OPS - 5
Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.738OPS
Swinging a green bat
Hitters at .900+ OPS — elite (green). A shimmer means a historic pace (1.000+).
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros1.036OPSelite historic›AVG .316 · HR 37 · OPS 1.03694 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.036elite
Pete Crow-ArmstrongChicago Cubs0.943OPSelite›AVG .280 · HR 38 · OPS 0.94391 RBI · 32 SBOPS0.943elite
James WoodWashington Nationals0.928OPSelite›AVG .265 · HR 30 · OPS 0.92873 RBI · 17 SBOPS0.928elite
Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.911OPSelite›AVG .281 · HR 30 · OPS 0.91180 RBI · 10 SBOPS0.911elite
Junior Caminero
Tampa Bay Rays0.904OPSelite›AVG .283 · HR 37 · OPS 0.90488 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.904elite
Bryce Harper
Philadelphia Phillies0.901OPSelite›AVG .274 · HR 27 · OPS 0.90180 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.901elite
Willson Contreras
Boston Red Sox0.900OPSelite›AVG .274 · HR 26 · OPS 0.90079 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.900elite
Season leaders
The season’s top five in home runs, RBI and batting average.
Schwarber's 40 homers lead everyone, with Crow-Armstrong at 38 and a logjam at 37 behind him in Alvarez, Junior Caminero and Matt Olson. Sal Stewart paces the RBI chase with 105, and Luis Arraez tops the batting race at .317, a single point ahead of Alvarez.
Kyle SchwarberPhiladelphia Phillies40HR›AVG .241 · HR 40 · OPS 0.87883 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.878above avg- Pete Crow-ArmstrongChicago Cubs38HR›AVG .280 · HR 38 · OPS 0.94391 RBI · 32 SBOPS0.943elite
- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros37HR›AVG .316 · HR 37 · OPS 1.03694 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.036elite
- Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays37HR›AVG .283 · HR 37 · OPS 0.90488 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.904elite
Matt Olson
Atlanta Braves37HR›AVG .256 · HR 37 · OPS 0.85480 RBI · 4 SBOPS0.854above avg
Sal Stewart
Cincinnati Reds105RBI rookie›AVG .268 · HR 31 · OPS 0.827105 RBI · 12 SBOPS0.827above avg
Alec Burleson
St. Louis Cardinals100RBI›AVG .285 · HR 21 · OPS 0.821100 RBI · 4 SBOPS0.821above avg
Jordan WalkerSt. Louis Cardinals99RBI›AVG .288 · HR 28 · OPS 0.85099 RBI · 18 SBOPS0.850above avg- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros94RBI›AVG .316 · HR 37 · OPS 1.03694 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.036elite
CJ AbramsWashington Nationals94RBI›AVG .269 · HR 29 · OPS 0.85294 RBI · 27 SBOPS0.852above avg
Luis ArraezPhiladelphia Phillies.317AVG›AVG .317 · HR 6 · OPS 0.78255 RBI · 10 SBOPS0.782above avg- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros.316AVG›AVG .316 · HR 37 · OPS 1.03694 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.036elite
Nick Gonzales
Pittsburgh Pirates.310AVG›AVG .310 · HR 6 · OPS 0.76958 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.769above avg
Chandler SimpsonTampa Bay Rays.310AVG›AVG .310 · HR 0 · OPS 0.70131 RBI · 38 SBOPS0.701average
Otto Lopez
Miami Marlins.305AVG›AVG .305 · HR 10 · OPS 0.78261 RBI · 29 SBOPS0.782above avg
Climbing the home-run ladder
Most home runs added this week.
Crow-Armstrong's five-homer week is the story here, powered by three in one game against the Reds. Sal Stewart hit three straight days against the Cubs, and Michael Harris II spread three across three different opponents.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong3 vs CIN · 2 vs CIN+5 HR›AVG .280 · HR 38 · OPS 0.94391 RBI · 32 SBOPS0.943elite
Michael Harris II1 vs COL · 1 vs SF · 1 vs WSH+3 HR›AVG .296 · HR 24 · OPS 0.82980 RBI · 10 SBOPS0.829above avg- Sal Stewart1 vs CHC · 1 vs CHC · 1 vs CHC+3 HR›AVG .268 · HR 31 · OPS 0.827105 RBI · 12 SBOPS0.827above avg
- Junior Caminero1 vs SD · 1 vs SD+2 HR›AVG .283 · HR 37 · OPS 0.90488 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.904elite
Seiya Suzuki1 vs CIN · 1 vs MIL+2 HR›AVG .276 · HR 24 · OPS 0.86380 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.863above avg
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.