The Bats Take Over: Alvarez and Schwarber Set the Pace
The league's hottest offenses and hitters, by OPS and home runs.
Today the focus swings from the mound to the plate. Yordan Alvarez is quietly having the best season of any hitter in the game, and Kyle Schwarber is putting balls in the seats at a rate no one else can match. Here's who's swinging it best right now.
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
The Cubs top the team-OPS board at .768, a hair ahead of the Dodgers at .758. Washington, Milwaukee and Colorado fill out the five, so Chicago's lineup is the deepest going even without a single runaway name.
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Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.768OPS - 2
Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.758OPS - 3
Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.751OPS - 4
Milwaukee Brewersteam OPS0.748OPS - 5
Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.743OPS
Swinging a green bat
Hitters at .900+ OPS — elite (green). A shimmer means a historic pace (1.000+).
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros1.023OPSelite historic›AVG .310 · HR 39 · OPS 1.02398 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.023elite
Pete Crow-ArmstrongChicago Cubs0.938OPSelite›AVG .279 · HR 42 · OPS 0.938102 RBI · 37 SBOPS0.938elite
James WoodWashington Nationals0.916OPSelite›AVG .267 · HR 30 · OPS 0.91675 RBI · 21 SBOPS0.916elite
Shohei OhtaniLos Angeles Dodgers0.902OPSelite›AVG .277 · HR 30 · OPS 0.90280 RBI · 11 SBOPS0.902elite
Season leaders
The season’s top five in home runs, RBI and batting average.
Kyle Schwarber owns the home-run race at 45, with Crow-Armstrong (42) and Junior Caminero (41) chasing. On the batting side, Luis Arraez leads at .315, a nose ahead of Alvarez at .310, while Alec Burleson tops the RBI list at 111.
Kyle Schwarber
Philadelphia Phillies45HR›AVG .239 · HR 45 · OPS 0.87595 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.875above avg- Pete Crow-ArmstrongChicago Cubs42HR›AVG .279 · HR 42 · OPS 0.938102 RBI · 37 SBOPS0.938elite
Junior Caminero
Tampa Bay Rays41HR›AVG .279 · HR 41 · OPS 0.89896 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.898above avg- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros39HR›AVG .310 · HR 39 · OPS 1.02398 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.023elite
Matt Olson
Atlanta Braves39HR›AVG .250 · HR 39 · OPS 0.82985 RBI · 4 SBOPS0.829above avg
Alec Burleson
St. Louis Cardinals111RBI›AVG .285 · HR 23 · OPS 0.824111 RBI · 4 SBOPS0.824above avg
Sal Stewart
Cincinnati Reds107RBI rookie›AVG .266 · HR 31 · OPS 0.805107 RBI · 15 SBOPS0.805above avg- Pete Crow-ArmstrongChicago Cubs102RBI›AVG .279 · HR 42 · OPS 0.938102 RBI · 37 SBOPS0.938elite
Pete Alonso
Baltimore Orioles101RBI›AVG .267 · HR 36 · OPS 0.861101 RBI · 5 SBOPS0.861above avg
Jordan WalkerSt. Louis Cardinals100RBI›AVG .280 · HR 28 · OPS 0.819100 RBI · 19 SBOPS0.819above avg
Luis ArraezPhiladelphia Phillies.315AVG›AVG .315 · HR 6 · OPS 0.77660 RBI · 10 SBOPS0.776above avg- Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros.310AVG›AVG .310 · HR 39 · OPS 1.02398 RBI · 1 SBOPS1.023elite
Chandler SimpsonTampa Bay Rays.308AVG›AVG .308 · HR 0 · OPS 0.69633 RBI · 41 SBOPS0.696average
Nick Gonzales
Pittsburgh Pirates.307AVG›AVG .307 · HR 6 · OPS 0.76560 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.765above avg
Otto Lopez
Miami Marlins.305AVG›AVG .305 · HR 10 · OPS 0.78669 RBI · 30 SBOPS0.786above avg
Climbing the home-run ladder
Most home runs added this week.
Randy Arozarena had the loudest power week, three homers to reach 25, two of them in back-to-back games against the Athletics. Caminero, Jake Bauers and Ben Rice each added a pair, keeping the top of the board crowded.
Randy Arozarena
1 vs ATH · 2 vs ATH+3 HR›AVG .277 · HR 25 · OPS 0.85075 RBI · 23 SBOPS0.850above avg- Junior Caminero1 vs HOU · 1 vs ATH+2 HR›AVG .279 · HR 41 · OPS 0.89896 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.898above avg
Jake Bauers1 vs CIN · 1 vs CIN+2 HR›AVG .269 · HR 26 · OPS 0.88983 RBI · 10 SBOPS0.889above avg
Ben Rice
1 vs NYM · 1 vs NYM+2 HR›AVG .262 · HR 38 · OPS 0.88292 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.882above avg
Elly De La Cruz1 vs LAD+2 HR›AVG .286 · HR 27 · OPS 0.87972 RBI · 26 SBOPS0.879above avg
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.