The headline numbers and their current leaders, how the 30 teams are spread, and five years of trends.
Season progress · 2026
Mar 25 – Sep 27
Where the regular season stands by games played.
Games1,964 of 2,430(81%)
League at a glance
2026 so far — the league's number for each metric, and who leads it.
Offense
Runs / game
4.47↑ better
best 5.22 · Cubs
▲+0.04vs 2022–2025
HR%
3.0%↑ better
league rate
▼−0.0 ptsvs 2022–2025
Hitter EB/PA
0.426↑ better
league rate
▲+0.005vs 2022–2025
Contact & discipline
K%
22.1%↓ better
best 4.4% · Luis Arraez
▼−0.3 ptsvs 2022–2025
BB%
8.9%↑ better
best 18.2% · Nick Kurtz
▲+0.6 ptsvs 2022–2025
Hard-hit%
38.9%↑ better
best 63.0% · Nelson Velázquez
Barrel%
7.1%↑ better
league rate
▼−0.3 ptsvs 2022–2025
Run prevention
Pitcher xEB/PA
0.458↓ better
best 0.364 · Jacob Misiorowski
▲+0.001vs 2022–2025
▸How to read these tiles
The big number is the league-wide value this season; the small one beneath it is the metric's current leader. The ▲/▼ chip is the gap between this season and the average of the prior full seasons named beside it — so ▲ on a ↓ better metric like K% means the league is striking out more than it used to. 3 metrics have no single leader in the data, and read “league rate” instead.
Where the teams sit
Every strip here runs worst mark to best, so the ticks show where the 30 teams bunch up.
Each teamLg medianLg best
Runs scored / gameLg median 4.48 · Lg best 5.22 (Cubs)
Runs scored / game: league median 4.48, best 5.22 (Cubs). Further right is better.
3.92← worsebetter →5.22
Hitter EB/PALg median 0.425 · Lg best 0.447 (Cubs)
Hitter EB/PA: league median 0.425, best 0.447 (Cubs). Further right is better.
0.404← worsebetter →0.447
K% (lower = better)Lg median 21.9% · Lg best 18.7% (Rays)
K% (lower = better): league median 21.9%, best 18.7% (Rays). Further right is better.
25.3%← worsebetter →18.7%
BB%Lg median 8.9% · Lg best 10.8% (Cubs)
BB%: league median 8.9%, best 10.8% (Cubs). Further right is better.
7.0%← worsebetter →10.8%
Barrel%Lg median 7.1% · Lg best 8.8% (Yankees)
Barrel%: league median 7.1%, best 8.8% (Yankees). Further right is better.
5.4%← worsebetter →8.8%
Pitcher xEB/PA (lower = better)Lg median 0.462 · Lg best 0.446 (Yankees)
Pitcher xEB/PA (lower = better): league median 0.462, best 0.446 (Yankees). Further right is better.
0.477← worsebetter →0.446
▸How to read these strips
Each strip spreads all 30 teams across one metric this season — the same idea as a player spread, rolled up to the club level. Each tick is a team.Hover a tick to see which team it is. On these strips, left is always the worse end and right the better one, so a strip whose title says (lower = better) runs its numbers downward from left to right.
Batted-ball shape
How the 30 teams put the ball in play — shape, not quality.
Each teamLg median
FB%Lg median 23.2%
19.6%26.4%
GB%Lg median 44.9%
39.4%51.6%
Pull%Lg median 40.0%
34.8%43.4%
▸How to read the shape strips
Each solid tick is one team this season, and a strip runs from the lowest rate on the left to the highest on the right. Tap a strip to see which teams sit there.Hover a strip to see which teams sit there. These strips describe how a team puts the ball in play, not how well it hits, so neither end of a strip is better than the other — a shape change, not better or worse. The only reference mark is the league median, drawn as a dashed tick.
