Seiya Suzuki — 2026 Season

2026 Season Stats

Batting stats and MLB-wide rank · 2026 Season

Stat	2026	MLB Rank
AVG	.270	—
HR	26	—
OPS	.841	—
RBI	86	—
OBP	.368	—
SLG	.473	—
SB	3	—
H	147	—
Games	143	—

Seiya Suzuki — 2026 Season Highlights

As of 10/1, Seiya Suzuki is active as the Cubs' right fielder and is hitting better than last season across the board, with on-base ability showing the biggest improvement. He has kept his power and his overall offensive production is ahead of 2025. A two-time NPB batting champion and Premier12 MVP, he has been a steady offensive presence over his MLB career. How he finishes the remaining games of the season is worth watching.

1Compared with last season, his batting average and on-base ability have both improved, and his overall offensive output is ahead of 2025. His power has remained close to last year's level.
2In NPB he won two batting titles, six Best Nine awards, five Golden Gloves and the Premier12 MVP, excelling at the plate and in the field. He has also kept up steady offensive production in MLB.
3Watch whether he can carry this improvement in getting on base through the final stretch and finish the season strong.

OBP .368SLG .473ISO .203

DETAIL · ANALYSIS

Detailed Analysis

In-depth metrics aggregated from every at-bat and pitch.

Data as of: 2026-11-08

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Recent Form (Last 20 Games)

Older games on the left, most recent on the right. Color shows how they played. Regular season games only.

Best: HR or 3+H · Good: 2H · OK: 1H · BB only · no hit

Batted Ball Profile

Aggregated from 398 balls in play this season.

Avg Exit Velo

88.5 mph

Barrel%

9.3%

Hard-Hit%

38.7%

Avg xwOBA

.397

Exit Velocity Distribution (mph)

<70

70-75

75-80

80-85

85-90

90-95

95-100

100-105

105-110

110+

Red bars are Hard-Hit (≥95 mph).

Plate Discipline

Aggregated from all 2,771 pitches faced this season.

Chase%

22.8%

-5.7

MLB avg 28.5%

Z-Swing%

59.3%

-8.7

MLB avg 68%

Swing%

40.2%

-6.8

MLB avg 47%

Contact%

78.9%

+1.9

MLB avg 77%

Z-Contact%

88.6%

+3.6

MLB avg 85%

SwStr%

8.5%

-2.5

MLB avg 11%

Green = 3+ points better than MLB average, red = 3+ worse. MLB avg values are 2024-2025 league-wide.

Handedness & Home/Away Splits

Situational splits for the current season. See strengths and weaknesses by scenario.

vs Handedness

Split	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HR
vs RHP	466	.257	.345	.452	.797	18
vs LHP	168	.309	.429	.537	.966	8

Home / Away

Split	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HR
Home	319	.282	.395	.526	.921	15
Away	315	.258	.340	.423	.763	11

Stats by Venue

2026 Season · Most PA First (5+ PA)

Venue	PA	AB	H	HR	AVG	OBP	OPS
CHCWrigley FieldCHC	319	266	75	15	.282	.395	.921
STLBusch StadiumSTL	33	29	10	0	.345	.424	.873
PITPNC ParkPIT	31	28	5	1	.179	.258	.544
MILAmerican Family FieldMIL	28	23	5	2	.217	.321	.843
CINGreat American Ball ParkCIN	28	26	8	1	.308	.357	.819
PHICitizens Bank ParkPHI	15	13	4	0	.308	.400	.708
CWSRate FieldCWS	15	14	3	0	.214	.267	.552
NYMCiti FieldNYM	15	13	1	0	.077	.200	.277

Year-over-Year Performance Trend

Career-long performance trends for every key stat. How does this year compare to history?

Season	G	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2022	111	14	46	.262	.336	.433	.769
2023	138	20	74	.285	.357	.485	.842
2024	132	21	73	.283	.366	.482	.848
2025	151	32	103	.245	.326	.478	.804
2026Now	143	26	86	.270	.368	.473	.841

Full Game Log (Batting)

All 143 regular season games of 2026. Showing latest 10; click to expand.

Underlined dates and › open the game page (Dodgers games only)

Date	Opp	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG
09/26	@ BOS	3	2	0	0	1	1	.667
09/26	@ BOS	4	0	0	0	1	2	.000
09/25	vs MIA	3	2	1	1	1	1	.667
09/24	vs MIA	4	1	0	0	0	1	.250
09/23	vs MIA	6	2	0	0	0	1	.333
09/21	@ CIN	5	1	1	1	0	1	.200
09/20	@ CIN	3	2	0	1	1	1	.667
09/19	@ CIN	5	1	0	2	0	3	.200
09/17	vs ATL	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
09/16	vs ATL	4	1	0	0	0	2	.250

SHOW REMAINING 133 GAMES ▾

Date	Opp	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG
09/15	vs ATL	5	1	0	0	0	2	.200
09/14	vs PIT	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
09/13	vs PIT	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
09/12	vs PIT	5	3	0	1	0	0	.600
09/10	@ MIL	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
09/09	@ MIL	5	1	0	0	0	0	.200
09/08	@ MIL	3	0	0	0	2	1	.000
09/07	@ MIA	3	1	0	0	1	1	.333
09/06	@ MIA	3	1	0	0	2	1	.333
09/05	@ MIA	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000
09/04	vs MIL	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
09/03	vs MIL	3	0	0	0	2	0	.000
09/02	vs MIL	2	0	0	0	2	1	.000
09/01	vs MIL	5	3	1	1	1	0	.600
08/31	vs CIN	5	0	0	0	0	1	.000
08/30	vs CIN	5	3	1	2	1	1	.600
08/29	vs CIN	5	3	0	2	0	1	.600
08/27	@ ARI	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000
08/26	@ ARI	4	2	0	0	0	0	.500
08/25	@ ARI	5	1	0	1	0	1	.200
08/24	@ SEA	3	2	0	0	3	0	.667
08/23	@ SEA	4	1	0	0	0	1	.250
08/22	@ SEA	5	1	0	0	0	3	.200
08/20	vs CWS	2	0	0	0	2	1	.000
08/19	vs CWS	5	0	0	0	0	3	.000
08/18	vs CWS	4	1	1	1	1	2	.250
08/17	vs STL	5	1	0	0	0	3	.200
08/16	vs STL	3	1	0	0	1	0	.333
08/15	vs STL	4	2	1	3	0	0	.500
08/14	@ WSH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
08/13	@ WSH	4	2	0	2	1	1	.500
08/12	@ WSH	5	2	1	2	0	1	.400
08/09	@ KC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
08/08	@ KC	5	2	0	2	0	0	.400
08/07	vs TOR	4	0	0	0	1	1	.000
08/06	vs LAD	5	1	0	0	0	1	.200
08/05	vs LAD	2	1	0	1	2	0	.500
08/04	vs LAD	4	1	1	2	1	0	.250
08/03	vs NYY	4	2	0	0	0	2	.500
08/02	vs NYY	3	1	0	1	1	1	.333
07/31	@ STL	3	0	0	0	2	1	.000
07/30	@ STL	3	1	0	0	2	0	.333
07/29	@ STL	5	3	0	2	0	2	.600
07/28	@ STL	5	2	0	0	0	1	.400
07/27	@ PIT	5	1	1	2	0	2	.200
07/26	@ PIT	5	1	0	2	0	4	.200
07/25	@ PIT	4	0	0	1	1	1	.000
07/23	vs DET	4	1	1	1	0	2	.250
07/22	vs DET	3	0	0	2	3	1	.000
07/21	vs DET	4	1	1	2	1	2	.250
07/20	vs MIN	2	1	0	0	2	0	.500
07/19	vs MIN	4	2	0	0	1	1	.500
07/18	vs MIN	3	1	0	0	1	1	.333
07/13	@ CIN	5	1	0	0	0	0	.200
07/12	@ CIN	4	1	0	1	1	1	.250
07/11	@ CIN	4	2	0	0	0	2	.500
07/10	@ BAL	4	3	1	2	0	0	.750
07/09	@ BAL	4	1	1	3	0	0	.250
07/08	@ BAL	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
07/06	vs STL	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
07/05	vs STL	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000
07/04	vs STL	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
07/02	vs SD	5	3	1	3	1	1	.600
07/01	vs SD	5	2	0	0	0	0	.400
06/30	vs SD	4	2	0	2	0	1	.500
06/29	@ MIL	5	1	0	2	0	2	.200
06/28	@ MIL	5	2	1	2	0	0	.400
06/27	@ MIL	2	1	1	2	1	1	.500
06/25	@ NYM	5	0	0	0	0	3	.000
06/25	@ NYM	5	0	0	0	0	3	.000
06/24	@ NYM	3	1	0	0	2	1	.333
06/21	vs TOR	4	1	0	0	1	1	.250
06/20	vs TOR	5	3	0	2	1	0	.600
06/18	vs COL	3	2	0	1	1	1	.667
06/17	vs COL	4	2	0	0	0	1	.500
06/16	vs COL	3	0	0	0	2	2	.000
06/14	@ SF	2	1	0	1	1	1	.500
06/13	@ SF	4	2	0	1	0	1	.500
06/12	@ COL	4	1	1	4	0	2	.250
06/11	@ COL	4	1	0	0	0	3	.250
06/10	@ COL	4	1	0	1	0	0	.250
06/08	vs SF	4	1	0	0	0	1	.250
06/07	vs SF	4	1	0	0	0	0	.250
06/06	vs SF	1	1	1	1	3	0	1.000
06/05	vs OAK	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
06/04	vs OAK	4	1	1	1	0	1	.250
06/03	vs OAK	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
06/01	@ STL	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
05/31	@ STL	5	1	0	0	0	1	.200
05/30	@ STL	4	3	0	0	0	0	.750
05/29	@ PIT	5	2	0	2	0	2	.400
05/28	@ PIT	5	1	0	0	0	2	.200
05/27	@ PIT	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
05/26	@ PIT	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
05/25	vs HOU	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
05/24	vs HOU	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
05/23	vs HOU	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
05/21	vs MIL	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000
05/20	vs MIL	4	1	0	0	0	2	.250
05/19	vs MIL	4	2	0	0	0	0	.500
05/18	@ CWS	6	1	0	0	0	2	.167
05/17	@ CWS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
05/16	@ CWS	4	2	0	1	1	2	.500
05/15	@ ATL	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
05/14	@ ATL	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
05/13	@ ATL	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
05/11	@ TEX	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000
05/10	@ TEX	3	1	0	0	1	1	.333
05/09	@ TEX	3	1	1	2	2	0	.333
05/07	vs CIN	4	1	0	1	1	1	.250
05/06	vs CIN	4	0	0	0	1	0	.000
05/05	vs CIN	3	2	1	3	1	0	.667
05/04	vs ARI	5	2	0	0	0	3	.400
05/03	vs ARI	3	0	0	1	0	0	.000
05/02	vs ARI	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
04/29	@ SD	4	2	0	0	1	1	.500
04/28	@ SD	4	2	1	1	0	1	.500
04/27	@ LAD	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000
04/26	@ LAD	4	3	1	1	0	0	.750
04/25	@ LAD	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
04/24	vs PHI	4	3	1	1	2	0	.750
04/23	vs PHI	4	2	1	2	0	1	.500
04/22	vs PHI	4	2	1	2	0	1	.500
04/21	vs PHI	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000
04/20	vs NYM	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
04/19	vs NYM	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000
04/18	vs NYM	5	2	0	1	0	1	.400
04/16	@ PHI	4	2	0	0	1	1	.500
04/15	@ PHI	5	1	0	0	0	3	.200
04/14	@ PHI	4	1	0	1	1	0	.250
04/13	vs PIT	3	0	0	0	2	1	.000
04/12	vs PIT	4	1	0	0	0	1	.250
04/11	vs PIT	3	1	0	0	1	1	.333

Year-over-Year (2026 vs 2025)

Green = improvement, red = decline. "—" means no data in the same month last year.

Batting

	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep
AVG	+.007	-.069	+.089	+.055	+.067	-.006
HR	-1	-5	-3	+2	+5	-3
OPS	-.048	-.328	+.193	+.209	+.267	-.098

AI · SEASON ANALYSIS

Seiya Suzuki 2026 Season AI Analysis

Comprehensive 2026 season analysis generated by Claude AI from stats data (as of Sep 28, 2026).

Overview

Suzuki's 2026 line of .270/.368/.473 (.841 OPS) sits above the MLB average across every major category (.267 AVG, .347 OBP, .452 SLG, .793 OPS) and clears the P75 threshold in OBP (.368 vs .363) and SLG (.473 vs .480 is just short), while OPS at .841 lands between P75 (.828) and P90 (.874). His 26 home runs fall between the P50 (24) and P75 (28) marks. Overall, this is a solidly above-average, top-quartile offensive season without reaching elite (P90) territory in most categories.

Strengths

The standout development is plate discipline: a .368 OBP is his best full-season mark and comfortably clears his 2023-2025 range (.339-.351 territory implied by OPS composition), driving the OPS rebound from 2025's .804. Compared to the .245 AVG / .804 OPS dip in 2025, the .270 AVG and .841 OPS represent a clear bounce-back toward his 2023-2024 peak (.842/.848 OPS). Power output (26 HR) is his second-highest total, trailing only the 32-HR 2025 season, showing he retained thump while regaining contact quality and walks.

Areas to Improve

Batting average at .270, while up from 2025, still trails his 2023-2024 peak years (.285, .283) and sits only marginally above MLB average (.267), not approaching the P75 line (.280). Slugging at .473 is essentially at the league P50-P75 band (.446-.480) rather than elite, indicating extra-base power is solid but not a standout tool relative to peers. Games played (143) also reflects a slight availability dip from his 151-game 2025, worth monitoring for durability.

Looking Ahead

If the current OBP-driven approach holds, Suzuki projects as a reliable above-average regular for the rest of the season rather than a peak-tier slugger, with OPS likely settling in the .820-.860 range. The gap between his AVG and OBP suggests continued reliance on walks to sustain on-base value; any uptick in contact rate could push OPS toward the P90 threshold (.874). Barring injury, expect steady, unspectacular production consistent with a solid regular season rather than a career year.

AI-generated content (Claude) · Based on stats as of Sep 28, 2026

Detailed Analysis

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Season Analysis

Season Progress

AVG

Home Runs

OPS

Stolen Bases

Monthly Stats

AVG

vs MLB Monthly Avg

Home Runs

OPS

vs MLB Monthly Avg

Stolen Bases

Season Analysis

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Splits vs LHP / RHP

Season stats vs right-handed and left-handed pitchers

vs RHP/RHB

.257OPS .797 / HR 18

vs LHP/LHB

.309OPS .966 / HR 8

Metrics Deep Dive

MLB-wide percentile rank, defensive and pitching metric summaries, pitch-type stats, and batted-ball distribution.

Batting — MLB-wide Standing

OPS and OBP and SLG rank in the top 23% of MLB. RBI and home runs and batting average also rank in the top 30%, with no clear weak spot.

home runs26

batting average.270

OPS.841

OBP.368

SLG.473

RBI86

stolen bases3

Bars show percentile rank among MLB-wide qualified players.

2026 Defensive Summary (OAA / DRS / Fielding %)

OAA

MLB average is 0 · +5 is above average · +10+ is Gold Glove caliber

DRS (FRP-equivalent)

+4.0

Runs-saved scale · directly comparable to DRS

Fielding %

.992

MLB RF average ≈ .985

Games

111

Putouts (PO)

232

Assists (A)

Errors (E)

Top row is Statcast's advanced read (OAA / DRS-equivalent). Even when OAA sits near 0, the fielder handles plenty of chances — the putouts, assists and fielding % below show the actual workload.

Seiya Suzuki's 2026 OAA is +5. OAA is Statcast's flagship defensive metric: it measures how many outs a fielder records above what an average fielder would on the same batted balls. +5 is above average, +10+ is Gold Glove caliber. Data is sourced from Baseball Savant's public leaderboard and refreshed every Monday.

Seiya Suzuki's 2026 DRS-equivalent value is +4.0 (shown as Fielding Runs Prevented on the runs-saved scale). DRS (Defensive Runs Saved) is the FanGraphs-side counterpart metric — both convert defensive value into runs, so the two are directly comparable. This site standardizes on Savant's OAA / FRP rather than running its own DRS calculation.

UZR (Ultimate Zone Rating) is a FanGraphs-only defensive metric. This site does not compute UZR — for UZR specifically, refer to Seiya Suzuki's FanGraphs page. We standardize on Statcast OAA / FRP as the primary defensive read.

Verify at the source:Baseball Savant FanGraphs

Source: Baseball Savant OAA leaderboard + MLB Stats API fielding splits (2026 season)

wRC+ Quick Cards (Park-Adjusted Proxies)

wRC+ is not exposed by the MLB Stats API, so we surface the two closest proxies for an instant read on hitting quality.

OPS+

117

OPS .841 / MLB avg .720 × 100 · Above average

xwOBA

.397

Expected wOBA across 398 balls in play (luck-neutral)

About wRC+ — How OPS+ / xwOBA compare▾

wRC+ scales overall offense to 100 = league average, adjusting for park factors and league context. Because the MLB Stats API does not expose wRC+ directly, we display the two closest proxies: OPS+ (OPS divided by the MLB average .720) and xwOBA (expected wOBA derived from exit velocity and launch angle). OPS+ 100 is league average; 130+ is roughly equivalent to an All-Star caliber wRC+ 130, and 150+ approaches MVP territory. xwOBA averages around .320; anything north of .400 marks elite contact quality.

See the full wRC+ explainer in the MLB Glossary →

Stats by Pitch Type

AVG / SLG / Whiff% by pitch type this season. PA = at-bats that ended on each pitch type.

Pitch	Seen%	PA	AVG	SLG	Whiff%
Four-Seam Fastball	27.4%	173	.434	.778	14.2%
Sinker	18.1%	130	.388	.624	9.9%
Slider	17.3%	103	.324	.662	28.6%
Sweeper	11.5%	76	.302	.512	29.1%
Changeup	8.0%	45	.357	.714	32.6%
Cutter	7.4%	41	.360	.480	27.9%
Curveball	5.3%	40	.462	.731	23.4%
Knuckle Curve	1.7%	10	.167	.167	35.0%
Splitter	1.3%	8	.600	1.200	33.3%

PA: at-bats ending on each pitch type. Seen%: share of all pitches thrown. Whiff%: whiffs per swing. Types with fewer than 10 pitches excluded.

Exit Velocity × Launch Angle (Statcast)

398 batted balls this season. Gold = Barrel, white border = HR. Shaded band is sweet spot (8–32°).

BarrelHome Run (white border)Other batted ballBarrel EV threshold (98 mph)

Game Log

Last 10 Games

Sat, Sep 26@ BOS

AB3

HR0

RBI0

BB1

Sat, Sep 26@ BOS

AB4

HR0

RBI0

BB1

Fri, Sep 25H MIAHR

AB3

HR1

RBI1

BB1

Thu, Sep 24H MIA

AB4

HR0

RBI0

BB0

Wed, Sep 23H MIA

AB6

HR0

RBI0

BB0

Mon, Sep 21@ CINHR

AB5

HR1

RBI1

BB0

Sun, Sep 20@ CIN

AB3

HR0

RBI1

BB1

Sat, Sep 19@ CIN

AB5

HR0

RBI2

BB0

Thu, Sep 17H ATL

AB4

HR0

RBI0

BB0

Wed, Sep 16H ATL

AB4

HR0

RBI0

BB0

Last 10 Games（テーブル表示）

Date	Opp	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB
09/26	@ BOS	3	2	0	0	1
09/26	@ BOS	4	0	0	0	1
09/25	H MIA	3	2	1	1	1
09/24	H MIA	4	1	0	0	0
09/23	H MIA	6	2	0	0	0
09/21	@ CIN	5	1	1	1	0
09/20	@ CIN	3	2	0	1	1
09/19	@ CIN	5	1	0	2	0
09/17	H ATL	4	0	0	0	0
09/16	H ATL	4	1	0	0	0

Date	Opp	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB
09/26	@ BOS	3	2	0	0	1
09/26	@ BOS	4	0	0	0	1
09/25	H MIA	3	2	1	1	1
09/24	H MIA	4	1	0	0	0
09/23	H MIA	6	2	0	0	0
09/21	@ CIN	5	1	1	1	0
09/20	@ CIN	3	2	0	1	1
09/19	@ CIN	5	1	0	2	0
09/17	H ATL	4	0	0	0	0
09/16	H ATL	4	1	0	0	0