Seiya Suzuki — 2026 Season

2026 Season Stats

Batting stats and MLB-wide rank · 2026 Season

Stat	2026	MLB Rank
AVG	.270	—
HR	17	—
OPS	.836	—
RBI	53	—
OBP	.358	—
SLG	.478	—
SB	1	—
H	87	—
Games	86	—

Seiya Suzuki — 2026 Season Highlights

As of 7/15, Seiya Suzuki remains an everyday outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, continuing to make an impact with his power at the plate this season. A decorated hitter during his NPB days, he has kept contributing in the majors since joining the Cubs in 2022.

1Suzuki continues to hold down a regular outfield spot for the Cubs this season, with his power bat standing out in run-scoring situations.
2A star hitter in Japan, he won multiple batting titles, Best Nine honors, and Gold Gloves in NPB, and was named MVP of the Premier12 international tournament.
3Since joining the Cubs in 2022, he has remained a steady presence in the lineup, and how his production evolves down the stretch will be worth watching.

OBP .358SLG .478ISO .208

DETAIL · ANALYSIS

Detailed Analysis

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

Data as of: 2026-07-19

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Recent Form (Last 20 Games)

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

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

Batted Ball Profile

Aggregated from 230 balls in play this season.

Avg Exit Velo

89.2 mph

Barrel%

9.6%

Hard-Hit%

41.3%

Avg xwOBA

.409

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 1,598 pitches faced this season.

Chase%

23.1%

-5.4

MLB avg 28.5%

Z-Swing%

60.3%

-7.7

MLB avg 68%

Swing%

40.9%

-6.1

MLB avg 47%

Contact%

76.8%

-0.2

MLB avg 77%

Z-Contact%

87.0%

+2.0

MLB avg 85%

SwStr%

9.5%

-1.5

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	258	.258	.337	.445	.782	10
vs LHP	97	.317	.402	.537	.939	5

Home / Away

Split	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HR
Home	174	.288	.391	.493	.884	7
Away	178	.258	.315	.442	.757	8

Stats by Venue

2026 Season · Most PA First (5+ PA)

Venue	PA	AB	H	HR	AVG	OBP	OPS
CHCWrigley FieldCHC	193	159	45	9	.283	.399	.915
PHICitizens Bank ParkPHI	15	13	4	0	.308	.400	.708
CWSRate FieldCWS	15	14	3	0	.214	.267	.552
PITPNC ParkPIT	15	14	3	0	.214	.267	.481
NYMCiti FieldNYM	15	13	1	0	.077	.200	.277
MILAmerican Family FieldMIL	14	12	4	2	.333	.357	1.190
CINGreat American Ball ParkCIN	14	13	4	0	.308	.357	.742
TEXGlobe Life FieldTEX	13	10	2	1	.200	.385	.885

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	83	15	48	.273	.357	.469	.826

Full Game Log (Batting)

All 86 games of the 2026 season. Showing latest 10; click to expand.

Date	Opp	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG
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

SHOW REMAINING 76 GAMES ▾

Date	Opp	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG
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
AVG	+.007	-.069	+.089	+.059
HR	-1	-5	-3	+1
OPS	-.048	-.328	+.193	+.267

AI · SEASON ANALYSIS

Seiya Suzuki 2026 Season AI Analysis

Comprehensive 2026 season analysis generated by Claude AI from stats data (as of Jul 20, 2026).

Overview

Through 83 games, Suzuki is running a .273/.357/.469 line with an .826 OPS, sitting above the 2026 MLB average (.811) and roughly between the P50 (.802) and P75 (.852) marks. His AVG (.273) and OBP (.357) both clear league average, while SLG (.469) tracks almost exactly at the league mean (.465). Overall this places him as a solid above-average regular, short of elite (P90 .898) but comfortably ahead of a typical hitter.

Strengths

The clearest gain is contact quality: AVG has rebounded from .245 in 2025 to .273, closer to his 2023-2024 range (.285, .283) than last year's slump. OBP at .357 is his best full-season mark since 2024 (.353-area) and sits well above the league average of .351, reflecting more disciplined at-bats. This represents a return to the balanced profile of 2023-2024 rather than the high-swing, high-miss power approach seen in 2025.

Areas to Improve

Power output has cooled relative to 2025. His 15 HR in 83 games projects to roughly 29-30 over a full season, below last year's 32-HR pace and only in line with league-average power (SLG .469 vs MLB avg .465, barely above P50 .458). RBI production (48) is proportionate to games played but not exceptional. Compared to P75 SLG (.490) and P90 (.541), he is not currently operating as a top-tier power threat this season.

Looking Ahead

If the current AVG/OBP levels hold, Suzuki is on track for a season closer in shape to 2023-2024 (OPS .842-.848) than either the low-average 2025 or his rougher 2022 debut. The main swing factor for the rest of the year is whether the power tick up toward his 2025 rate (32 HR) while holding onto the improved plate discipline, which would push OPS toward the .850-plus range. Absent a power surge, an OPS finishing near .820-.830 is a reasonable, data-supported expectation.

AI-generated content (Claude) · Based on stats as of Jul 20, 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

.254OPS .796 / HR 12

vs LHP/LHB

.317OPS .951 / HR 5

Metrics Deep Dive

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

Batting — MLB-wide Standing

OBP and OPS rank in the top 23% of MLB. SLG and batting average and home runs and RBI also rank in the top 35%, with no clear weak spot.

home runs16

batting average.270

OPS.832

OBP.360

SLG.472

RBI52

stolen bases1

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)

+2.0

Runs-saved scale · directly comparable to DRS

Fielding %

.985

MLB RF average ≈ .985

Not yet at the qualifying pace — reference value

Games

Putouts (PO)

128

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 +3. 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 +2.0 (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+

116

OPS .836 / MLB avg .720 × 100 · Above average

xwOBA

.409

Expected wOBA across 228 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	26.6%	105	.390	.729	18.4%
Slider	18.4%	61	.368	.789	28.4%
Sinker	18.0%	69	.479	.792	11.9%
Sweeper	10.9%	41	.333	.619	35.4%
Cutter	7.9%	27	.333	.500	34.8%
Changeup	7.9%	24	.313	.625	28.3%
Curveball	5.5%	22	.429	.571	25.6%
Knuckle Curve	1.6%	8	—	—	30.8%
Splitter	1.2%	5	—	—	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)

230 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

Thu, Jul 23H DETHR

AB4

HR1

RBI1

BB0

Wed, Jul 22H DET

AB3

HR0

RBI2

BB3

Tue, Jul 21H DETHR

AB4

HR1

RBI2

BB1

Mon, Jul 20H MIN

AB2

HR0

RBI0

BB2

Sun, Jul 19H MIN

AB4

HR0

RBI0

BB1

Sat, Jul 18H MIN

AB3

HR0

RBI0

BB1

Mon, Jul 13@ CIN

AB5

HR0

RBI0

BB0

Sun, Jul 12@ CIN

AB4

HR0

RBI1

BB1

Sat, Jul 11@ CIN

AB4

HR0

RBI0

BB0

Fri, Jul 10@ BALHR

AB4

HR1

RBI2

BB0

Last 10 Games（テーブル表示）

Date	Opp	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB
07/23	H DET	4	1	1	1	0	0
07/22	H DET	3	0	0	2	0	3
07/21	H DET	4	1	1	2	0	1
07/20	H MIN	2	1	0	0	0	2
07/19	H MIN	4	2	0	0	0	1
07/18	H MIN	3	1	0	0	0	1
07/13	@ CIN	5	1	0	0	0	0
07/12	@ CIN	4	1	0	1	0	1
07/11	@ CIN	4	2	0	0	0	0
07/10	@ BAL	4	3	1	2	1	0

Date	Opp	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB
07/23	H DET	4	1	1	1	0	0
07/22	H DET	3	0	0	2	0	3
07/21	H DET	4	1	1	2	0	1
07/20	H MIN	2	1	0	0	0	2
07/19	H MIN	4	2	0	0	0	1
07/18	H MIN	3	1	0	0	0	1
07/13	@ CIN	5	1	0	0	0	0
07/12	@ CIN	4	1	0	1	0	1
07/11	@ CIN	4	2	0	0	0	0
07/10	@ BAL	4	3	1	2	1	0