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2026: All Designated Hitters, by last name


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2026 Major-League Designated Hitters, Batter-Performance Results

Note! Men are included in this list if they have played this position at all this season; that will include some men who have played it only infrequently.
Through games of Monday, 31 August 2026.
All results are from true, unadjusted data.

Handedness Key:   + R   * L   # S

(You can also look up the stat definitions.)

Batters, listed in alphabetical order by last name:

(or view Designated Hitters sorted by TOP)


Intra-Page Jumps:
Last names start with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(If no jump, no player last names begin with that letter.)

Each name is a click-on link to that man’s career stats.

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Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Jo Adell + Guardians RF/LF/DH/PH 98 0.247 0.304 0.459 0.214 1.857 0.102 0.265 0.337 0.398 949
Jo Adell + Angels RF/LF/DH/CF/PH 456 0.239 0.281 0.395 0.221 1.653 0.035 0.237 0.287 0.366 594
Ozzie Albies # Braves 2B/DH/PH 588 0.254 0.261 0.412 0.228 1.619 0.070 0.143 0.310 0.369 748
Adael Amador # Rockies 2B/DH/PH 13 0.300 0.500 0.700 0.231 2.333 0.231 0.385 0.462 0.538 1920
Miguel Andujar + Padres DH/PH/3B/1B 254 0.259 0.291 0.423 0.244 1.629 0.043 0.150 0.303 0.398 545
Jonathan Aranda * Rays 1B/DH/PH 583 0.277 0.340 0.419 0.240 1.514 0.105 0.230 0.360 0.364 858
Nolan Arenado + Diamondbacks 3B/DH/PH 504 0.238 0.261 0.429 0.212 1.804 0.085 0.204 0.312 0.383 741
Luis Arráez * Phillies 2B/PH 103 0.283 0.271 0.394 0.272 1.393 0.019 0.029 0.291 0.379 515
Luis Arráez * Giants 2B/3B/DH/PH 464 0.324 0.327 0.440 0.293 1.360 0.054 0.045 0.356 0.399 973
Moisés Ballesteros * Cubs DH/PH/C 175 0.231 0.259 0.385 0.206 1.667 0.097 0.206 0.303 0.343 673
Moisés Ballesteros * Angels DH/C/1B/PH 98 0.163 0.231 0.196 0.153 1.200 0.061 0.276 0.214 0.184 174
Osleivis Basabe + Giants 2B/3B/SS/DH/PH 98 0.207 0.208 0.359 0.194 1.737 0.020 0.173 0.245 0.337 533
Samuel Basallo * Orioles C/DH/PH/1B 348 0.231 0.271 0.430 0.210 1.863 0.080 0.270 0.296 0.391 692
Travis Bazzana * Guardians 2B/DH/PH 432 0.238 0.289 0.366 0.206 1.539 0.111 0.215 0.329 0.317 746
Cody Bellinger * Yankees LF/CF/1B/RF/DH/PH 471 0.259 0.286 0.416 0.225 1.604 0.119 0.157 0.344 0.361 850
Andrew Benintendi * White Sox DH/PH/LF/RF 408 0.247 0.293 0.429 0.223 1.736 0.081 0.235 0.306 0.387 738
Bo Bichette + Mets 3B/SS/DH/PH/2B 584 0.263 0.300 0.391 0.241 1.489 0.065 0.182 0.310 0.360 637
Tyler Black * Brewers DH/PH/1B/LF 28 0.333 0.450 0.481 0.321 1.444 0.036 0.250 0.357 0.464 823
JJ Bleday * Reds LF/RF/DH/PH 459 0.216 0.232 0.425 0.183 1.964 0.139 0.214 0.329 0.359 811
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Ryan Bliss + Mariners 2B/DH/PH 10 0.125 0.167 0.125 0.100 1 0.100 0.300 0.200 0.100 298
Jac Caglianone * Royals RF/1B/DH/PH 492 0.284 0.349 0.499 0.264 1.754 0.059 0.260 0.333 0.463 950
Owen Caissie * Marlins RF/DH/PH 304 0.222 0.313 0.419 0.197 1.883 0.076 0.375 0.286 0.372 727
Luis Campusano + Padres C/DH/PH 176 0.287 0.358 0.460 0.244 1.605 0.136 0.222 0.392 0.392 1034
Kerry Carpenter * Tigers RF/DH/PH/LF 259 0.208 0.240 0.416 0.185 2 0.069 0.290 0.274 0.371 690
Nick Castellanos + Padres RF/DH/PH/LF/1B 122 0.191 0.228 0.339 0.180 1.773 0.041 0.279 0.221 0.320 464
Michael Conforto * Cubs DH/PH/RF/LF 246 0.235 0.278 0.479 0.203 2.040 0.114 0.285 0.325 0.415 877
Griffin Conine * Marlins RF/DH/PH/LF/1B 231 0.251 0.316 0.492 0.216 1.960 0.121 0.307 0.355 0.424 1056
Carlos Cortes * Athletics RF/LF/DH/PH/P 326 0.258 0.288 0.399 0.230 1.547 0.086 0.163 0.328 0.356 644
Jake Cronenworth * Padres 2B/1B/DH/PH/SS/3B 336 0.218 0.284 0.295 0.193 1.354 0.092 0.235 0.301 0.262 525
Jimmy Crooks * Cardinals C/DH/PH 149 0.179 0.232 0.336 0.161 1.875 0.060 0.322 0.255 0.302 456
Pete Crow-Armstrong * Cubs CF/DH/PH 618 0.282 0.333 0.573 0.243 2.033 0.115 0.261 0.375 0.494 1253
Oneil Cruz * Pirates CF/DH/PH 328 0.263 0.373 0.484 0.232 1.842 0.110 0.348 0.351 0.427 1046
Elias Díaz + Royals C 23 0.227 0.200 0.591 0.217 2.600 0.043 0.217 0.261 0.565 1045
Elias Díaz + Rangers C/DH/PH 166 0.227 0.272 0.364 0.211 1.600 0.036 0.229 0.259 0.337 468
Yainer Diaz + Astros C/DH/PH/1B 274 0.262 0.278 0.419 0.248 1.603 0.036 0.157 0.292 0.398 654
Brendan Donovan * Mariners 3B/2B/DH/PH 159 0.277 0.313 0.409 0.239 1.474 0.094 0.145 0.371 0.352 814
Jarren Duran * Red Sox LF/CF/DH/PH 537 0.207 0.250 0.369 0.188 1.782 0.065 0.276 0.263 0.335 571
Nate Eaton + Red Sox LF/DH/PH/RF/CF 39 0.125 0.158 0.281 0.103 2.250 0.128 0.308 0.282 0.231 512
Xavier Edwards # Marlins 2B/DH/PH 574 0.282 0.319 0.376 0.246 1.333 0.113 0.134 0.359 0.328 823
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Colt Emerson * Mariners SS/3B/DH/PH 241 0.190 0.258 0.335 0.174 1.762 0.062 0.344 0.245 0.307 447
Freddy Fermin + Padres C/DH/PH 237 0.196 0.233 0.306 0.173 1.561 0.076 0.203 0.262 0.270 450
Jhostynxon García + Pirates CF/LF/RF/DH/PH 50 0.167 0.250 0.188 0.160 1.125 0.020 0.320 0.200 0.180 152
Luis García Jr. * Yankees 1B/DH/PH 97 0.292 0.313 0.506 0.268 1.731 0.072 0.186 0.340 0.464 980
Luis García Jr. * Nationals 1B/PH/DH 374 0.283 0.285 0.560 0.270 1.980 0.043 0.163 0.313 0.535 936
Randal Grichuk + White Sox PH/DH/LF/RF 178 0.287 0.314 0.585 0.275 2.041 0.034 0.219 0.315 0.562 910
Randal Grichuk + Yankees LF/DH/PH/RF 33 0.194 0.273 0.323 0.182 1.667 0.030 0.303 0.212 0.303 324
Konnor Griffin + Pirates SS/DH/PH 247 0.276 0.363 0.404 0.251 1.468 0.065 0.263 0.332 0.368 866
Austin Hays + White Sox LF/RF/DH/PH 44 0.233 0.310 0.326 0.227 1.400 0.023 0.295 0.250 0.318 353
Austin Hays + Padres DH/PH/LF/RF 30 0.214 0.250 0.321 0.200 1.500 0.067 0.233 0.267 0.300 495
Jonah Heim # Athletics C/DH/PH/1B/3B 277 0.209 0.220 0.386 0.191 1.849 0.069 0.195 0.267 0.354 570
Jonah Heim # Braves C 45 0.231 0.235 0.410 0.200 1.778 0.111 0.111 0.311 0.356 667
Gunnar Henderson * Orioles SS/DH/PH 614 0.223 0.254 0.407 0.199 1.820 0.093 0.215 0.306 0.362 686
Kyle Higashioka + Rangers C/DH/PH/P 186 0.218 0.261 0.370 0.194 1.694 0.102 0.253 0.306 0.328 640
Rhys Hoskins + Guardians 1B/DH/PH/LF 317 0.179 0.221 0.376 0.148 2.106 0.148 0.315 0.306 0.312 672
Carter Jensen * Royals C/DH/PH 512 0.221 0.279 0.409 0.193 1.848 0.111 0.287 0.309 0.357 723
Eloy Jiménez + Blue Jays DH/PH 35 0.290 0.360 0.290 0.257 1 0.086 0.200 0.343 0.257 657
Jahmai Jones + Red Sox DH/PH/LF 40 0.438 0.571 0.813 0.350 1.857 0.125 0.225 0.550 0.650 3516
Jahmai Jones + Tigers DH/PH/LF/RF 105 0.137 0.190 0.221 0.124 1.615 0.095 0.333 0.219 0.200 235
Corey Julks + Tigers RF/DH/PH 7 0.286 0.333 0.429 0.286 1.500 0 0.143 0.286 0.429 592
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Colt Keith * Tigers 3B/DH/PH/1B 389 0.257 0.301 0.401 0.234 1.560 0.075 0.193 0.319 0.365 689
Nick Kurtz * Athletics 1B/DH/PH 434 0.256 0.363 0.483 0.207 1.889 0.182 0.325 0.396 0.392 1161
Wyatt Langford + Rangers LF/CF/DH/PH 370 0.252 0.287 0.448 0.224 1.783 0.097 0.211 0.332 0.400 818
Otto López + Marlins SS/DH/PH 583 0.305 0.333 0.442 0.281 1.451 0.051 0.130 0.340 0.408 985
Nick Madrigal + Angels 2B/3B/DH/PH 52 0.273 0.293 0.295 0.231 1.083 0.135 0.058 0.385 0.250 829
Trey Mancini + Angels 1B/DH/PH 14 0.308 0.364 0.462 0.286 1.500 0 0.214 0.286 0.429 629
Starling Marte + Royals RF/DH/PH/LF 168 0.242 0.313 0.314 0.220 1.297 0.054 0.244 0.298 0.286 478
Jake McCarthy * Rockies LF/CF/RF/DH/PH 490 0.289 0.322 0.473 0.265 1.638 0.049 0.165 0.327 0.435 880
Andrew McCutchen + Rangers DH/PH/LF/RF 83 0.192 0.255 0.260 0.169 1.357 0.108 0.265 0.277 0.229 467
Joey Meneses + Athletics 1B/DH/PH/LF 25 0.150 0.176 0.150 0.120 1 0.120 0.160 0.280 0.120 190
Colson Montgomery * White Sox SS/3B/DH/PH 545 0.214 0.273 0.435 0.191 2.038 0.084 0.339 0.294 0.389 715
Christian Moore + Angels 2B/LF/DH/PH 60 0.189 0.273 0.283 0.167 1.500 0.083 0.333 0.267 0.250 405
Nick Morabito + Mets LF/DH/PH/RF 12 0 0 0 0 --- 0 0.750 0.083 0 0
Christopher Morel + Marlins 1B/DH/PH 73 0.162 0.275 0.206 0.151 1.273 0.055 0.384 0.219 0.192 222
Christopher Morel + Mets DH/LF/PH/1B/3B 16 0.214 0.273 0.214 0.188 1 0.125 0.188 0.313 0.188 442
Munetaka Murakami * White Sox 1B/DH/PH 447 0.217 0.269 0.495 0.177 2.278 0.179 0.336 0.360 0.403 983
Carlos Narváez + Orioles C 58 0.078 0.125 0.098 0.069 1.250 0.052 0.328 0.172 0.086 90
Carlos Narváez + Red Sox C/DH/PH 197 0.187 0.276 0.275 0.162 1.469 0.071 0.335 0.254 0.239 366
Zach Neto + Angels SS/DH/PH 595 0.236 0.313 0.432 0.210 1.832 0.092 0.306 0.318 0.385 746
Logan O'Hoppe + Angels C/PH 256 0.209 0.268 0.295 0.191 1.408 0.066 0.246 0.270 0.270 395
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Logan O'Hoppe + Rangers DH/PH 8 0.250 0.333 0.375 0.250 1.500 0 0.250 0.250 0.375 422
Kazuma Okamoto + Blue Jays 3B/1B/DH/PH 543 0.228 0.276 0.444 0.204 1.946 0.088 0.295 0.304 0.398 743
Abimelec Ortiz * Nationals 1B/DH/PH 92 0.218 0.233 0.425 0.207 1.947 0.054 0.239 0.261 0.402 614
Andy Pages + Dodgers CF/DH/PH 550 0.272 0.305 0.458 0.244 1.687 0.082 0.195 0.338 0.411 861
Vinnie Pasquantino * Royals 1B/DH/PH 388 0.246 0.274 0.383 0.214 1.554 0.113 0.160 0.335 0.332 794
Joc Pederson * Rangers DH/PH/1B/RF 407 0.233 0.247 0.480 0.201 2.061 0.115 0.236 0.327 0.415 853
Everson Pereira + White Sox RF/CF/DH/PH/LF 88 0.225 0.298 0.438 0.205 1.944 0.057 0.341 0.284 0.398 655
Everson Pereira + Cardinals LF/CF/PH 23 0.278 0.400 0.444 0.217 1.600 0.043 0.304 0.391 0.348 891
Rob Refsnyder + Mariners DH/PH/RF/LF 129 0.140 0.158 0.254 0.124 1.813 0.062 0.287 0.209 0.225 321
Chuckie Robinson + Dodgers C/DH/PH 26 0.087 0.111 0.087 0.077 1 0 0.192 0.077 0.077 0
Brock Rodden # Mariners SS/3B/2B/DH/PH 46 0.150 0.222 0.250 0.130 1.667 0.109 0.304 0.239 0.217 376
Julio Rodríguez + Mariners CF/DH/PH 551 0.244 0.283 0.401 0.221 1.648 0.074 0.227 0.305 0.365 717
Ben Rortvedt * Dodgers C/DH/PH 28 0.185 0.278 0.185 0.179 1 0 0.321 0.179 0.179 129
Gary Sánchez + Brewers C/DH/PH/1B/P 243 0.206 0.217 0.427 0.169 2.073 0.165 0.210 0.346 0.350 771
Victor Scott II * Cardinals CF/DH/PH 184 0.194 0.255 0.258 0.163 1.333 0.087 0.239 0.261 0.217 311
Brian Serven + Athletics C/DH/PH 53 0.231 0.212 0.519 0.226 2.250 0.019 0.264 0.245 0.509 692
Gavin Sheets * Padres 1B/LF/DH/PH/RF 412 0.211 0.229 0.388 0.182 1.840 0.119 0.204 0.313 0.335 640
Dominic Smith * Braves DH/PH/1B/LF 287 0.260 0.281 0.384 0.233 1.478 0.073 0.157 0.314 0.345 725
Tyler Soderstrom * Athletics LF/DH/PH 453 0.245 0.272 0.472 0.214 1.928 0.117 0.201 0.338 0.413 866
Nick Solak + Padres DH/PH 10 0.143 0.125 0.143 0.100 1 0.100 0 0.300 0.100 606
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Lenyn Sosa + White Sox DH/PH/1B/2B 33 0.212 0.269 0.303 0.212 1.429 0 0.212 0.212 0.303 271
Lenyn Sosa + Blue Jays 2B/1B/PH/DH 84 0.188 0.226 0.275 0.179 1.467 0.012 0.214 0.202 0.262 277
Dansby Swanson + Cubs SS/DH/PH 458 0.216 0.244 0.404 0.190 1.874 0.105 0.231 0.299 0.356 770
Tyrone Taylor + Cubs LF/PH/CF/RF/DH 50 0.409 0.447 0.545 0.360 1.333 0.080 0.120 0.460 0.480 2008
Tyrone Taylor + Mets PH/LF/CF/RF/DH 159 0.241 0.240 0.503 0.220 2.086 0.057 0.195 0.283 0.459 714
José Tena * Nationals DH/PH/2B/LF/RF/3B/SS 271 0.227 0.314 0.380 0.203 1.673 0.096 0.303 0.310 0.339 592
Tommy Troy + Diamondbacks LF/CF/DH/PH 134 0.223 0.267 0.364 0.201 1.630 0.097 0.231 0.299 0.328 695
Trea Turner + Phillies SS/DH/PH 593 0.241 0.284 0.378 0.223 1.568 0.066 0.216 0.295 0.349 633
Miguel Vargas + White Sox 3B/1B/DH/PH 596 0.249 0.257 0.488 0.208 1.960 0.143 0.176 0.362 0.408 1033
Christian Walker + Astros 1B/DH/PH 546 0.229 0.258 0.431 0.205 1.884 0.081 0.233 0.304 0.386 720
Jordan Walker + Cardinals RF/DH/PH 572 0.285 0.340 0.496 0.260 1.738 0.075 0.243 0.343 0.453 985
Donovan Walton * Athletics 2B/PH/SS/3B 98 0.224 0.258 0.342 0.173 1.529 0.153 0.133 0.388 0.265 609
Donovan Walton * Angels 3B/2B/DH/PH 97 0.319 0.371 0.505 0.299 1.586 0.052 0.186 0.351 0.474 960
Ryan Ward * Dodgers LF/1B/DH/PH 60 0.218 0.257 0.455 0.200 2.083 0.083 0.283 0.283 0.417 619
Austin Wynns + Athletics C 43 0.077 0.103 0.077 0.070 1 0.070 0.233 0.140 0.070 67
Austin Wynns + Braves C 14 0.071 0.100 0.071 0.071 1 0 0.286 0.071 0.071 9
Austin Wynns + Rangers C/DH/PH 32 0.276 0.389 0.379 0.250 1.375 0.063 0.313 0.313 0.344 846
Masataka Yoshida * Red Sox DH/PH/LF 297 0.274 0.294 0.399 0.242 1.458 0.094 0.111 0.347 0.354 874

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