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2026: All Designated Hitters, by TOP


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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 Sunday, 27 September 2026.
All results are from true, unadjusted data.

Handedness Key:   + R   * L   # S

(You can also look up the stat definitions.)

Batters, listed in descending 2026 TOP order:

(or view Designated Hitters sorted by name)


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
Jahmai Jones + Red Sox DH/PH/LF 76 0.308 0.421 0.585 0.263 1.900 0.092 0.303 0.408 0.500 1373
Eduardo Valencia + Tigers C/DH/PH/1B 138 0.341 0.404 0.636 0.319 1.864 0.043 0.232 0.377 0.594 1274
Tyrone Taylor + Cubs LF/PH/CF/RF/DH 82 0.351 0.385 0.500 0.317 1.423 0.061 0.122 0.390 0.451 1271
Pete Crow-Armstrong * Cubs CF/DH/PH 726 0.280 0.327 0.570 0.241 2.040 0.114 0.258 0.372 0.492 1250
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
Oneil Cruz * Pirates CF/DH/PH 419 0.280 0.397 0.486 0.246 1.738 0.112 0.332 0.368 0.427 1101
Austin Hays + Padres DH/PH/LF/RF 61 0.316 0.381 0.456 0.295 1.444 0.049 0.230 0.344 0.426 1066
Miguel Vargas + White Sox 3B/1B/DH/PH 704 0.250 0.261 0.474 0.209 1.898 0.143 0.179 0.362 0.396 1018
Randal Grichuk + White Sox PH/DH/LF/RF 247 0.299 0.324 0.598 0.283 2 0.040 0.206 0.328 0.567 1002
Otto López + Marlins SS/DH/PH 687 0.305 0.335 0.437 0.278 1.435 0.058 0.130 0.349 0.399 1000
Adael Amador # Rockies 2B/DH/PH 95 0.277 0.284 0.482 0.242 1.739 0.105 0.126 0.358 0.421 982
Fernando Tatis Jr. + Padres RF/2B/DH/PH 704 0.289 0.327 0.470 0.257 1.624 0.091 0.185 0.358 0.418 976
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
Logan O'Hoppe + Rangers DH/PH/C 18 0.353 0.429 0.412 0.333 1.167 0 0.222 0.333 0.389 964
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
Munetaka Murakami * White Sox 1B/DH/PH 553 0.207 0.263 0.478 0.170 2.309 0.166 0.354 0.347 0.392 918
Jake McCarthy * Rockies LF/CF/RF/DH/PH 596 0.291 0.326 0.475 0.267 1.635 0.050 0.159 0.331 0.436 914
Andy Pages + Dodgers CF/DH/PH 574 0.274 0.307 0.468 0.244 1.707 0.085 0.197 0.343 0.416 895
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
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Corbin Carroll * Diamondbacks RF/DH/PH 671 0.239 0.281 0.467 0.207 1.957 0.109 0.225 0.328 0.405 885
Nolan Arenado + Diamondbacks 3B/DH/PH 599 0.255 0.275 0.475 0.227 1.860 0.087 0.200 0.331 0.422 875
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
Jordan Walker + Cardinals RF/DH/PH 667 0.269 0.329 0.466 0.246 1.732 0.075 0.261 0.327 0.426 871
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
Joc Pederson * Rangers DH/PH/1B/RF 432 0.235 0.249 0.487 0.204 2.068 0.113 0.236 0.329 0.421 865
Michael Conforto * Cubs DH/PH/RF/LF 314 0.240 0.278 0.469 0.207 1.954 0.111 0.255 0.331 0.404 859
Cody Bellinger * Yankees LF/CF/1B/RF/DH/PH 562 0.264 0.287 0.429 0.233 1.626 0.105 0.158 0.338 0.379 859
Carter Jensen * Royals C/DH/PH 603 0.239 0.294 0.467 0.209 1.952 0.108 0.282 0.323 0.408 855
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
Nick Gonzales + Pirates 3B/2B/DH/PH/SS 608 0.303 0.360 0.388 0.275 1.281 0.071 0.163 0.367 0.352 840
Vinnie Pasquantino * Royals 1B/DH/PH 481 0.249 0.264 0.428 0.218 1.714 0.106 0.158 0.333 0.374 829
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
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
Xavier Edwards # Marlins 2B/DH/PH 595 0.280 0.320 0.371 0.244 1.324 0.114 0.139 0.358 0.323 815
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
Zach Neto + Angels SS/DH/PH 704 0.239 0.320 0.436 0.210 1.824 0.099 0.305 0.330 0.384 803
Wyatt Langford + Rangers LF/CF/DH/PH 471 0.238 0.281 0.421 0.208 1.765 0.117 0.227 0.333 0.367 799
Teoscar Hernández + Dodgers LF/RF/DH/PH 491 0.267 0.347 0.425 0.240 1.593 0.086 0.275 0.334 0.383 788
Gary Sánchez + Brewers C/DH/PH/1B/P 275 0.209 0.226 0.422 0.171 2.021 0.167 0.215 0.349 0.345 783
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Adley Rutschman # Orioles C/DH/PH 284 0.251 0.265 0.433 0.218 1.726 0.106 0.141 0.331 0.377 777
JJ Bleday * Reds LF/RF/DH/PH 545 0.217 0.238 0.416 0.185 1.921 0.132 0.222 0.323 0.356 775
Konnor Griffin + Pirates SS/DH/PH 339 0.272 0.350 0.404 0.251 1.482 0.059 0.242 0.324 0.372 774
Yainer Diaz + Astros C/DH/PH/1B 361 0.285 0.305 0.459 0.271 1.612 0.033 0.158 0.313 0.438 769
Tommy Pham + White Sox DH/PH 21 0.176 0.167 0.353 0.143 2 0.190 0.190 0.333 0.286 758
George Springer + Blue Jays DH/PH/LF 517 0.249 0.282 0.405 0.222 1.626 0.091 0.184 0.319 0.362 756
Kazuma Okamoto + Blue Jays 3B/1B/DH/PH 636 0.232 0.279 0.452 0.208 1.947 0.093 0.288 0.310 0.404 752
Dansby Swanson + Cubs SS/DH/PH 486 0.213 0.242 0.397 0.187 1.868 0.105 0.237 0.296 0.350 747
Jackson Merrill * Padres CF/DH/PH 664 0.254 0.302 0.440 0.235 1.731 0.062 0.241 0.301 0.407 741
Nick Madrigal + Rays 2B/SS/PH 11 0.300 0.273 0.400 0.273 1.333 0 0 0.273 0.364 732
Tyler Stephenson + Reds C/DH/PH/1B 468 0.241 0.308 0.404 0.212 1.677 0.105 0.274 0.323 0.355 726
Owen Caissie * Marlins RF/DH/PH 330 0.220 0.309 0.412 0.194 1.875 0.082 0.373 0.288 0.364 719
Julio Rodríguez + Mariners CF/DH/PH 654 0.247 0.289 0.401 0.225 1.626 0.072 0.222 0.307 0.365 715
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
Andrew Benintendi * White Sox DH/PH/LF/RF 468 0.240 0.287 0.413 0.216 1.723 0.083 0.239 0.301 0.372 712
Colt Keith * Tigers 3B/DH/PH/1B 423 0.258 0.305 0.406 0.234 1.576 0.076 0.199 0.322 0.369 709
Dominic Smith * Braves DH/PH/1B/LF 300 0.253 0.272 0.383 0.227 1.515 0.077 0.160 0.310 0.343 703
Gunnar Henderson * Orioles SS/DH/PH 702 0.226 0.263 0.404 0.201 1.787 0.095 0.222 0.311 0.359 702
Donovan Walton * Athletics 2B/SS/PH/3B 171 0.223 0.238 0.410 0.181 1.839 0.135 0.164 0.357 0.333 693
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
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
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
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
Jonah Heim # Braves C 45 0.231 0.235 0.410 0.200 1.778 0.111 0.111 0.311 0.356 667
Samuel Basallo * Orioles C/DH/PH/1B 399 0.222 0.259 0.406 0.201 1.825 0.080 0.266 0.291 0.366 658
Christian Yelich * Brewers DH/PH/LF 500 0.235 0.308 0.378 0.208 1.606 0.098 0.270 0.314 0.334 657
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
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
Ozzie Albies # Braves 2B/DH/PH 683 0.237 0.247 0.392 0.214 1.651 0.067 0.154 0.293 0.353 652
Gavin Sheets * Padres 1B/LF/DH/PH/RF 419 0.212 0.228 0.397 0.184 1.870 0.117 0.203 0.313 0.344 651
Bo Bichette + Mets 3B/SS/DH/PH/2B 696 0.260 0.296 0.390 0.239 1.500 0.070 0.182 0.312 0.358 643
Trea Turner + Phillies SS/DH/PH 700 0.242 0.284 0.378 0.223 1.564 0.069 0.210 0.297 0.349 642
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
Ronny Mauricio # Mets SS/2B/3B/DH/PH 62 0.220 0.257 0.441 0.210 2 0.032 0.323 0.258 0.419 638
Colson Montgomery * White Sox SS/3B/DH/PH 638 0.197 0.260 0.403 0.176 2.045 0.085 0.356 0.282 0.359 634
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
Carlos Cortes * Athletics LF/RF/DH/PH/P 381 0.251 0.278 0.397 0.226 1.581 0.081 0.165 0.318 0.357 623
Adley Rutschman # Red Sox C/DH/PH 126 0.222 0.250 0.410 0.206 1.846 0.071 0.222 0.278 0.381 622
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
Nick Solak + Padres DH/PH 10 0.143 0.125 0.143 0.100 1 0.100 0 0.300 0.100 606
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
Jake Cronenworth * Padres 2B/1B/3B/DH/PH/SS 425 0.225 0.286 0.321 0.200 1.424 0.089 0.228 0.306 0.285 572
José Tena * Nationals DH/PH/2B/LF/RF/3B/P/SS 288 0.222 0.311 0.370 0.198 1.667 0.094 0.313 0.302 0.330 563
Sean Keys * Blue Jays 1B/DH/PH/LF/3B 67 0.197 0.270 0.328 0.179 1.667 0.045 0.343 0.239 0.299 554
Luis Arráez * Phillies 2B/PH 191 0.278 0.273 0.369 0.257 1.327 0.047 0.037 0.309 0.340 552
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
Marcelo Mayer * Red Sox 2B/SS/PH 228 0.220 0.261 0.312 0.197 1.422 0.070 0.193 0.281 0.281 510
Jonah Heim # Athletics C/DH/PH/1B/3B 345 0.201 0.213 0.361 0.186 1.797 0.064 0.188 0.255 0.333 495
Nolan Gorman * Cardinals 3B/DH/PH/1B 302 0.184 0.247 0.308 0.162 1.673 0.109 0.325 0.272 0.272 489
Brian Serven + Athletics C/DH/PH 85 0.175 0.167 0.375 0.165 2.143 0.047 0.247 0.224 0.353 482
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
Christopher Morel + Mets 1B/PH/DH/LF/3B 32 0.200 0.227 0.333 0.188 1.667 0.063 0.219 0.250 0.313 472
Ronny Simón # Pirates RF/DH/PH/LF 68 0.254 0.294 0.349 0.235 1.375 0.059 0.162 0.294 0.324 469
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
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
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
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
Pedro Pagés + Cardinals C/1B/P/DH/PH 211 0.217 0.282 0.312 0.194 1.439 0.066 0.265 0.270 0.280 425
Abimelec Ortiz * Nationals 1B/DH/PH 136 0.188 0.216 0.344 0.176 1.833 0.051 0.265 0.228 0.324 423
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
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
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Moisés Ballesteros * Angels C/DH/1B/PH 177 0.199 0.254 0.280 0.181 1.406 0.073 0.260 0.260 0.254 360
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
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
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
Christian Moore + Angels 2B/LF/DH/PH 147 0.187 0.271 0.276 0.170 1.480 0.075 0.327 0.252 0.252 306
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
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
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
Scott Bandura * Giants LF/RF/DH/PH 30 0.207 0.500 0.241 0.200 1.167 0.033 0.567 0.233 0.233 248
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
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
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
Eliezer Alfonzo # Dodgers C/DH/PH 28 0.179 0.200 0.250 0.179 1.400 0 0.107 0.179 0.250 174
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
Matthew Lugo + Royals LF/RF/DH/PH 15 0.143 0.250 0.143 0.133 1 0.067 0.400 0.200 0.133 144
Ben Rortvedt * Dodgers C/DH/PH 28 0.185 0.278 0.185 0.179 1 0 0.321 0.179 0.179 129
Carlos Narváez + Orioles C/2B/PH 88 0.104 0.151 0.117 0.091 1.125 0.057 0.273 0.193 0.102 124
Marcelo Mayer * Giants 3B/DH/PH/2B 17 0.067 0.125 0.067 0.059 1 0.118 0.412 0.176 0.059 69
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
Player Team All Position(s) Played PA BA BABIP SA HA PF BBA KA OBA TBA TOP
Chuckie Robinson + Dodgers C/DH/PH 26 0.087 0.111 0.087 0.077 1 0 0.192 0.077 0.077 0
Tommy Pham + Mets LF/PH 14 0 0 0 0 --- 0.071 0.500 0.071 0 0
Rudy Martin * Blue Jays LF/DH/PH 3 0 0 0 0 --- 0.333 0.333 0.333 0 0

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