2026 Batting Order: Plate Appearances

Which spots get the most plate appearances, and which spots tend to gain from one stronger batter.

Player names are shown in Japanese.

Three figures for each spot

Plate appearances per game2026-10-08
  1. 14.7
  2. 24.6
  3. 34.5
  4. 44.4
  5. 54.3
  6. 64.2
  7. 74.1
  8. 84.0
  9. 93.9
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Share with runners on base2026-10-08
  1. 137.0 %
  2. 243.0 %
  3. 347.1 %
  4. 450.2 %
  5. 545.8 %
  6. 645.3 %
  7. 747.1 %
  8. 847.2 %
  9. 946.7 %
0 %20 %40 %60 %

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Gain in runs2026-10-08
  1. 1100.0
  2. 298.0
  3. 396.0
  4. 497.4
  5. 595.5
  6. 691.8
  7. 789.0
  8. 887.3
  9. 985.0
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Figures for each spot

Order PA / game Share with
runners on base
Gain in
runs
1 4.7 37.0 % 100.0
2 4.6 43.0 % 98.0
3 4.5 47.1 % 96.0
4 4.4 50.2 % 97.4
5 4.3 45.8 % 95.5
6 4.2 45.3 % 91.8
7 4.1 47.1 % 89.0
8 4.0 47.2 % 87.3
9 3.9 46.7 % 85.0
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How to read the chart and table

  • In this estimate the gain in runs is largest in spot 1.
  • The gain in runs is relative, with the largest spot set to 100.

The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.

What the figures for each spot mean

Plate appearances per game is how often a spot comes up in one game.

Share with runners on base is how often that spot came up with at least one runner on. The first spot always opens the game with the bases empty, so it most often comes up with nobody on.

Gain in runs shows how many more runs a strong batter adds in that spot, with the largest spot set to 100.

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