Brandon Marsh: .519 over his last 7 games, .353 on the season, best batting average in baseball

The Phillies have their first scheduled off day under Mattingly on Monday before heading to Boston for three games starting Tuesday. Good time to talk about what Brandon Marsh is doing right now because the numbers are ridiculous and he’s not getting nearly enough national attention for it.

Brandon Marsh went 4-for-4 on Sunday in the Phillies’ 6-0 win over the Rockies and extended his career-high hitting streak to 12 games. He leads all qualified Major Leaguers in batting average at .353 through 37 of the Phillies’ 41 games.

Brandon Marsh is your league leader in Batting Average

Brandon Marsh leads MLB in Batting Average!

.353 Brandon Marsh
.350 Ildemaro Vargas
.344 Otto Lopez
.336 Shea Langeliers
.333 Andy Pages pic.twitter.com/XPsaMZovZ0

— Phillies Tailgate (@PhilsTailgate) May 10, 2026

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The guy who didn’t record a single hit in April last year, who went on the injured list with a hamstring issue and had to rebuild his confidence in the minors, is now the best hitter in baseball by batting average.

The Brandon Marsh Numbers Are Insane

Over his last 7 games: .519/.533/.593 in 27 at-bats with 14 hits, 6 runs, 3 RBI, and just 4 strikeouts.

Over his last 15 games: .434/.458/.528 in 53 at-bats with 23 hits, 12 runs, 7 RBI, 3 walks, and 10 strikeouts.

Over his last 30 games: .361/.385/.509 in 108 at-bats with 39 hits, 19 runs, 3 homers, 16 RBI, 5 walks, and 24 strikeouts.

That’s a month-long stretch of production that would make any hitter in baseball jealous. The production isn’t clustered in one hot weekend either. It’s been sustained for a full month and the numbers keep climbing at every interval.

The Splits Need Context Which Is Okay Too

Against right-handed pitching this season: .371/.398/.552 with a .950 OPS in 105 at-bats. Seven home runs, 16 RBI, 39 hits. That’s where Marsh is doing his damage and it’s been the foundation of everything he’s produced this year. Against righties, he’s been one of the best hitters in the entire league. Full stop.

Against left-handed pitching: .286/.323/.357 with a .680 OPS in 28 at-bats. One home run, five walks, zero RBI. The numbers look respectable on the surface but 28 at-bats is nothing. That’s barely a week’s worth of plate appearances.

You can’t draw any real conclusions from 28 at-bats against lefties and anyone using that sample to argue Marsh has fixed his platoon splits is getting ahead of themselves.

Here’s the thing though. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with Brandon Marsh being a platoon player. That shouldn’t be a criticism. That’s just the reality of who he is. Marsh is a left-handed hitter who absolutely destroys right-handed pitching and has done so consistently for years.

That’s incredibly valuable. Not every player needs to hit lefties and righties equally to be a major contributor. The Phillies have Justin Crawford and other options to deploy against left-handed starters. Marsh’s job is to mash righties and he’s doing it at an elite level. That’s enough. That’s more than enough.

Mattingly has given Marsh some chances against lefty starters recently and the results have been fine but nobody should be judging those results off 28 at-bats. Let Marsh do what Marsh does best, which is terrorize right-handed pitching, and build the lineup around him accordingly.

That’s Why This Might Actually Be Sustainable

Is Marsh going to hit .353 for the rest of the season? Probably not. His career high was .280 last year but there are real indicators that this isn’t just a hot streak built on luck.

Marsh is spraying the ball all over the field. He’s pulling 33.7 percent, going up the middle 33.7 percent, and going the other way 32.7 percent. That’s almost a perfect three-way split, which makes it extremely difficult for defenses to shift or shade against him. He’s using the whole field and making hard contact to all parts of the diamond.

His BABIP is .413, which normally screams regression but Brandon Marsh is one of the most unique hitters in baseball when it comes to balls in play. His .375 career BABIP ranks second in big-league history among hitters with at least 2,000 plate appearances.

Second all-time. Sandwiched between Ty Cobb at .383 and Shoeless Joe Jackson at .366. When Brandon Marsh puts the ball in play, good things happen at a historically rare rate.

Brandon Marsh is putting up some ridiculous Ty Cobb numbers…

You're not going to believe me when I tell you that Brandon Marsh's career BABIP has gone UP TWO POINTS in the last two days, and he was 3/4 tonight.

The hunt for Cobb is ON! https://t.co/DuaF3TSjcO pic.twitter.com/MdjLVT1U6B

— The WARmonger (@TheWARmonger_) May 7, 2026

The biggest factor in whether this holds up is his strikeout rate, which is down to a career-low 20 percent. Marsh knows good things happen when the ball is in play and there’s no living player for whom that’s more true.

If the strikeouts stay down, the BABIP will keep doing its thing and the batting average is going to remain well above his career norms even if it settles from .353 to somewhere in the .310-.320 range. That’s still an incredibly valuable player.

He Credits Everyone But Himself

Brandon Marsh said after Sunday’s game that “everybody but me is helping” when asked about his success. He talked about leaning on veteran teammates for scouting reports on opposing pitchers and working with the hitting staff on his approach.

Last year when he was struggling, players at Triple-A Lehigh Valley like Stubbs and Arroyo helped him rebuild his confidence during a rehab stint. He’s been productive ever since returning to the big leagues on May 3, 2025 and has carried that momentum into the best season of his career.

The humility is refreshing but the production speaks for itself. Brandon Marsh is the best hitter in baseball right now by batting average. He’s been the most consistent bat in the Phillies’ lineup for a month. He’s earned every start he’s getting and the Phillies are a better team when he’s in the lineup against right-handed pitching, which is the majority of the schedule.

I always said this dude never passes the eye test. He looks like he shouldn’t be this good. He looks like a caveman who wandered out of the woods and picked up a bat for the first time. Then he goes 4-for-4 and you remember that the eye test is bullshit and the only thing that matters is production. Marsh is the best platoon player in Major League Baseball and the Phillies are better for it.

Boston Is Next

Marsh at .353. Schwarber tied for the MLB home run lead with 16 and on pace for 63. Harper with a .938 OPS. Sanchez on a 20 2/3 scoreless-innings streak. The Phillies hit .304 on the homestand, scored 38 runs, and homered 13 times across six games. They’ve won four straight series under Mattingly.

Boston is the first real test against quality competition since the managerial change. The Red Sox aren’t the Marlins, Athletics, or Rockies. If the Phillies can go up there and take the series, the conversation about this team changes significantly. The record is 19-22. A lot of baseball left. The pieces are starting to look right.

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