Will Luis Arraez hit a home run this season?

TL;DR

Luis Arraez is currently the only San Francisco Giants regular without a home run this season, despite having hit 8 last year. He faces challenges due to his low slugging percentage and the park's offensive suppression.

Key points

Luis Arraez has not hit a home run this season.
He hit 8 home runs last year.
He has played 29 games at Oracle Park without a home run.
His current slugging percentage is .412.
He has 65 games left this season.

Luis ArraezSan Francisco GiantsMiami MarlinsPhiladelphia Phillies

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: Luis Arraez #1 of the San Francisco Giants sacrifice bunts against the Miami Marlins in the bottom of the seventh inning of a major league baseball game at Oracle Park on April 26, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) | Getty Images Let’s start with the important part of this story: Luis Arraez is having a great season right now. Do all the people who never doubted the front office’s commitment to signing a singles hitter who hadn’t played second base in some time to play second base want to serve crow to those of us who found it to be a very silly idea? Go right ahead. I promise I won’t turn the tables if his season reverses. This post is not about his fielding — No, but seriously, let’s take a brief detour and spotlight his fielding. ***+6*** Outs Above Average? This stat didn’t exist in 2015 or 2016, but the first year that Joe Panik has Statcast data is 2018 (his final full season with the Giants) and he had a +8 for the entire season. Did Ron Washington retool Luis Arraez’s defense in such a way that they now have their best overall second baseman since Joe Panik (Thairo Estrada’s 5.6 fWAR 2021 season excepted)? That’s an easy list to top, of course, and there’s still a *lot* of 2026 remaining, but goodness gracious, what a development! But he’s currently the only Giants regular without a home run. Even got one before he hit the IL. He’s never had more than 10 in a season (2023) and the only other time he had 0 was in 2020. It’d be a little wacky and probably not a good thing if he hit 0 home runs in a season. In the history of Major League Baseball, there have been 181 second basemen to amass at least 400 plate appearances and hit 0 home runs. Just 77 of those have come in the past 100 years and only 31 in the last 50 years. The only times that has happened this century: Chris Getz (2011 Royals) hit .255/.313/.287 in 429 PA (118 G) and Mickey Morandini (2000 & Blue Jays) hit .257/.322/.313 in 457 PA (126 G). managed it for the 1999 Florida Marlins, too, but his triple slash of .302/.384/.366 was much better (despite just a 102 wRC+) and included 50 stolen bases. Luis Arraez has stolen just 35 bases for his *career*. But let’s dig in a little more to see if it’ll happen:

Q&A

How many home runs has Luis Arraez hit in his career?

Luis Arraez has hit a total of 10 home runs in a season, which is his career high achieved in 2023.

What are the chances of Luis Arraez hitting a home run this season?

While he has 65 games left to play, factors like his low slugging percentage and lack of home runs in certain parks make it uncertain if he will hit a home run this season.

Which parks has Luis Arraez never hit a home run in?

Luis Arraez has never hit a home run in Coors Field, Chase Field, or Oracle Park.

What is Luis Arraez's current slugging percentage?

Luis Arraez's current slugging percentage is .412, which is the lowest of his career.