MLB Statcast leaders, 2015

Michael A. Taylor hit the longest home run of the 2015 MLB season, 493 feet against the Colorado Rockies on Aug 20. Giancarlo Stanton hit the hardest ball, 120.3 mph. Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch, 104.1 mph. Among qualified hitters, Miguel Cabrera had the highest average exit velocity, 93.8 mph.

Longest home runs, 2015

Projected distance, every home run of the regular season.

Longest home runs, the top 25

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Michael A. Taylor	WSH	493	Aug 20, vs COL	110.1 mph, 26°
2	Jonathan Schoop	BAL	484	Aug 26, vs KC	110.6 mph, 31°
3	Pedro Alvarez	PIT	479	Oct 4, vs CIN	115.4 mph, 29°
4	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	479	Jun 23, vs STL	119.2 mph, 22°
5	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	478	Jun 5, vs COL	111.2 mph, 25°
6	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	478	May 16, vs ATL	115.2 mph, 21°
7	Ian Desmond	WSH	477	Aug 15, vs SF	112.7 mph, 26°
8	Mike Trout	LAA	477	Jul 8, vs COL	113.7 mph, 22°
9	Joc Pederson	LAD	477	Jun 2, vs COL	106.4 mph, 30°
10	Kris Bryant	CHC	477	May 26, vs WSH	107.3 mph, 36°
11	Brandon Belt	SF	475	May 22, vs COL	106.9 mph, 35°
12	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	475	May 12, vs LAD	114.0 mph, 27°
13	Justin Smoak	TOR	474	Jul 1, vs BOS	108.3 mph, 32°
14	Ryan Braun	MIL	474	May 25, vs SF	112.9 mph, 25°
15	Jung Ho Kang	PIT	472	Sep 8, vs CIN	110.1 mph, 25°
16	Joc Pederson	LAD	472	Jun 2, vs COL	109.2 mph, 27°
17	Paul Goldschmidt	AZ	471	Aug 26, vs STL	110.7 mph, 30°
18	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	471	Apr 17, vs TB	107.3 mph, 26°
19	Brett Lawrie	ATH	470	Aug 28, vs AZ	110.4 mph, 28°
20	Carlos Correa	HOU	469	Sep 12, vs LAA	112.3 mph, 28°
21	Kendrys Morales	KC	469	Aug 25, vs BAL	112.4 mph, 26°
22	Nelson Cruz	SEA	469	May 1, vs HOU	107.7 mph, 31°
23	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	468	Aug 5, vs SEA	111.8 mph, 19°
24	J.D. Martinez	DET	467	Jul 21, vs SEA	113.2 mph, 26°
25	Starling Marte	PIT	467	Apr 17, vs MIL	110.7 mph, 24°

Hardest-hit balls, 2015

Exit velocity off the bat, every batted ball of the regular season.

Hardest-hit balls, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	120.3	May 12, vs LAD	single
2	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	119.7	May 1, vs PHI	double
3	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	119.2	Jun 23, vs STL	home run
4	Nelson Cruz	SEA	119.0	Apr 19, vs TEX	single
5	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	118.5	Apr 27, vs NYM	single
6	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	118.5	Apr 23, vs PHI	home run
7	Mike Trout	LAA	117.7	Apr 8, vs SEA	single
8	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.3	Jun 20, vs CIN	single
9	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.3	Apr 16, vs NYM	double
10	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.1	Jun 12, vs COL	single
11	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	117.1	Apr 7, vs MIL	field out
12	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.0	Apr 6, vs ATL	single
13	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	116.7	Jul 27, vs CHC	single
14	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	116.6	Jul 8, vs MIA	field out
15	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	116.5	May 1, vs BOS	home run
16	Mark Trumbo	AZ	116.5	Apr 21, vs TEX	single
17	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	116.5	Apr 19, vs BAL	single
18	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	116.4	May 1, vs PHI	field out
19	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	116.3	May 24, vs BAL	field out
20	Jose Bautista	TOR	116.3	May 23, vs SEA	field out
21	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	116.3	May 3, vs PHI	single
22	Jorge Soler	CHC	116.2	May 9, vs MIL	double
23	Avisail Garcia	CWS	116.1	Jun 26, vs DET	double
24	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	116.1	May 7, vs SF	single
25	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	116.1	Apr 25, vs WSH	double

Fastest pitches, 2015

Velocity out of the hand, every pitch of the regular season.

Fastest pitches, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	104.1	Jun 29, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
2	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	104.1	Jun 29, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
3	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	104.0	Aug 1, vs PIT	4-Seam Fastball
4	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.9	Jul 10, vs MIA	4-Seam Fastball
5	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.8	Aug 1, vs PIT	4-Seam Fastball
6	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.8	Aug 1, vs PIT	4-Seam Fastball
7	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.7	Jun 16, vs DET	4-Seam Fastball
8	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.6	Jul 22, vs CHC	4-Seam Fastball
9	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.6	Jul 10, vs MIA	4-Seam Fastball
10	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.5	Aug 31, vs CHC	4-Seam Fastball
11	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.5	May 11, vs ATL	4-Seam Fastball
12	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.4	Sep 19, vs MIL	4-Seam Fastball
13	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.4	Jun 21, vs MIA	4-Seam Fastball
14	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.4	Jun 16, vs DET	4-Seam Fastball
15	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.3	Jul 10, vs MIA	4-Seam Fastball
16	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.3	Jul 10, vs MIA	4-Seam Fastball
17	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.3	Jul 6, vs WSH	4-Seam Fastball
18	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.2	Aug 8, vs AZ	4-Seam Fastball
19	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.2	Aug 1, vs PIT	4-Seam Fastball
20	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.2	Jun 29, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
21	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.2	Jun 29, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
22	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.1	Aug 8, vs AZ	4-Seam Fastball
23	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.1	Jul 22, vs CHC	4-Seam Fastball
24	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.1	May 30, vs WSH	4-Seam Fastball
25	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	103.0	Aug 24, vs DET	4-Seam Fastball

Average exit velocity, 2015

Qualified batters, every batted ball averaged.

Average exit velocity, the top 15

#	Player	Team	MPH
1	Miguel Cabrera	—	93.8	349 batted balls
2	David Ortiz	—	93.0	442 batted balls
3	Mike Trout	—	92.9	422 batted balls
4	Nelson Cruz	—	92.6	427 batted balls
5	Josh Donaldson	—	92.5	499 batted balls
6	Ryan Braun	—	92.3	394 batted balls
7	Yoenis Cespedes	—	92.2	497 batted balls
8	Randal Grichuk	—	92.2	214 batted balls
9	Jose Bautista	—	92.0	445 batted balls
10	Paul Goldschmidt	—	92.0	423 batted balls
11	Mark Trumbo	—	92.0	377 batted balls
12	Chris Davis	—	92.0	370 batted balls
13	Kendrys Morales	—	91.9	470 batted balls
14	Pedro Alvarez	—	91.9	310 batted balls
15	Danny Valencia	—	91.9	268 batted balls

Barrels, 2015

Batted balls struck at the speed and angle that most often go for extra bases. Qualified batters.

Barrels, the top 15

#	Player	Team	BRL
1	J.D. Martinez	—	73	421 batted balls
2	Mike Trout	—	69	422 batted balls
3	Chris Davis	—	64	370 batted balls
4	Josh Donaldson	—	61	499 batted balls
5	Nelson Cruz	—	60	427 batted balls
6	David Ortiz	—	58	442 batted balls
7	Jose Bautista	—	56	445 batted balls
8	Yoenis Cespedes	—	55	497 batted balls
9	Paul Goldschmidt	—	53	423 batted balls
10	Bryce Harper	—	51	394 batted balls
11	Carlos Gonzalez	—	45	428 batted balls
12	Joey Votto	—	45	412 batted balls
13	Todd Frazier	—	44	490 batted balls
14	Jose Abreu	—	44	474 batted balls
15	Edwin Encarnacion	—	44	440 batted balls

Barrel rate, 2015

Barrels per batted ball, qualified batters.

Barrel rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	BRL%
1	J.D. Martinez	—	17.3%
2	Chris Davis	—	17.3%
3	Randal Grichuk	—	16.8%
4	Mike Trout	—	16.4%
5	Chris Carter	—	15.5%
6	Khris Davis	—	14.7%
7	Nelson Cruz	—	14.1%
8	David Ortiz	—	13.1%
9	Bryce Harper	—	12.9%
10	Jose Bautista	—	12.6%
11	Paul Goldschmidt	—	12.5%
12	Pedro Alvarez	—	12.3%
13	Josh Donaldson	—	12.2%
14	Joc Pederson	—	11.8%
15	Ryan Howard	—	11.7%

Hard-hit rate, 2015

Batted balls of 95 mph or harder, qualified batters.

Hard-hit rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	HH%
1	Miguel Cabrera	—	53.3%	349 batted balls
2	David Ortiz	—	49.1%	442 batted balls
3	Mike Trout	—	48.6%	422 batted balls
4	J.D. Martinez	—	48.5%	421 batted balls
5	Ryan Zimmerman	—	48.4%	277 batted balls
6	Nelson Cruz	—	47.8%	427 batted balls
7	Kendrys Morales	—	47.7%	470 batted balls
8	Bryce Harper	—	47.5%	394 batted balls
9	Pedro Alvarez	—	47.1%	310 batted balls
10	Chris Carter	—	46.9%	245 batted balls
11	Danny Valencia	—	46.6%	268 batted balls
12	Josh Donaldson	—	46.5%	499 batted balls
13	Jung Ho Kang	—	46.4%	323 batted balls
14	Paul Goldschmidt	—	46.3%	423 batted balls
15	Randal Grichuk	—	46.3%	214 batted balls

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), 2015

What the quality of contact, strikeouts and walks were worth, qualified batters.

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), the top 15

#	Player	Team	xwOBA
1	Miguel Cabrera	—	.434	511 PA
2	Mike Trout	—	.425	682 PA
3	Joey Votto	—	.423	695 PA
4	David Ortiz	—	.421	614 PA
5	Bryce Harper	—	.417	654 PA
6	Freddie Freeman	—	.416	481 PA
7	Paul Goldschmidt	—	.405	694 PA
8	Chris Davis	—	.404	670 PA
9	J.D. Martinez	—	.399	657 PA
10	Andrew McCutchen	—	.397	685 PA
11	Josh Donaldson	—	.392	711 PA
12	Jose Bautista	—	.391	666 PA
13	Matt Carpenter	—	.391	665 PA
14	Nelson Cruz	—	.386	655 PA
15	Anthony Rizzo	—	.383	701 PA

Expected batting average (xBA), 2015

The average the exit velocity and launch angle of each ball predict, qualified batters.

Expected batting average (xBA), the top 15

#	Player	Team	xBA
1	Miguel Cabrera	—	.326	511 PA
2	Buster Posey	—	.309	623 PA
3	Freddie Freeman	—	.307	481 PA
4	Lorenzo Cain	—	.305	604 PA
5	David Ortiz	—	.302	614 PA
6	Mike Trout	—	.300	682 PA
7	Christian Yelich	—	.297	525 PA
8	Yoenis Cespedes	—	.296	676 PA
9	Adrian Beltre	—	.296	619 PA
10	Robinson Cano	—	.295	674 PA
11	Jason Kipnis	—	.294	641 PA
12	AJ Pollock	—	.293	673 PA
13	Eric Hosmer	—	.293	667 PA
14	Bryce Harper	—	.293	654 PA
15	Joey Votto	—	.292	695 PA

Sprint speed, 2015

Feet per second in a player's fastest one-second window, at least 10 competitive runs.

Sprint speed, the top 15

#	Player	Team	ft/s
1	Byron Buxton	MIN	30.9	45 runs
2	Trea Turner	WSH	30.6	16 runs
3	Delino DeShields	TEX	30.5	218 runs
4	Paulo Orlando	KC	29.9	119 runs
5	Cesar Hernandez	PHI	29.8	199 runs
6	Eric Young Jr.	NYM	29.8	47 runs
7	Travis Jankowski	SD	29.8	41 runs
8	Billy Hamilton	CIN	29.7	165 runs
9	Drew Stubbs	TEX	29.7	35 runs
10	Kevin Kiermaier	TB	29.6	253 runs
11	Justin Maxwell	SF	29.6	93 runs
12	Craig Gentry	ATH	29.6	19 runs
13	Sócrates Brito	AZ	29.6	17 runs
14	Peter Bourjos	STL	29.6	88 runs
15	Mike Trout	LAA	29.6	236 runs

Longest postseason home runs, 2015

Projected distance, every home run of the postseason.

Longest postseason home runs, the top 10

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	459	Oct 17, vs NYM	110.4 mph, 28°
2	Eric Hosmer	KC	453	Oct 12, vs HOU	104.9 mph, 28°
3	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	450	Oct 7, vs PIT	111.3 mph, 32°
4	Randal Grichuk	STL	444	Oct 10, vs CHC	109.5 mph, 32°
5	Josh Donaldson	TOR	443	Oct 19, vs KC	112.5 mph, 23°
6	Kendrys Morales	KC	443	Oct 14, vs HOU	111.4 mph, 21°
7	Alex Gordon	KC	438	Oct 27, vs NYM	108.0 mph, 28°
8	Edwin Encarnacion	TOR	436	Oct 14, vs TEX	109.7 mph, 29°
9	Colby Rasmus	HOU	436	Oct 8, vs KC	106.8 mph, 25°
10	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	434	Oct 12, vs STL	104.0 mph, 27°

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