MLB Statcast leaders, 2016

Giancarlo Stanton hit the longest home run of the 2016 MLB season, 504 feet against the Colorado Rockies on Aug 6. Giancarlo Stanton hit the hardest ball, 120.1 mph. Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch, 105.7 mph. Among qualified hitters, Nelson Cruz had the highest average exit velocity, 94.6 mph.

Longest home runs, 2016

Projected distance, every home run of the regular season.

Longest home runs, the top 25

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	504	Aug 6, vs COL	115.8 mph, 18°
2	Nomar Mazara	TEX	491	May 25, vs LAA	107.7 mph, 27°
3	Mark Reynolds	COL	484	Jul 21, vs ATL	108.8 mph, 28°
4	Ryon Healy	ATH	480	Sep 15, vs KC	111.6 mph, 24°
5	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	475	May 6, vs PHI	112.8 mph, 22°
6	Edwin Encarnacion	TOR	471	Jul 20, vs AZ	112.2 mph, 29°
7	Maikel Franco	PHI	471	Jul 10, vs COL	106.1 mph, 26°
8	Kris Bryant	CHC	469	Aug 20, vs COL	108.0 mph, 28°
9	Josh Donaldson	TOR	469	Jul 5, vs KC	110.4 mph, 24°
10	Khris Davis	ATH	467	Sep 12, vs KC	112.1 mph, 23°
11	C.J. Cron	LAA	467	Jun 21, vs HOU	110.1 mph, 23°
12	Matt Holliday	STL	466	May 30, vs MIL	110.0 mph, 23°
13	Jordy Mercer	PIT	466	Apr 22, vs AZ	105.7 mph, 25°
14	Addison Russell	CHC	465	Aug 21, vs COL	108.1 mph, 38°
15	Chris Carter	MIL	465	Aug 19, vs SEA	109.9 mph, 24°
16	Avisail Garcia	CWS	465	Aug 2, vs DET	115.9 mph, 30°
17	Rougned Odor	TEX	465	Jul 28, vs KC	109.2 mph, 22°
18	Cameron Rupp	PHI	465	Jul 10, vs COL	105.0 mph, 33°
19	Eugenio Suarez	CIN	465	Jun 2, vs COL	107.9 mph, 30°
20	Mark Reynolds	COL	464	Jun 26, vs AZ	104.8 mph, 30°
21	Joc Pederson	LAD	463	Sep 17, vs AZ	109.9 mph, 24°
22	Mike Napoli	CLE	463	Sep 9, vs MIN	111.5 mph, 29°
23	Evan Longoria	TB	462	Jul 19, vs COL	107.8 mph, 33°
24	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	462	Jul 10, vs PHI	109.7 mph, 28°
25	Miguel Cabrera	DET	462	May 14, vs BAL	110.7 mph, 25°

Hardest-hit balls, 2016

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	120.1	Apr 10, vs WSH	single
2	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	119.7	Jun 7, vs MIN	force out
3	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	119.3	May 13, vs WSH	single
4	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	118.9	May 14, vs WSH	single
5	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	118.7	Jul 8, vs CIN	double
6	Tyler Flowers	ATL	118.5	Jun 24, vs NYM	single
7	Carlos Correa	HOU	118.2	Apr 8, vs MIL	field out
8	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	118.0	Jun 21, vs NYY	double
9	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.8	Jun 7, vs MIN	field out
10	Nomar Mazara	TEX	117.8	Apr 16, vs BAL	single
11	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	117.6	Sep 12, vs AZ	double
12	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.6	Jul 23, vs NYM	single
13	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.6	Jul 22, vs NYM	single
14	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	117.4	Apr 18, vs CIN	field out
15	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	117.4	Apr 4, vs AZ	home run
16	Mark Trumbo	BAL	117.2	Jun 28, vs SD	single
17	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.1	Sep 26, vs NYM	single
18	Avisail Garcia	CWS	117.1	Aug 27, vs SEA	double
19	Mike Trout	LAA	117.1	Jun 3, vs PIT	single
20	Ryan Rua	TEX	117.0	Sep 6, vs SEA	field error
21	Tyler Flowers	ATL	117.0	Apr 23, vs NYM	single
22	Mark Trumbo	BAL	116.9	Jun 19, vs TOR	double
23	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	116.9	Jun 9, vs MIN	grounded into double play
24	Mac Williamson	SF	116.8	Jul 3, vs AZ	field out
25	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	116.8	Apr 30, vs MIL	home run

Fastest pitches, 2016

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

Fastest pitches, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	105.7	Jul 18, vs BAL	4-Seam Fastball
2	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	105.4	Jul 18, vs BAL	4-Seam Fastball
3	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	105.2	Jul 22, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
4	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	105.1	Aug 2, vs MIA	4-Seam Fastball
5	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	105.1	Jul 22, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
6	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	105.1	Jul 18, vs BAL	4-Seam Fastball
7	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	105.0	Jul 23, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
8	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.8	Sep 19, vs CIN	4-Seam Fastball
9	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	104.8	Jul 22, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
10	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	104.8	Jul 22, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
11	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	104.8	Jul 22, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
12	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	104.7	Jul 18, vs BAL	4-Seam Fastball
13	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.6	Sep 19, vs CIN	4-Seam Fastball
14	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.5	Sep 28, vs PIT	4-Seam Fastball
15	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.4	Aug 7, vs ATH	4-Seam Fastball
16	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.4	Aug 2, vs MIA	4-Seam Fastball
17	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.3	Aug 31, vs PIT	4-Seam Fastball
18	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	104.3	Jul 17, vs BOS	4-Seam Fastball
19	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	104.3	Jun 24, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
20	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.2	Sep 25, vs STL	4-Seam Fastball
21	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.2	Sep 19, vs CIN	4-Seam Fastball
22	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.2	Sep 12, vs STL	4-Seam Fastball
23	Mauricio Cabrera	ATL	104.2	Sep 2, vs PHI	4-Seam Fastball
24	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.2	Aug 31, vs PIT	4-Seam Fastball
25	Aroldis Chapman	CHC	104.2	Aug 7, vs ATH	4-Seam Fastball

Average exit velocity, 2016

Qualified batters, every batted ball averaged.

Average exit velocity, the top 15

#	Player	Team	MPH
1	Nelson Cruz	—	94.6	437 batted balls
2	Giancarlo Stanton	—	93.9	275 batted balls
3	Miguel Cabrera	—	93.6	484 batted balls
4	David Ortiz	—	93.2	458 batted balls
5	Matt Holliday	—	93.1	312 batted balls
6	Kendrys Morales	—	92.8	443 batted balls
7	Mark Trumbo	—	92.8	443 batted balls
8	Pedro Alvarez	—	92.7	242 batted balls
9	Christian Yelich	—	92.6	445 batted balls
10	Ryan Zimmerman	—	92.6	329 batted balls
11	Miguel Sano	—	92.4	262 batted balls
12	Joc Pederson	—	92.3	279 batted balls
13	Josh Donaldson	—	92.2	463 batted balls
14	Eric Hosmer	—	92.0	477 batted balls
15	Khris Davis	—	92.0	394 batted balls

Barrels, 2016

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	Miguel Cabrera	—	77	484 batted balls
2	Nelson Cruz	—	72	437 batted balls
3	David Ortiz	—	71	458 batted balls
4	Mark Trumbo	—	69	443 batted balls
5	Khris Davis	—	67	394 batted balls
6	Chris Carter	—	62	353 batted balls
7	Evan Longoria	—	60	496 batted balls
8	Mike Trout	—	60	417 batted balls
9	Edwin Encarnacion	—	58	471 batted balls
10	Josh Donaldson	—	57	463 batted balls
11	Freddie Freeman	—	56	423 batted balls
12	Matt Kemp	—	53	479 batted balls
13	Kris Bryant	—	53	452 batted balls
14	Chris Davis	—	53	350 batted balls
15	Manny Machado	—	49	525 batted balls

Barrel rate, 2016

Barrels per batted ball, qualified batters.

Barrel rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	BRL%
1	Chris Carter	—	17.6%
2	Khris Davis	—	17.0%
3	Nelson Cruz	—	16.5%
4	Miguel Cabrera	—	15.9%
5	Mark Trumbo	—	15.6%
6	Giancarlo Stanton	—	15.6%
7	David Ortiz	—	15.5%
8	Ryan Howard	—	15.5%
9	Chris Davis	—	15.1%
10	Mike Trout	—	14.4%
11	Nick Castellanos	—	14.4%
12	J.D. Martinez	—	14.2%
13	Miguel Sano	—	14.1%
14	Trevor Story	—	13.9%
15	Brandon Moss	—	13.4%

Hard-hit rate, 2016

Batted balls of 95 mph or harder, qualified batters.

Hard-hit rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	HH%
1	Nelson Cruz	—	52.4%	437 batted balls
2	Miguel Cabrera	—	50.6%	484 batted balls
3	Christian Yelich	—	49.9%	445 batted balls
4	Kendrys Morales	—	49.9%	443 batted balls
5	Josh Donaldson	—	49.2%	463 batted balls
6	Miguel Sano	—	49.2%	262 batted balls
7	Pedro Alvarez	—	49.2%	242 batted balls
8	David Freese	—	48.5%	295 batted balls
9	Khris Davis	—	48.2%	394 batted balls
10	Matt Holliday	—	47.8%	312 batted balls
11	DJ LeMahieu	—	47.7%	486 batted balls
12	Ryan Howard	—	47.7%	220 batted balls
13	Giancarlo Stanton	—	47.6%	275 batted balls
14	Yoenis Cespedes	—	47.5%	377 batted balls
15	David Ortiz	—	47.2%	458 batted balls

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), 2016

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

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), the top 15

#	Player	Team	xwOBA
1	Miguel Cabrera	—	.450	679 PA
2	David Ortiz	—	.431	625 PA
3	Mike Trout	—	.429	681 PA
4	Josh Donaldson	—	.404	700 PA
5	Joey Votto	—	.402	677 PA
6	Nelson Cruz	—	.397	667 PA
7	Matt Carpenter	—	.397	566 PA
8	Freddie Freeman	—	.396	693 PA
9	J.D. Martinez	—	.396	517 PA
10	Daniel Murphy	—	.394	582 PA
11	DJ LeMahieu	—	.393	635 PA
12	Kendrys Morales	—	.389	618 PA
13	Kris Bryant	—	.386	699 PA
14	Christian Yelich	—	.385	659 PA
15	Jose Altuve	—	.384	717 PA

Expected batting average (xBA), 2016

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	DJ LeMahieu	—	.339	635 PA
2	Miguel Cabrera	—	.333	679 PA
3	Jose Altuve	—	.318	717 PA
4	Daniel Murphy	—	.318	582 PA
5	David Ortiz	—	.312	625 PA
6	Mike Trout	—	.308	681 PA
7	Joey Votto	—	.304	677 PA
8	Christian Yelich	—	.302	659 PA
9	Corey Seager	—	.301	687 PA
10	Charlie Blackmon	—	.299	641 PA
11	J.D. Martinez	—	.294	517 PA
12	Kyle Seager	—	.293	676 PA
13	Manny Machado	—	.291	696 PA
14	Kendrys Morales	—	.291	618 PA
15	Adrian Beltre	—	.290	640 PA

Sprint speed, 2016

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	30.7	101 runs
2	Billy Hamilton	CIN	30.2	182 runs
3	Adalberto Mondesi	KC	30.2	45 runs
4	Trea Turner	WSH	30.0	123 runs
5	Manuel Margot	SD	30.0	25 runs
6	Roman Quinn	PHI	30.0	27 runs
7	Sócrates Brito	AZ	29.9	33 runs
8	Delino DeShields	TEX	29.7	87 runs
9	Keon Broxton	MIL	29.7	81 runs
10	Wilmer Difo	WSH	29.6	31 runs
11	Dee Strange-Gordon	MIA	29.6	172 runs
12	Paulo Orlando	KC	29.6	224 runs
13	Craig Gentry	LAA	29.6	22 runs
14	Trevor Story	COL	29.6	109 runs
15	Drew Stubbs	BAL	29.6	20 runs

Longest postseason home runs, 2016

Projected distance, every home run of the postseason.

Longest postseason home runs, the top 10

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Jayson Werth	WSH	450	Oct 10, vs LAD	110.5 mph, 28°
2	Edwin Encarnacion	TOR	440	Oct 4, vs BAL	108.3 mph, 27°
3	Addison Russell	CHC	434	Nov 1, vs CLE	108.0 mph, 23°
4	Kris Bryant	CHC	433	Nov 1, vs CLE	106.2 mph, 35°
5	Anthony Rendon	WSH	432	Oct 10, vs LAD	105.9 mph, 24°
6	Corey Seager	LAD	430	Oct 7, vs WSH	109.4 mph, 29°
7	Jose Bautista	TOR	425	Oct 6, vs TEX	103.6 mph, 26°
8	Addison Russell	CHC	419	Oct 20, vs LAD	104.4 mph, 26°
9	Rougned Odor	TEX	419	Oct 9, vs TOR	108.8 mph, 17°
10	Carlos Ruiz	LAD	412	Oct 10, vs WSH	107.8 mph, 26°

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