MLB Statcast leaders, 2017

Aaron Judge hit the longest home run of the 2017 MLB season, 496 feet against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sep 30. Giancarlo Stanton hit the hardest ball, 122.2 mph. Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch, 104.2 mph. Among qualified hitters, Aaron Judge had the highest average exit velocity, 95.0 mph.

Longest home runs, 2017

Projected distance, every home run of the regular season.

Longest home runs, the top 25

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Aaron Judge	NYY	496	Sep 30, vs TOR	118.3 mph, 26°
2	Aaron Judge	NYY	495	Jun 11, vs BAL	118.6 mph, 28°
3	Gary Sanchez	NYY	493	Aug 22, vs DET	113.1 mph, 29°
4	Joey Gallo	TEX	490	Sep 17, vs LAA	116.2 mph, 26°
5	Kennys Vargas	MIN	483	Jun 20, vs CWS	114.1 mph, 25°
6	Mark Reynolds	COL	482	Jul 23, vs PIT	107.6 mph, 30°
7	Jake Lamb	AZ	481	Apr 29, vs COL	107.7 mph, 27°
8	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	478	Sep 12, vs AZ	113.2 mph, 22°
9	Travis Shaw	MIL	478	Apr 20, vs STL	113.7 mph, 25°
10	Charlie Blackmon	COL	477	Jul 9, vs CWS	106.2 mph, 24°
11	Domingo Santana	MIL	476	Jul 26, vs WSH	113.7 mph, 31°
12	Matt Davidson	CWS	476	Jul 24, vs CHC	110.9 mph, 31°
13	Chad Pinder	ATH	475	May 20, vs BOS	111.0 mph, 26°
14	Brandon Moss	KC	474	Jul 1, vs MIN	111.3 mph, 27°
15	George Springer	HOU	473	May 31, vs MIN	112.6 mph, 28°
16	Kennys Vargas	MIN	471	Jun 10, vs SF	116.0 mph, 19°
17	Mike Zunino	SEA	470	Sep 13, vs TEX	111.3 mph, 31°
18	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	470	May 23, vs SF	114.2 mph, 26°
19	Manny Machado	BAL	470	Apr 28, vs NYY	113.9 mph, 23°
20	Miguel Sano	MIN	469	Aug 18, vs AZ	110.0 mph, 26°
21	Nelson Cruz	SEA	469	Aug 18, vs TB	116.0 mph, 26°
22	Jake Marisnick	HOU	469	Jun 18, vs BOS	107.8 mph, 26°
23	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	469	Apr 29, vs CHC	114.0 mph, 24°
24	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	468	May 7, vs NYM	113.4 mph, 23°
25	Marcell Ozuna	MIA	468	May 3, vs TB	112.2 mph, 31°

Hardest-hit balls, 2017

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	122.2	Oct 1, vs ATL	single
2	Aaron Judge	NYY	121.1	Jun 10, vs BAL	home run
3	Aaron Judge	NYY	119.8	Jun 8, vs BOS	single
4	Aaron Judge	NYY	119.4	Apr 28, vs BAL	home run
5	Aaron Judge	NYY	119.0	May 5, vs CHC	double
6	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	118.7	Sep 28, vs ATL	home run
7	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	118.7	May 2, vs TB	double
8	Aaron Judge	NYY	118.6	Jun 11, vs BAL	home run
9	Mark Trumbo	BAL	118.5	Apr 28, vs NYY	single
10	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	118.4	Jul 8, vs SF	double
11	Aaron Judge	NYY	118.4	Jul 4, vs TOR	home run
12	Aaron Judge	NYY	118.3	Sep 30, vs TOR	home run
13	Adam Lind	WSH	118.3	Jun 2, vs ATH	single
14	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	118.2	Aug 25, vs SD	home run
15	Eric Hosmer	KC	118.0	Apr 5, vs MIN	field out
16	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.7	Sep 18, vs NYM	field out
17	Nelson Cruz	SEA	117.7	Sep 14, vs TEX	double
18	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.6	Jul 4, vs STL	field error
19	Joey Gallo	TEX	117.3	Jul 28, vs BAL	single
20	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.3	Jun 20, vs WSH	field out
21	Aaron Judge	NYY	117.3	May 31, vs BAL	single
22	Aaron Judge	NYY	117.2	Sep 14, vs BAL	home run
23	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	117.2	Jul 2, vs MIL	fielders choice out
24	Aaron Judge	NYY	117.2	Apr 10, vs TB	field out
25	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	117.1	Jul 22, vs PIT	double

Fastest pitches, 2017

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

Fastest pitches, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	104.2	Sep 1, vs BOS	4-Seam Fastball
2	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.8	Sep 1, vs BOS	4-Seam Fastball
3	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.7	Sep 30, vs TOR	4-Seam Fastball
4	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.6	Sep 18, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
5	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.6	Sep 1, vs BOS	4-Seam Fastball
6	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.5	Jul 29, vs TB	4-Seam Fastball
7	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.3	Jul 29, vs TB	4-Seam Fastball
8	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.2	Sep 19, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
9	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.2	Sep 1, vs BOS	4-Seam Fastball
10	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.2	Jul 31, vs DET	4-Seam Fastball
11	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.1	Sep 1, vs BOS	4-Seam Fastball
12	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.9	Sep 30, vs TOR	4-Seam Fastball
13	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.9	Sep 30, vs TOR	4-Seam Fastball
14	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.9	Sep 1, vs BOS	4-Seam Fastball
15	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.9	Jun 21, vs LAA	4-Seam Fastball
16	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.8	Sep 13, vs TB	4-Seam Fastball
17	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.8	Aug 13, vs BOS	4-Seam Fastball
18	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.8	Jul 29, vs TB	4-Seam Fastball
19	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.7	Sep 18, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
20	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.7	Aug 15, vs NYM	4-Seam Fastball
21	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.7	Jul 3, vs TOR	4-Seam Fastball
22	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.6	Sep 30, vs TOR	4-Seam Fastball
23	Felipe Vazquez	PIT	102.6	Sep 27, vs BAL	4-Seam Fastball
24	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.6	Sep 19, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
25	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.6	Sep 13, vs TB	4-Seam Fastball

Average exit velocity, 2017

Qualified batters, every batted ball averaged.

Average exit velocity, the top 15

#	Player	Team	MPH
1	Aaron Judge	—	95.0	338 batted balls
2	Joey Gallo	—	93.3	253 batted balls
3	Nelson Cruz	—	93.2	423 batted balls
4	Miguel Sano	—	92.3	252 batted balls
5	Khris Davis	—	92.2	378 batted balls
6	Giancarlo Stanton	—	92.0	437 batted balls
7	Paul Goldschmidt	—	91.5	415 batted balls
8	Ryan Zimmerman	—	91.4	403 batted balls
9	Manny Machado	—	91.3	524 batted balls
10	Kendrys Morales	—	91.1	428 batted balls
11	Miguel Cabrera	—	91.1	362 batted balls
12	Bryce Harper	—	91.1	324 batted balls
13	J.D. Martinez	—	91.0	308 batted balls
14	Alex Avila	—	91.0	193 batted balls
15	Marcell Ozuna	—	90.9	471 batted balls

Barrels, 2017

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	Aaron Judge	—	87	338 batted balls
2	Giancarlo Stanton	—	76	437 batted balls
3	Khris Davis	—	67	378 batted balls
4	Nelson Cruz	—	60	423 batted balls
5	J.D. Martinez	—	60	308 batted balls
6	Justin Smoak	—	59	434 batted balls
7	Joey Gallo	—	56	253 batted balls
8	Manny Machado	—	55	524 batted balls
9	Paul Goldschmidt	—	55	415 batted balls
10	Nick Castellanos	—	51	477 batted balls
11	Justin Upton	—	50	378 batted balls
12	Ryan Zimmerman	—	49	403 batted balls
13	Jose Abreu	—	48	506 batted balls
14	Mitch Moreland	—	47	393 batted balls
15	Logan Morrison	—	47	366 batted balls

Barrel rate, 2017

Barrels per batted ball, qualified batters.

Barrel rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	BRL%
1	Aaron Judge	—	25.7%
2	Joey Gallo	—	22.1%
3	J.D. Martinez	—	19.5%
4	Khris Davis	—	17.7%
5	Giancarlo Stanton	—	17.4%
6	Randal Grichuk	—	16.0%
7	Miguel Sano	—	15.9%
8	Mike Napoli	—	15.8%
9	Matt Davidson	—	15.4%
10	Kyle Schwarber	—	15.1%
11	Alex Avila	—	15.0%
12	Brandon Moss	—	14.8%
13	Mike Zunino	—	14.5%
14	Nelson Cruz	—	14.2%
15	Josh Donaldson	—	14.1%

Hard-hit rate, 2017

Batted balls of 95 mph or harder, qualified batters.

Hard-hit rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	HH%
1	Aaron Judge	—	54.7%	338 batted balls
2	Khris Davis	—	52.4%	378 batted balls
3	Joey Gallo	—	52.2%	253 batted balls
4	Alex Avila	—	50.8%	193 batted balls
5	J.D. Martinez	—	49.3%	308 batted balls
6	Ryan Zimmerman	—	49.1%	403 batted balls
7	Nelson Cruz	—	48.3%	423 batted balls
8	Miguel Cabrera	—	48.2%	362 batted balls
9	Manny Machado	—	47.5%	524 batted balls
10	Paul Goldschmidt	—	47.5%	415 batted balls
11	Miguel Sano	—	47.0%	252 batted balls
12	Mike Zunino	—	46.9%	228 batted balls
13	Kendrys Morales	—	46.6%	428 batted balls
14	Joe Mauer	—	46.3%	445 batted balls
15	Christian Yelich	—	45.8%	471 batted balls

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), 2017

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

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), the top 15

#	Player	Team	xwOBA
1	Aaron Judge	—	.448	678 PA
2	J.D. Martinez	—	.432	489 PA
3	Mike Trout	—	.424	507 PA
4	Joey Votto	—	.416	707 PA
5	Nelson Cruz	—	.405	645 PA
6	Freddie Freeman	—	.402	514 PA
7	Alex Avila	—	.401	376 PA
8	Giancarlo Stanton	—	.400	692 PA
9	Justin Turner	—	.400	543 PA
10	Paul Goldschmidt	—	.398	664 PA
11	Carlos Correa	—	.397	481 PA
12	Anthony Rizzo	—	.394	691 PA
13	Bryce Harper	—	.394	492 PA
14	Josh Donaldson	—	.392	496 PA
15	Justin Smoak	—	.390	637 PA

Expected batting average (xBA), 2017

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	Carlos Correa	—	.312	481 PA
2	Joe Mauer	—	.309	597 PA
3	DJ LeMahieu	—	.304	682 PA
4	José Ramírez	—	.303	645 PA
5	Daniel Murphy	—	.301	593 PA
6	Lorenzo Cain	—	.300	645 PA
7	Justin Turner	—	.300	543 PA
8	J.D. Martinez	—	.300	489 PA
9	Joey Votto	—	.299	707 PA
10	Melky Cabrera	—	.297	666 PA
11	Corey Seager	—	.296	613 PA
12	Avisail Garcia	—	.296	561 PA
13	Robinson Cano	—	.294	648 PA
14	Mike Trout	—	.294	507 PA
15	Bryce Harper	—	.294	492 PA

Sprint speed, 2017

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	Victor Robles	WSH	30.9	13 runs
2	Byron Buxton	MIN	30.5	148 runs
3	Magneuris Sierra	STL	30.5	30 runs
4	Adam Engel	CWS	30.4	118 runs
5	Trea Turner	WSH	30.3	188 runs
6	Billy Hamilton	CIN	30.1	260 runs
7	Amed Rosario	NYM	30.1	68 runs
8	Delino DeShields	TEX	30.0	152 runs
9	Mallex Smith	TB	30.0	122 runs
10	Bradley Zimmer	CLE	30.0	117 runs
11	Lane Adams	ATL	29.9	43 runs
12	Keon Broxton	MIL	29.9	139 runs
13	Peter Bourjos	TB	29.8	91 runs
14	Franchy Cordero	SD	29.8	35 runs
15	Harrison Bader	STL	29.8	33 runs

Longest postseason home runs, 2017

Projected distance, every home run of the postseason.

Longest postseason home runs, the top 10

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Willson Contreras	CHC	491	Oct 18, vs LAD	110.6 mph, 26°
2	George Springer	HOU	448	Oct 29, vs LAD	111.9 mph, 27°
3	Chris Taylor	LAD	447	Oct 24, vs HOU	106.7 mph, 32°
4	Chris Taylor	LAD	444	Oct 17, vs CHC	106.4 mph, 27°
5	George Springer	HOU	438	Nov 1, vs LAD	110.3 mph, 20°
6	Javier Baez	CHC	437	Oct 18, vs LAD	104.9 mph, 31°
7	Rafael Devers	BOS	430	Oct 8, vs HOU	105.1 mph, 23°
8	Paul Goldschmidt	AZ	430	Oct 7, vs LAD	108.6 mph, 33°
9	Carlos Correa	HOU	427	Oct 25, vs LAD	103.5 mph, 23°
10	Aaron Judge	NYY	427	Oct 17, vs HOU	111.6 mph, 28°

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