MLB Statcast leaders, 2020

Ronald Acuna Jr. hit the longest home run of the 2020 MLB season, 495 feet against the Boston Red Sox on Sep 25. Giancarlo Stanton hit the hardest ball, 121.3 mph. Jacob deGrom threw the fastest pitch, 102.2 mph. Among qualified hitters, Fernando Tatis Jr. had the highest average exit velocity, 95.9 mph.

Longest home runs, 2020

Projected distance, every home run of the regular season.

Longest home runs, the top 25

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	495	Sep 25, vs BOS	112.9 mph, 32°
2	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	483	Jul 25, vs WSH	121.3 mph, 21°
3	Alex Dickerson	SF	480	Sep 1, vs COL	109.0 mph, 31°
4	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	473	Aug 26, vs NYY	114.0 mph, 31°
5	Austin Riley	ATL	471	Sep 4, vs WSH	107.2 mph, 33°
6	Bryce Harper	PHI	470	Aug 22, vs ATL	109.6 mph, 27°
7	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	469	Aug 26, vs NYY	109.4 mph, 28°
8	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	468	Sep 27, vs BOS	110.2 mph, 29°
9	Matt Kemp	COL	468	Aug 28, vs SD	109.6 mph, 26°
10	Aaron Judge	NYY	468	Aug 2, vs BOS	107.4 mph, 27°
11	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	466	Aug 21, vs CHC	105.2 mph, 29°
12	Teoscar Hernandez	TOR	466	Aug 12, vs MIA	115.9 mph, 23°
13	Juan Soto	WSH	466	Aug 12, vs NYM	112.9 mph, 33°
14	Sean Murphy	ATH	464	Sep 11, vs TEX	112.5 mph, 28°
15	Juan Soto	WSH	463	Aug 10, vs NYM	108.6 mph, 32°
16	Franmil Reyes	CLE	462	Aug 14, vs DET	112.8 mph, 26°
17	Carlos Correa	HOU	461	Sep 6, vs LAA	107.9 mph, 30°
18	Christian Yelich	MIL	460	Aug 29, vs PIT	112.0 mph, 31°
19	Teoscar Hernandez	TOR	459	Aug 14, vs TB	110.8 mph, 30°
20	Brandon Lowe	TB	459	Aug 13, vs BOS	108.4 mph, 29°
21	Rowdy Tellez	TOR	459	Aug 12, vs MIA	111.6 mph, 28°
22	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	459	Jul 23, vs WSH	112.2 mph, 32°
23	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	458	Sep 25, vs SF	110.9 mph, 31°
24	Adalberto Mondesi	KC	458	Sep 7, vs CLE	109.0 mph, 28°
25	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	458	Sep 3, vs KC	113.0 mph, 28°

Hardest-hit balls, 2020

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	NYY	121.3	Jul 25, vs WSH	home run
2	Pete Alonso	NYM	118.4	Sep 23, vs TB	double
3	Gary Sanchez	NYY	117.5	Sep 17, vs TOR	double
4	Rowdy Tellez	TOR	117.4	Aug 20, vs PHI	home run
5	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	117.3	Sep 21, vs TOR	field out
6	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	117.0	Jul 30, vs BAL	single
7	Pete Alonso	NYM	116.9	Aug 8, vs MIA	home run
8	Rafael Devers	BOS	116.7	Sep 27, vs ATL	single
9	Rafael Devers	BOS	116.5	Sep 8, vs PHI	home run
10	Pete Alonso	NYM	116.3	Jul 27, vs BOS	home run
11	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	116.1	Sep 20, vs PHI	field out
12	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	116.1	Jul 30, vs BAL	single
13	Javier Baez	CHC	116.0	Aug 12, vs CLE	field out
14	Matt Chapman	ATH	115.9	Aug 29, vs HOU	home run
15	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	115.9	Aug 21, vs TB	home run
16	Ketel Marte	AZ	115.9	Aug 17, vs ATH	single
17	Teoscar Hernandez	TOR	115.9	Aug 12, vs MIA	home run
18	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	115.8	Aug 29, vs BAL	single
19	Miguel Sano	MIN	115.8	Aug 22, vs KC	home run
20	Ketel Marte	AZ	115.8	Aug 15, vs SD	single
21	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	115.8	Jul 24, vs MIN	single
22	Manny Machado	SD	115.7	Aug 28, vs COL	single
23	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	115.6	Aug 28, vs PHI	double
24	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	115.5	Sep 25, vs BAL	single
25	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	115.5	Aug 17, vs DET	home run

Fastest pitches, 2020

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

Fastest pitches, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Jacob deGrom	NYM	102.2	Sep 26, vs WSH	4-Seam Fastball
2	Josh Staumont	KC	102.2	Aug 19, vs CIN	4-Seam Fastball
3	Josh Staumont	KC	102.0	Aug 19, vs CIN	4-Seam Fastball
4	Josh Staumont	KC	101.9	Sep 26, vs DET	4-Seam Fastball
5	Josh Staumont	KC	101.9	Aug 19, vs CIN	4-Seam Fastball
6	Josh Staumont	KC	101.8	Sep 26, vs DET	4-Seam Fastball
7	Brusdar Graterol	LAD	101.7	Sep 16, vs SD	Sinker
8	Josh Staumont	KC	101.7	Sep 5, vs CWS	4-Seam Fastball
9	Javy Guerra	SD	101.7	Aug 8, vs AZ	Sinker
10	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	101.5	Sep 25, vs MIA	4-Seam Fastball
11	Nate Pearson	TOR	101.5	Sep 25, vs BAL	4-Seam Fastball
12	Garrett Crochet	CWS	101.5	Sep 22, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
13	Garrett Crochet	CWS	101.5	Sep 22, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
14	Garrett Crochet	CWS	101.5	Sep 22, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
15	Garrett Crochet	CWS	101.5	Sep 18, vs CIN	4-Seam Fastball
16	Josh Staumont	KC	101.5	Aug 28, vs CWS	Sinker
17	Josh Staumont	KC	101.5	Aug 25, vs STL	4-Seam Fastball
18	Josh Staumont	KC	101.5	Aug 9, vs MIN	4-Seam Fastball
19	Garrett Crochet	CWS	101.4	Sep 20, vs CIN	4-Seam Fastball
20	Brusdar Graterol	LAD	101.4	Sep 2, vs AZ	Sinker
21	Sam Coonrod	SF	101.4	Aug 25, vs LAD	4-Seam Fastball
22	Brusdar Graterol	LAD	101.4	Aug 12, vs SD	Sinker
23	Garrett Crochet	CWS	101.3	Sep 23, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
24	Garrett Crochet	CWS	101.3	Sep 22, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
25	Javy Guerra	SD	101.3	Aug 30, vs COL	Sinker

Average exit velocity, 2020

Qualified batters, every batted ball averaged.

Average exit velocity, the top 15

#	Player	Team	MPH
1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	95.9	164 batted balls
2	Miguel Sano	—	95.2	96 batted balls
3	Christian Yelich	—	94.0	124 batted balls
4	Mike Trout	—	93.7	147 batted balls
5	Matt Chapman	—	93.6	89 batted balls
6	Travis d'Arnaud	—	93.4	116 batted balls
7	Teoscar Hernandez	—	93.3	128 batted balls
8	Corey Seager	—	93.2	177 batted balls
9	Miguel Cabrera	—	93.2	155 batted balls
10	Marcell Ozuna	—	93.0	169 batted balls
11	Rafael Devers	—	93.0	165 batted balls
12	Joc Pederson	—	93.0	87 batted balls
13	Jose Abreu	—	92.9	182 batted balls
14	Gregory Polanco	—	92.9	95 batted balls
15	Kyle Schwarber	—	92.8	125 batted balls

Barrels, 2020

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	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	32	164 batted balls
2	Corey Seager	—	28	177 batted balls
3	Jose Abreu	—	26	182 batted balls
4	Freddie Freeman	—	26	177 batted balls
5	Marcell Ozuna	—	26	169 batted balls
6	Eloy Jimenez	—	26	158 batted balls
7	Bryce Harper	—	26	150 batted balls
8	Nick Castellanos	—	24	150 batted balls
9	Brandon Lowe	—	24	137 batted balls
10	Teoscar Hernandez	—	23	128 batted balls
11	Juan Soto	—	23	126 batted balls
12	Mike Trout	—	22	147 batted balls
13	Miguel Sano	—	22	96 batted balls
14	Manny Machado	—	21	191 batted balls
15	Luke Voit	—	21	160 batted balls

Barrel rate, 2020

Barrels per batted ball, qualified batters.

Barrel rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	BRL%
1	Miguel Sano	—	22.9%
2	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	19.5%
3	Jorge Soler	—	18.9%
4	Juan Soto	—	18.3%
5	Teoscar Hernandez	—	18.0%
6	Matt Chapman	—	18.0%
7	Brandon Lowe	—	17.5%
8	Gary Sanchez	—	17.4%
9	Bryce Harper	—	17.3%
10	Brandon Belt	—	16.8%
11	Eloy Jimenez	—	16.5%
12	Nick Castellanos	—	16.0%
13	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	16.0%
14	Jedd Gyorko	—	16.0%
15	Corey Seager	—	15.8%

Hard-hit rate, 2020

Batted balls of 95 mph or harder, qualified batters.

Hard-hit rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	HH%
1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	62.2%	164 batted balls
2	Travis d'Arnaud	—	57.8%	116 batted balls
3	Miguel Sano	—	57.3%	96 batted balls
4	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	56.0%	100 batted balls
5	Corey Seager	—	55.9%	177 batted balls
6	Eloy Jimenez	—	55.7%	158 batted balls
7	Christian Yelich	—	55.6%	124 batted balls
8	Mike Trout	—	55.1%	147 batted balls
9	Marcell Ozuna	—	54.4%	169 batted balls
10	Freddie Freeman	—	54.2%	177 batted balls
11	Jose Abreu	—	53.3%	182 batted balls
12	Teoscar Hernandez	—	53.1%	128 batted balls
13	Evan White	—	52.5%	99 batted balls
14	David Bote	—	52.3%	86 batted balls
15	Matt Chapman	—	51.7%	89 batted balls

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), 2020

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

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), the top 15

#	Player	Team	xwOBA
1	Juan Soto	—	.475	196 PA
2	Freddie Freeman	—	.464	262 PA
3	Bryce Harper	—	.454	244 PA
4	Marcell Ozuna	—	.434	267 PA
5	Corey Seager	—	.430	232 PA
6	Mike Trout	—	.428	241 PA
7	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	.422	257 PA
8	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	.422	202 PA
9	Brandon Belt	—	.422	179 PA
10	Salvador Perez	—	.406	156 PA
11	George Springer	—	.405	222 PA
12	Will Smith	—	.405	137 PA
13	Justin Turner	—	.403	175 PA
14	Teoscar Hernandez	—	.401	207 PA
15	Jose Abreu	—	.399	262 PA

Expected batting average (xBA), 2020

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	Jose Iglesias	—	.359	150 PA
2	Freddie Freeman	—	.339	262 PA
3	Juan Soto	—	.332	196 PA
4	Corey Seager	—	.326	232 PA
5	Salvador Perez	—	.319	156 PA
6	Jake Cronenworth	—	.317	192 PA
7	Gio Urshela	—	.314	174 PA
8	DJ LeMahieu	—	.312	216 PA
9	Marcell Ozuna	—	.310	267 PA
10	Bryce Harper	—	.308	244 PA
11	Trea Turner	—	.303	259 PA
12	Dominic Smith	—	.303	199 PA
13	Willi Castro	—	.303	140 PA
14	Garrett Cooper	—	.303	133 PA
15	Manny Machado	—	.300	254 PA

Sprint speed, 2020

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	Tim Locastro	AZ	30.6	29 runs
2	Roman Quinn	PHI	30.5	36 runs
3	Adam Engel	CWS	30.2	42 runs
4	Trea Turner	WSH	29.9	108 runs
5	Byron Buxton	MIN	29.9	36 runs
6	Garrett Hampson	COL	29.6	52 runs
7	Tyler O'Neill	STL	29.5	49 runs
8	Eli White	TEX	29.4	18 runs
9	Adalberto Mondesi	KC	29.4	77 runs
10	Jorge Mateo	SD	29.4	10 runs
11	Harrison Bader	STL	29.4	38 runs
12	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	29.3	91 runs
13	Sam Hilliard	COL	29.3	29 runs
14	Kevin Kiermaier	TB	29.3	94 runs
15	Nick Senzel	CIN	29.3	28 runs

Longest postseason home runs, 2020

Projected distance, every home run of the postseason.

Longest postseason home runs, the top 10

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	487	Oct 1, vs ATH	112.2 mph, 32°
2	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	458	Oct 6, vs TB	118.3 mph, 24°
3	Mike Zunino	TB	454	Oct 12, vs HOU	111.1 mph, 32°
4	Luke Voit	NYY	453	Oct 8, vs TB	108.3 mph, 30°
5	Chad Pinder	ATH	453	Oct 6, vs HOU	111.8 mph, 23°
6	Ramon Laureano	ATH	449	Oct 8, vs HOU	110.9 mph, 31°
7	Austin Riley	ATL	448	Oct 12, vs LAD	109.8 mph, 24°
8	Ji Man Choi	TB	447	Oct 15, vs HOU	108.9 mph, 27°
9	Corey Seager	LAD	447	Sep 30, vs MIL	107.8 mph, 25°
10	Hunter Renfroe	TB	444	Oct 24, vs LAD	111.4 mph, 32°

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