MLB Statcast leaders, 2021

Miguel Sano hit the longest home run of the 2021 MLB season, 495 feet against the Boston Red Sox on Aug 25. Giancarlo Stanton hit the hardest ball, 122.2 mph. Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch, 103.4 mph. Among qualified hitters, Aaron Judge had the highest average exit velocity, 95.8 mph.

Longest home runs, 2021

Projected distance, every home run of the regular season.

Longest home runs, the top 25

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Miguel Sano	MIN	495	Aug 25, vs BOS	116.7 mph, 24°
2	Tommy Pham	SD	486	Aug 17, vs COL	107.9 mph, 28°
3	Yermín Mercedes	CWS	485	Apr 8, vs KC	113.3 mph, 24°
4	Adam Duvall	ATL	483	Sep 20, vs AZ	110.6 mph, 30°
5	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	481	Apr 27, vs CHC	111.9 mph, 27°
6	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	479	Apr 29, vs CHC	114.3 mph, 25°
7	Ryan McMahon	COL	478	May 15, vs CIN	109.4 mph, 28°
8	Adam Duvall	ATL	477	Sep 2, vs COL	108.4 mph, 30°
9	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	477	Jun 16, vs COL	113.1 mph, 26°
10	Trevor Story	COL	475	Sep 28, vs WSH	108.4 mph, 32°
11	Miguel Sano	MIN	475	Aug 18, vs CLE	113.9 mph, 27°
12	Franchy Cordero	BOS	474	May 23, vs PHI	118.6 mph, 29°
13	Miguel Sano	MIN	473	Jul 28, vs DET	114.8 mph, 30°
14	Luke Raley	LAD	472	Sep 22, vs COL	109.2 mph, 30°
15	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	472	Aug 27, vs ATH	112.1 mph, 26°
16	Seth Brown	ATH	472	Jul 10, vs TEX	111.8 mph, 24°
17	Mike Zunino	TB	472	May 11, vs NYY	111.0 mph, 23°
18	Bradley Zimmer	CLE	471	Aug 9, vs CIN	111.6 mph, 28°
19	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	471	Apr 5, vs BAL	115.1 mph, 25°
20	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	470	Jun 26, vs PIT	108.9 mph, 32°
21	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	470	Jun 8, vs KC	111.7 mph, 31°
22	George Springer	TOR	470	May 1, vs ATL	116.4 mph, 32°
23	Michael Conforto	NYM	469	Sep 29, vs MIA	111.3 mph, 26°
24	Anthony Alford	PIT	469	Sep 3, vs CHC	110.9 mph, 29°
25	Bo Bichette	TOR	468	Jun 12, vs BOS	111.1 mph, 25°

Hardest-hit balls, 2021

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	122.2	Aug 9, vs KC	grounded into double play
2	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	121.1	Sep 3, vs BAL	single
3	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	120.3	Sep 16, vs BAL	single
4	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	120.2	Jun 17, vs TOR	field out
5	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	120.1	Apr 25, vs CLE	single
6	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	120.0	Apr 13, vs TOR	single
7	Manny Machado	SD	119.6	Aug 20, vs PHI	home run
8	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	119.6	Jul 11, vs HOU	single
9	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	119.4	Apr 28, vs BAL	grounded into double play
10	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	119.3	Apr 27, vs BAL	single
11	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	119.2	Aug 23, vs ATL	double
12	Aaron Judge	NYY	119.0	Jun 16, vs TOR	single
13	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	119.0	Apr 12, vs KC	double
14	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.8	May 2, vs DET	single
15	Aaron Judge	NYY	118.6	Oct 3, vs TB	grounded into double play
16	Franchy Cordero	BOS	118.6	May 23, vs PHI	home run
17	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.5	Sep 21, vs TEX	home run
18	Aaron Judge	NYY	118.4	Sep 26, vs BOS	double
19	Pete Alonso	NYM	118.4	Aug 19, vs LAD	single
20	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.3	Jun 9, vs MIN	double
21	Oneil Cruz	PIT	118.2	Oct 2, vs CIN	single
22	Chris Gittens	NYY	118.0	Jul 23, vs BOS	single
23	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.0	Apr 23, vs CLE	home run
24	Jorge Soler	ATL	117.9	Oct 3, vs NYM	home run
25	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	117.9	Sep 8, vs TOR	single

Fastest pitches, 2021

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

Fastest pitches, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.4	Jun 19, vs ATH	Sinker
2	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.2	Apr 7, vs MIA	Sinker
3	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	103.1	Jul 27, vs TB	Sinker
4	Julian Fernández	COL	102.8	Oct 2, vs AZ	4-Seam Fastball
5	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.8	May 18, vs TEX	Sinker
6	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.7	Jul 20, vs PHI	Sinker
7	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	102.6	Sep 18, vs NYY	Cutter
8	Camilo Doval	SF	102.5	Sep 21, vs SD	Cutter
9	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	102.5	Sep 18, vs NYY	Cutter
10	Jose Alvarado	PHI	102.5	May 11, vs WSH	Sinker
11	Jordan Hicks	STL	102.5	Apr 7, vs MIA	Sinker
12	Julian Fernández	COL	102.4	Sep 5, vs ATL	4-Seam Fastball
13	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.4	Jul 20, vs PHI	4-Seam Fastball
14	Aroldis Chapman	NYY	102.4	Apr 29, vs BAL	Sinker
15	Jordan Hicks	STL	102.4	Apr 7, vs MIA	Sinker
16	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	102.3	Oct 3, vs TEX	Cutter
17	Brusdar Graterol	LAD	102.3	Sep 22, vs COL	Sinker
18	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	102.3	Sep 18, vs NYY	4-Seam Fastball
19	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	102.2	Sep 23, vs CWS	Cutter
20	Jose Alvarado	PHI	102.2	Sep 21, vs BAL	Sinker
21	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	102.2	Sep 18, vs NYY	Cutter
22	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	102.2	Sep 12, vs MIL	Cutter
23	Brusdar Graterol	LAD	102.2	Aug 3, vs HOU	Sinker
24	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	102.2	Jul 28, vs STL	Cutter
25	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	102.2	Jul 28, vs STL	Cutter

Average exit velocity, 2021

Qualified batters, every batted ball averaged.

Average exit velocity, the top 15

#	Player	Team	MPH
1	Aaron Judge	—	95.8	397 batted balls
2	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	95.1	496 batted balls
3	Giancarlo Stanton	—	95.1	356 batted balls
4	Josh Donaldson	—	94.1	351 batted balls
5	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	93.9	329 batted balls
6	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	93.8	217 batted balls
7	Shohei Ohtani	—	93.6	350 batted balls
8	Miguel Sano	—	93.4	288 batted balls
9	Yordan Alvarez	—	93.2	395 batted balls
10	Manny Machado	—	93.1	473 batted balls
11	Yasmani Grandal	—	93.1	203 batted balls
12	Salvador Perez	—	93.0	454 batted balls
13	Juan Soto	—	93.0	414 batted balls
14	Tyler O'Neill	—	93.0	318 batted balls
15	Rafael Devers	—	92.9	452 batted balls

Barrels, 2021

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	Shohei Ohtani	—	78	350 batted balls
2	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	75	496 batted balls
3	Salvador Perez	—	74	454 batted balls
4	Aaron Judge	—	70	397 batted balls
5	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	70	329 batted balls
6	Rafael Devers	—	68	452 batted balls
7	Pete Alonso	—	65	438 batted balls
8	Bryce Harper	—	65	360 batted balls
9	Paul Goldschmidt	—	64	472 batted balls
10	Manny Machado	—	63	473 batted balls
11	Yordan Alvarez	—	63	395 batted balls
12	Max Muncy	—	61	378 batted balls
13	Josh Donaldson	—	61	351 batted balls
14	Matt Olson	—	59	463 batted balls
15	Mitch Haniger	—	58	459 batted balls

Barrel rate, 2021

Barrels per batted ball, qualified batters.

Barrel rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	BRL%
1	Mike Zunino	—	24.3%
2	Shohei Ohtani	—	22.3%
3	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	21.3%
4	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	20.3%
5	Bobby Dalbec	—	20.2%
6	Joey Gallo	—	18.5%
7	Bryce Harper	—	18.1%
8	Tyler O'Neill	—	17.9%
9	Miguel Sano	—	17.7%
10	Aaron Judge	—	17.6%
11	Kyle Schwarber	—	17.5%
12	Josh Donaldson	—	17.4%
13	Joey Votto	—	17.2%
14	Rhys Hoskins	—	17.0%
15	Brandon Belt	—	17.0%

Hard-hit rate, 2021

Batted balls of 95 mph or harder, qualified batters.

Hard-hit rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	HH%
1	Aaron Judge	—	58.4%	397 batted balls
2	Giancarlo Stanton	—	56.3%	356 batted balls
3	Salvador Perez	—	56.2%	454 batted balls
4	Miguel Sano	—	55.9%	288 batted balls
5	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	55.6%	329 batted balls
6	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	55.2%	496 batted balls
7	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	54.8%	217 batted balls
8	Yordan Alvarez	—	54.2%	395 batted balls
9	Shohei Ohtani	—	53.6%	350 batted balls
10	Joey Votto	—	53.2%	325 batted balls
11	Yasmani Grandal	—	53.2%	203 batted balls
12	Juan Soto	—	52.7%	414 batted balls
13	Josh Donaldson	—	52.7%	351 batted balls
14	Nelson Cruz	—	52.5%	396 batted balls
15	Manny Machado	—	52.2%	473 batted balls

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), 2021

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

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), the top 15

#	Player	Team	xwOBA
1	Bryce Harper	—	.431	599 PA
2	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	.430	360 PA
3	Juan Soto	—	.429	654 PA
4	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	.422	698 PA
5	Aaron Judge	—	.415	633 PA
6	Yasmani Grandal	—	.411	374 PA
7	Freddie Freeman	—	.410	695 PA
8	Shohei Ohtani	—	.410	639 PA
9	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	.407	546 PA
10	Max Muncy	—	.406	592 PA
11	Joey Votto	—	.404	533 PA
12	Kyle Schwarber	—	.397	471 PA
13	Paul Goldschmidt	—	.396	679 PA
14	Kyle Tucker	—	.394	567 PA
15	Corey Seager	—	.392	409 PA

Expected batting average (xBA), 2021

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	Freddie Freeman	—	.309	695 PA
2	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	.306	698 PA
3	Michael Brantley	—	.305	508 PA
4	Ketel Marte	—	.301	374 PA
5	Trea Turner	—	.300	646 PA
6	Juan Soto	—	.299	654 PA
7	Aaron Judge	—	.298	633 PA
8	Kyle Tucker	—	.296	567 PA
9	Bryce Harper	—	.295	599 PA
10	Luis Arraez	—	.293	479 PA
11	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	.290	360 PA
12	Bryan Reynolds	—	.288	646 PA
13	Jesse Winker	—	.288	485 PA
14	Paul Goldschmidt	—	.287	679 PA
15	Nick Castellanos	—	.287	585 PA

Sprint speed, 2021

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	Trea Turner	LAD	30.6	277 runs
2	Tim Locastro	NYY	30.6	48 runs
3	Derek Hill	DET	30.4	45 runs
4	Jake McCarthy	AZ	30.4	28 runs
5	Eli White	TEX	30.4	69 runs
6	Jorge Mateo	BAL	30.3	63 runs
7	Jose Siri	HOU	30.2	20 runs
8	Roman Quinn	PHI	30.0	19 runs
9	Jon Berti	MIA	29.9	124 runs
10	Byron Buxton	MIN	29.9	95 runs
11	Jo Adell	LAA	29.9	56 runs
12	Garrett Hampson	COL	29.8	154 runs
13	Leody Taveras	TEX	29.7	60 runs
14	Adam Engel	CWS	29.7	52 runs
15	Edmundo Sosa	STL	29.7	135 runs

Longest postseason home runs, 2021

Projected distance, every home run of the postseason.

Longest postseason home runs, the top 10

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Freddie Freeman	ATL	460	Oct 31, vs HOU	112.0 mph, 28°
2	Joc Pederson	ATL	454	Oct 17, vs LAD	112.2 mph, 24°
3	Darin Ruf	SF	452	Oct 14, vs LAD	110.1 mph, 26°
4	Enrique Hernandez	BOS	448	Oct 15, vs HOU	108.2 mph, 30°
5	Rowdy Tellez	MIL	448	Oct 12, vs ATL	110.5 mph, 29°
6	Jorge Soler	ATL	446	Nov 2, vs HOU	109.6 mph, 27°
7	Corey Seager	LAD	444	Oct 19, vs ATL	108.5 mph, 28°
8	Travis d'Arnaud	ATL	437	Oct 29, vs HOU	112.6 mph, 21°
9	Leury Garcia	CWS	436	Oct 10, vs HOU	107.0 mph, 24°
10	Kyle Schwarber	BOS	435	Oct 5, vs NYY	110.3 mph, 31°

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