MLB Statcast leaders, 2022

C.J. Cron hit the longest home run of the 2022 MLB season, 504 feet against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sep 9. Oneil Cruz hit the hardest ball, 122.4 mph. Ryan Helsley threw the fastest pitch, 104.2 mph. Among qualified hitters, Aaron Judge had the highest average exit velocity, 95.9 mph.

Longest home runs, 2022

Projected distance, every home run of the regular season.

Longest home runs, the top 25

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	C.J. Cron	COL	504	Sep 9, vs AZ	110.0 mph, 37°
2	Christian Yelich	MIL	499	Sep 6, vs COL	109.9 mph, 35°
3	Jesus Sanchez	MIA	496	May 30, vs COL	114.7 mph, 31°
4	Ryan McMahon	COL	495	Aug 9, vs STL	110.4 mph, 33°
5	Mike Trout	LAA	490	Oct 5, vs ATH	110.6 mph, 28°
6	C.J. Cron	COL	486	Jun 17, vs SD	111.2 mph, 27°
7	Gary Sanchez	MIN	473	Sep 5, vs NYY	115.1 mph, 30°
8	Mike Trout	LAA	472	Apr 14, vs TEX	112.9 mph, 23°
9	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	469	May 30, vs ATH	113.9 mph, 28°
10	Byron Buxton	MIN	469	Apr 24, vs CWS	111.8 mph, 30°
11	Brandon Drury	SD	468	Sep 16, vs AZ	105.2 mph, 30°
12	Jorge Soler	MIA	468	Apr 29, vs SEA	117.6 mph, 25°
13	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	468	Apr 20, vs COL	110.3 mph, 31°
14	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	467	Sep 10, vs WSH	111.4 mph, 30°
15	Dérmis Garcia	ATH	467	Aug 31, vs WSH	110.6 mph, 34°
16	Christian Walker	AZ	467	Apr 24, vs NYM	110.5 mph, 28°
17	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	467	Apr 10, vs TEX	117.9 mph, 18°
18	C.J. Cron	COL	466	Apr 16, vs CHC	110.9 mph, 30°
19	Will Smith	LAD	465	Sep 14, vs AZ	106.8 mph, 30°
20	Aaron Judge	NYY	465	Jul 22, vs BAL	113.5 mph, 25°
21	Teoscar Hernandez	TOR	464	Sep 25, vs TB	113.2 mph, 31°
22	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	464	Sep 16, vs ATH	114.9 mph, 23°
23	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	464	Jun 7, vs ATH	113.8 mph, 27°
24	Austin Hays	BAL	464	Jun 7, vs CHC	106.9 mph, 38°
25	Tommy La Stella	SF	464	May 17, vs COL	106.8 mph, 31°

Hardest-hit balls, 2022

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

Hardest-hit balls, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Oneil Cruz	PIT	122.4	Aug 24, vs ATL	single
2	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	119.8	Jun 11, vs CHC	home run
3	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	119.8	May 3, vs TOR	field error
4	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	119.1	May 21, vs CWS	single
5	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	119.1	Apr 10, vs HOU	double
6	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.8	Jun 16, vs TB	field out
7	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.8	Apr 26, vs BAL	single
8	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	118.4	Aug 31, vs CHC	single
9	Oneil Cruz	PIT	118.4	Aug 4, vs MIL	single
10	Aaron Judge	NYY	118.4	Jun 23, vs HOU	field out
11	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.3	May 10, vs TOR	single
12	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.0	Sep 20, vs PIT	home run
13	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.0	Aug 26, vs ATH	grounded into double play
14	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	118.0	Jun 25, vs SEA	home run
15	Franchy Cordero	BOS	117.9	Jun 20, vs DET	single
16	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	117.9	Apr 10, vs TEX	home run
17	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	117.8	Aug 22, vs KC	field out
18	Oneil Cruz	PIT	117.7	Sep 9, vs STL	single
19	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	117.7	Aug 25, vs ATH	single
20	Jorge Soler	MIA	117.6	Apr 29, vs SEA	home run
21	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	117.5	Sep 30, vs BOS	home run
22	Oneil Cruz	PIT	117.5	Aug 29, vs MIL	home run
23	Aaron Judge	NYY	117.4	Sep 28, vs TOR	home run
24	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	117.4	Jun 17, vs CWS	single
25	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	117.3	Sep 26, vs NYY	single

Fastest pitches, 2022

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

Fastest pitches, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Ryan Helsley	STL	104.2	Sep 27, vs MIL	4-Seam Fastball
2	Camilo Doval	SF	104.0	Sep 23, vs AZ	Cutter
3	Ryan Helsley	STL	104.0	Sep 22, vs SD	4-Seam Fastball
4	Ryan Helsley	STL	103.9	Sep 27, vs MIL	4-Seam Fastball
5	Camilo Doval	SF	103.9	Sep 25, vs AZ	Cutter
6	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.8	Sep 27, vs CWS	4-Seam Fastball
7	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.8	Jul 7, vs ATL	Sinker
8	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.7	Aug 19, vs AZ	Sinker
9	Ryan Helsley	STL	103.4	Sep 22, vs SD	4-Seam Fastball
10	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.4	Aug 29, vs BOS	4-Seam Fastball
11	Ryan Helsley	STL	103.4	Jul 23, vs CIN	4-Seam Fastball
12	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.4	Jul 2, vs PHI	Sinker
13	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.4	Jul 2, vs PHI	Sinker
14	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.3	May 14, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
15	Ryan Helsley	STL	103.2	Sep 22, vs SD	4-Seam Fastball
16	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.2	Sep 11, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
17	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.2	Aug 11, vs COL	4-Seam Fastball
18	Andres Munoz	SEA	103.2	Jul 24, vs HOU	4-Seam Fastball
19	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.2	Jul 12, vs LAD	Sinker
20	Ryan Helsley	STL	103.1	Sep 27, vs MIL	4-Seam Fastball
21	Felix Bautista	BAL	103.1	Aug 23, vs CWS	4-Seam Fastball
22	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.1	Aug 19, vs TEX	4-Seam Fastball
23	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.1	Jul 12, vs LAD	Sinker
24	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.1	Jul 2, vs PHI	Sinker
25	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.1	May 14, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball

Average exit velocity, 2022

Qualified batters, every batted ball averaged.

Average exit velocity, the top 15

#	Player	Team	MPH
1	Aaron Judge	—	95.9	400 batted balls
2	Yordan Alvarez	—	95.2	371 batted balls
3	Giancarlo Stanton	—	95.0	264 batted balls
4	Kyle Schwarber	—	93.3	379 batted balls
5	Joc Pederson	—	93.2	284 batted balls
6	Rafael Devers	—	93.1	444 batted balls
7	Matt Olson	—	92.9	450 batted balls
8	Shohei Ohtani	—	92.9	428 batted balls
9	Byron Buxton	—	92.9	225 batted balls
10	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	92.8	526 batted balls
11	Teoscar Hernandez	—	92.6	347 batted balls
12	Austin Riley	—	92.5	451 batted balls
13	J.D. Davis	—	92.4	198 batted balls
14	Jose Abreu	—	92.2	495 batted balls
15	Yandy Diaz	—	92.2	414 batted balls

Barrels, 2022

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	—	106	400 batted balls
2	Yordan Alvarez	—	78	371 batted balls
3	Kyle Schwarber	—	76	379 batted balls
4	Shohei Ohtani	—	72	428 batted balls
5	Austin Riley	—	71	451 batted balls
6	Matt Olson	—	61	450 batted balls
7	Ryan Mountcastle	—	61	408 batted balls
8	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	59	526 batted balls
9	Pete Alonso	—	59	478 batted balls
10	Mike Trout	—	59	300 batted balls
11	Adolis Garcia	—	55	428 batted balls
12	Christian Walker	—	53	459 batted balls
13	Anthony Santander	—	53	457 batted balls
14	Juan Soto	—	53	428 batted balls
15	Rowdy Tellez	—	53	411 batted balls

Barrel rate, 2022

Barrels per batted ball, qualified batters.

Barrel rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	BRL%
1	Aaron Judge	—	26.5%
2	Yordan Alvarez	—	21.0%
3	Kyle Schwarber	—	20.1%
4	Mike Trout	—	19.7%
5	Giancarlo Stanton	—	19.3%
6	Joey Gallo	—	17.6%
7	Shohei Ohtani	—	16.8%
8	Byron Buxton	—	16.4%
9	J.D. Davis	—	16.2%
10	Austin Riley	—	15.7%
11	Oneil Cruz	—	15.5%
12	Cal Raleigh	—	15.4%
13	Joc Pederson	—	15.1%
14	Ryan Mountcastle	—	15.0%
15	Teoscar Hernandez	—	15.0%

Hard-hit rate, 2022

Batted balls of 95 mph or harder, qualified batters.

Hard-hit rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	HH%
1	Aaron Judge	—	61.9%	400 batted balls
2	Yordan Alvarez	—	59.8%	371 batted balls
3	J.D. Davis	—	56.1%	198 batted balls
4	Kyle Schwarber	—	54.4%	379 batted balls
5	Teoscar Hernandez	—	53.3%	347 batted balls
6	Giancarlo Stanton	—	52.3%	264 batted balls
7	Joc Pederson	—	52.1%	284 batted balls
8	Jose Abreu	—	51.8%	495 batted balls
9	Matt Chapman	—	51.2%	373 batted balls
10	Mike Trout	—	51.0%	300 batted balls
11	Matt Olson	—	50.9%	450 batted balls
12	Rafael Devers	—	50.9%	444 batted balls
13	Austin Riley	—	50.8%	451 batted balls
14	Julio Rodriguez	—	50.7%	367 batted balls
15	Joey Gallo	—	50.5%	188 batted balls

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), 2022

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

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), the top 15

#	Player	Team	xwOBA
1	Aaron Judge	—	.466	696 PA
2	Yordan Alvarez	—	.459	561 PA
3	Freddie Freeman	—	.406	708 PA
4	Juan Soto	—	.403	664 PA
5	Mike Trout	—	.398	499 PA
6	Shohei Ohtani	—	.387	666 PA
7	Austin Riley	—	.385	693 PA
8	Bryce Harper	—	.381	426 PA
9	Kyle Schwarber	—	.379	669 PA
10	Jose Abreu	—	.374	679 PA
11	Corey Seager	—	.373	663 PA
12	Paul Goldschmidt	—	.372	651 PA
13	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	.368	533 PA
14	Willson Contreras	—	.368	487 PA
15	Joc Pederson	—	.367	433 PA

Expected batting average (xBA), 2022

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	Yordan Alvarez	—	.319	561 PA
2	Freddie Freeman	—	.308	708 PA
3	Aaron Judge	—	.301	696 PA
4	Tim Anderson	—	.298	351 PA
5	Jose Abreu	—	.292	679 PA
6	Luis Arraez	—	.289	603 PA
7	Wander Franco	—	.288	344 PA
8	Alec Bohm	—	.287	631 PA
9	Yonathan Daza	—	.286	408 PA
10	Bryan De La Cruz	—	.285	355 PA
11	Yandy Diaz	—	.284	558 PA
12	Bryce Harper	—	.284	426 PA
13	Rafael Devers	—	.280	614 PA
14	Jeff McNeil	—	.279	589 PA
15	Oscar Gonzalez	—	.279	382 PA

Sprint speed, 2022

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	Corbin Carroll	AZ	30.7	55 runs
2	Jose Siri	TB	30.3	104 runs
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	30.3	221 runs
4	Trea Turner	LAD	30.3	292 runs
5	Bubba Thompson	TEX	30.3	66 runs
6	Tim Locastro	NYY	30.2	21 runs
7	Jorge Mateo	BAL	30.1	172 runs
8	Jake McCarthy	AZ	30.1	152 runs
9	Garrett Mitchell	MIL	30.1	24 runs
10	Wynton Bernard	COL	30.0	25 runs
11	Eli White	TEX	30.0	31 runs
12	Ben DeLuzio	STL	30.0	11 runs
13	Oneil Cruz	PIT	29.9	129 runs
14	Esteury Ruiz	MIL	29.8	18 runs
15	Jo Adell	LAA	29.7	92 runs

Longest postseason home runs, 2022

Projected distance, every home run of the postseason.

Longest postseason home runs, the top 10

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	488	Oct 18, vs SD	119.7 mph, 25°
2	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	450	Nov 5, vs PHI	112.5 mph, 27°
3	Aaron Judge	NYY	449	Oct 15, vs CLE	113.7 mph, 29°
4	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	443	Nov 1, vs HOU	113.2 mph, 27°
5	Juan Soto	SD	439	Oct 23, vs PHI	111.9 mph, 23°
6	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	438	Oct 11, vs SEA	116.7 mph, 22°
7	Bryce Harper	PHI	435	Oct 8, vs STL	111.6 mph, 29°
8	Travis d'Arnaud	ATL	430	Oct 11, vs PHI	104.0 mph, 30°
9	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	429	Oct 22, vs SD	112.5 mph, 31°
10	Harrison Bader	NYY	429	Oct 16, vs CLE	109.1 mph, 24°

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