MLB Statcast leaders, 2023

Shohei Ohtani hit the longest home run of the 2023 MLB season, 493 feet against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Jun 30. Ronald Acuna Jr. hit the hardest ball, 121.2 mph. Jhoan Duran threw the fastest pitch, 104.8 mph. Among qualified hitters, Aaron Judge had the highest average exit velocity, 97.6 mph.

Longest home runs, 2023

Projected distance, every home run of the regular season.

Longest home runs, the top 25

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	493	Jun 30, vs AZ	115.1 mph, 29°
2	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	485	Apr 2, vs SF	117.8 mph, 25°
3	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	483	Sep 18, vs ATL	113.9 mph, 32°
4	Nolan Jones	COL	483	Jun 7, vs SF	114.2 mph, 26°
5	Jarred Kelenic	SEA	482	Apr 12, vs CHC	111.7 mph, 31°
6	C.J. Cron	COL	479	Apr 11, vs STL	109.3 mph, 29°
7	Travis d'Arnaud	ATL	474	Jun 16, vs COL	109.6 mph, 27°
8	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SF	474	Apr 29, vs SD	103.4 mph, 33°
9	Ryan McMahon	COL	473	Aug 28, vs ATL	109.7 mph, 27°
10	Austin Riley	ATL	473	Apr 3, vs STL	113.3 mph, 28°
11	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	472	Aug 8, vs HOU	113.1 mph, 26°
12	Josh Donaldson	NYY	472	Jun 29, vs ATH	112.3 mph, 28°
13	Nolan Jones	COL	472	Jun 11, vs SD	111.6 mph, 36°
14	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	470	May 10, vs BOS	113.9 mph, 27°
15	Nolan Jones	COL	469	Jul 14, vs NYY	109.9 mph, 26°
16	Michael A. Taylor	MIN	468	Sep 29, vs COL	114.3 mph, 28°
17	Jorge Soler	MIA	468	May 9, vs AZ	112.5 mph, 28°
18	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	467	Sep 26, vs CLE	119.2 mph, 28°
19	Francisco Alvarez	NYM	467	Jul 4, vs AZ	110.0 mph, 26°
20	Christopher Morel	CHC	466	Sep 11, vs COL	111.1 mph, 31°
21	Pete Alonso	NYM	466	Aug 19, vs STL	111.4 mph, 28°
22	Byron Buxton	MIN	466	Jun 22, vs BOS	112.2 mph, 28°
23	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	465	Sep 29, vs COL	110.2 mph, 30°
24	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	465	Sep 6, vs SD	112.0 mph, 26°
25	Drew Waters	KC	465	Jul 16, vs TB	112.2 mph, 32°

Hardest-hit balls, 2023

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

Hardest-hit balls, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	121.2	Sep 2, vs LAD	home run
2	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	119.5	Sep 6, vs DET	field out
3	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	119.2	Sep 26, vs CLE	home run
4	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	118.6	Aug 29, vs PHI	double
5	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.6	Aug 24, vs WSH	single
6	Matt Olson	ATL	118.6	Apr 11, vs CIN	home run
7	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	118.3	Aug 12, vs HOU	double
8	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.3	Jun 14, vs NYM	grounded into double play
9	Jake Burger	CWS	118.2	Apr 18, vs PHI	home run
10	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.1	Jul 8, vs CHC	home run
11	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	117.9	Sep 26, vs TOR	double
12	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	117.9	Sep 24, vs WSH	field out
13	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	117.8	Apr 2, vs SF	home run
14	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	117.7	Sep 13, vs ATH	home run
15	Willson Contreras	STL	117.5	May 8, vs CHC	field out
16	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	117.4	May 29, vs HOU	home run
17	Ronny Mauricio	NYM	117.3	Sep 1, vs SEA	double
18	Jo Adell	LAA	117.2	Jun 8, vs CHC	home run
19	Ketel Marte	AZ	117.1	Aug 28, vs LAD	double
20	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	117.1	Jun 18, vs KC	home run
21	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	117.1	Apr 7, vs BAL	double
22	Byron Buxton	MIN	116.9	Aug 1, vs STL	double
23	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	116.9	Jul 27, vs DET	home run
24	Aaron Judge	NYY	116.9	May 29, vs SEA	home run
25	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	116.8	Sep 5, vs DET	home run

Fastest pitches, 2023

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

Fastest pitches, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Jhoan Duran	MIN	104.8	Jul 19, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
2	Jhoan Duran	MIN	104.6	Jun 2, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
3	Jhoan Duran	MIN	104.6	May 24, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
4	Jhoan Duran	MIN	104.5	Jun 2, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
5	Jhoan Duran	MIN	104.4	May 24, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
6	Jordan Hicks	STL	104.3	Jun 19, vs WSH	Sinker
7	Jhoan Duran	MIN	104.1	Jul 19, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
8	Jhoan Duran	MIN	104.0	Jul 19, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
9	Jhoan Duran	MIN	104.0	Jul 19, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
10	Jhoan Duran	MIN	104.0	May 24, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
11	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.9	May 24, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
12	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.8	Jul 19, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
13	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.8	Jun 18, vs NYM	4-Seam Fastball
14	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.8	Jun 2, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
15	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.8	May 24, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
16	Aroldis Chapman	KC	103.8	May 16, vs SD	4-Seam Fastball
17	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.8	Mar 30, vs TOR	Sinker
18	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.7	Jul 19, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
19	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.7	Jul 19, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
20	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.7	Jun 19, vs WSH	Sinker
21	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.7	Jun 18, vs NYM	Sinker
22	Jordan Hicks	STL	103.7	Jun 18, vs NYM	Sinker
23	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.7	Jun 14, vs MIL	4-Seam Fastball
24	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.6	Jun 2, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball
25	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.6	Jun 2, vs CLE	4-Seam Fastball

Average exit velocity, 2023

Qualified batters, every batted ball averaged.

Average exit velocity, the top 15

#	Player	Team	MPH
1	Aaron Judge	—	97.6	240 batted balls
2	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	94.7	562 batted balls
3	Shohei Ohtani	—	94.4	357 batted balls
4	Matt Olson	—	93.7	445 batted balls
5	Yandy Diaz	—	93.4	433 batted balls
6	Matt Chapman	—	93.4	346 batted balls
7	J.D. Martinez	—	93.4	292 batted balls
8	Corey Seager	—	93.3	395 batted balls
9	Yordan Alvarez	—	93.3	322 batted balls
10	Giancarlo Stanton	—	93.3	248 batted balls
11	Juan Soto	—	93.2	445 batted balls
12	MJ Melendez	—	93.2	367 batted balls
13	Rafael Devers	—	93.1	457 batted balls
14	Julio Rodriguez	—	92.7	481 batted balls
15	Mookie Betts	—	92.4	482 batted balls

Barrels, 2023

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	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	86	562 batted balls
2	Matt Olson	—	73	445 batted balls
3	Shohei Ohtani	—	70	357 batted balls
4	Austin Riley	—	66	475 batted balls
5	Marcell Ozuna	—	66	398 batted balls
6	Aaron Judge	—	66	240 batted balls
7	Spencer Torkelson	—	62	440 batted balls
8	Pete Alonso	—	62	421 batted balls
9	Adolis Garcia	—	62	386 batted balls
10	Bobby Witt Jr.	—	61	529 batted balls
11	Kyle Schwarber	—	61	373 batted balls
12	Mookie Betts	—	60	482 batted balls
13	Corey Seager	—	60	395 batted balls
14	Matt Chapman	—	59	346 batted balls
15	Freddie Freeman	—	58	521 batted balls

Barrel rate, 2023

Barrels per batted ball, qualified batters.

Barrel rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	BRL%
1	Aaron Judge	—	27.5%
2	Shohei Ohtani	—	19.6%
3	Yordan Alvarez	—	18.0%
4	Matt Chapman	—	17.1%
5	J.D. Martinez	—	17.1%
6	Jake Burger	—	16.7%
7	Marcell Ozuna	—	16.6%
8	Nolan Gorman	—	16.5%
9	Matt Olson	—	16.4%
10	Kyle Schwarber	—	16.4%
11	Adolis Garcia	—	16.1%
12	Sean Murphy	—	16.1%
13	Mike Trout	—	16.0%
14	Christopher Morel	—	15.9%
15	Jack Suwinski	—	15.7%

Hard-hit rate, 2023

Batted balls of 95 mph or harder, qualified batters.

Hard-hit rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	HH%
1	Aaron Judge	—	64.2%	240 batted balls
2	Matt Chapman	—	56.4%	346 batted balls
3	Matt Olson	—	55.5%	445 batted balls
4	Juan Soto	—	55.3%	445 batted balls
5	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	55.2%	562 batted balls
6	Rafael Devers	—	55.1%	457 batted balls
7	J.D. Martinez	—	55.1%	292 batted balls
8	Shohei Ohtani	—	54.2%	357 batted balls
9	Yandy Diaz	—	54.0%	433 batted balls
10	Corey Seager	—	53.2%	395 batted balls
11	Yordan Alvarez	—	52.2%	322 batted balls
12	Joc Pederson	—	52.2%	272 batted balls
13	Julio Rodriguez	—	52.0%	481 batted balls
14	Gunnar Henderson	—	52.0%	404 batted balls
15	Mike Trout	—	51.9%	206 batted balls

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), 2023

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

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), the top 15

#	Player	Team	xwOBA
1	Aaron Judge	—	.465	458 PA
2	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	.461	735 PA
3	Yordan Alvarez	—	.436	496 PA
4	Shohei Ohtani	—	.428	599 PA
5	Corey Seager	—	.411	536 PA
6	Mookie Betts	—	.408	693 PA
7	Juan Soto	—	.407	708 PA
8	Freddie Freeman	—	.405	730 PA
9	Matt Olson	—	.396	720 PA
10	Bryce Harper	—	.396	546 PA
11	Marcell Ozuna	—	.395	592 PA
12	Sean Murphy	—	.393	438 PA
13	Mike Trout	—	.390	361 PA
14	Kyle Tucker	—	.386	674 PA
15	Yandy Diaz	—	.385	600 PA

Expected batting average (xBA), 2023

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	Ronald Acuna Jr.	—	.351	735 PA
2	Luis Arraez	—	.327	617 PA
3	Freddie Freeman	—	.315	730 PA
4	Corey Seager	—	.303	536 PA
5	Bo Bichette	—	.302	601 PA
6	Yandy Diaz	—	.301	600 PA
7	Michael Harris II	—	.298	539 PA
8	Wander Franco	—	.297	491 PA
9	Jose Ramirez	—	.296	691 PA
10	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	.295	682 PA
11	Yordan Alvarez	—	.292	496 PA
12	Shohei Ohtani	—	.290	599 PA
13	Bobby Witt Jr.	—	.289	694 PA
14	Adley Rutschman	—	.289	687 PA
15	Mookie Betts	—	.288	693 PA

Sprint speed, 2023

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	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	30.5	162 runs
2	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	30.5	262 runs
3	Dairon Blanco	KC	30.3	55 runs
4	Trea Turner	PHI	30.3	288 runs
5	Bubba Thompson	TEX	30.2	28 runs
6	Tyler Fitzgerald	SF	30.1	12 runs
7	Jorge Mateo	BAL	30.1	125 runs
8	Corbin Carroll	AZ	30.1	298 runs
9	Blake Perkins	MIL	30.0	58 runs
10	Jordan Lawlar	AZ	30.0	13 runs
11	Jake McCarthy	AZ	30.0	140 runs
12	Jacob Young	WSH	30.0	55 runs
13	Brenton Doyle	COL	29.9	149 runs
14	Garrett Hampson	MIA	29.8	83 runs
15	Jonny DeLuca	LAD	29.7	20 runs

Longest postseason home runs, 2023

Projected distance, every home run of the postseason.

Longest postseason home runs, the top 10

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	461	Oct 21, vs AZ	114.1 mph, 24°
2	Nick Castellanos	PHI	449	Oct 11, vs ATL	112.2 mph, 24°
3	Corey Seager	TEX	445	Oct 10, vs BAL	110.1 mph, 24°
4	Bryce Harper	PHI	444	Oct 21, vs AZ	112.4 mph, 27°
5	Corbin Carroll	AZ	444	Oct 3, vs MIL	106.9 mph, 27°
6	Jose Abreu	HOU	442	Oct 10, vs MIN	109.7 mph, 22°
7	Corey Seager	TEX	440	Oct 23, vs HOU	113.1 mph, 29°
8	Jose Abreu	HOU	440	Oct 10, vs MIN	110.2 mph, 23°
9	Jose Abreu	HOU	438	Oct 19, vs TEX	109.0 mph, 25°
10	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	437	Oct 10, vs BAL	107.8 mph, 26°

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