MLB Statcast leaders, 2024

Jesus Sanchez hit the longest home run of the 2024 MLB season, 480 feet against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug 5. Oneil Cruz hit the hardest ball, 121.5 mph. Ben Joyce threw the fastest pitch, 105.5 mph. Among qualified hitters, Aaron Judge had the highest average exit velocity, 96.2 mph.

Longest home runs, 2024

Projected distance, every home run of the regular season.

Longest home runs, the top 25

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Jesus Sanchez	MIA	480	Aug 5, vs CIN	116.4 mph, 27°
2	Jorge Soler	SF	478	Jul 21, vs COL	109.3 mph, 25°
3	Aaron Judge	NYY	477	Aug 2, vs TOR	117.5 mph, 28°
4	Sam Hilliard	COL	476	Sep 29, vs LAD	111.3 mph, 34°
5	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	476	Jun 18, vs COL	113.0 mph, 30°
6	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	473	Jul 21, vs BOS	116.7 mph, 28°
7	Aaron Judge	NYY	473	May 9, vs HOU	115.7 mph, 29°
8	Mike Trout	LAA	473	Apr 1, vs MIA	113.1 mph, 26°
9	Oneil Cruz	PIT	472	Jul 27, vs AZ	115.5 mph, 31°
10	Pete Alonso	NYM	471	Aug 8, vs COL	111.6 mph, 29°
11	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	471	Jun 24, vs BOS	113.1 mph, 26°
12	Aaron Judge	NYY	470	Jul 26, vs BOS	114.4 mph, 26°
13	Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	470	Jun 29, vs COL	111.8 mph, 29°
14	Michael Busch	CHC	468	Sep 15, vs COL	109.3 mph, 26°
15	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	468	May 21, vs DET	111.0 mph, 25°
16	Rafael Devers	BOS	467	Jun 25, vs TOR	111.2 mph, 27°
17	Logan O'Hoppe	LAA	467	Jun 15, vs SF	110.1 mph, 26°
18	Aaron Judge	NYY	467	May 15, vs MIN	113.0 mph, 30°
19	Tyler O'Neill	BOS	465	Jul 23, vs COL	112.9 mph, 30°
20	Christian Walker	AZ	464	Jun 13, vs LAA	113.0 mph, 28°
21	Aaron Judge	NYY	464	Jun 1, vs SF	115.7 mph, 25°
22	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	464	May 5, vs ATL	110.6 mph, 26°
23	Pedro Pages	STL	462	Aug 16, vs LAD	108.7 mph, 27°
24	Michael Toglia	COL	462	Jun 23, vs WSH	110.9 mph, 28°
25	Ryan McMahon	COL	462	Jun 20, vs LAD	110.9 mph, 28°

Hardest-hit balls, 2024

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	121.5	May 21, vs SF	double
2	Oneil Cruz	PIT	120.5	Jul 19, vs PHI	double
3	Oneil Cruz	PIT	120.4	May 21, vs SF	single
4	Oneil Cruz	PIT	120.3	Aug 30, vs CLE	single
5	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	120.0	Jul 31, vs PHI	single
6	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	120.0	Jun 19, vs BAL	single
7	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	119.9	May 8, vs HOU	home run
8	Oneil Cruz	PIT	119.7	May 11, vs CHC	double
9	Oneil Cruz	PIT	119.5	Sep 26, vs MIL	field out
10	Oneil Cruz	PIT	119.3	Jul 29, vs HOU	double
11	Oneil Cruz	PIT	119.2	Aug 8, vs SD	single
12	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	119.2	Apr 27, vs TOR	single
13	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	118.8	May 7, vs HOU	home run
14	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	118.7	Jul 27, vs HOU	home run
15	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	118.7	Apr 23, vs WSH	home run
16	Oneil Cruz	PIT	118.5	May 13, vs MIL	double
17	Oneil Cruz	PIT	118.2	Aug 27, vs CHC	single
18	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	118.1	Sep 11, vs CHC	home run
19	William Contreras	MIL	118.1	Jul 6, vs LAD	double
20	Oneil Cruz	PIT	117.8	Jun 23, vs TB	field out
21	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	117.8	Jun 21, vs ATL	single
22	Oneil Cruz	PIT	117.7	Jun 6, vs LAD	home run
23	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	117.6	Apr 27, vs LAD	double
24	Oneil Cruz	PIT	117.5	Sep 14, vs KC	single
25	Aaron Judge	NYY	117.5	Aug 2, vs TOR	home run

Fastest pitches, 2024

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

Fastest pitches, the top 25

#	Player	Team	MPH	Game
1	Ben Joyce	LAA	105.5	Sep 3, vs LAD	4-Seam Fastball
2	Aroldis Chapman	PIT	105.1	Aug 7, vs SD	Sinker
3	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.8	Aug 31, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
4	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.8	Aug 20, vs KC	4-Seam Fastball
5	Aroldis Chapman	PIT	104.7	Aug 7, vs SD	Sinker
6	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.7	Aug 3, vs NYM	4-Seam Fastball
7	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.5	Aug 20, vs KC	4-Seam Fastball
8	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.5	Jul 12, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
9	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.4	Sep 3, vs LAD	4-Seam Fastball
10	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.4	Aug 31, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
11	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.2	Jul 25, vs ATH	4-Seam Fastball
12	Aroldis Chapman	PIT	104.0	Sep 25, vs MIL	Sinker
13	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.0	Sep 3, vs LAD	4-Seam Fastball
14	Ben Joyce	LAA	104.0	Aug 16, vs ATL	4-Seam Fastball
15	Aroldis Chapman	PIT	104.0	Jun 5, vs LAD	Sinker
16	Aroldis Chapman	PIT	103.9	Aug 11, vs LAD	Sinker
17	Ben Joyce	LAA	103.9	Jul 25, vs ATH	4-Seam Fastball
18	Jhoan Duran	MIN	103.9	Jul 13, vs SF	4-Seam Fastball
19	Ben Joyce	LAA	103.9	Jun 8, vs HOU	4-Seam Fastball
20	Mason Miller	ATH	103.8	Sep 26, vs TEX	4-Seam Fastball
21	Ben Joyce	LAA	103.8	Aug 31, vs SEA	4-Seam Fastball
22	Aroldis Chapman	PIT	103.8	Jun 5, vs LAD	Sinker
23	Ben Joyce	LAA	103.7	Aug 3, vs NYM	4-Seam Fastball
24	Ben Joyce	LAA	103.7	Aug 3, vs NYM	4-Seam Fastball
25	Mason Miller	ATH	103.7	Jul 12, vs PHI	4-Seam Fastball

Average exit velocity, 2024

Qualified batters, every batted ball averaged.

Average exit velocity, the top 15

#	Player	Team	MPH
1	Aaron Judge	—	96.2	390 batted balls
2	Shohei Ohtani	—	95.8	479 batted balls
3	Oneil Cruz	—	95.5	364 batted balls
4	Giancarlo Stanton	—	94.6	276 batted balls
5	Juan Soto	—	94.2	461 batted balls
6	Ketel Marte	—	94.0	407 batted balls
7	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	93.8	524 batted balls
8	Kyle Schwarber	—	93.6	384 batted balls
9	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	93.5	303 batted balls
10	Austin Riley	—	93.3	309 batted balls
11	Matt Chapman	—	93.2	419 batted balls
12	Rafael Devers	—	93.2	384 batted balls
13	Yordan Alvarez	—	93.1	461 batted balls
14	Gunnar Henderson	—	92.8	475 batted balls
15	William Contreras	—	92.8	459 batted balls

Barrels, 2024

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	—	105	390 batted balls
2	Shohei Ohtani	—	103	479 batted balls
3	Juan Soto	—	91	461 batted balls
4	Bobby Witt Jr.	—	77	538 batted balls
5	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	72	524 batted balls
6	Marcell Ozuna	—	68	440 batted balls
7	Francisco Lindor	—	67	494 batted balls
8	Yordan Alvarez	—	67	461 batted balls
9	Brent Rooker	—	62	373 batted balls
10	Teoscar Hernandez	—	60	402 batted balls
11	Kyle Schwarber	—	60	384 batted balls
12	Pete Alonso	—	58	440 batted balls
13	Corey Seager	—	58	381 batted balls
14	Cal Raleigh	—	58	376 batted balls
15	Salvador Perez	—	57	467 batted balls

Barrel rate, 2024

Barrels per batted ball, qualified batters.

Barrel rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	BRL%
1	Aaron Judge	—	26.9%
2	Shohei Ohtani	—	21.5%
3	Giancarlo Stanton	—	20.7%
4	Juan Soto	—	19.7%
5	Michael Toglia	—	17.3%
6	Tyler O'Neill	—	17.3%
7	Nolan Gorman	—	16.7%
8	Brent Rooker	—	16.6%
9	Oneil Cruz	—	15.7%
10	Kyle Schwarber	—	15.6%
11	Marcell Ozuna	—	15.5%
12	Cal Raleigh	—	15.4%
13	Corey Seager	—	15.2%
14	Teoscar Hernandez	—	14.9%
15	Austin Riley	—	14.9%

Hard-hit rate, 2024

Batted balls of 95 mph or harder, qualified batters.

Hard-hit rate, the top 15

#	Player	Team	HH%
1	Aaron Judge	—	61.0%	390 batted balls
2	Shohei Ohtani	—	60.1%	479 batted balls
3	Juan Soto	—	57.0%	461 batted balls
4	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	55.8%	303 batted balls
5	Kyle Schwarber	—	55.5%	384 batted balls
6	Giancarlo Stanton	—	55.3%	276 batted balls
7	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	54.9%	524 batted balls
8	Oneil Cruz	—	54.9%	364 batted balls
9	Gunnar Henderson	—	53.9%	475 batted balls
10	Ketel Marte	—	53.8%	407 batted balls
11	Marcell Ozuna	—	53.4%	440 batted balls
12	Austin Riley	—	53.4%	309 batted balls
13	Rafael Devers	—	52.6%	384 batted balls
14	Jesus Sanchez	—	51.3%	352 batted balls
15	Corey Seager	—	50.7%	381 batted balls

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), 2024

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

Expected wOBA (xwOBA), the top 15

#	Player	Team	xwOBA
1	Aaron Judge	—	.479	704 PA
2	Juan Soto	—	.464	713 PA
3	Shohei Ohtani	—	.444	731 PA
4	Yordan Alvarez	—	.415	635 PA
5	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	.413	697 PA
6	Bobby Witt Jr.	—	.407	709 PA
7	Marcell Ozuna	—	.404	688 PA
8	Kyle Tucker	—	.402	339 PA
9	Ketel Marte	—	.394	583 PA
10	Corey Seager	—	.391	533 PA
11	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	.390	438 PA
12	Francisco Lindor	—	.381	689 PA
13	Brent Rooker	—	.381	614 PA
14	Kyle Schwarber	—	.380	692 PA
15	Joc Pederson	—	.378	449 PA

Expected batting average (xBA), 2024

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	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	.317	697 PA
2	Juan Soto	—	.311	713 PA
3	Shohei Ohtani	—	.310	731 PA
4	Luis Arraez	—	.310	672 PA
5	Bobby Witt Jr.	—	.309	709 PA
6	Aaron Judge	—	.303	704 PA
7	Yordan Alvarez	—	.300	635 PA
8	Jackson Merrill	—	.300	593 PA
9	Yainer Diaz	—	.297	619 PA
10	Fernando Tatis Jr.	—	.294	438 PA
11	Ketel Marte	—	.289	583 PA
12	Marcell Ozuna	—	.283	688 PA
13	Alec Bohm	—	.283	606 PA
14	Steven Kwan	—	.283	540 PA
15	Mookie Betts	—	.282	516 PA

Sprint speed, 2024

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	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	30.5	298 runs
2	Johan Rojas	PHI	30.1	176 runs
3	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	30.0	249 runs
4	Jonatan Clase	TOR	30.0	20 runs
5	Tyler Fitzgerald	SF	30.0	99 runs
6	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	30.0	149 runs
7	Victor Scott II	STL	30.0	62 runs
8	Jorge Mateo	BAL	29.9	77 runs
9	Jose Siri	TB	29.9	116 runs
10	Garrett Hampson	KC	29.8	89 runs
11	Jeremy Pena	HOU	29.8	283 runs
12	Jonny DeLuca	TB	29.8	117 runs
13	Wyatt Langford	TEX	29.8	195 runs
14	Jake McCarthy	AZ	29.8	215 runs
15	Evan Carter	TEX	29.7	60 runs

Bat speed, 2024

Average swing speed, qualified batters (tracked from 2024).

Bat speed, the top 15

#	Player	Team	MPH
1	Giancarlo Stanton	—	81.2
2	Oneil Cruz	—	78.5
3	Kyle Schwarber	—	77.5
4	Aaron Judge	—	77.0
5	Jo Adell	—	76.6
6	Matt Chapman	—	76.6
7	Yordan Alvarez	—	76.5
8	Shohei Ohtani	—	76.3
9	Gunnar Henderson	—	76.2
10	Julio Rodriguez	—	76.2
11	Christopher Morel	—	76.1
12	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	—	75.8
13	Juan Soto	—	75.4
14	Jorge Soler	—	75.4
15	Hunter Renfroe	—	75.2

Longest postseason home runs, 2024

Projected distance, every home run of the postseason.

Longest postseason home runs, the top 10

#	Player	Team	Feet	Game
1	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	446	Oct 19, vs CLE	117.5 mph, 19°
2	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	439	Oct 14, vs CLE	114.3 mph, 22°
3	Pete Alonso	NYM	432	Oct 18, vs LAD	113.6 mph, 24°
4	Will Smith	LAD	432	Oct 9, vs SD	108.7 mph, 24°
5	Bryce Harper	PHI	431	Oct 6, vs NYM	111.8 mph, 28°
6	Enrique Hernandez	LAD	428	Oct 11, vs SD	109.2 mph, 36°
7	Nick Castellanos	PHI	425	Oct 6, vs NYM	106.6 mph, 29°
8	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	425	Oct 5, vs NYM	115.8 mph, 27°
9	Jorge Soler	ATL	424	Oct 2, vs SD	109.0 mph, 27°
10	Kerry Carpenter	DET	423	Oct 7, vs CLE	110.8 mph, 35°

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