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Average Launch Angle Sample 2018

Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.

Average Launch Angle Sample2018 season
#PlayerTeamAvg LA balls
1N. MarkakisATL516
2J. PerazaCIN510
3M. MachadoLAD497
4F. LindorCLE496
5W. MerrifieldKC480
6T. TurnerWSH479
7E. InciarteATL478
8O. AlbiesATL477
9M. BrantleyCLE475
10F. FreemanATL474
11M. SemienOAK474
12A. SimmonsLAA471
13A. BregmanHOU468
14J. SeguraSEA467
15C. BlackmonCOL466
16N. CastellanosDET456
17A. RizzoCHC454
18J. RamírezCLE448
19S. CastroMIA447
20A. JonesBAL443
21M. OzunaSTL443
22J. LowrieOAK442
23Y. GurrielHOU439
24B. AndersonMIA439
25A. BenintendiBOS438
26S. GennettCIN435
27N. ArenadoCOL435
28M. AndujarNYY434
29E. HosmerSD434
30J. AltuveHOU429
31M. HanigerSEA429
32D. Strange-GordonSEA427
33C. SantanaPHI427
34A. RendonWSH424
35M. MoustakasMIL424
36D. LeMahieuCOL423
37L. CainMIL419
38K. SeagerSEA419
39S. PiscottyOAK418
40C. HernándezPHI415
41Y. SánchezCWS415
42S. MartePIT412
43J. MartinezBOS411
44D. PeraltaAZ410
45M. BettsBOS409
46E. EscobarAZ409
47C. YelichMIL408
48E. RosarioMIN408
49J. A. MartínezSTL406
50J. ProfarTEX405
Avg LA balls
Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Average Launch Angle Sample

Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.