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Average Launch Angle 2026

Average angle at which the ball leaves the bat, in degrees. A negative angle points toward the ground. Higher is not always better. Balls labelled as bunts are excluded. Unknown bunt labels are retained. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Season

At least 100 balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts in this season. Calculated by MLBDB from completed games. Data through September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Launch Angle / 2026

Rhys Hoskins

CLE

26.6

Season leader

Average Launch Angle2026 season
#	Player	Team	Avg LA balls	Avg LA
1	R. HoskinsRhys Hoskins	CLE	167	26.6
2	C. RaleighCal Raleigh	SEA	290	25.5
3	C. MullinsCedric Mullins	TB	329	25.0
4	E. RuizEsteury Ruiz	MIA	126	24.4
5	I. ParedesIsaac Paredes	HOU	480	24.2
6	C. MontgomeryColson Montgomery	CWS	341	23.6
7	J. BledayJJ Bleday	CIN	343	23.1
8	W. AdamesWilly Adames	SF	326	22.8
9	Z. NetoZach Neto	LAA	402	22.8
10	D. JansenDanny Jansen	TEX	142	22.8
11	T. O'NeillTyler O'Neill	BAL	159	22.5
12	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	CHC	149	22.2
13	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	437	22.0
14	N. GormanNolan Gorman	STL	171	21.8
15	C. SchmittCasey Schmitt	SF	309	21.5
16	K. CarpenterKerry Carpenter	DET	157	21.4
17	M. MoniakMickey Moniak	COL	291	21.4
18	E. SuárezEugenio Suárez	CIN	263	21.2
19	R. LewisRoyce Lewis	MIN	335	21.1
20	V. Mesa Jr.Victor Mesa Jr.	TB	177	21.1
21	T. FriedlTJ Friedl	CIN	159	21.0
22	H. DavisHenry Davis	PIT	190	20.9
23	A. MonasterioAndruw Monasterio	BOS	247	20.9
24	M. McLainMatt McLain	CIN	291	20.7
25	P. HalpinPetey Halpin	CLE	138	20.7
26	M. VargasMiguel Vargas	CWS	468	20.6
27	C. JensenCarter Jensen	KC	363	20.6
28	V. PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino	KC	348	20.6
29	S. JonesSpencer Jones	NYY	156	20.6
30	A. WellsAustin Wells	NYY	231	20.5
31	B. SullivanBrett Sullivan	COL	179	20.5
32	B. BuxtonByron Buxton	MIN	271	20.4
33	M. OzunaMarcell Ozuna	PIT	168	20.3
34	W. LangfordWyatt Langford	TEX	305	20.3
35	S. TorkelsonSpencer Torkelson	DET	335	20.1
36	K. SchwarberKyle Schwarber	PHI	366	20.1
37	W. SmithWill Smith	LAD	194	20.1
38	B. RookerBrent Rooker	ATH	116	19.7
39	K. McGonigleKevin McGonigle	DET	509	19.5
40	K. OkamotoKazuma Okamoto	TOR	388	19.4
41	K. ManzardoKyle Manzardo	CLE	199	19.3
42	T. WallsTaylor Walls	TB	248	19.3
43	D. LileDaylen Lile	WSH	480	19.2
44	D. FryDavid Fry	CLE	122	19.2
45	M. KeplerMax Kepler	AZ	101	19.2
46	J. RamírezJosé Ramírez	CLE	410	19.1
47	C. Encarnacion-StrandChristian Encarnacion-Strand	BAL	142	19.1
48	C. MayoCoby Mayo	BAL	275	19.0
49	Y. AlvarezYordan Alvarez	HOU	450	19.0
50	D. BeaversDylan Beavers	BAL	225	19.0

Avg LA: Average angle at which the ball leaves the bat, in degrees. A negative angle points toward the ground. Higher is not always better. Balls labelled as bunts are excluded. Unknown bunt labels are retained. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Average Launch Angle

Formula: Sum of recorded angles excluding labelled bunts ÷ Avg LA balls

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.