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MLBDB Barrel Percentage 2018

The percentage of balls with both speed and angle recorded that MLBDB counts as barrels. Missing measurements are left out. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Season

At least 100 balls with recorded speed and angle in this season. Calculated by MLBDB from completed games. Data through December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.

No. 1 / MLBDB Barrel Percentage / 2018

Joey Gallo

TEX

24.7%

Season leader

MLBDB Barrel Percentage2018 season
#	Player	Team	EV+LA balls	MLBDB Barrel%
1	J. GalloJoey Gallo	TEX	267	24.7%
2	M. MuncyMax Muncy	LAD	243	18.5%
3	K. DavisKhris Davis	OAK	380	18.4%
4	M. TroutMike Trout	LAA	328	17.7%
5	E. ThamesEric Thames	MIL	144	17.4%
6	J. MartinezJ.D. Martinez	BOS	411	17.0%
7	T. HernándezTeoscar Hernández	TOR	295	16.9%
8	S. OhtaniShohei Ohtani	LAA	216	16.7%
9	A. JudgeAaron Judge	NYY	259	16.6%
10	R. GrichukRandal Grichuk	TOR	265	16.6%
11	T. AustinTyler Austin	MIN	145	16.6%
12	G. StantonGiancarlo Stanton	NYY	382	16.2%
13	D. PalkaDaniel Palka	CWS	240	15.8%
14	J. UptonJustin Upton	LAA	335	15.5%
15	C. PinderChad Pinder	OAK	196	15.3%
16	G. SánchezGary Sánchez	NYY	210	15.2%
17	J. CaveJake Cave	MIN	179	15.1%
18	M. ZuninoMike Zunino	SEA	206	15.0%
19	M. BettsMookie Betts	BOS	409	14.9%
20	N. CruzNelson Cruz	SEA	368	14.9%
21	P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	AZ	386	14.8%
22	R. Acuña Jr.Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL	295	14.6%
23	J. BáezJavier Báez	CHC	384	14.6%
24	M. CarpenterMatt Carpenter	STL	384	14.6%
25	R. ZimmermanRyan Zimmerman	WSH	220	14.5%
26	I. HappIan Happ	CHC	193	14.0%
27	K. SchwarberKyle Schwarber	CHC	266	13.9%
28	C. YelichChristian Yelich	MIL	409	13.7%
29	T. StoryTrevor Story	COL	401	13.7%
30	M. DavidsonMatt Davidson	CWS	248	13.7%
31	C. CronC.J. Cron	TB	325	13.5%
32	H. RenfroeHunter Renfroe	SD	274	13.5%
33	M. OlsonMatt Olson	OAK	381	13.4%
34	D. BoteDavid Bote	CHC	107	13.1%
35	R. O'HearnRyan O'Hearn	KC	100	13.0%
36	M. MorelandMitch Moreland	BOS	284	13.0%
37	Y. GrandalYasmani Grandal	LAD	285	13.0%
38	A. AvilaAlex Avila	AZ	100	13.0%
39	K. MoralesKendrys Morales	TOR	308	12.7%
40	R. HoskinsRhys Hoskins	PHI	371	12.7%
41	T. ManciniTrey Mancini	BAL	402	12.7%
42	L. MorrisonLogan Morrison	MIN	205	12.7%
43	J. Man ChoiJi Man Choi	TB	128	12.5%
44	A. GarcíaAvisaíl García	CWS	240	12.5%
45	M. SanóMiguel Sanó	MIN	136	12.5%
46	B. HarperBryce Harper	WSH	364	12.4%
47	E. EncarnaciónEdwin Encarnación	CLE	343	12.2%
48	G. BirdGreg Bird	NYY	180	12.2%
49	M. MachadoManny Machado	LAD	497	12.1%
50	M. KempMatt Kemp	LAD	321	12.1%

MLBDB Barrel%: The percentage of balls with both speed and angle recorded that MLBDB counts as barrels. Missing measurements are left out. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding MLBDB Barrel Percentage

The percentage of balls with both speed and angle recorded that MLBDB counts as barrels. Missing measurements are left out. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Formula: 100 × barrels ÷ balls with recorded speed and angle

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 Sep 11, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.