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Measured Balls Used in Estimates 2021

Eligible batted balls with both speed and angle recorded. Defensive awards that do not count as at-bats are excluded. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

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MLBDB estimates from recorded ball speed and angle. Every contact contribution needed by the statistic must be available. Missing or unsupported inputs remain N/A. These describe recorded contact, not future performance. Data through December 31, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Measured Balls Used in Estimates / 2021

Whit Merrifield

573

Season leader

Measured Balls Used in Estimates2021 season
#	Player	Team	Model balls
1	W. MerrifieldWhit Merrifield	KC	573
2	D. FletcherDavid Fletcher	LAA	568
3	T. EdmanTommy Edman	STL	550
4	I. Kiner-FalefaIsiah Kiner-Falefa	TEX	547
5	J. AltuveJose Altuve	HOU	517
6	A. FrazierAdam Frazier	SD	510
7	J. CrawfordJ.P. Crawford	SEA	508
8	B. BichetteBo Bichette	TOR	506
9	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	ATL	506
10	D. LeMahieuDJ LeMahieu	NYY	505
11	M. SemienMarcus Semien	TOR	505
12	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	STL	504
13	J. SchoopJonathan Schoop	DET	497
14	F. FreemanFreddie Freeman	ATL	494
15	V. Guerrero Jr.Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	493
16	T. TurnerTrea Turner	LAD	487
17	K. NewmanKevin Newman	PIT	485
18	C. MullinsCedric Mullins	BAL	482
19	J. CronenworthJake Cronenworth	SD	479
20	J. PolancoJorge Polanco	MIN	475
21	Y. GurrielYuli Gurriel	HOU	474
22	M. MachadoManny Machado	SD	472
23	P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	STL	471
24	T. FranceTy France	SEA	470
25	C. SantanaCarlos Santana	KC	467
26	J. RamírezJosé Ramírez	CLE	464
27	M. OlsonMatt Olson	OAK	463
28	M. HanigerMitch Haniger	SEA	459
29	S. PerezSalvador Perez	KC	454
30	A. VerdugoAlex Verdugo	BOS	453
31	R. DeversRafael Devers	BOS	451
32	K. SeagerKyle Seager	SEA	446
33	C. CorreaCarlos Correa	HOU	445
34	M. StrawMyles Straw	CLE	444
35	B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds	PIT	442
36	J. TurnerJustin Turner	LAD	440
37	J. SeguraJean Segura	PHI	439
38	N. LopezNicky Lopez	KC	437
39	P. AlonsoPete Alonso	NYM	437
40	C. HernándezCésar Hernández	CWS	435
41	J. HarrisonJosh Harrison	OAK	433
42	J. AbreuJosé Abreu	CWS	431
43	D. SwansonDansby Swanson	ATL	429
44	A. RosarioAmed Rosario	CLE	428
45	A. RileyAustin Riley	ATL	427
46	C. BlackmonCharlie Blackmon	COL	426
47	J. MartinezJ.D. Martinez	BOS	425
48	E. EscobarEduardo Escobar	MIL	425
49	X. BogaertsXander Bogaerts	BOS	422
50	J. CandelarioJeimer Candelario	DET	422

Model balls: Eligible batted balls with both speed and angle recorded. Defensive awards that do not count as at-bats are excluded. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

Understanding Measured Balls Used in Estimates

Eligible batted balls with both speed and angle recorded. Defensive awards that do not count as at-bats are excluded. MLBDB estimates describe recorded contact, not future performance.

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 13, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.