Player stats

Balls with Recorded Angle 2018

All batted balls with a usable angle measurement, including bunts. This is the sample used for sweet-spot percentage. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Season

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

No. 1 / Balls with Recorded Angle / 2018

José Peraza

CIN

517

Season leader

Balls with Recorded Angle2018 season
#	Player	Team	LA balls
1	J. PerazaJosé Peraza	CIN	517
2	N. MarkakisNick Markakis	ATL	516
3	M. MachadoManny Machado	LAD	497
4	F. LindorFrancisco Lindor	CLE	497
5	T. TurnerTrea Turner	WSH	484
6	W. MerrifieldWhit Merrifield	KC	483
7	E. InciarteEnder Inciarte	ATL	483
8	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	ATL	479
9	M. BrantleyMichael Brantley	CLE	477
10	F. FreemanFreddie Freeman	ATL	474
11	A. SimmonsAndrelton Simmons	LAA	474
12	M. SemienMarcus Semien	OAK	474
13	J. SeguraJean Segura	SEA	469
14	A. BregmanAlex Bregman	HOU	469
15	C. BlackmonCharlie Blackmon	COL	466
16	N. CastellanosNick Castellanos	DET	456
17	A. RizzoAnthony Rizzo	CHC	455
18	J. RamírezJosé Ramírez	CLE	448
19	S. CastroStarlin Castro	MIA	447
20	A. JonesAdam Jones	BAL	444
21	J. LowrieJed Lowrie	OAK	444
22	M. OzunaMarcell Ozuna	STL	443
23	Y. GurrielYuli Gurriel	HOU	439
24	B. AndersonBrian Anderson	MIA	439
25	A. BenintendiAndrew Benintendi	BOS	438
26	S. GennettScooter Gennett	CIN	436
27	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	COL	436
28	M. AndujarMiguel Andujar	NYY	434
29	E. HosmerEric Hosmer	SD	434
30	J. AltuveJose Altuve	HOU	433
31	D. Strange-GordonDee Strange-Gordon	SEA	433
32	M. HanigerMitch Haniger	SEA	429
33	M. MoustakasMike Moustakas	MIL	427
34	C. SantanaCarlos Santana	PHI	427
35	A. RendonAnthony Rendon	WSH	424
36	D. LeMahieuDJ LeMahieu	COL	423
37	L. CainLorenzo Cain	MIL	419
38	K. SeagerKyle Seager	SEA	419
39	S. PiscottyStephen Piscotty	OAK	418
40	Y. SánchezYolmer Sánchez	CWS	417
41	C. HernándezCésar Hernández	PHI	416
42	S. MarteStarling Marte	PIT	414
43	J. MartinezJ.D. Martinez	BOS	411
44	D. PeraltaDavid Peralta	AZ	410
45	M. BettsMookie Betts	BOS	409
46	C. YelichChristian Yelich	MIL	409
47	E. EscobarEduardo Escobar	AZ	409
48	E. RosarioEddie Rosario	MIN	408
49	F. GalvisFreddy Galvis	SD	408
50	J. A. MartínezJosé A. Martínez	STL	407

LA balls: All batted balls with a usable angle measurement, including bunts. This is the sample used for sweet-spot percentage. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Balls with Recorded Angle

All batted balls with a usable angle measurement, including bunts. This is the sample used for sweet-spot percentage. 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.