Player stats

Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed 2019

Balls with recorded speed, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average and maximum exit velocity. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Season

All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through December 31, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed / 2019

Mike Leake

611

Season leader

Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed2019 season
#	Player	Team	Avg EV balls
1	M. LeakeMike Leake	AZ	611
2	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	591
3	I. NovaIván Nova	CWS	585
4	B. AndersonBrett Anderson	OAK	557
5	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	546
6	M. MinorMike Minor	TEX	536
7	M. BumgarnerMadison Bumgarner	SF	534
8	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	534
9	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	529
10	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	HOU	526
11	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	526
12	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	519
13	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	518
14	N. SyndergaardNoah Syndergaard	NYM	516
15	M. TanakaMasahiro Tanaka	NYY	516
16	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	515
17	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CIN	512
18	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	507
19	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	507
20	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	506
21	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	BOS	504
22	J. JunisJakob Junis	KC	504
23	J. SamardzijaJeff Samardzija	SF	501
24	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	495
25	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	492
26	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	488
27	Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi	SEA	488
28	M. PérezMartín Pérez	MIN	485
29	H. Jin RyuHyun Jin Ryu	LAD	480
30	S. StrasburgStephen Strasburg	WSH	480
31	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	476
32	D. HudsonDakota Hudson	STL	475
33	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	475
34	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	CHC	474
35	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	471
36	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	PIT	471
37	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	469
38	B. KellerBrad Keller	KC	468
39	Z. DaviesZach Davies	MIL	467
40	A. SánchezAníbal Sánchez	WSH	466
41	Z. EflinZach Eflin	PHI	462
42	M. SorokaMichael Soroka	ATL	461
43	T. RoarkTanner Roark	OAK	455
44	C. MortonCharlie Morton	TB	451
45	H. BaileyHomer Bailey	OAK	449
46	J. HappJ.A. Happ	NYY	448
47	G. SparkmanGlenn Sparkman	KC	447
48	J. TeheranJulio Teheran	ATL	446
49	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	MIN	442
50	W. MileyWade Miley	HOU	441

Avg EV balls: Balls with recorded speed, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average and maximum exit velocity. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed

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, 12:17 PM UTC.