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Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed 2020

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, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed / 2020

Germán Márquez

COL

243

Season leader

Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed2020 season
#	Player	Team	Avg EV balls
1	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	243
2	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	239
3	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	239
4	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	226
5	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	222
6	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	222
7	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	215
8	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	209
9	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	TEX	205
10	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	202
11	J. LylesJordan Lyles	TEX	202
12	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	198
13	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	196
14	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	CWS	194
15	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	HOU	194
16	J. CuetoJohnny Cueto	SF	189
17	Z. DaviesZach Davies	SD	188
18	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	188
19	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	188
20	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	187
21	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	NYM	187
22	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	SF	186
23	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	184
24	C. BassittChris Bassitt	OAK	184
25	A. MillsAlec Mills	CHC	184
26	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	183
27	M. PérezMartín Pérez	BOS	179
28	A. SánchezAníbal Sánchez	WSH	179
29	H. Jin RyuHyun Jin Ryu	TOR	178
30	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	177
31	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	177
32	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	177
33	A. HouserAdrian Houser	MIL	176
34	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	175
35	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	PIT	174
36	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	173
37	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	171
38	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	171
39	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	170
40	D. BundyDylan Bundy	LAA	169
41	C. PaddackChris Paddack	SD	168
42	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	167
43	A. CobbAlex Cobb	BAL	167
44	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	166
45	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	166
46	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	166
47	E. FeddeErick Fedde	WSH	165
48	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	OAK	165
49	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	OAK	164
50	D. MayDustin May	LAD	160

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, 12:21 PM UTC.