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Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed 2021

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed / 2021

Adam Wainwright

STL

589

Season leader

Average Exit Velocity Sample Allowed2021 season
#	Player	Team	Avg EV balls
1	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	589
2	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	589
3	C. IrvinCole Irvin	OAK	585
4	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	570
5	C. FlexenChris Flexen	SEA	566
6	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	CWS	555
7	J. LylesJordan Lyles	TEX	548
8	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	536
9	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	HOU	534
10	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	530
11	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	529
12	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	525
13	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	PHI	524
14	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	514
15	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	513
16	H. Jin RyuHyun Jin Ryu	TOR	512
17	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	512
18	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	SEA	511
19	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	OAK	505
20	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	502
21	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	498
22	W. MileyWade Miley	CIN	497
23	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	497
24	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	492
25	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	492
26	J. HappJ.A. Happ	STL	491
27	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	485
28	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	SF	483
29	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	473
30	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	SF	471
31	J. LesterJon Lester	STL	469
32	M. MinorMike Minor	KC	468
33	R. RayRobbie Ray	TOR	466
34	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	466
35	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	463
36	Z. DaviesZach Davies	CHC	459
37	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CWS	458
38	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	454
39	Z. PlesacZach Plesac	CLE	453
40	S. MatzSteven Matz	TOR	451
41	M. FriedMax Fried	ATL	447
42	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	NYY	442
43	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	NYM	440
44	M. HarveyMatt Harvey	BAL	440
45	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	439
46	C. MizeCasey Mize	DET	439
47	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	438
48	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	TEX	438
49	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	BOS	437
50	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	BOS	434

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, 12:22 PM UTC.