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Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed 2022

Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle. 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, 2022. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed / 2022

Marco Gonzales

SEA

617

Season leader

Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed2022 season
#	Player	Team	Avg LA balls
1	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	617
2	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	612
3	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	601
4	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	598
5	C. QuantrillCal Quantrill	CLE	575
6	J. LylesJordan Lyles	BAL	567
7	C. IrvinCole Irvin	OAK	563
8	M. PérezMartín Pérez	TEX	560
9	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	559
10	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	558
11	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	557
12	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	556
13	S. BieberShane Bieber	CLE	550
14	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	546
15	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	539
16	A. ManoahAlek Manoah	TOR	534
17	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	NYY	531
18	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	527
19	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	527
20	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	523
21	M. BumgarnerMadison Bumgarner	AZ	520
22	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	SD	519
23	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	BOS	516
24	M. FriedMax Fried	ATL	515
25	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	STL	513
26	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	LAD	512
27	C. BassittChris Bassitt	NYM	511
28	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	PHI	511
29	C. KluberCorey Kluber	TB	510
30	J. CuetoJohnny Cueto	CWS	503
31	P. LópezPablo López	MIA	498
32	J. UrquidyJosé Urquidy	HOU	498
33	K. WrightKyle Wright	ATL	497
34	T. McKenzieTriston McKenzie	CLE	495
35	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	492
36	R. RayRobbie Ray	SEA	490
37	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	STL	487
38	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	TOR	487
39	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	486
40	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	KC	480
41	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	477
42	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	471
43	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	468
44	D. BundyDylan Bundy	MIN	466
45	R. SuarezRanger Suarez	PHI	465
46	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	NYM	460
47	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	457
48	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	SD	455
49	D. DunningDane Dunning	TEX	454
50	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CWS	454

Avg LA balls: Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed

Balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts. Used for average launch angle. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. 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, 12:26 PM UTC.