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Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed 2023

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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed / 2023

Miles Mikolas

STL

672

Season leader

Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed2023 season
#	Player	Team	Avg LA balls
1	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	672
2	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	612
3	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	594
4	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	BAL	583
5	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	571
6	J. LylesJordan Lyles	KC	570
7	C. BassittChris Bassitt	TOR	561
8	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	557
9	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	TEX	553
10	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	552
11	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	545
12	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	542
13	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	538
14	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	536
15	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	533
16	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	533
17	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	532
18	L. LynnLance Lynn	LAD	531
19	B. ElderBryce Elder	ATL	528
20	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	523
21	J. OviedoJohan Oviedo	PIT	521
22	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	SEA	518
23	D. DunningDane Dunning	TEX	516
24	D. KremerDean Kremer	BAL	516
25	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	PHI	511
26	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	508
27	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	506
28	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	505
29	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CLE	505
30	P. LópezPablo López	MIN	504
31	J. SearsJP Sears	OAK	499
32	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	490
33	B. BelloBrayan Bello	BOS	483
34	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	483
35	Z. EflinZach Eflin	TB	482
36	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	WSH	482
37	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	478
38	R. NelsonRyne Nelson	AZ	472
39	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	471
40	A. CobbAlex Cobb	SF	468
41	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	MIA	467
42	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	CHC	467
43	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	KC	465
44	J. GrayJosiah Gray	WSH	464
45	Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi	TOR	462
46	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	TOR	461
47	B. GarrettBraxton Garrett	MIA	461
48	A. GomberAustin Gomber	COL	460
49	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	458
50	R. HillRich Hill	SD	458

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, 12:29 PM UTC.