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Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed 2025

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, 2025. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed / 2025

Jake Irvin

WSH

589

Season leader

Average Launch Angle Sample Allowed2025 season
#	Player	Team	Avg LA balls
1	J. IrvinJake Irvin	WSH	589
2	Z. LittellZack Littell	CIN	581
3	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	569
4	B. PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	AZ	567
5	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	563
6	M. ParkerMitchell Parker	WSH	553
7	M. FriedMax Fried	NYY	543
8	C. SánchezCristopher Sánchez	PHI	541
9	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	535
10	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	533
11	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	533
12	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	533
13	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	LAA	530
14	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	529
15	M. WachaMichael Wacha	KC	528
16	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	SEA	527
17	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	TOR	526
18	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	STL	526
19	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	TEX	524
20	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	524
21	T. SuganoTomoyuki Sugano	BAL	521
22	Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi	LAA	515
23	J. SpringsJeffrey Springs	ATH	513
24	C. PaddackChris Paddack	DET	510
25	N. MartinezNick Martinez	CIN	508
26	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	ATH	508
27	S. GraySonny Gray	STL	506
28	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	CHC	505
29	D. KremerDean Kremer	BAL	505
30	C. BassittChris Bassitt	TOR	503
31	G. CrochetGarrett Crochet	BOS	502
32	B. BelloBrayan Bello	BOS	502
33	C. RodónCarlos Rodón	NYY	494
34	C. HolmesClay Holmes	NYM	494
35	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	492
36	D. PetersonDavid Peterson	NYM	492
37	B. WooBryan Woo	SEA	487
38	B. ElderBryce Elder	ATL	485
39	R. RayRobbie Ray	SF	484
40	L. AllenLogan Allen	CLE	481
41	J. SorianoJosé Soriano	LAA	481
42	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	480
43	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	479
44	C. ReaColin Rea	CHC	479
45	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	AZ	479
46	B. SingerBrady Singer	CIN	475
47	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	PHI	474
48	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	SD	473
49	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	473
50	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	TEX	466

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, 12:35 PM UTC.