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Average Launch Angle Allowed 2019

Average angle at which the ball leaves the bat, in degrees. A negative angle points toward the ground. Higher is not always better. Balls labelled as bunts are excluded. Unknown bunt labels are retained. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Season

At least 100 balls with recorded angle, excluding labelled bunts in this season. Calculated by MLBDB from completed games. Data through December 31, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Launch Angle Allowed / 2019

Joe Jiménez

DET

23.3

Season leader

Average Launch Angle Allowed2019 season
#	Player	Team	Avg LA balls	Avg LA
1	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	133	23.3
2	J. BrebbiaJohn Brebbia	STL	163	21.8
3	L. HendriksLiam Hendriks	OAK	172	21.1
4	S. DoolittleSean Doolittle	WSH	157	20.9
5	C. SmithCaleb Smith	MIA	363	20.7
6	T. ClippardTyler Clippard	CLE	131	20.4
7	Y. GarcíaYimi García	LAD	146	20.4
8	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	TB	138	20.1
9	D. HernandezDavid Hernandez	CIN	112	19.9
10	P. BáezPedro Báez	LAD	150	19.4
11	B. HandBrad Hand	CLE	125	19.3
12	A. WojciechowskiAsher Wojciechowski	BAL	224	19.2
13	S. KelleyShawn Kelley	TEX	132	19.1
14	R. BuchterRyan Buchter	OAK	106	18.8
15	A. PlutkoAdam Plutko	CLE	325	18.8
16	E. HernándezElieser Hernández	MIA	208	18.8
17	S. RomoSergio Romo	MIN	151	18.7
18	J. MeansJohn Means	BAL	438	18.7
19	D. StrailyDan Straily	BAL	165	18.6
20	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	437	18.1
21	Y. PetitYusmeiro Petit	OAK	202	17.9
22	N. CortesNestor Cortes	NYY	184	17.9
23	J. BarriaJaime Barria	LAA	241	17.9
24	A. VothAustin Voth	WSH	104	17.8
25	M. FelizMichael Feliz	PIT	126	17.8
26	C. DevenskiChris Devenski	HOU	178	17.8
27	J. BrighamJeff Brigham	MIA	100	17.7
28	D. SmylyDrew Smyly	PHI	314	17.7
29	R. StephensonRobert Stephenson	CIN	145	17.6
30	M. BumgarnerMadison Bumgarner	SF	534	17.6
31	H. WoodHunter Wood	CLE	130	17.5
32	T. PannoneThomas Pannone	TOR	202	17.5
33	G. GallegosGiovanny Gallegos	STL	155	17.4
34	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	226	17.4
35	C. AndersonChase Anderson	MIL	354	17.2
36	L. BardLuke Bard	LAA	127	17.2
37	D. MengdenDaniel Mengden	OAK	182	17.2
38	R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias	CIN	145	17.0
39	G. CanningGriffin Canning	LAA	229	17.0
40	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	140	16.9
41	T. RichardsTrevor Richards	TB	357	16.9
42	S. ArmstrongShawn Armstrong	BAL	156	16.9
43	R. StanekRyne Stanek	MIA	179	16.8
44	V. VelasquezVince Velasquez	PHI	302	16.8
45	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	519	16.8
46	J. RuizJosé Ruiz	CWS	124	16.8
47	B. McKayBrendan McKay	TB	134	16.6
48	Y. AlmonteYency Almonte	COL	103	16.6
49	J. ShaferJustin Shafer	TOR	107	16.5
50	A. MillerAndrew Miller	STL	120	16.5

Avg LA: Average angle at which the ball leaves the bat, in degrees. A negative angle points toward the ground. Higher is not always better. Balls labelled as bunts are excluded. Unknown bunt labels are retained. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Average Launch Angle Allowed

Formula: Sum of recorded angles excluding labelled bunts ÷ Avg LA balls

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

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, 12:17 PM UTC.