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Average Launch Angle Allowed 2026

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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Average Launch Angle Allowed / 2026

Paul Sewald

TOR

28.8

Season leader

Average Launch Angle Allowed2026 season
#	Player	Team	Avg LA balls	Avg LA
1	P. SewaldPaul Sewald	TOR	148	28.8
2	K. JansenKenley Jansen	DET	102	28.0
3	S. OkertSteven Okert	HOU	170	26.7
4	D. DoddDylan Dodd	ATL	122	26.4
5	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	CIN	113	26.0
6	T. WellsTyler Wells	TB	181	25.9
7	M. BrattMitch Bratt	AZ	132	25.3
8	Y. MatsuiYuki Matsui	SD	148	24.6
9	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	KC	115	24.5
10	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	115	23.5
11	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	186	23.3
12	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	TOR	257	22.3
13	E. LauerEric Lauer	LAD	346	22.0
14	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	DET	239	21.9
15	T. RichardsTrevor Richards	CWS	244	21.9
16	T. MyersTobias Myers	NYM	169	21.8
17	B. TidwellBlade Tidwell	SF	162	21.7
18	F. CruzFernando Cruz	NYY	131	21.6
19	J. LopezJacob Lopez	ATH	369	21.6
20	A. VesiaAlex Vesia	LAD	131	21.4
21	B. OberBailey Ober	MIN	422	21.4
22	L. HendersonLogan Henderson	MIL	238	21.4
23	Y. GómezYoendrys Gómez	MIN	180	21.3
24	T. YesavageTrey Yesavage	TOR	250	21.2
25	T. KinleyTyler Kinley	DET	152	21.2
26	M. PetersenMichael Petersen	MIA	154	21.1
27	D. LeeDylan Lee	ATL	163	20.7
28	S. AldegheriSam Aldegheri	LAA	109	20.6
29	I. SeymourIan Seymour	TB	343	20.5
30	C. ThielbarCaleb Thielbar	CHC	130	20.4
31	G. AndersonGrant Anderson	MIL	157	20.3
32	E. SheehanEmmet Sheehan	LAD	297	20.2
33	P. SchultzPaxton Schultz	WSH	105	20.2
34	J. LatzJacob Latz	TEX	161	20.0
35	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	COL	163	19.9
36	K. SengaKodai Senga	NYM	160	19.9
37	H. GaddisHunter Gaddis	CLE	171	19.7
38	D. SmithDylan Smith	SF	104	19.7
39	R. GasserRobert Gasser	MIL	312	19.7
40	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	352	19.7
41	R. JohnsonRyan Johnson	LAA	307	19.6
42	C. BradfordCody Bradford	TEX	153	19.6
43	M. FestaMatt Festa	CLE	191	19.5
44	K. YatesKirby Yates	PIT	106	19.5
45	G. VarlandGus Varland	WSH	104	19.4
46	E. PérezEury Pérez	MIA	409	19.3
47	E. De Los SantosEnyel De Los Santos	HOU	211	19.2
48	T. GordonTanner Gordon	COL	357	19.2
49	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	KC	129	19.2
50	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CHC	359	19.1

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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.