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Hard-Hit Percentage Allowed 2018

The percentage of speed-measured balls hit at least 95 miles per hour. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Season

At least 100 balls with recorded speed in this season. Calculated by MLBDB from completed games. Data through December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Hard-Hit Percentage Allowed / 2018

Edubray Ramos

PHI

24.3%

Season leader, lower is better

Hard-Hit Percentage Allowed2018 season, lower is better
#	Player	Team	EV balls	Hard-hit%
1	E. RamosEdubray Ramos	PHI	103	24.3%
2	P. FryPaul Fry	BAL	100	25.0%
3	K. CrickKyle Crick	PIT	143	27.3%
4	B. SuterBrent Suter	MIL	289	27.3%
5	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	166	27.7%
6	L. AvilánLuis Avilán	PHI	108	27.8%
7	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	103	28.2%
8	C. Edwards Jr.Carl Edwards Jr.	CHC	116	28.4%
9	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	415	28.7%
10	L. ColemanLouis Coleman	DET	125	28.8%
11	N. SyndergaardNoah Syndergaard	NYM	408	28.9%
12	S. WrightSteven Wright	BOS	141	29.1%
13	R. MorontaReyes Moronta	SF	130	29.2%
14	A. LoupAaron Loup	PHI	113	29.2%
15	D. BetancesDellin Betances	NYY	119	29.4%
16	A. SánchezAníbal Sánchez	ATL	327	29.7%
17	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	454	29.7%
18	C. SabathiaCC Sabathia	NYY	414	29.7%
19	P. BáezPedro Báez	LAD	124	29.8%
20	C. RoeChaz Roe	TB	114	29.8%
21	H. WoodHunter Wood	TB	107	29.9%
22	P. MatonPhil Maton	SD	120	30.0%
23	D. HudsonDaniel Hudson	LAD	116	30.2%
24	C. SaleChris Sale	BOS	292	30.5%
25	W. HarrisWill Harris	HOU	143	30.8%
26	J. BeeksJalen Beeks	TB	146	30.8%
27	B. HandBrad Hand	CLE	145	31.0%
28	J. BrebbiaJohn Brebbia	STL	122	31.1%
29	H. Jin RyuHyun Jin Ryu	LAD	202	31.2%
30	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	398	31.4%
31	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	473	31.5%
32	B. BrachBrad Brach	ATL	184	31.5%
33	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	582	31.6%
34	P. SewaldPaul Sewald	NYM	158	31.6%
35	P. StropPedro Strop	CHC	142	31.7%
36	B. TreinenBlake Treinen	OAK	170	31.8%
37	W. PeraltaWandy Peralta	CIN	151	31.8%
38	S. DomínguezSeranthony Domínguez	PHI	122	32.0%
39	J. StephensJackson Stephens	CIN	122	32.0%
40	P. LópezPablo López	MIA	165	32.1%
41	W. MileyWade Miley	MIL	227	32.2%
42	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	541	32.2%
43	J. FryJace Fry	CWS	115	32.2%
44	J. HolderJonathan Holder	NYY	170	32.4%
45	M. GivensMychal Givens	BAL	187	32.6%
46	J. VargasJason Vargas	NYM	260	32.7%
47	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	SD	137	32.8%
48	S. LugoSeth Lugo	NYM	259	32.8%
49	S. FreemanSam Freeman	ATL	116	32.8%
50	D. WinklerDan Winkler	ATL	155	32.9%

Hard-hit%: The percentage of speed-measured balls hit at least 95 miles per hour. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Hard-Hit Percentage Allowed

The percentage of speed-measured balls hit at least 95 miles per hour. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Formula: 100 × hard-hit balls ÷ balls with recorded speed

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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, 12:14 PM UTC.