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Hard-Hit Balls Allowed 2018

Batted balls with a recorded speed of at least 95 miles per hour. 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, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Hard-Hit Balls Allowed / 2018

Mike Leake

SEA

247

Season leader

Hard-Hit Balls Allowed2018 season
#	Player	Team	Hard hits
1	M. LeakeMike Leake	SEA	247
2	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	ATL	233
3	J. ShieldsJames Shields	CWS	224
4	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	HOU	218
5	B. ColonBartolo Colon	TEX	212
6	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	MIL	211
7	A. CobbAlex Cobb	BAL	208
8	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	MIN	205
9	I. NovaIván Nova	PIT	205
10	C. RichardClayton Richard	SD	204
11	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	203
12	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	203
13	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CWS	202
14	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	OAK	199
15	Z. GodleyZack Godley	AZ	199
16	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	AZ	198
17	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	198
18	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	198
19	M. HarveyMatt Harvey	CIN	195
20	C. KluberCorey Kluber	CLE	194
21	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	193
22	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	192
23	C. HamelsCole Hamels	CHC	191
24	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	CHC	191
25	J. JunisJakob Junis	KC	191
26	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	190
27	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	190
28	J. GrayJon Gray	COL	190
29	D. BundyDylan Bundy	BAL	189
30	J. UreñaJosé Ureña	MIA	187
31	F. HernándezFélix Hernández	SEA	187
32	T. RoarkTanner Roark	WSH	186
33	A. SuárezAndrew Suárez	SF	185
34	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	184
35	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	184
36	A. CashnerAndrew Cashner	BAL	184
37	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	180
38	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	AZ	178
39	G. GonzalezGio Gonzalez	MIL	178
40	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	MIN	178
41	D. DuffyDanny Duffy	KC	178
42	C. StrattonChris Stratton	SF	177
43	J. HammelJason Hammel	KC	177
44	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	176
45	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	176
46	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	176
47	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	174
48	D. PriceDavid Price	BOS	173
49	D. HollandDerek Holland	SF	172
50	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	172

Hard hits: Batted balls with a recorded speed of at least 95 miles per hour. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Hard-Hit Balls Allowed

Batted balls with a recorded speed of at least 95 miles per hour. 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, 12:14 PM UTC.