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Hard-Hit Balls Allowed 2023

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.

All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through December 31, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.

Hard-Hit Balls Allowed2023 season
#PlayerTeamHard hits
1M. MikolasSTL290
2L. WebbSF285
3P. CorbinWSH266
4Z. GallenAZ265
5K. GibsonBAL262
6B. SingerKC249
7F. ValdezHOU246
8L. GilbertSEA242
9K. FreelandCOL235
10G. KirbySEA229
11S. AlcantaraMIA226
12L. CastilloSEA218
13B. ElderATL218
14B. BelloBOS215
15G. ColeNYY213
16J. MontgomeryTEX212
17L. LynnLAD212
18J. OviedoPIT211
19T. WalkerPHI211
20L. GiolitoCLE211
21A. NolaPHI210
22B. GarrettMIA209
23D. KremerBAL209
24D. DunningTEX208
25A. GomberCOL208
26A. CobbSF205
27J. LylesKC204
28R. NelsonAZ203
29K. GausmanTOR202
30C. BassittTOR201
31S. GrayMIN200
32D. CeaseCWS200
33C. SchmidtNYY200
34Y. KikuchiTOR198
35J. VerlanderHOU196
36M. KellerPIT195
37J. SearsOAK194
38M. KellyAZ193
39Z. WheelerPHI192
40J. BerríosTOR192
41K. BradishBAL189
42J. LuzardoMIA189
43T. WilliamsWSH189
44S. LugoSD188
45H. BrownHOU188
46M. LorenzenPHI186
47S. BieberCLE185
48R. HillSD185
49J. SteeleCHC182
50Z. GreinkeKC182
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, 12:29 PM UTC.