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Balls with Recorded Speed and Angle Allowed 2018

Balls that have both a usable speed and angle measurement. These are the balls used to calculate barrel percentage. 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, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Balls with Recorded Speed and Angle Allowed / 2018
620
Season leader
Balls with Recorded Speed and Angle Allowed2018 season
#PlayerTeamEV+LA balls
1D. KeuchelHOU620
2M. MikolasSTL582
3J. ShieldsCWS579
4M. LeakeSEA577
5Z. GreinkeAZ542
6K. FreelandCOL541
7K. GausmanATL540
8K. HendricksCHC536
9C. KluberCLE525
10R. LópezCWS523
11J. ChacínMIL512
12K. GibsonMIN512
13T. RoarkWSH505
14R. PorcelloBOS504
15L. GiolitoCWS503
16J. TaillonPIT499
17J. JunisKC491
18C. HamelsCHC488
19M. FiersOAK487
20B. ColonTEX486
21J. LesterCHC485
22A. CobbBAL483
23A. NolaPHI482
24I. NovaPIT482
25G. GonzalezMIL482
26A. CashnerBAL482
27G. MárquezCOL480
28D. BundyBAL478
29J. ArrietaPHI477
30M. ClevingerCLE476
31L. SeverinoNYY475
32C. RichardSD475
33J. UreñaMIA474
34A. HeaneyLAA474
35J. deGromNYM473
36T. WilliamsPIT470
37P. CorbinAZ470
38M. GonzalesSEA470
39T. AndersonCOL464
40J. GrayCOL464
41J. BerríosMIN463
42J. QuintanaCHC461
43Z. GodleyAZ457
44W. LeBlancSEA455
45Z. WheelerNYM454
46S. ManaeaOAK453
47F. HernándezSEA453
48L. CastilloCIN451
49C. CarrascoCLE450
50D. HollandSF445
EV+LA balls
Balls that have both a usable speed and angle measurement. These are the balls used to calculate barrel percentage. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Balls with Recorded Speed and Angle Allowed

Balls that have both a usable speed and angle measurement. These are the balls used to calculate barrel percentage. 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.