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Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed 2020

Batted balls with a recorded launch angle from 8 to 32 degrees, including both ends. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

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All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through December 31, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed / 2020

Kyle Hendricks

CHC

Season leader

Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed2020 season
#	Player	Team	Sweet spots
1	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	86
2	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	83
3	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	82
4	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	79
5	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	78
6	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	77
7	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	76
8	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	HOU	75
9	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	SF	75
10	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	74
11	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	71
12	Z. DaviesZach Davies	SD	71
13	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	71
14	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	71
15	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	71
16	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	TEX	71
17	J. CuetoJohnny Cueto	SF	71
18	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	NYM	71
19	A. SánchezAníbal Sánchez	WSH	71
20	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	70
21	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	70
22	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	CWS	69
23	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	69
24	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	69
25	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	68
26	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	68
27	M. PérezMartín Pérez	BOS	66
28	A. YoungAlex Young	AZ	66
29	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	65
30	R. StriplingRoss Stripling	TOR	64
31	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	AZ	64
32	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	63
33	C. PaddackChris Paddack	SD	63
34	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	TOR	62
35	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	PIT	62
36	J. LylesJordan Lyles	TEX	62
37	H. Jin RyuHyun Jin Ryu	TOR	61
38	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	61
39	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	60
40	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	60
41	A. MillsAlec Mills	CHC	60
42	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	60
43	T. RoarkTanner Roark	TOR	60
44	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	59
45	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	59
46	M. MinorMike Minor	OAK	59
47	A. VothAustin Voth	WSH	59
48	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	SD	58
49	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	OAK	58
50	A. CobbAlex Cobb	BAL	58

Sweet spots: Batted balls with a recorded launch angle from 8 to 32 degrees, including both ends. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed

Batted balls with a recorded launch angle from 8 to 32 degrees, including both ends. 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, 12:21 PM UTC.