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Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed 2021

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

All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through December 31, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed / 2021

Kyle Hendricks

CHC

227

Season leader

Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed2021 season
#	Player	Team	Sweet spots
1	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	227
2	C. IrvinCole Irvin	OAK	219
3	J. LylesJordan Lyles	TEX	210
4	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	206
5	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	HOU	204
6	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	199
7	J. HappJ.A. Happ	STL	198
8	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	SEA	197
9	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	196
10	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	196
11	C. FlexenChris Flexen	SEA	195
12	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	CWS	194
13	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	187
14	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	181
15	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	OAK	181
16	H. Jin RyuHyun Jin Ryu	TOR	181
17	Z. DaviesZach Davies	CHC	181
18	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CWS	180
19	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	177
20	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	176
21	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	176
22	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	174
23	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	173
24	M. BumgarnerMadison Bumgarner	AZ	172
25	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	171
26	J. LesterJon Lester	STL	171
27	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	BOS	171
28	M. MinorMike Minor	KC	171
29	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	TEX	171
30	R. HillRich Hill	NYM	170
31	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	169
32	W. MileyWade Miley	CIN	169
33	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	169
34	M. HarveyMatt Harvey	BAL	169
35	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	168
36	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	168
37	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	PHI	168
38	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	168
39	R. RayRobbie Ray	TOR	166
40	Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi	SEA	165
41	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	165
42	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	SF	164
43	J. MeansJohn Means	BAL	164
44	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	NYY	164
45	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	164
46	B. KellerBrad Keller	KC	163
47	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	SF	160
48	G. RichardsGarrett Richards	BOS	160
49	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	158
50	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	157

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, 12:22 PM UTC.