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Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed 2023

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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed / 2023

Miles Mikolas

STL

270

Season leader

Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed2023 season
#	Player	Team	Sweet spots
1	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	270
2	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	234
3	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	220
4	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	217
5	C. BassittChris Bassitt	TOR	214
6	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	TEX	212
7	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	210
8	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	206
9	J. LylesJordan Lyles	KC	204
10	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	BAL	203
11	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	199
12	D. KremerDean Kremer	BAL	199
13	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	198
14	L. LynnLance Lynn	LAD	198
15	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	196
16	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	192
17	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	191
18	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	186
19	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	WSH	186
20	R. HillRich Hill	SD	184
21	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	184
22	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	183
23	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	181
24	S. StriderSpencer Strider	ATL	180
25	Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi	TOR	180
26	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	180
27	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	CHC	180
28	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CLE	180
29	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	TOR	179
30	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	PHI	179
31	R. NelsonRyne Nelson	AZ	179
32	B. ElderBryce Elder	ATL	177
33	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	176
34	J. SearsJP Sears	OAK	175
35	J. OviedoJohan Oviedo	PIT	174
36	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	NYY	173
37	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	171
38	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	171
39	D. DunningDane Dunning	TEX	171
40	P. SandovalPatrick Sandoval	LAA	171
41	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	BAL	171
42	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	SEA	170
43	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	MIA	169
44	P. LópezPablo López	MIN	169
45	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	168
46	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	168
47	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	LAA	168
48	J. GrayJosiah Gray	WSH	166
49	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	165
50	A. CobbAlex Cobb	SF	164

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, 12:29 PM UTC.