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Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed 2026

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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 12, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed / 2026

Sandy Alcantara

MIA

226

Season leader

Sweet-Spot Balls Allowed2026 season
#	Player	Team	Sweet spots
1	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	226
2	M. WachaMichael Wacha	KC	218
3	N. MartinezNick Martinez	TB	212
4	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	211
5	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	210
6	T. SuganoTomoyuki Sugano	COL	207
7	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	AZ	206
8	B. SingerBrady Singer	CIN	205
9	N. CameronNoah Cameron	KC	205
10	S. BazShane Baz	BAL	201
11	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	201
12	M. McGreevyMichael McGreevy	STL	200
13	T. BradleyTaj Bradley	MIN	193
14	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	STL	191
15	C. SánchezCristopher Sánchez	PHI	191
16	F. GriffinFoster Griffin	CLE	191
17	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	189
18	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	186
19	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	185
20	M. KingMichael King	SD	184
21	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	TB	184
22	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	CHC	184
23	B. WooBryan Woo	SEA	182
24	A. KayAnthony Kay	CWS	179
25	M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	TEX	177
26	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	176
27	R. VásquezRandy Vásquez	SD	175
28	S. ImanagaShota Imanaga	CHC	174
29	S. GraySonny Gray	BOS	173
30	S. BurkeSean Burke	CWS	173
31	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	172
32	R. LowderRhett Lowder	CIN	171
33	J. SpringsJeffrey Springs	ATH	170
34	E. FeddeErick Fedde	CWS	170
35	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	168
36	G. HolmesGrant Holmes	ATL	167
37	R. RayRobbie Ray	SD	167
38	P. SkenesPaul Skenes	PIT	166
39	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	TOR	166
40	B. YoungBrandon Young	BAL	165
41	T. RogersTrevor Rogers	BAL	164
42	C. ReaColin Rea	CHC	163
43	P. MessickParker Messick	CLE	162
44	D. PetersonDavid Peterson	CHC	162
45	Z. LittellZack Littell	AZ	162
46	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	NYM	161
47	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	STL	161
48	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	DET	159
49	P. LambertPeter Lambert	HOU	159
50	R. DetmersReid Detmers	LAA	158

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 Oct 12, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.