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Sweet-Spot Percentage Allowed 2019

The percentage of angle-measured balls launched from 8 to 32 degrees. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Season

At least 100 balls with recorded angle in this season. Calculated by MLBDB from completed games. Data through December 31, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Sweet-Spot Percentage Allowed / 2019

Zack Britton

NYY

18.3%

Season leader, lower is better

Sweet-Spot Percentage Allowed2019 season, lower is better
#	Player	Team	LA balls	Sweet-spot%
1	Z. BrittonZack Britton	NYY	142	18.3%
2	A. BummerAaron Bummer	CWS	152	21.7%
3	D. CastilloDiego Castillo	TB	160	26.3%
4	A. GarrettAmir Garrett	CIN	118	27.1%
5	A. KolarekAdam Kolarek	LAD	144	27.1%
6	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	192	28.1%
7	R. StriplingRoss Stripling	LAD	232	28.4%
8	H. RondónHéctor Rondón	HOU	174	29.3%
9	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	426	29.6%
10	L. PerdomoLuis Perdomo	SD	208	29.8%
11	C. BettisChad Bettis	COL	205	29.8%
12	R. RodríguezRichard Rodríguez	PIT	174	29.9%
13	S. GaviglioSam Gaviglio	TOR	259	30.1%
14	S. ObergScott Oberg	COL	135	30.4%
15	C. MartinezCarlos Martinez	STL	115	30.4%
16	E. MarshallEvan Marshall	CWS	124	30.6%
17	O. DrakeOliver Drake	TB	121	30.6%
18	R. BleierRichard Bleier	BAL	183	30.6%
19	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	511	30.7%
20	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	ATL	299	30.8%
21	T. RogersTaylor Rogers	MIN	149	30.9%
22	A. YoungAlex Young	AZ	233	30.9%
23	K. CrickKyle Crick	PIT	110	30.9%
24	C. SadlerCasey Sadler	LAD	132	31.1%
25	S. NewcombSean Newcomb	ATL	182	31.3%
26	J. HughesJared Hughes	PHI	176	31.3%
27	B. KintzlerBrandon Kintzler	CHC	149	31.5%
28	K. McCarthyKevin McCarthy	KC	178	31.5%
29	S. DysonSam Dyson	MIN	158	31.6%
30	F. LirianoFrancisco Liriano	PIT	186	31.7%
31	M. CastroMiguel Castro	BAL	189	31.7%
32	L. JacksonLuke Jackson	ATL	166	31.9%
33	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	TB	125	32.0%
34	M. MelanconMark Melancon	ATL	175	32.0%
35	J. SheffieldJustus Sheffield	SEA	103	32.0%
36	S. CishekSteve Cishek	CHC	161	32.3%
37	J. KellyJoe Kelly	LAD	120	32.5%
38	A. BassAnthony Bass	SEA	113	32.7%
39	D. Ponce de LeonDaniel Ponce de Leon	STL	110	32.7%
40	T. ClippardTyler Clippard	CLE	131	32.8%
41	V. AlcántaraVictor Alcántara	DET	125	32.8%
42	K. RyanKyle Ryan	CHC	146	32.9%
43	W. PeraltaWandy Peralta	SF	115	33.0%
44	P. FryPaul Fry	BAL	151	33.1%
45	K. YatesKirby Yates	SD	114	33.3%
46	R. MorontaReyes Moronta	SF	123	33.3%
47	I. KennedyIan Kennedy	KC	159	33.3%
48	T. CahillTrevor Cahill	LAA	294	33.3%
49	L. CessaLuis Cessa	NYY	218	33.5%
50	B. MartinBrett Martin	TEX	182	33.5%

Sweet-spot%: The percentage of angle-measured balls launched from 8 to 32 degrees. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Understanding Sweet-Spot Percentage Allowed

The percentage of angle-measured balls launched from 8 to 32 degrees. For pitchers, this measures contact by opposing hitters. Calculated by MLBDB from recorded game measurements.

Formula: 100 × sweet-spot balls ÷ balls with recorded angle

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

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, 12:17 PM UTC.