Hitters squaring up the ball most often — best contact quality in MLB by Statcast barrels per batted ball.
Which MLB hitters are barreling the ball the most? A barrel is Statcast's label for batted balls with the exit velocity and launch angle combination that produces a hit at least 50% of the time historically. Higher barrel rates mean better power-prop upside (HR, total bases).
Gold rank = #1 in MLB. Over Rate isn’t shown for Statcast leaderboards — these stats aren’t direct prop markets.
| # | Player | Games | Barrel % | Over Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wood | 70 | 26.0% | — |
| 2 | Kyle Schwarber | 63 | 23.4% | — |
| 3 | Aaron Judge | 64 | 21.8% | — |
| 4 | Mike Trout | 67 | 21.4% | — |
| 5 | Munetaka Murakami | 61 | 20.8% | — |
| 6 | Luke Raley | 41 | 20.4% | — |
| 7 | Yordan Alvarez | 65 | 20.2% | — |
| 8 | Byron Buxton | 57 | 18.9% | — |
| 9 | Juan Soto | 45 | 18.8% | — |
| 10 | Drake Baldwin | 54 | 18.6% | — |
| 11 | Jackson Chourio | 25 | 18.5% | — |
| 12 | Nick Kurtz | 66 | 18.3% | — |
| 13 | Ben Rice | 56 | 18.1% | — |
| 14 | Max Muncy | 50 | 17.7% | — |
| 15 | Oneil Cruz | 65 | 16.9% | — |
| 16 | Francisco Alvarez | 32 | 16.5% | — |
| 17 | Dominic Canzone | 35 | 16.0% | — |
| 18 | Shohei Ohtani | 63 | 15.9% | — |
| 19 | Michael Harris II | 54 | 15.9% | — |
| 20 | Ian Happ | 63 | 15.8% | — |
| 21 | Ryan Jeffers | 37 | 15.8% | — |
| 22 | Corey Seager | 45 | 15.7% | — |
| 23 | Matt Olson | 66 | 15.5% | — |
| 24 | Jac Caglianone | 48 | 15.3% | — |
| 25 | Sal Stewart | 63 | 15.3% | — |
| 26 | Elly De La Cruz | 64 | 15.1% | — |
| 27 | Casey Schmitt | 52 | 15.0% | — |
| 28 | JJ Bleday | 32 | 14.9% | — |
| 29 | Kazuma Okamoto | 59 | 14.9% | — |
| 30 | Ronald Acuña Jr. | 52 | 14.8% | — |
| 31 | Nathaniel Lowe | 35 | 14.8% | — |
| 32 | Shea Langeliers | 60 | 14.8% | — |
| 33 | Jordan Walker | 59 | 14.6% | — |
| 34 | Miguel Vargas | 63 | 14.5% | — |
| 35 | Willson Contreras | 58 | 14.4% | — |
| 36 | Ramón Laureano | 51 | 14.3% | — |
| 37 | Ty France | 27 | 14.1% | — |
| 38 | Colson Montgomery | 61 | 14.1% | — |
| 39 | Bryce Harper | 61 | 14.0% | — |
| 40 | Kody Clemens | 45 | 14.0% | — |
| 41 | Brent Rooker | 44 | 14.0% | — |
| 42 | Heliot Ramos | 43 | 14.0% | — |
| 43 | Brandon Lowe | 59 | 13.9% | — |
| 44 | Spencer Torkelson | 56 | 13.8% | — |
| 45 | Cam Smith | 56 | 13.8% | — |
| 46 | Will Smith | 46 | 13.6% | — |
| 47 | Mickey Moniak | 41 | 13.5% | — |
| 48 | Spencer Steer | 55 | 13.5% | — |
| 49 | Hunter Goodman | 56 | 13.5% | — |
| 50 | Jonathan Aranda | 61 | 13.4% | — |
A barrel is Statcast's label for the exit-velocity / launch-angle combinations that historically produce a hit at least 50% of the time and a slugging percentage of at least 1.500 (i.e., extra-base hit territory). It's the canonical "squared up" metric.
Barrel rate is one of the most predictive batted-ball stats for power props. Hitters at the top of this list are the best candidates for home run, total bases, and extra-base-hit prop overs. It’s also more stable than HR/game in small samples.
Statcast batted-ball data for the 2026 season — every batted ball with tracked exit velocity and launch angle. We compute barrels per batted-ball event and refresh nightly. Min-games filter avoids small-sample noise.
MLB Batter Barrel % Leaders Top 5: 1. James Wood (Barrel %: 26.0%), 2. Kyle Schwarber (Barrel %: 23.4%), 3. Aaron Judge (Barrel %: 21.8%), 4. Mike Trout (Barrel %: 21.4%), 5. Munetaka Murakami (Barrel %: 20.8%)