Hitters posting the highest 95+ mph exit velocity rate — the underlying skill behind power props.
Which MLB hitters are hitting the ball the hardest? Hard-hit rate is the percentage of batted balls with exit velocity ≥95 mph. It's the most stable batted-ball quality stat — the underlying skill behind home runs and total bases. League average is around 38–40%.
Gold rank = #1 in MLB. Over Rate isn’t shown for Statcast leaderboards — these stats aren’t direct prop markets.
| # | Player | Games | Hard Hit % | Over Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oneil Cruz | 82 | 57.8% | — |
| 2 | James Wood | 134 | 57.8% | — |
| 3 | Munetaka Murakami | 110 | 57.5% | — |
| 4 | Nick Kurtz | 109 | 57.3% | — |
| 5 | Pete Alonso | 148 | 57.2% | — |
| 6 | Aaron Judge | 64 | 57.0% | — |
| 7 | Spencer Jones | 49 | 56.0% | — |
| 8 | Kyle Stowers | 105 | 55.7% | — |
| 9 | MJ Melendez | 36 | 55.6% | — |
| 10 | Jac Caglianone | 123 | 54.8% | — |
| 11 | Jake Bauers | 122 | 53.9% | — |
| 12 | Yordan Alvarez | 148 | 53.9% | — |
| 13 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 148 | 53.6% | — |
| 14 | Bryce Eldridge | 93 | 52.7% | — |
| 15 | Shohei Ohtani | 145 | 52.4% | — |
| 16 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 131 | 51.9% | — |
| 17 | Elly De La Cruz | 132 | 51.9% | — |
| 18 | Drake Baldwin | 126 | 51.8% | — |
| 19 | Griffin Conine | 57 | 51.6% | — |
| 20 | Garrett Mitchell | 113 | 51.4% | — |
| 21 | Joc Pederson | 101 | 51.2% | — |
| 22 | Heliot Ramos | 94 | 50.8% | — |
| 23 | Matt Olson | 149 | 50.7% | — |
| 24 | Rafael Devers | 144 | 50.7% | — |
| 25 | Brandon Nimmo | 139 | 50.5% | — |
| 26 | Kyle Schwarber | 147 | 50.5% | — |
| 27 | Junior Caminero | 149 | 50.2% | — |
| 28 | Alec Burleson | 144 | 50.1% | — |
| 29 | Lars Nootbaar | 63 | 49.7% | — |
| 30 | Edouard Julien | 69 | 49.7% | — |
| 31 | Blaze Alexander | 63 | 49.7% | — |
| 32 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 153 | 49.1% | — |
| 33 | Coby Mayo | 90 | 49.1% | — |
| 34 | Juan Soto | 91 | 49.0% | — |
| 35 | Corbin Carroll | 145 | 48.8% | — |
| 36 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 64 | 48.8% | — |
| 37 | Jimmy Crooks | 37 | 48.8% | — |
| 38 | Ben Rice | 140 | 48.7% | — |
| 39 | Ryan McMahon | 76 | 48.4% | — |
| 40 | Michael Harris II | 132 | 48.4% | — |
| 41 | Corey Seager | 81 | 48.3% | — |
| 42 | Josh Jung | 99 | 48.3% | — |
| 43 | Riley Greene | 123 | 48.3% | — |
| 44 | Ty France | 102 | 48.2% | — |
| 45 | Jordan Walker | 143 | 48.2% | — |
| 46 | Mitch Garver | 37 | 48.1% | — |
| 47 | Roman Anthony | 33 | 48.1% | — |
| 48 | Randal Grichuk | 52 | 48.0% | — |
| 49 | Adolis García | 64 | 48.0% | — |
| 50 | Jackson Chourio | 115 | 47.9% | — |
Hard-hit rate is the percentage of batted balls with an exit velocity of at least 95 mph. League average is around 38–40%. It’s the most stable batted-ball quality metric — hitters who hit the ball hard usually keep doing it.
Hard contact is the underlying skill behind power props. A hitter at the top of this list will usually have above-average HR, total bases, and slugging projections — even when his game-log volatility hides it. Use it as a leading indicator before raw HR totals catch up.
Statcast exit-velocity data for the 2026 season. Every batted ball is tracked. We aggregate hard-hit events per batted-ball and refresh nightly.
MLB Batter Hard Hit % Leaders Top 5: 1. Oneil Cruz (Hard Hit %: 57.8%), 2. James Wood (Hard Hit %: 57.8%), 3. Munetaka Murakami (Hard Hit %: 57.5%), 4. Nick Kurtz (Hard Hit %: 57.3%), 5. Pete Alonso (Hard Hit %: 57.2%)