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 | 65 | 61.3% | — |
| 2 | James Wood | 70 | 61.0% | — |
| 3 | Munetaka Murakami | 61 | 59.2% | — |
| 4 | Jac Caglianone | 48 | 58.5% | — |
| 5 | Nick Kurtz | 66 | 58.0% | — |
| 6 | Aaron Judge | 64 | 57.0% | — |
| 7 | Max Muncy | 26 | 56.1% | — |
| 8 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 65 | 55.1% | — |
| 9 | Pete Alonso | 64 | 55.0% | — |
| 10 | José Tena | 30 | 54.8% | — |
| 11 | Elly De La Cruz | 64 | 54.6% | — |
| 12 | Michael Harris II | 54 | 54.3% | — |
| 13 | Yordan Alvarez | 65 | 54.2% | — |
| 14 | Drake Baldwin | 54 | 53.8% | — |
| 15 | Jake Bauers | 48 | 53.1% | — |
| 16 | Shohei Ohtani | 63 | 53.0% | — |
| 17 | Kazuma Okamoto | 59 | 53.0% | — |
| 18 | Jordan Walker | 59 | 52.9% | — |
| 19 | Ben Rice | 56 | 52.1% | — |
| 20 | Matt Olson | 66 | 51.7% | — |
| 21 | Ty France | 27 | 51.3% | — |
| 22 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 61 | 51.2% | — |
| 23 | Brandon Nimmo | 62 | 50.9% | — |
| 24 | Heliot Ramos | 43 | 50.9% | — |
| 25 | Juan Soto | 45 | 50.8% | — |
| 26 | JJ Bleday | 32 | 50.6% | — |
| 27 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 62 | 50.3% | — |
| 28 | Kyle Schwarber | 63 | 50.0% | — |
| 29 | Garrett Mitchell | 44 | 50.0% | — |
| 30 | Kyle Stowers | 38 | 50.0% | — |
| 31 | Kerry Carpenter | 29 | 50.0% | — |
| 32 | Riley Greene | 62 | 50.0% | — |
| 33 | Mike Trout | 67 | 49.7% | — |
| 34 | Rafael Devers | 60 | 49.7% | — |
| 35 | Max Muncy | 50 | 49.2% | — |
| 36 | Luke Raley | 41 | 49.0% | — |
| 37 | Corbin Carroll | 59 | 49.0% | — |
| 38 | Dominic Canzone | 35 | 48.9% | — |
| 39 | Jake Burger | 58 | 48.7% | — |
| 40 | Samuel Basallo | 44 | 48.7% | — |
| 41 | Luis García Jr. | 46 | 48.6% | — |
| 42 | Ryan McMahon | 40 | 48.5% | — |
| 43 | Jonathan Aranda | 61 | 48.3% | — |
| 44 | Junior Caminero | 62 | 48.3% | — |
| 45 | Dillon Dingler | 54 | 48.3% | — |
| 46 | Andy Pages | 60 | 48.0% | — |
| 47 | Roman Anthony | 32 | 48.0% | — |
| 48 | JJ Wetherholt | 64 | 48.0% | — |
| 49 | Edouard Julien | 40 | 47.9% | — |
| 50 | Brice Turang | 60 | 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 %: 61.3%), 2. James Wood (Hard Hit %: 61.0%), 3. Munetaka Murakami (Hard Hit %: 59.2%), 4. Jac Caglianone (Hard Hit %: 58.5%), 5. Nick Kurtz (Hard Hit %: 58.0%)