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 | 64 | 61.7% | — |
| 2 | James Wood | 69 | 61.1% | — |
| 3 | Munetaka Murakami | 61 | 59.2% | — |
| 4 | Aaron Judge | 63 | 57.9% | — |
| 5 | Jac Caglianone | 47 | 57.8% | — |
| 6 | Nick Kurtz | 65 | 57.0% | — |
| 7 | Pete Alonso | 63 | 56.3% | — |
| 8 | Max Muncy | 26 | 56.1% | — |
| 9 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 63 | 55.4% | — |
| 10 | Michael Harris II | 53 | 55.3% | — |
| 11 | Elly De La Cruz | 63 | 54.7% | — |
| 12 | Yordan Alvarez | 64 | 54.2% | — |
| 13 | Drake Baldwin | 54 | 53.8% | — |
| 14 | José Tena | 29 | 53.5% | — |
| 15 | Kazuma Okamoto | 58 | 53.0% | — |
| 16 | Jake Bauers | 47 | 52.8% | — |
| 17 | Jordan Walker | 58 | 52.6% | — |
| 18 | Ben Rice | 55 | 52.1% | — |
| 19 | Ty France | 26 | 52.0% | — |
| 20 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 60 | 51.9% | — |
| 21 | Garrett Mitchell | 43 | 51.9% | — |
| 22 | Matt Olson | 65 | 51.8% | — |
| 23 | Shohei Ohtani | 62 | 51.7% | — |
| 24 | Brandon Nimmo | 61 | 51.2% | — |
| 25 | Heliot Ramos | 43 | 50.9% | — |
| 26 | Kerry Carpenter | 29 | 50.8% | — |
| 27 | Luke Raley | 40 | 50.5% | — |
| 28 | Kyle Schwarber | 61 | 50.4% | — |
| 29 | Juan Soto | 44 | 50.4% | — |
| 30 | Riley Greene | 61 | 50.3% | — |
| 31 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 61 | 50.3% | — |
| 32 | Max Muncy | 49 | 50.0% | — |
| 33 | JJ Bleday | 31 | 50.0% | — |
| 34 | Kyle Stowers | 37 | 50.0% | — |
| 35 | Dominic Canzone | 34 | 49.5% | — |
| 36 | Nathaniel Lowe | 34 | 49.4% | — |
| 37 | Rafael Devers | 59 | 49.3% | — |
| 38 | Samuel Basallo | 43 | 49.1% | — |
| 39 | Mike Trout | 66 | 49.0% | — |
| 40 | Luis García Jr. | 45 | 49.0% | — |
| 41 | Jake Burger | 57 | 48.7% | — |
| 42 | Corbin Carroll | 58 | 48.6% | — |
| 43 | Ryan McMahon | 39 | 48.5% | — |
| 44 | Edouard Julien | 39 | 48.4% | — |
| 45 | Dillon Dingler | 54 | 48.3% | — |
| 46 | Paul Goldschmidt | 30 | 48.2% | — |
| 47 | Adolis García | 55 | 48.1% | — |
| 48 | Andy Pages | 59 | 48.0% | — |
| 49 | Junior Caminero | 61 | 48.0% | — |
| 50 | Roman Anthony | 32 | 48.0% | — |
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 %: 61.7%), 2. James Wood (Hard Hit %: 61.1%), 3. Munetaka Murakami (Hard Hit %: 59.2%), 4. Aaron Judge (Hard Hit %: 57.9%), 5. Jac Caglianone (Hard Hit %: 57.8%)