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 | James Wood | 114 | 60.2% | — |
| 2 | Oneil Cruz | 70 | 60.0% | — |
| 3 | Munetaka Murakami | 64 | 59.7% | — |
| 4 | Nick Kurtz | 103 | 58.3% | — |
| 5 | Aaron Judge | 64 | 57.0% | — |
| 6 | Jac Caglianone | 87 | 56.0% | — |
| 7 | MJ Melendez | 36 | 55.6% | — |
| 8 | Pete Alonso | 105 | 55.0% | — |
| 9 | Bryce Eldridge | 54 | 54.4% | — |
| 10 | Kyle Stowers | 76 | 54.3% | — |
| 11 | Jake Bauers | 86 | 53.7% | — |
| 12 | Elly De La Cruz | 85 | 53.7% | — |
| 13 | Yordan Alvarez | 105 | 53.6% | — |
| 14 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 100 | 53.6% | — |
| 15 | Kyle Schwarber | 103 | 53.4% | — |
| 16 | Heliot Ramos | 57 | 52.9% | — |
| 17 | Shohei Ohtani | 101 | 52.7% | — |
| 18 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 104 | 52.6% | — |
| 19 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 26 | 52.6% | — |
| 20 | Brandon Nimmo | 96 | 52.4% | — |
| 21 | Matt Olson | 104 | 51.8% | — |
| 22 | Junior Caminero | 103 | 51.6% | — |
| 23 | Jordan Walker | 98 | 51.5% | — |
| 24 | Lars Nootbaar | 30 | 51.3% | — |
| 25 | Garrett Mitchell | 77 | 51.2% | — |
| 26 | Drake Baldwin | 79 | 51.2% | — |
| 27 | Michael Harris II | 89 | 51.1% | — |
| 28 | José Tena | 46 | 50.9% | — |
| 29 | Rafael Devers | 100 | 50.8% | — |
| 30 | Edouard Julien | 61 | 50.7% | — |
| 31 | Francisco Lindor | 42 | 50.0% | — |
| 32 | Ryan McMahon | 55 | 50.0% | — |
| 33 | Coby Mayo | 61 | 50.0% | — |
| 34 | Riley Greene | 100 | 49.8% | — |
| 35 | Blaze Alexander | 61 | 49.7% | — |
| 36 | Heriberto Hernández | 57 | 49.7% | — |
| 37 | Mike Trout | 89 | 49.2% | — |
| 38 | Kerry Carpenter | 57 | 49.2% | — |
| 39 | Andrew Benintendi | 72 | 49.0% | — |
| 40 | Joc Pederson | 73 | 48.9% | — |
| 41 | Juan Soto | 83 | 48.9% | — |
| 42 | Alec Burleson | 99 | 48.8% | — |
| 43 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | 104 | 48.6% | — |
| 44 | Mitch Garver | 32 | 48.5% | — |
| 45 | Max Muncy | 44 | 48.5% | — |
| 46 | Josh Jung | 94 | 48.3% | — |
| 47 | Dominic Canzone | 63 | 48.3% | — |
| 48 | Yandy Díaz | 98 | 48.1% | — |
| 49 | Owen Caissie | 61 | 48.1% | — |
| 50 | Adolis García | 64 | 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. James Wood (Hard Hit %: 60.2%), 2. Oneil Cruz (Hard Hit %: 60.0%), 3. Munetaka Murakami (Hard Hit %: 59.7%), 4. Nick Kurtz (Hard Hit %: 58.3%), 5. Aaron Judge (Hard Hit %: 57.0%)