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Elly De La Cruz's 2026 Legends Deck card — rated 83 overall using real 2026 Statcast batting data (exit velocity, barrel rate, xwOBA, sprint speed). Ratings refresh nightly from Baseball Savant.
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| AVG | 0.280 |
| OPS | 0.855 |
| HR | 12 |
| RBI | 37 |
| SB | 10 |
| G | 58 |
| AB | 232 |
| BB | 22 |
| K | 76 |
Through mid-May, De La Cruz's 41-game line — .288 batting average, .875 OPS, 10 home runs, 9 stolen bases — paces a 40/35 season at age 24. The Statcast detail says the pace is reasonable: a 15.5% barrel rate, 50.9% hard-hit rate, and 28.1 ft/sec sprint speed all rank in the top quartile at shortstop. The .377 xwOBA tracks above the .875 OPS, suggesting the surface stats may be lagging the underlying contact quality. The 30.2% whiff rate keeps him out of elite contact tier, leaving the swing-and-miss versus damage-on-contact trade-off as the defining Statcast question of the profile.
Reviewed 2026-05-13 · Statcast data refreshed nightly via Baseball Savant
| xBA | 0.269 |
| xSLG | 0.493 |
| xwOBA | 0.362 |
| Avg Exit Velo | 94.2 mph |
| Max Exit Velo | — |
| Barrel Rate | 15.0% |
| Hard-Hit Rate | 51.6% |
| Sprint Speed | 28.4 ft/sec |
| Whiff Rate | 29.1% |
| Chase Rate | 26.5% |
| OAA | 6 |
Elly De La Cruz's 2026 average exit velocity is 94.2 mph, ranked #7 of 398 qualified hitters on the MLB Statcast average exit velocity leaderboard. Source: Baseball Savant, refreshed nightly.
What is average exit velocity? Average speed in mph of a hitter's batted balls as measured by Statcast radar at MLB ballparks across all contact types. Read more →
Elly De La Cruz's 2026 hard-hit rate is 51.6%, ranked #29 of 390 qualified hitters on the MLB Statcast hard-hit rate leaderboard. Source: Baseball Savant, refreshed nightly.
What is hard-hit rate? Percentage of a hitter's batted balls with an exit velocity of 95 mph or higher — Statcast's broadest contact-quality signal.
Elly De La Cruz's 2026 barrel rate is 15.0%, ranked #30 of 394 qualified hitters on the MLB Statcast barrel rate leaderboard. Source: Baseball Savant, refreshed nightly.
What is barrel rate? Percentage of a hitter's batted balls that meet the Statcast "barrel" exit-velocity and launch-angle thresholds, historically producing a minimum .500 AVG and 1.500 SLG. Read more →
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Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data from Baseball Savant. Elly De La Cruz's current rating of 83 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh — not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: Barrel Rate, xwOBA, Exit Velocity, Sprint Speed.