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Statcast · 394 qualified hittersWindow: Full 2026 season to dateLast updated Jun 18, 2026

Highest Barrel Rate in MLB 2026

James Wood leads MLB in barrel rate in 2026 at 25.3%. The top three are James Wood, Kyle Schwarber, Aaron Judge, based on Statcast data refreshed nightly from Baseball Savant.

Barrel rate (also called barrel percentage or barrel%) is the percentage of a hitter's batted balls that fall into the "barrel" zone — a combination of exit velocity and launch angle that historically produces a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage. A barrel requires at least 98 mph exit velocity paired with a launch angle window that opens wider as velocity climbs. This is the cleanest single metric for elite power contact quality, separating hitters who merely hit the ball hard from those who hit it hard in the air. The qualified leaders on this page have at least 50 at-bats so small-sample outliers can't distort the top of the board.

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Barrel Rate — top 100 qualified MLB players ranked by Barrel Rate, with team, position, and overall Legends Deck rating.
#	Barrel Rate	Player	Team	Position	Rating
1	25.3%	James Wood	Nationals	LF	84
2	21.9%	Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	LF	83
3	21.7%	Aaron Judge	Yankees	RF	92
4	21.2%	Mike Trout	Angels	RF	85
5	20.7%	Munetaka Murakami	White Sox	3B	81
6	18.6%	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	LF	91
7	18.6%	Drake Baldwin	Braves	C	87
8	18.5%	Byron Buxton	Twins	CF	80
9	18.5%	Nick Kurtz	Athletics	1B	80
10	18.3%	Luke Raley	Mariners	RF	61
11	18.0%	Giancarlo Stanton	Yankees	DH	67
12	17.1%	Max Muncy	Dodgers	3B	80
13	16.9%	Francisco Alvarez	Mets	C	63
14	16.7%	Oneil Cruz	Pirates	CF	80
15	16.7%	Zach Cole	Astros	CF	60
16	16.4%	Dominic Canzone	Mariners	RF	72
17	16.2%	Juan Soto	Mets	RF	90
18	15.9%	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	SP	99
19	15.9%	Jac Caglianone	Royals	RF	74
20	15.8%	Ryan Jeffers	Twins	C	77
21	15.7%	Corey Seager	Rangers	SS	83
22	15.6%	Ben Rice	Yankees	1B	86
23	15.6%	Hunter Goodman	Rockies	C	77
24	15.5%	Brent Rooker	Athletics	RF	68
25	15.4%	Ian Happ	Cubs	LF	73
26	15.2%	Jackson Chourio	Brewers	CF	76
27	15.1%	Michael Harris II	Braves	CF	88
28	15.1%	Willson Contreras	Red Sox	1B	80
29	15.1%	Sal Stewart	Reds	3B	80
30	15.0%	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	SS	83
31	15.0%	Jackson Holliday	Orioles	2B	67
32	14.9%	Jared Young	Mets	LF	66
33	14.8%	Shea Langeliers	Athletics	C	78
34	14.8%	Michael Conforto	Cubs	LF	72
35	14.7%	Garrett Mitchell	Brewers	CF	69
36	14.7%	Kazuma Okamoto	Blue Jays	3B	65
37	14.6%	Matt Olson	Braves	1B	80
38	14.6%	Starling Marte	Royals	LF	60
39	14.3%	Ramón Laureano	Padres	RF	63
40	14.1%	Miguel Vargas	White Sox	3B	79
41	13.8%	Jake Bauers	Brewers	1B	74
42	13.8%	Kody Clemens	Twins	2B	71
43	13.8%	Heliot Ramos	Giants	LF	63
44	13.7%	Colson Montgomery	White Sox	SS	74
45	13.7%	Jordan Walker	Cardinals	RF	70
46	13.6%	Nathaniel Lowe	Reds	1B	72
47	13.5%	Mickey Moniak	Rockies	RF	72
48	13.5%	Cam Smith	Astros	RF	64
49	13.5%	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	1B	60
50	13.4%	Bryce Harper	Phillies	1B	84
51	13.4%	Corbin Carroll	Diamondbacks	RF	83
52	13.4%	Will Smith	Dodgers	C	83
53	13.4%	Dillon Dingler	Tigers	C	76
54	13.4%	Spencer Steer	Reds	1B	70
55	13.3%	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	SS	91
56	13.2%	Randal Grichuk	White Sox	RF	76
57	13.1%	Ronald Acuña Jr.	Braves	RF	82
58	13.1%	Riley Greene	Tigers	LF	75
59	13.0%	Owen Caissie	Marlins	RF	60
60	12.9%	JJ Bleday	Reds	CF	74
61	12.7%	Will Benson	Reds	LF	65
62	12.7%	Casey Schmitt	Giants	3B	61
63	12.5%	Junior Caminero	Rays	3B	79
64	12.5%	Colton Cowser	Orioles	LF	65
65	12.4%	Samuel Basallo	Orioles	C	75
66	12.3%	Cal Raleigh	Mariners	C	78
67	12.2%	Trent Grisham	Yankees	CF	81
68	12.1%	Pete Alonso	Orioles	1B	81
69	12.1%	Brandon Lowe	Pirates	2B	67
70	12.1%	Rhys Hoskins	Guardians	1B	60
71	12.1%	MJ Melendez	Mets	LF	60
72	12.1%	Kyle Manzardo	Guardians	1B	60
73	12.0%	Jonathan Aranda	Rays	1B	78
74	12.0%	Zach Neto	Angels	SS	75
75	11.9%	Jesús Sánchez	Blue Jays	RF	74
76	11.9%	Hao-Yu Lee	Tigers	2B	60
77	11.8%	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	1B	76
78	11.8%	Logan O'Hoppe	Angels	C	60
79	11.7%	Christian Walker	Astros	1B	64
80	11.6%	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs	CF	78
81	11.6%	Wilyer Abreu	Red Sox	RF	73
82	11.6%	Henry Davis	Pirates	C	60
83	11.6%	Ty France	Padres	1B	60
84	11.5%	Paul Goldschmidt	Yankees	1B	69
85	11.5%	Bo Naylor	Guardians	C	60
86	11.4%	Curtis Mead	Nationals	1B	71
87	11.4%	Amed Rosario	Yankees	3B	66
88	11.4%	Everson Pereira	White Sox	CF	60
89	11.3%	Michael Busch	Cubs	1B	75
90	11.3%	Brandon Nimmo	Rangers	LF	75
91	11.3%	Jarren Duran	Red Sox	LF	66
92	11.3%	Jorge Soler	Angels	RF	60
93	11.2%	Gabriel Moreno	Diamondbacks	C	79
94	11.2%	Tyler Stephenson	Reds	C	72
95	11.1%	Tyler Soderstrom	Athletics	LF	75
96	11.1%	Jorge Mateo	Braves	SS	62
97	11.0%	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	1B	75
98	11.0%	CJ Abrams	Nationals	SS	75
99	11.0%	Teoscar Hernández	Dodgers	RF	67
100	11.0%	Kerry Carpenter	Tigers	RF	66

Why barrel rate matters

Barrel rate is one of the stickiest year-over-year Statcast stats for hitters, which makes it a stronger forecaster than raw HR/AB. Elite hitters typically post barrel rates above 10%; league average is around 6%. This board surfaces the hitters most likely to sustain power production regardless of batted-ball luck.

Data source: MLB Statcast via Baseball Savant, refreshed nightly into the Legends Deck card database. Minimum sample-size filters are applied so small-sample outliers don't distort the top of the ranking.

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