Highest Exit Velocity in MLB 2026

James Wood leads MLB in exit velocity in 2026 at 96.6 mph. The top three are James Wood, Oneil Cruz, Pete Alonso, based on Statcast data refreshed nightly from Baseball Savant.

Average exit velocity is the speed of the baseball as it leaves the bat on batted-ball events, measured by Statcast radar at MLB ballparks. It captures raw power output across all contact — ground balls, line drives, and fly balls combined. Sustained averages above 90 mph correlate strongly with barrel rate, expected slugging, and home-run totals. The qualified leaders on this page have at least 100 at-bats so one-game samples can't distort the top of the board.

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#	Exit Velocity	Player	Team	Position	Rating
1	96.6 mph	James Wood	Nationals	LF	86
2	96.3 mph	Oneil Cruz	Pirates	CF	80
3	95.1 mph	Pete Alonso	Orioles	1B	83
4	94.5 mph	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	LF	92
5	94.4 mph	Nick Kurtz	Athletics	1B	79
6	94.4 mph	Michael Conforto	Cubs	LF	76
7	94.3 mph	Aaron Judge	Yankees	RF	95
8	94.2 mph	Jordan Walker	Cardinals	RF	72
9	94.1 mph	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	SS	84
10	94.1 mph	Munetaka Murakami	White Sox	3B	83
11	94.1 mph	Giancarlo Stanton	Yankees	DH	69
12	93.8 mph	MJ Melendez	Mets	LF	60
13	93.7 mph	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	SS	93
14	93.4 mph	Michael Harris II	Braves	CF	90
15	93.4 mph	Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	LF	86
16	93.3 mph	Matt Olson	Braves	1B	82
17	93.3 mph	Jac Caglianone	Royals	RF	70
18	93.2 mph	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	SP	100
19	93.1 mph	Juan Soto	Mets	RF	93
20	93.1 mph	Dominic Canzone	Mariners	RF	72
21	93.1 mph	Bryce Eldridge	Giants	1B	67
22	93.0 mph	Jackson Chourio	Brewers	CF	75
23	92.9 mph	Samuel Basallo	Orioles	C	72
24	92.8 mph	Drake Baldwin	Braves	C	90
25	92.8 mph	Kazuma Okamoto	Blue Jays	3B	67
26	92.7 mph	Ben Rice	Yankees	1B	88
27	92.6 mph	José Tena	Nationals	3B	60
28	92.5 mph	Garrett Mitchell	Brewers	CF	69
29	92.5 mph	Zach Cole	Astros	CF	60
30	92.4 mph	Junior Caminero	Rays	3B	80
31	92.4 mph	Luis García Jr.	Nationals	2B	73
32	92.3 mph	Roman Anthony	Red Sox	RF	75
33	92.2 mph	Blaze Alexander	Orioles	SS	69
34	92.2 mph	Adolis García	Phillies	RF	60
35	92.1 mph	Jake Bauers	Brewers	1B	73
36	92.1 mph	Kody Clemens	Twins	2B	73
37	92.0 mph	Kerry Carpenter	Tigers	RF	71
38	92.0 mph	Heliot Ramos	Giants	LF	65
39	91.9 mph	Shea Langeliers	Athletics	C	80
40	91.9 mph	Jo Adell	Angels	CF	78
41	91.9 mph	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	1B	78
42	91.9 mph	Luke Raley	Mariners	RF	62
43	91.9 mph	Denzel Clarke	Athletics	CF	60
44	91.8 mph	Joc Pederson	Rangers	1B	75
45	91.7 mph	Max Muncy	Athletics	3B	80
46	91.6 mph	Brandon Nimmo	Rangers	LF	77
47	91.6 mph	Coby Mayo	Orioles	1B	60
48	91.6 mph	Mickey Gasper	Red Sox	2B	60
49	91.5 mph	Jahmai Jones	Tigers	RF	69
50	91.5 mph	Will Benson	Reds	LF	68
51	91.4 mph	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	SS	82
52	91.4 mph	Rafael Devers	Giants	3B	73
53	91.3 mph	Corbin Carroll	Diamondbacks	RF	86
54	91.3 mph	Brice Turang	Brewers	2B	82
55	91.3 mph	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs	CF	77
56	91.3 mph	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	1B	76
57	91.3 mph	Carlos Narváez	Red Sox	C	65
58	91.2 mph	Mike Trout	Angels	RF	87
59	91.2 mph	Ryan Jeffers	Twins	C	79
60	91.2 mph	Jesús Sánchez	Blue Jays	RF	75
61	91.2 mph	Amed Rosario	Yankees	3B	69
62	91.2 mph	Randy Arozarena	Mariners	LF	66
63	91.2 mph	Owen Caissie	Marlins	RF	60
64	91.1 mph	Corey Seager	Rangers	SS	85
65	91.1 mph	Michael Massey	Royals	2B	60
66	91.0 mph	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	2B	88
67	91.0 mph	Austin Riley	Braves	3B	76
68	91.0 mph	Moisés Ballesteros	Cubs	C	72
69	91.0 mph	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers	SS	60
70	90.9 mph	Trent Grisham	Yankees	CF	82
71	90.9 mph	Francisco Lindor	Mets	SS	81
72	90.9 mph	Bo Bichette	Mets	SS	71
73	90.9 mph	Ryan McMahon	Yankees	3B	69
74	90.9 mph	Vaughn Grissom	Angels	2B	60
75	90.8 mph	Wyatt Langford	Rangers	LF	77
76	90.8 mph	JJ Bleday	Reds	CF	76
77	90.8 mph	Hunter Goodman	Rockies	C	76
78	90.8 mph	Justin Foscue	Rangers	1B	60
79	90.7 mph	Sal Stewart	Reds	3B	82
80	90.7 mph	Jonathan Aranda	Rays	1B	80
81	90.7 mph	Riley Greene	Tigers	LF	77
82	90.7 mph	Bryan Reynolds	Pirates	RF	74
83	90.7 mph	Carlos Cortes	Athletics	LF	74
84	90.7 mph	Ty France	Padres	1B	60
85	90.6 mph	Tyler Stephenson	Reds	C	74
86	90.6 mph	Heriberto Hernández	Marlins	LF	67
87	90.6 mph	Edouard Julien	Rockies	2B	62
88	90.6 mph	Mark Vientos	Mets	3B	60
89	90.6 mph	Leo Jiménez	Marlins	SS	60
90	90.6 mph	James McCann	Diamondbacks	C	60
91	90.5 mph	Yandy Díaz	Rays	1B	80
92	90.5 mph	Randal Grichuk	White Sox	RF	79
93	90.5 mph	Nathaniel Lowe	Reds	1B	74
94	90.5 mph	Jake Burger	Rangers	1B	68
95	90.5 mph	Christian Walker	Astros	1B	68
96	90.5 mph	Mitch Garver	Mariners	C	60
97	90.5 mph	Henry Davis	Pirates	C	60
98	90.5 mph	Ke'Bryan Hayes	Reds	3B	60
99	90.4 mph	William Contreras	Brewers	C	83
100	90.4 mph	JJ Wetherholt	Cardinals	SS	81

Why exit velocity matters

Exit velocity is the most predictive Statcast metric for future power output. Hitters who top this leaderboard tend to overperform batting average in the long run because louder contact turns into extra-base hits and home runs. Use this alongside barrel rate to separate raw power from consistent power contact.

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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