Highest Exit Velocity in MLB 2025

Source MLB StatcastSeason 2025 (archive)251 qualified hitters

Oneil Cruz led MLB in exit velocity in 2025 at 95.8 mph. The top three were Oneil Cruz, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, from Statcast data.

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Exit Velocity 2025: top 100 qualified MLB players ranked by Exit Velocity.
#	Player	Exit Velocity mph ▾
1	Oneil Cruz	95.8
2	Aaron Judge	95.4
3	Shohei Ohtani	94.9
4	James Wood	94.3
5	Kyle Schwarber	94.3
6	Juan Soto	93.8
7	Rafael Devers	93.5
8	Pete Alonso	93.5
9	Fernando Tatis Jr.	93.3
10	Ryan McMahon	93.3
11	Romy Gonzalez	93.3
12	Bobby Witt Jr.	93.3
13	Ben Rice	93.3
14	Matt Olson	93.3
15	Yandy Díaz	93.0
16	Jonathan Aranda	93.0
17	Manny Machado	92.9
18	Corey Seager	92.9
19	Ronald Acuña Jr.	92.7
20	Nick Kurtz	92.7
21	Byron Buxton	92.5
22	Junior Caminero	92.4
23	Austin Riley	92.3
24	Jordan Walker	92.3
25	Matt Chapman	92.2
26	Michael Busch	92.2
27	Corbin Carroll	92.1
28	Adolis García	92.1
29	Gunnar Henderson	92.1
30	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	92.0
31	Brandon Nimmo	91.9
32	Heliot Ramos	91.8
33	Jarren Duran	91.8
34	Julio Rodríguez	91.8
35	Drake Baldwin	91.7
36	Addison Barger	91.7
37	Jo Adell	91.7
38	Tommy Pham	91.6
39	Tyler Soderstrom	91.6
40	Andrew Vaughn	91.6
41	Kody Clemens	91.5
42	Trevor Story	91.4
43	Kerry Carpenter	91.4
44	Wyatt Langford	91.4
45	Mark Vientos	91.4
46	Jesús Sánchez	91.3
47	Seiya Suzuki	91.3
48	Lars Nootbaar	91.3
49	Cal Raleigh	91.3
50	Bryce Harper	91.3
51	Maikel Garcia	91.3
52	Randy Arozarena	91.3
53	Max Muncy	91.3
54	Will Smith	91.3
55	Bryan Reynolds	91.2
56	Iván Herrera	91.2
57	Carlos Narváez	91.1
58	Kyle Stowers	91.1
59	William Contreras	91.1
60	Trent Grisham	91.1
61	Brandon Lowe	91.1
62	Brandon Marsh	91.1
63	Alejandro Kirk	91.1
64	Brice Turang	91.1
65	Zach Neto	91.0
66	Eric Wagaman	91.0
67	Elly De La Cruz	91.0
68	Matt Wallner	91.0
69	Alec Burleson	91.0
70	Bo Bichette	91.0
71	Christian Walker	90.9
72	Freddie Freeman	90.9
73	Colton Cowser	90.9
74	Shea Langeliers	90.9
75	Trevor Larnach	90.9
76	Vinnie Pasquantino	90.9
77	Mike Trout	90.9
78	Logan O'Hoppe	90.9
79	Ketel Marte	90.8
80	Agustín Ramírez	90.8
81	Alec Bohm	90.8
82	Hunter Goodman	90.8
83	Jorge Polanco	90.8
84	Wilyer Abreu	90.8
85	Nolan Jones	90.8
86	Max Kepler	90.8
87	Mike Yastrzemski	90.8
88	Brent Rooker	90.7
89	Lenyn Sosa	90.7
90	Brett Baty	90.7
91	Ryan Mountcastle	90.7
92	Austin Wells	90.6
93	Jasson Domínguez	90.6
94	Willson Contreras	90.6
95	Lawrence Butler	90.5
96	Dansby Swanson	90.5
97	Tyler Stephenson	90.5
98	Carlos Correa	90.5
99	Francisco Lindor	90.5
100	Paul Goldschmidt	90.4

What exit velocity measures

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. Qualified hitters meet MLB Statcast's default qualified minimum for Statcast batted-ball leaderboards (2.1 plate appearances per team game, roughly 340 over a 162-game season).

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.

This archive captures the 2025 season as it ended; for the live, nightly-updated leaderboard see Highest Exit Velocity in MLB.

Questions

Who led MLB in exit velocity in 2025?

Oneil Cruz led MLB in exit velocity in 2025 at 95.8 mph. The top three were Oneil Cruz, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, based on Statcast data.

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