Highest Hard-Hit Rate in MLB 2026

Bryce Eldridge leads MLB in hard-hit rate in 2026 at 68.8%. The top three are Bryce Eldridge, Munetaka Murakami, MJ Melendez, based on Statcast data refreshed nightly from Baseball Savant.

Hard-hit rate is the percentage of batted balls with an exit velocity of 95 mph or higher. Statcast classifies 95+ mph contact as the threshold where run expectancy jumps materially over soft contact, making this metric a volume signal for damage contact. Hard-hit rate captures every ball driven with authority — ground balls, line drives, and fly balls — so it rewards hitters who consistently impact the ball regardless of launch angle.

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#	Hard-Hit Rate	Player	Team	Position	Rating
1	68.8%	Bryce Eldridge	Giants	1B	67
2	63.6%	Munetaka Murakami	White Sox	3B	83
3	62.5%	MJ Melendez	Mets	LF	60
4	61.4%	James Wood	Nationals	LF	86
5	60.7%	Oneil Cruz	Pirates	CF	80
6	59.4%	Nick Kurtz	Athletics	1B	79
7	58.1%	Ben Rice	Yankees	1B	88
8	57.7%	Michael Harris II	Braves	CF	90
9	57.6%	Mitch Garver	Mariners	C	60
10	57.1%	Luke Raley	Mariners	RF	62
11	56.9%	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Padres	RF	81
12	56.9%	Kyle Stowers	Marlins	LF	69
13	56.5%	Paul Goldschmidt	Yankees	1B	73
14	56.1%	Max Muncy	Athletics	3B	80
15	55.8%	JJ Bleday	Reds	CF	76
16	55.0%	Austin Hays	White Sox	LF	60
17	54.9%	Aaron Judge	Yankees	RF	95
18	54.7%	José Tena	Nationals	3B	60
19	54.1%	Jordan Walker	Cardinals	RF	72
20	53.5%	Jac Caglianone	Royals	RF	70
21	52.9%	Michael Conforto	Cubs	LF	76
22	52.8%	Kazuma Okamoto	Blue Jays	3B	67
23	52.1%	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals	SS	93
24	52.1%	Pete Alonso	Orioles	1B	83
25	52.1%	Jake Bauers	Brewers	1B	73
26	52.0%	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	SP	100
27	52.0%	Mike Trout	Angels	RF	87
28	51.9%	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	LF	92
29	51.8%	Andrew Benintendi	White Sox	LF	63
30	51.6%	Elly De La Cruz	Reds	SS	84
31	51.6%	Hunter Goodman	Rockies	C	76
32	51.6%	Jahmai Jones	Tigers	RF	69
33	51.4%	Trent Grisham	Yankees	CF	82
34	51.2%	Matt Olson	Braves	1B	82
35	51.2%	Andy Pages	Dodgers	CF	73
36	50.9%	Dillon Dingler	Tigers	C	75
37	50.8%	Brandon Nimmo	Rangers	LF	77
38	50.7%	Drake Baldwin	Braves	C	90
39	50.7%	Joc Pederson	Rangers	1B	75
40	50.7%	Ryan McMahon	Yankees	3B	69
41	50.0%	Randal Grichuk	White Sox	RF	79
42	50.0%	Kerry Carpenter	Tigers	RF	71
43	50.0%	Garrett Mitchell	Brewers	CF	69
44	50.0%	Vaughn Grissom	Angels	2B	60
45	49.7%	Gary Sanchez	Brewers	C	68
46	49.5%	Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	LF	86
47	49.5%	Riley Greene	Tigers	LF	77
48	49.4%	Moisés Ballesteros	Cubs	C	72
49	49.3%	Edouard Julien	Rockies	2B	62
50	49.2%	Shea Langeliers	Athletics	C	80
51	49.1%	Ty France	Padres	1B	60
52	49.1%	Adolis García	Phillies	RF	60
53	48.9%	Mark Vientos	Mets	3B	60
54	48.8%	Luis Torrens	Mets	C	60
55	48.7%	Tyler Soderstrom	Athletics	LF	74
56	48.6%	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	1B	78
57	48.6%	Luis Campusano	Padres	C	60
58	48.3%	Juan Soto	Mets	RF	93
59	48.3%	Brandon Marsh	Phillies	CF	79
60	48.3%	Jackson Merrill	Padres	CF	78
61	48.3%	Samuel Basallo	Orioles	C	72
62	48.3%	Nick Yorke	Pirates	2B	60
63	48.2%	Lawrence Butler	Athletics	RF	60
64	48.1%	Zach Cole	Astros	CF	60
65	47.9%	Curtis Mead	Nationals	1B	70
66	47.9%	Heliot Ramos	Giants	LF	65
67	47.7%	Brice Turang	Brewers	2B	82
68	47.6%	Casey Schmitt	Giants	3B	65
69	47.6%	Josh Jung	Rangers	3B	64
70	47.4%	Roman Anthony	Red Sox	RF	75
71	47.3%	Tyler Stephenson	Reds	C	74
72	47.2%	Byron Buxton	Twins	CF	82
73	47.2%	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	1B	63
74	47.1%	Dominic Canzone	Mariners	RF	72
75	47.1%	Nick Fortes	Rays	C	60
76	47.0%	Jo Adell	Angels	CF	78
77	47.0%	Jake Burger	Rangers	1B	68
78	46.9%	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	2B	88
79	46.9%	Andruw Monasterio	Red Sox	SS	62
80	46.9%	Denzel Clarke	Athletics	CF	60
81	46.8%	Blaze Alexander	Orioles	SS	69
82	46.7%	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	1B	76
83	46.4%	Dansby Swanson	Cubs	SS	69
84	46.3%	Jose Fernandez	Diamondbacks	SS	60
85	46.2%	Christian Walker	Astros	1B	68
86	46.2%	Starling Marte	Royals	LF	60
87	46.0%	Wilyer Abreu	Red Sox	RF	76
88	46.0%	Rhys Hoskins	Guardians	1B	60
89	45.9%	Austin Wells	Yankees	C	76
90	45.9%	Andrew Vaughn	Brewers	1B	74
91	45.8%	Christopher Morel	Marlins	LF	60
92	45.7%	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs	CF	77
93	45.5%	Miguel Vargas	White Sox	3B	80
94	45.5%	Ryan O'Hearn	Pirates	1B	76
95	45.5%	Davis Schneider	Blue Jays	LF	62
96	45.5%	Nolan Gorman	Cardinals	2B	60
97	45.4%	Corey Seager	Rangers	SS	85
98	45.4%	Luis García Jr.	Nationals	2B	73
99	45.3%	Alex Bregman	Cubs	3B	73
100	45.2%	Colt Keith	Tigers	2B	66

Why hard-hit rate matters

Hard-hit rate is the broadest indicator of contact quality and tends to stabilize faster than any BABIP-linked stat. Hitters topping 45% are in rare air; the league settles around 37-39%. The leaderboard surfaces the hitters whose damage contact translates most consistently into extra-base hits and run production.

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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