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Elly De La Cruz led MLB in sprint speed in 2023 at 30.5 ft/s. The top three were Elly De La Cruz, Bobby Witt Jr., Dairon Blanco, based on Statcast data from Baseball Savant.
Sprint speed is Statcast's measurement of a player's feet-per-second on their fastest competitive runs of the season, typically drawn from the 2nd-gear portion of a sprint (peak speed, not acceleration). League average is around 27.0 ft/sec; elite burners clear 30. Because it's a physical-peak measurement, sprint speed is remarkably stable year-over-year until age-related decline sets in around 30.
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| # | Sprint Speed | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30.5 ft/s | Elly De La Cruz | Reds |
| 2 | 30.5 ft/s | Bobby Witt Jr. | Royals |
| 3 | 30.3 ft/s | Dairon Blanco | FA |
| 4 | 30.3 ft/s | Trea Turner | Phillies |
| 5 | 30.2 ft/s | Bubba Thompson | — |
| 6 | 30.1 ft/s | Tyler Fitzgerald | Dodgers |
| 7 | 30.1 ft/s | Corbin Carroll | Diamondbacks |
| 8 | 30.1 ft/s | Jorge Mateo | Braves |
| 9 | 30.0 ft/s | Jordan Lawlar | Diamondbacks |
| 10 | 30.0 ft/s | Jake McCarthy | Rockies |
| 11 | 30.0 ft/s | Blake Perkins | Brewers |
| 12 | 30.0 ft/s | Jacob Young | Nationals |
| 13 | 29.9 ft/s | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Cubs |
| 14 | 29.9 ft/s | Brenton Doyle | Rockies |
| 15 | 29.8 ft/s | Garrett Hampson | FA |
| 16 | 29.7 ft/s | Jose Siri | FA |
| 17 | 29.7 ft/s | Derek Hill | White Sox |
| 18 | 29.7 ft/s | Jonny DeLuca | Rays |
| 19 | 29.7 ft/s | Ji Hwan Bae | FA |
| 20 | 29.6 ft/s | Evan Carter | Rangers |
| 21 | 29.6 ft/s | José Azocar | FA |
| 22 | 29.6 ft/s | Julio Rodríguez | Mariners |
| 23 | 29.6 ft/s | Esteury Ruiz | Marlins |
| 24 | 29.5 ft/s | Jarren Duran | Red Sox |
| 25 | 29.5 ft/s | Mike Trout | Angels |
| 26 | 29.5 ft/s | Nate Eaton | Red Sox |
| 27 | 29.5 ft/s | Johan Rojas | FA |
| 28 | 29.4 ft/s | Brice Turang | Brewers |
| 29 | 29.4 ft/s | Amed Rosario | Yankees |
| 30 | 29.4 ft/s | Wade Meckler | — |
| 31 | 29.4 ft/s | Jeremy Peña | Astros |
| 32 | 29.3 ft/s | Lane Thomas | Royals |
| 33 | 29.3 ft/s | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Padres |
| 34 | 29.3 ft/s | Jon Berti | FA |
| 35 | 29.3 ft/s | Estevan Florial | — |
| 36 | 29.3 ft/s | Buddy Kennedy | — |
| 37 | 29.3 ft/s | Liover Peguero | FA |
| 38 | 29.3 ft/s | Garrett Mitchell | Brewers |
| 39 | 29.3 ft/s | Byron Buxton | Twins |
| 40 | 29.3 ft/s | Romy Gonzalez | Red Sox |
| 41 | 29.2 ft/s | Jordyn Adams | — |
| 42 | 29.2 ft/s | Masyn Winn | Cardinals |
| 43 | 29.2 ft/s | Tim Locastro | — |
| 44 | 29.2 ft/s | David Hamilton | Brewers |
| 45 | 29.2 ft/s | Edmundo Sosa | Phillies |
| 46 | 29.2 ft/s | Andrew Stevenson | — |
| 47 | 29.2 ft/s | Andrés Giménez | Blue Jays |
| 48 | 29.2 ft/s | Stuart Fairchild | FA |
| 49 | 29.2 ft/s | Sam Haggerty | Rangers |
| 50 | 29.2 ft/s | Jake Meyers | Astros |
| 51 | 29.2 ft/s | Kyren Paris | Angels |
| 52 | 29.2 ft/s | Myles Straw | Blue Jays |
| 53 | 29.1 ft/s | Samad Taylor | FA |
| 54 | 29.1 ft/s | Leody Taveras | Orioles |
| 55 | 29.1 ft/s | Matt Vierling | Tigers |
| 56 | 29.1 ft/s | Ezequiel Duran | Rangers |
| 57 | 29.1 ft/s | Noelvi Marte | Reds |
| 58 | 29.0 ft/s | Akil Baddoo | Brewers |
| 59 | 29.0 ft/s | Zack Gelof | Athletics |
| 60 | 29.0 ft/s | José Caballero | Yankees |
| 61 | 29.0 ft/s | Travis Jankowski | FA |
| 62 | 29.0 ft/s | Matt McLain | Reds |
| 63 | 29.0 ft/s | Jo Adell | Angels |
| 64 | 29.0 ft/s | Owen Miller | FA |
| 65 | 29.0 ft/s | Parker Meadows | Tigers |
| 66 | 28.9 ft/s | Jordan Westburg | Orioles |
| 67 | 28.9 ft/s | Tyler Wade | FA |
| 68 | 28.9 ft/s | Cade Marlowe | — |
| 69 | 28.9 ft/s | Jonathan Davis | — |
| 70 | 28.9 ft/s | James Outman | Twins |
| 71 | 28.9 ft/s | Joey Wiemer | — |
| 72 | 28.9 ft/s | Dane Myers | Reds |
| 73 | 28.9 ft/s | TJ Hopkins | — |
| 74 | 28.9 ft/s | Sam Hilliard | — |
| 75 | 28.8 ft/s | Bryson Stott | Phillies |
| 76 | 28.8 ft/s | Harrison Bader | Giants |
| 77 | 28.8 ft/s | Whit Merrifield | — |
| 78 | 28.8 ft/s | AJ Pollock | — |
| 79 | 28.8 ft/s | Bryce Johnson | Padres |
| 80 | 28.8 ft/s | Luke Raley | Mariners |
| 81 | 28.8 ft/s | Tommy Edman | Dodgers |
| 82 | 28.8 ft/s | Will Benson | Reds |
| 83 | 28.8 ft/s | Alek Thomas | Diamondbacks |
| 84 | 28.8 ft/s | Michael Harris II | Braves |
| 85 | 28.8 ft/s | Tyrone Taylor | Mets |
| 86 | 28.8 ft/s | Jake Marisnick | — |
| 87 | 28.8 ft/s | Nick Gonzales | Pirates |
| 88 | 28.8 ft/s | Kevin Kiermaier | — |
| 89 | 28.8 ft/s | Gunnar Henderson | Orioles |
| 90 | 28.8 ft/s | Alex Call | Dodgers |
| 91 | 28.8 ft/s | Trevor Story | Red Sox |
| 92 | 28.7 ft/s | Josh Lowe | Angels |
| 93 | 28.7 ft/s | J.P. Martínez | — |
| 94 | 28.7 ft/s | Ceddanne Rafaela | Red Sox |
| 95 | 28.7 ft/s | Drew Waters | FA |
| 96 | 28.7 ft/s | Marcus Semien | Mets |
| 97 | 28.7 ft/s | Luis Robert Jr. | Mets |
| 98 | 28.7 ft/s | Oswald Peraza | Angels |
| 99 | 28.7 ft/s | Raimel Tapia | — |
| 100 | 28.7 ft/s | Michael Chavis | — |
Sprint speed is the best single proxy for range in the outfield, stolen-base ceiling, and infield-hit rate. Players topping this leaderboard are almost always premium defensive center fielders, shortstops, or base-stealing threats — the athletes who change games without swinging the bat.
Data source: MLB Statcast via Baseball Savant. This archive captures the 2023 season as it ended; for the live, nightly-updated leaderboard see Fastest Sprint Speed in MLB.