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Fastest Sprint Speed in MLB 2024

Bobby Witt Jr. led MLB in sprint speed in 2024 at 30.5 ft/s. The top three were Bobby Witt Jr., Johan Rojas, Elly De La Cruz, 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	Bobby Witt Jr.	Royals
2	30.1 ft/s	Johan Rojas	FA
3	30.0 ft/s	Elly De La Cruz	Reds
4	30.0 ft/s	Jonatan Clase	Blue Jays
5	30.0 ft/s	Tyler Fitzgerald	Dodgers
6	30.0 ft/s	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs
7	30.0 ft/s	Victor Scott II	Cardinals
8	29.9 ft/s	Jose Siri	FA
9	29.9 ft/s	Jorge Mateo	Braves
10	29.8 ft/s	Jake McCarthy	Rockies
11	29.8 ft/s	Bryce Teodosio	Angels
12	29.8 ft/s	Jeremy Peña	Astros
13	29.8 ft/s	Jonny DeLuca	Rays
14	29.8 ft/s	Garrett Hampson	FA
15	29.8 ft/s	Wyatt Langford	Rangers
16	29.7 ft/s	Jacob Young	Nationals
17	29.7 ft/s	Byron Buxton	Twins
18	29.7 ft/s	Jordyn Adams	—
19	29.7 ft/s	Jackson Chourio	Brewers
20	29.7 ft/s	Evan Carter	Rangers
21	29.6 ft/s	Eli White	Braves
22	29.6 ft/s	Blake Perkins	Brewers
23	29.6 ft/s	Julio Rodríguez	Mariners
24	29.6 ft/s	Trea Turner	Phillies
25	29.6 ft/s	Dairon Blanco	FA
26	29.6 ft/s	Corbin Carroll	Diamondbacks
27	29.6 ft/s	Jarren Duran	Red Sox
28	29.5 ft/s	Luisangel Acuña	White Sox
29	29.5 ft/s	Garrett Mitchell	Brewers
30	29.5 ft/s	Bubba Thompson	—
31	29.5 ft/s	Derek Hill	White Sox
32	29.4 ft/s	Esteury Ruiz	Marlins
33	29.4 ft/s	David Hamilton	Brewers
34	29.4 ft/s	Jackson Holliday	Orioles
35	29.3 ft/s	Sal Frelick	Brewers
36	29.3 ft/s	Brice Turang	Brewers
37	29.3 ft/s	Connor Norby	Marlins
38	29.3 ft/s	Blake Dunn	Reds
39	29.3 ft/s	Dylan Crews	Nationals
40	29.3 ft/s	Parker Meadows	Tigers
41	29.3 ft/s	Lane Thomas	Royals
42	29.3 ft/s	Brenton Doyle	Rockies
43	29.3 ft/s	Billy Cook	Pirates
44	29.2 ft/s	Rece Hinds	Reds
45	29.2 ft/s	Nick Gonzales	Pirates
46	29.2 ft/s	Edmundo Sosa	Phillies
47	29.2 ft/s	Grant McCray	Giants
48	29.2 ft/s	Kevin Alcántara	Cubs
49	29.1 ft/s	Bryson Stott	Phillies
50	29.1 ft/s	Brooks Baldwin	White Sox
51	29.1 ft/s	Stuart Fairchild	FA
52	29.1 ft/s	Oliver Dunn	FA
53	29.0 ft/s	Jordan Westburg	Orioles
54	29.0 ft/s	Ji Hwan Bae	FA
55	29.0 ft/s	Amed Rosario	Yankees
56	29.0 ft/s	Jon Berti	FA
57	29.0 ft/s	José Azocar	FA
58	29.0 ft/s	Whit Merrifield	—
59	28.9 ft/s	Luke Raley	Mariners
60	28.9 ft/s	Jake Meyers	Astros
61	28.9 ft/s	Kyren Paris	Angels
62	28.9 ft/s	Nick Yorke	Pirates
63	28.9 ft/s	Steward Berroa	Phillies
64	28.9 ft/s	Romy Gonzalez	Red Sox
65	28.9 ft/s	Tyrone Taylor	Mets
66	28.9 ft/s	Mike Trout	Angels
67	28.9 ft/s	José Fermín	Angels
68	28.9 ft/s	Buddy Kennedy	—
69	28.9 ft/s	Andrés Giménez	Blue Jays
70	28.9 ft/s	Gunnar Henderson	Orioles
71	28.8 ft/s	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox
72	28.8 ft/s	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers
73	28.8 ft/s	Forrest Wall	—
74	28.8 ft/s	James Outman	Twins
75	28.8 ft/s	Will Benson	Reds
76	28.8 ft/s	Sam Hilliard	—
77	28.8 ft/s	Matt Vierling	Tigers
78	28.8 ft/s	Joey Loperfido	Astros
79	28.8 ft/s	Jo Adell	Angels
80	28.8 ft/s	Oneil Cruz	Pirates
81	28.8 ft/s	Masyn Winn	Cardinals
82	28.8 ft/s	Noelvi Marte	Reds
83	28.8 ft/s	Luis Robert Jr.	Mets
84	28.7 ft/s	Estevan Florial	—
85	28.7 ft/s	Kevin Kiermaier	—
86	28.7 ft/s	Javier Sanoja	Marlins
87	28.7 ft/s	Zack Gelof	Athletics
88	28.7 ft/s	Tyler Wade	FA
89	28.7 ft/s	James Wood	Nationals
90	28.7 ft/s	Joey Ortiz	Brewers
91	28.7 ft/s	Bryan Ramos	FA
92	28.7 ft/s	Matt Chapman	Giants
93	28.7 ft/s	Chas McCormick	FA
94	28.7 ft/s	Otto Lopez	Marlins
95	28.7 ft/s	Mason McCoy	Padres
96	28.6 ft/s	Mickey Moniak	Rockies
97	28.6 ft/s	Jordan Beck	Rockies
98	28.6 ft/s	Blaze Alexander	Orioles
99	28.6 ft/s	Luke Williams	FA
100	28.6 ft/s	Anthony Volpe	Yankees

Why sprint speed matters

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 2024 season as it ended; for the live, nightly-updated leaderboard see Fastest Sprint Speed in MLB.

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