Munetaka Murakami leads MLB in barrel rate
Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox leads MLB in barrel rate in the 2026 season at 20.5%, against a league average of 8.2%, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2026 season.
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12.3% above the league average of 8.2%. The share of balls in play struck at the ideal combination of exit velocity and launch angle. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Barrel rate | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Munetaka Murakami · Chicago White Sox 53 barrels | 20.5% | 53 barrels |
| 2 |  James Wood · Washington Nationals 63 barrels | 18.6% | 63 barrels |
| 3 |  Nick Kurtz · Oakland Athletics 38 barrels | 18.0% | 38 barrels |
| 4 |  Shohei Ohtani · Los Angeles Dodgers 61 barrels | 16.2% | 61 barrels |
| 5 |  Elly De La Cruz · Cincinnati Reds 62 barrels | 16.0% | 62 barrels |
| 6 |  Mike Trout · Los Angeles Angels 56 barrels | 16.0% | 56 barrels |
| 7 |  Yordan Alvarez · Houston Astros 72 barrels | 15.9% | 72 barrels |
| 8 |  Byron Buxton · Minnesota Twins 43 barrels | 15.8% | 43 barrels |
| 9 |  Kyle Schwarber · Philadelphia Phillies 57 barrels | 15.5% | 57 barrels |
| 10 |  Francisco Alvarez · New York Mets 38 barrels | 15.4% | 38 barrels |
| 11 |  Pete Alonso · Baltimore Orioles 67 barrels | 15.3% | 67 barrels |
| 12 |  Oneil Cruz · Pittsburgh Pirates 35 barrels | 15.3% | 35 barrels |
| 13 |  Riley Greene · Detroit Tigers 53 barrels | 14.8% | 53 barrels |
| 14 |  Corey Seager · Texas Rangers 42 barrels | 14.8% | 42 barrels |
| 15 |  Hunter Goodman · Colorado Rockies 50 barrels | 14.4% | 50 barrels |
| 16 |  Ben Rice · New York Yankees 59 barrels | 14.3% | 59 barrels |
| 17 |  Matt Olson · Atlanta Braves 65 barrels | 14.1% | 65 barrels |
| 18 |  Cal Raleigh · Seattle Mariners 41 barrels | 14.1% | 41 barrels |
| 19 | Juan Soto · New York Mets 47 barrels | 13.9% | 47 barrels |
| 20 |  Jake Bauers · Milwaukee Brewers 45 barrels | 13.9% | 45 barrels |
| 21 | Heliot Ramos · New York Yankees 39 barrels | 13.7% | 39 barrels |
| 22 | Coby Mayo · Baltimore Orioles 37 barrels | 13.5% | 37 barrels |
| 23 |  Pete Crow-Armstrong · Chicago Cubs 59 barrels | 13.3% | 59 barrels |
| 24 | Shea Langeliers · Oakland Athletics 42 barrels | 13.3% | 42 barrels |
| 25 |  Jordan Walker · St. Louis Cardinals 58 barrels | 13.2% | 58 barrels |
Source: Baseball Savant (Statcast), 2026 season. Baseball Savant's qualified players, ranked by Savant; the league average is Savant's own. The lead is 3.0 standard deviations (sd) above the field, estimated from Savant's percentiles: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.