Junior Caminero leads MLB in bat speed
Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays leads MLB in bat speed in the 2026 season at 79.4 mph, against a league average of 72.3 mph, 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.
The number
7.1 mph above the league average of 72.3 mph. How fast the sweet spot of the bat is moving at contact, averaged over a hitter's fastest swings. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Bat speed | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Junior Caminero · Tampa Bay Rays 8.7 ft swing | 79.4 mph | 8.7 ft swing |
| 2 |  Jordan Walker · St. Louis Cardinals 8.3 ft swing | 79.3 mph | 8.3 ft swing |
| 3 |  Nick Kurtz · Oakland Athletics 7.8 ft swing | 78.2 mph | 7.8 ft swing |
| 4 |  Cam Smith · Houston Astros 7.7 ft swing | 77.9 mph | 7.7 ft swing |
| 5 |  Oneil Cruz · Pittsburgh Pirates 7.5 ft swing | 77.7 mph | 7.5 ft swing |
| 6 |  Garrett Mitchell · Milwaukee Brewers 7.3 ft swing | 77.6 mph | 7.3 ft swing |
| 7 |  Jo Adell · Cleveland Guardians 7.7 ft swing | 77.4 mph | 7.7 ft swing |
| 8 |  Kyle Schwarber · Philadelphia Phillies 7.5 ft swing | 77.1 mph | 7.5 ft swing |
| 9 |  Jac Caglianone · Kansas City Royals 7.9 ft swing | 77.0 mph | 7.9 ft swing |
| 10 |  Willson Contreras · Boston Red Sox 7.9 ft swing | 77.0 mph | 7.9 ft swing |
| 11 |  James Wood · Washington Nationals 7.4 ft swing | 76.9 mph | 7.4 ft swing |
| 12 | Henry Bolte · Oakland Athletics 7.6 ft swing | 76.8 mph | 7.6 ft swing |
| 13 |  Colson Montgomery · Chicago White Sox 8.0 ft swing | 76.6 mph | 8.0 ft swing |
| 14 |  Julio Rodríguez · Seattle Mariners 7.8 ft swing | 76.6 mph | 7.8 ft swing |
| 15 | Jake Bauers · Milwaukee Brewers 7.7 ft swing | 76.5 mph | 7.7 ft swing |
| 16 |  Fernando Tatis Jr. · San Diego Padres 7.3 ft swing | 76.3 mph | 7.3 ft swing |
| 17 |  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. · Toronto Blue Jays 7.6 ft swing | 76.3 mph | 7.6 ft swing |
| 18 |  Elly De La Cruz · Cincinnati Reds 7.2 ft swing | 76.2 mph | 7.2 ft swing |
| 19 | Yordan Alvarez · Houston Astros 7.7 ft swing | 76.1 mph | 7.7 ft swing |
| 20 |  Austin Riley · Atlanta Braves 7.6 ft swing | 75.8 mph | 7.6 ft swing |
| 21 |  Jake Burger · Texas Rangers 7.5 ft swing | 75.7 mph | 7.5 ft swing |
| 22 |  Coby Mayo · Baltimore Orioles 7.4 ft swing | 75.7 mph | 7.4 ft swing |
| 23 | Ronald Acuña Jr. · Atlanta Braves 7.6 ft swing | 75.7 mph | 7.6 ft swing |
| 24 |  Riley Greene · Detroit Tigers 7.3 ft swing | 75.7 mph | 7.3 ft swing |
| 25 |  Corbin Carroll · Arizona Diamondbacks 7.5 ft swing | 75.5 mph | 7.5 ft swing |
Source: Baseball Savant (Statcast), 2026 season. Baseball Savant's qualified players, ranked by Savant; the league average is Savant's own. The lead is 2.6 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.