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MLBcontact quality barrel edge

17.4% barrel

Kyle Schwarber has barrelled 17.4% of his batted balls this season across 578 plate appearances — about 2.32x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 50.5%. A barrel is contact at the exit velocity and launch angle that produces home runs, so this measures the contact itself rather than the results it has produced so far.

Published Sunday, August 30, 2026

Kyle Schwarber has barrelled 17.4% of his batted balls this season across 578 plate appearances — about 2.32x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 50.5%. A barrel is contact at the exit velocity and launch angle that produces home runs, so this measures the contact itself rather than the results it has produced so far.

THE NUMBERS

angle
barrel_edge
player id
656941
player name
Kyle Schwarber
team
Philadelphia Phillies
matchup
Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Angels
headline
17.4% barrel
barrel rate
17.4
hard hit rate
50.5
plate appearances
578
detail
Kyle Schwarber has barrelled 17.4% of his batted balls this season across 578 plate appearances — about 2.32x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 50.5%. A barrel is contact at the exit velocity and launch angle that produces home runs, so this measures the contact itself rather than the results it has produced so far.

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