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MLBcontact quality barrel edge

17.8% barrel

Oneil Cruz has barrelled 17.8% of his batted balls this season across 299 plate appearances — about 2.37x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 58.5%. 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 Monday, August 24, 2026

Oneil Cruz has barrelled 17.8% of his batted balls this season across 299 plate appearances — about 2.37x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 58.5%. 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
665833
player name
Oneil Cruz
team
Pittsburgh Pirates
matchup
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
headline
17.8% barrel
barrel rate
17.8
hard hit rate
58.5
plate appearances
299
opposing pitcher
Blake Snell
detail
Oneil Cruz has barrelled 17.8% of his batted balls this season across 299 plate appearances — about 2.37x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 58.5%. 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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