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MLBcontact quality barrel edge
15.9% barrel
ELITE BARREL RATE
Published Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Francisco Alvarez has barrelled 15.9% of his batted balls this season across 403 plate appearances — about 2.12x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 46.9%. 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
682626
player name
Francisco Alvarez
team
New York Mets
matchup
New York Mets vs Texas Rangers
headline
15.9% barrel
barrel rate
15.9
hard hit rate
46.9
plate appearances
403
detail
Francisco Alvarez has barrelled 15.9% of his batted balls this season across 403 plate appearances — about 2.12x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 46.9%. 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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