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MLBcontact quality barrel edge

15.7% barrel

Christian Encarnacion-Strand has barrelled 15.7% of his batted balls this season across 175 plate appearances — about 2.09x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 38.3%. 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, September 14, 2026

Christian Encarnacion-Strand has barrelled 15.7% of his batted balls this season across 175 plate appearances — about 2.09x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 38.3%. 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
687952
player name
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
team
Baltimore Orioles
matchup
Baltimore Orioles vs New York Mets
headline
15.7% barrel
barrel rate
15.7
hard hit rate
38.3
plate appearances
175
opposing pitcher
Jonah Tong
detail
Christian Encarnacion-Strand has barrelled 15.7% of his batted balls this season across 175 plate appearances — about 2.09x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 38.3%. 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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