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MLBcontact quality barrel edge

20.6% barrel

James Wood has barrelled 20.6% of his batted balls this season across 539 plate appearances — about 2.75x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 58.1%. 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 Friday, September 4, 2026

James Wood has barrelled 20.6% of his batted balls this season across 539 plate appearances — about 2.75x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 58.1%. 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
695578
player name
James Wood
team
Washington Nationals
matchup
Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers
headline
20.6% barrel
barrel rate
20.6
hard hit rate
58.1
plate appearances
539
detail
James Wood has barrelled 20.6% of his batted balls this season across 539 plate appearances — about 2.75x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 58.1%. 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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