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MLBcontact quality barrel edge

19.5% barrel

Munetaka Murakami has barrelled 19.5% of his batted balls this season across 442 plate appearances — about 2.6x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 57.2%. 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 Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Munetaka Murakami has barrelled 19.5% of his batted balls this season across 442 plate appearances — about 2.6x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 57.2%. 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
808959
player name
Munetaka Murakami
team
Chicago White Sox
matchup
Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros
headline
19.5% barrel
barrel rate
19.5
hard hit rate
57.2
plate appearances
442
opposing pitcher
Ronel Blanco
detail
Munetaka Murakami has barrelled 19.5% of his batted balls this season across 442 plate appearances — about 2.6x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 57.2%. 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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