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MLBcontact quality hard hit edge

50.6% hard-hit

Joc Pederson is hitting 50.6% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 11.2%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Logan Gilbert tonight. Hard-hit rate counts a 105 mph ground ball the same as a 105 mph fly ball — it is the broader contact signal, not a home run signal on its own.

Published Thursday, September 10, 2026

Joc Pederson is hitting 50.6% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 11.2%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Logan Gilbert tonight. Hard-hit rate counts a 105 mph ground ball the same as a 105 mph fly ball — it is the broader contact signal, not a home run signal on its own.

THE NUMBERS

angle
hard_hit_edge
player id
592626
player name
Joc Pederson
team
Texas Rangers
matchup
Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners
headline
50.6% hard-hit
barrel rate
11.2
hard hit rate
50.6
plate appearances
421
opposing pitcher
Logan Gilbert
detail
Joc Pederson is hitting 50.6% of his batted balls at 95+ mph this season, against a league rate near 39%. His barrel rate is 11.2%, so this is hard contact that is not all finding the ideal launch angle. He's facing Logan Gilbert tonight. Hard-hit rate counts a 105 mph ground ball the same as a 105 mph fly ball — it is the broader contact signal, not a home run signal on its own.

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