Exit velocity surgers, 2023 second half
Aug 14 2023
Let's take an early second half look at the batters whose average exit velocity has surged the most since the All-Star break.
These hitters near the top of this list have experienced big gains in their average exit velocity during the second half of 2023 (min 50 PA each half):
| Pre-ASB | Post-ASB | Δ | |||||
| Name | Lg | EV | Brl% | EV | Brl% | EV | Brl% |
| Byron Buxton | AL | 90.7 | 13.9% | 96.9 | 19.2% | 6.2 | 5.3% |
| Shohei Ohtani | AL | 93.8 | 18.3% | 99.8 | 25.0% | 6.0 | 6.7% |
| Chas McCormick | AL | 87.4 | 9.8% | 91.5 | 18.4% | 4.1 | 8.6% |
| Shea Langeliers | AL | 89.2 | 10.3% | 93.1 | 12.2% | 3.9 | 1.9% |
| Oscar Colás | AL | 85.8 | 5.7% | 89.6 | 5.9% | 3.8 | 0.2% |
| Martín Maldonado | AL | 88.0 | 7.9% | 91.5 | 11.8% | 3.5 | 3.9% |
| Carlos Correa | AL | 89.2 | 10.9% | 92.7 | 6.3% | 3.5 | -4.6% |
| Andrés Giménez | AL | 84.6 | 4.7% | 87.9 | 6.8% | 3.3 | 2.1% |
| Mike Tauchman | NL | 87.0 | 5.9% | 90.3 | 8.6% | 3.3 | 2.7% |
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