Very early observations, 2024
Apr 8 2024
Let's take a very early look at some notable week one performances among batters by analyzing them in terms of their batted ball metrics.
The hitters have shown the highest average exit velocities (EV) so far in 2024:
| Name | Lg | Tm | bb% | ct% | Eye | EV | LA | Brl% |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | AL | KC | 8% | 72% | 0.30 | 101.0 | 12.8 | 26.9% |
| William Contreras | NL | MIL | 13% | 62% | 0.40 | 98.2 | 6.1 | 5.9% |
| Matt Chapman | NL | SF | 5% | 73% | 0.20 | 96.2 | 19.8 | 14.8% |
| Ryan McMahon | NL | COL | 13% | 78% | 0.71 | 95.4 | 12.6 | 11.5% |
| Seiya Suzuki | NL | CHC | 11% | 78% | 0.57 | 95.2 | 17.2 | 15.4% |
| Yordan Alvarez | AL | HOU | 10% | 86% | 0.80 | 94.9 | 15.7 | 19.4% |
| Brandon Nimmo | NL | NYM | 21% | 72% | 1.00 | 94.8 | 15.9 | 5.6% |
| Gunnar Henderson | AL | BAL | 11% | 83% | 0.80 | 94.5 | 14.8 | 11.5% |
| MJ Melendez | AL | KC | 10% | 79% | 0.50 | 94.5 | 21.8 | 22.7% |
| Kyle Schwarber | NL | PHI | 8% | 67% | 0.27 | 94.4 | 8.9 | 9.1% |
| Dansby Swanson | NL | CHC | 15% | 70% | 0.63 |
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