New Baseball Savant leaderboards highlight top MLB hitters for swing timing this season. Juan Soto, Mookie Betts and Luis Arraez rank among the leaders in overall perfect contact rate.
Juan Soto, Mookie Betts and Luis Arraez stand out for elite swing timing across all pitch types. Arraez bats .327 for the Giants and remains in contention for a fourth batting title. Betts maintains strong bat-to-ball skills despite a dip in overall production this year.
Against fastballs Chandler Simpson posts a 48 percent perfect contact rate for the Rays. Ernie Clement of the Blue Jays follows at 38 percent while batting .326 against the pitch type.
Brice Turang leads Brewers efforts versus breaking balls with a 35 percent perfect contact mark. Nico Hoerner of the Cubs tops that category at .358 batting average after making perfect contact on 34 percent of swings.
Cody Bellinger achieves a 36 percent perfect contact rate against offspeed pitches. Josh Jung of the Rangers and Miguel Vargas of the White Sox also rank high in that group with strong batting averages.