Surgers, 2025 vs. 2024
May 26 2025
With nearly two months of data for us to analyze, let's take a look at the batters whose contact and batted ball skills have increased the most from last season.
These hitters (min 30+ AB in 2024 and 2025) have posted the largest increases in exit velocity (EV) so far in 2025:
| 2025 vs. 2024 | ||||||||
| Name | Lg | ct% | Eye | SwK% | Chase % | EV | LA | Brl% |
| Cavan Biggio | AL | 9% | 0.22 | 0.3% | -0.2% | 7.8 | (0.3) | 1.5% |
| Connor Joe | NL | -1% | (0.23) | -4.6% | -5.2% | 7.7 | (4.5) | -4.7% |
| Ryan Kreidler | AL | -18% | (0.11) | 5.5% | 7.1% | 7.7 | 3.3 | -0.2% |
| Kody Clemens | AL | -5% | 0.14 | 1.2% | -8.3% | 7.4 | (5.8) | 8.7% |
| Addison Barger | AL | 4% | 0.11 | -1.4% | -5.5% | 6.9 | 0.2 | 4.9% |
| Thomas Saggese | NL | 2% | 0.04 | 1.3% | -6.9% | 6.2 | 2.1 | 3.6% |
| Nolan Jones | AL | 4% | (0.00) | 0.0% | 1.8% | 6.0 | 7.6 | 3.7% |
| Kris Bryant | NL | 3% | (0.12) | 1.1% | -5.6% | 5.6 | (5.5) | 3.0% |
| Will Benson | NL | 19% | 0.14 | -3.7% | 0.1% | 5.4 | (6.5) | 8.5% |
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