June-July surgers, 2024
Jul 29 2024
With four months of data at our disposal, let's divide the sample size in half and identify the batters whose skills have surged the most over the last two months.
These bats have had the biggest increase in contact rate (ct%) since June 1:
| Name | Lg | Tm | ct% Apr-May | ct% Jun-Jul | ct% Δ |
| Alex Jackson | AL | TAM | 41% | 68% | 27% |
| Tyler Soderstrom | AL | OAK | 52% | 76% | 24% |
| Matt Wallner | AL | MIN | 32% | 53% | 21% |
| Kyle Higashioka | NL | SD | 55% | 74% | 19% |
| Xander Bogaerts | NL | SD | 79% | 97% | 19% |
| Victor Robles | AL | SEA | 64% | 82% | 18% |
| Enmanuel Valdez | AL | BOS | 66% | 84% | 18% |
| Chris Taylor | NL | LA | 53% | 69% | 17% |
| Joey Gallo | NL | WAS | 47% | 63% | 16% |
| Tyler Fitzgerald | NL | SF | 61% | 77% | 16% |
| José Abreu | AL | HOU | 72% | 84% | 13% |
| Miles Mastrobuoni | NL | CHC | 78% | 90% | 13% |
| Jackson Chourio | NL | MIL | 71% | 83% | 12% |
| Zach McKinstry | AL | DET | 68% | 80% | 12% |
| Lenyn Sosa | AL | CHW | 67% | 78% | 12% |
| Name | Lg | Tm | ct% Apr-May | ct% Jun-Jul | ct% Δ |
| Ryan Jeffers | AL | MIN | 73% |
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