Hitting Contact Standards

-A

Very inconsistent contact; indiscriminate swinger; 10-20% contact

A

Somewhat inconsistent contact; indiscriminate swinger; 20-30% contact

A+/-AA

Somewhat consistent contact; somewhat selective swinger; 30-40% contact

AA

Very consistent contact; selective swinger; 40-50% contact

AA+/-AAA

Consistent contact on difficult strikes; selective swinger; 50-60% contact

AAA

Hits "with the pitch" inside/outside; equal mix of grounder & line drives; 60-70% contact

AAA+/-Maj

Hits "with the pitch" inside/outside with power; consistent line drives; 70-80% contact

Maj

Consistent line drives, makes powerful contact with all strikes, able to drive inside/outside pitches; ~80% contact

Maj+

Demonstrates great power irrespective of pitch location; rarely fails to hit ball hard; ~90% contact