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Called-Strike Percentage 2025

How often a delivered pitch is called a strike without a swing. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Season

At least 100 delivered pitches in this season. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Caught foul tips count as whiffs. Automatic count awards are excluded. Zone rates require at least 95% location coverage; unknown results remain unavailable. Data through December 31, 2025. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Called-Strike Percentage / 2025

Zac Veen

COL

5.0%

Season leader, lower is better

Called-Strike Percentage2025 season, lower is better
#	Player	Team	Pitches	Zone coverage	Called%
1	Z. VeenZac Veen	COL	140	100.0%	5.0%
2	O. CaissieOwen Caissie	CHC	103	100.0%	6.8%
3	J. AlfaroJorge Alfaro	WSH	136	100.0%	8.1%
4	E. TovarEzequiel Tovar	COL	1469	100.0%	8.2%
5	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	2312	100.0%	8.3%
6	B. HarperBryce Harper	PHI	2172	100.0%	8.7%
7	N. CastellanosNick Castellanos	PHI	2166	100.0%	8.8%
8	L. RaleyLuke Raley	SEA	831	100.0%	8.9%
9	J. MerrillJackson Merrill	SD	1703	100.0%	9.1%
10	K. StowersKyle Stowers	MIA	1712	100.0%	9.2%
11	C. SeagerCorey Seager	TEX	1668	100.0%	9.2%
12	B. TeodosioBryce Teodosio	LAA	521	100.0%	9.2%
13	O. GonzalezOscar Gonzalez	SD	216	100.0%	9.3%
14	T. TolbertTyler Tolbert	KC	189	100.0%	9.5%
15	N. GonzalesNick Gonzales	PIT	1405	100.0%	9.5%
16	T. BrooksTrenton Brooks	SD	168	100.0%	9.5%
17	Y. DiazYainer Diaz	HOU	1871	100.0%	9.6%
18	G. AriasGabriel Arias	CLE	1792	100.0%	9.7%
19	V. Mesa Jr.Victor Mesa Jr.	MIA	141	100.0%	9.9%
20	W. WilsonWill Wilson	CLE	368	100.0%	10.3%
21	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	ATL	2402	99.8%	10.5%
22	J. NoelJhonkensy Noel	CLE	563	100.0%	10.5%
23	B. LoweBrandon Lowe	TB	2146	99.6%	10.6%
24	C. RaleighCal Raleigh	SEA	2833	100.0%	10.6%
25	C. McCormickChas McCormick	HOU	433	100.0%	10.6%
26	D. VarshoDaulton Varsho	TOR	986	100.0%	10.8%
27	Y. PozoYohel Pozo	STL	591	100.0%	10.8%
28	T. NidoTomás Nido	DET	119	100.0%	10.9%
29	S. PerezSalvador Perez	KC	2267	100.0%	10.9%
30	C. MorelChristopher Morel	TB	1177	100.0%	10.9%
31	A. SchunkAaron Schunk	COL	110	100.0%	10.9%
32	J. MangumJake Mangum	TB	1442	99.5%	11.0%
33	P. DeJongPaul DeJong	WSH	817	100.0%	11.0%
34	W. BensonWill Benson	CIN	922	100.0%	11.0%
35	S. RiveroSebastián Rivero	LAA	127	100.0%	11.0%
36	H. KjerstadHeston Kjerstad	BAL	622	100.0%	11.1%
37	F. FreemanFreddie Freeman	LAD	2382	100.0%	11.3%
38	H. GoodmanHunter Goodman	COL	2149	100.0%	11.3%
39	H. DavisHenry Davis	PIT	1069	100.0%	11.3%
40	J. WiemerJoey Wiemer	MIA	219	100.0%	11.4%
41	L. Robert Jr.Luis Robert Jr.	CWS	1524	100.0%	11.4%
42	J. VivasJorbit Vivas	NYY	246	100.0%	11.4%
43	V. BrujánVidal Bruján	ATL	345	100.0%	11.6%
44	D. WatersDrew Waters	KC	795	100.0%	11.6%
45	C. RafaelaCeddanne Rafaela	BOS	2128	100.0%	11.7%
46	C. DevanneyCam Devanney	PIT	162	100.0%	11.7%
47	R. HindsRece Hinds	CIN	171	100.0%	11.7%
48	R. KreidlerRyan Kreidler	DET	179	100.0%	11.7%
49	J. RodríguezJulio Rodríguez	SEA	2496	100.0%	11.8%
50	C. KayfusCJ Kayfus	CLE	493	100.0%	11.8%

Called%: How often a delivered pitch is called a strike without a swing. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Understanding Called-Strike Percentage

How often a delivered pitch is called a strike without a swing. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Formula: 100 × called strikes ÷ delivered pitches

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.