Player stats

Called Strikes 2018

Delivered pitches called strikes while the batter takes the pitch. Automatic strikes are excluded. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

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, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Called Strikes / 2018

César Hernández

PHI

647

Season leader

Called Strikes2018 season
#	Player	Team	Called strikes
1	C. HernándezCésar Hernández	PHI	647
2	M. CarpenterMatt Carpenter	STL	604
3	B. GardnerBrett Gardner	NYY	602
4	J. MauerJoe Mauer	MIN	601
5	N. MarkakisNick Markakis	ATL	598
6	A. BregmanAlex Bregman	HOU	590
7	R. HoskinsRhys Hoskins	PHI	568
8	M. BettsMookie Betts	BOS	567
9	A. McCutchenAndrew McCutchen	NYY	563
10	P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	AZ	561
11	J. RamírezJosé Ramírez	CLE	551
12	T. TurnerTrea Turner	WSH	544
13	B. DozierBrian Dozier	LAD	544
14	M. HanigerMitch Haniger	SEA	516
15	M. SemienMarcus Semien	OAK	516
16	M. TroutMike Trout	LAA	512
17	Y. MoncadaYoán Moncada	CWS	512
18	Y. SánchezYolmer Sánchez	CWS	507
19	J. CandelarioJeimer Candelario	DET	505
20	S. ChooShin-Soo Choo	TEX	504
21	D. LeMahieuDJ LeMahieu	COL	485
22	M. ChapmanMatt Chapman	OAK	484
23	X. BogaertsXander Bogaerts	BOS	483
24	C. SantanaCarlos Santana	PHI	475
25	Y. GrandalYasmani Grandal	LAD	469
26	M. ConfortoMichael Conforto	NYM	467
27	F. LindorFrancisco Lindor	CLE	465
28	T. PhamTommy Pham	TB	463
29	J. KipnisJason Kipnis	CLE	462
30	L. CainLorenzo Cain	MIL	458
31	C. BlackmonCharlie Blackmon	COL	458
32	G. StantonGiancarlo Stanton	NYY	455
33	J. SmoakJustin Smoak	TOR	453
34	B. NimmoBrandon Nimmo	NYM	449
35	W. MerrifieldWhit Merrifield	KC	445
36	J. AguilarJesús Aguilar	MIL	444
37	J. UptonJustin Upton	LAA	444
38	M. OlsonMatt Olson	OAK	444
39	C. YelichChristian Yelich	MIL	438
40	M. MuncyMax Muncy	LAD	437
41	J. A. MartínezJosé A. Martínez	STL	436
42	S. CastroStarlin Castro	MIA	434
43	C. BellingerCody Bellinger	LAD	432
44	J. BourJustin Bour	PHI	425
45	A. HicksAaron Hicks	NYY	424
46	L. ForsytheLogan Forsythe	MIN	423
47	J. VottoJoey Votto	CIN	420
48	B. AndersonBrian Anderson	MIA	420
49	B. ZobristBen Zobrist	CHC	418
50	A. RendonAnthony Rendon	WSH	417

Called strikes: Delivered pitches called strikes while the batter takes the pitch. Automatic strikes are excluded. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Understanding Called Strikes

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, 4:55 PM UTC.