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First Delivered Pitch Strike Rate 2026

The share of first delivered pitches that are strikes or put in play. Turns with no delivered pitch are excluded. Unfinished turns that had a pitch are included. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Season

At least 100 first 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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.

No. 1 / First Delivered Pitch Strike Rate / 2026

LaMonte Wade Jr.

HOU

46.6%

Season leader, lower is better

First Delivered Pitch Strike Rate2026 season, lower is better
#	Player	Team	First pitches	Zone coverage	First delivered strike%
1	L. Wade Jr.LaMonte Wade Jr.	HOU	146	100.0%	46.6%
2	D. SchneiderDavis Schneider	TOR	156	100.0%	50.6%
3	L. RivasLeo Rivas	SEA	148	100.0%	50.7%
4	H. FordHarry Ford	WSH	119	100.0%	52.1%
5	R. AnthonyRoman Anthony	BOS	243	100.0%	53.1%
6	G. SheetsGavin Sheets	SD	421	100.0%	53.2%
7	J. RaveJohn Rave	KC	162	100.0%	53.7%
8	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	SEA	161	100.0%	54.0%
9	S. HorwitzSpencer Horwitz	PIT	452	100.0%	54.2%
10	I. ParedesIsaac Paredes	HOU	661	100.0%	54.2%
11	J. YoungJared Young	NYM	343	100.0%	54.2%
12	K. McGonigleKevin McGonigle	DET	710	100.0%	54.6%
13	A. RutschmanAdley Rutschman	BOS	410	100.0%	54.6%
14	C. DeLauterChase DeLauter	CLE	559	99.8%	54.7%
15	A. OrtizAbimelec Ortiz	WSH	137	100.0%	54.7%
16	C. BengeCarson Benge	NYM	653	100.0%	54.8%
17	E. QueroEdgar Quero	CWS	217	100.0%	54.8%
18	A. GarcíaAdolis García	PHI	259	100.0%	54.8%
19	W. BensonWill Benson	CIN	113	100.0%	54.9%
20	A. VaughnAndrew Vaughn	MIL	333	99.6%	55.0%
21	J. CamineroJunior Caminero	TB	696	99.6%	55.0%
22	W. SmithWill Smith	LAD	276	100.0%	55.1%
23	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	CHC	254	99.9%	55.5%
24	M. MuncyMax Muncy	LAD	556	100.0%	55.6%
25	M. TroutMike Trout	LAA	627	99.7%	55.7%
26	B. RocchioBrayan Rocchio	CLE	593	99.6%	55.8%
27	C. JensenCarter Jensen	KC	604	100.0%	55.8%
28	F. LindorFrancisco Lindor	NYM	469	100.0%	55.9%
29	M. ShawMatt Shaw	CHC	202	100.0%	55.9%
30	K. CarpenterKerry Carpenter	DET	259	100.0%	56.0%
31	H. FeducciaHunter Feduccia	LAD	252	99.7%	56.0%
32	L. JiménezLeo Jiménez	MIA	196	100.0%	56.1%
33	J. LawlarJordan Lawlar	AZ	137	100.0%	56.2%
34	M. GasperMickey Gasper	BOS	226	100.0%	56.2%
35	K. SchwarberKyle Schwarber	PHI	696	100.0%	56.3%
36	F. FreemanFreddie Freeman	LAD	655	100.0%	56.3%
37	L. HicksLiam Hicks	TB	552	100.0%	56.3%
38	J. BartJoey Bart	CWS	128	100.0%	56.3%
39	R. HoskinsRhys Hoskins	CLE	319	100.0%	56.4%
40	E. ValdezEsmerlyn Valdez	PIT	287	100.0%	56.4%
41	J. PolancoJorge Polanco	NYM	145	100.0%	56.6%
42	C. McAdooCharles McAdoo	TOR	106	100.0%	56.6%
43	S. FrelickSal Frelick	MIL	384	99.3%	56.8%
44	J. WoodJames Wood	WSH	618	100.0%	56.8%
45	T. WardTaylor Ward	SEA	606	100.0%	56.8%
46	A. MartinAustin Martin	MIN	360	100.0%	56.9%
47	N. LoftinNick Loftin	KC	429	100.0%	56.9%
48	C. CarrollCorbin Carroll	AZ	669	100.0%	57.0%
49	S. KwanSteven Kwan	CLE	639	99.8%	57.0%
50	C. YelichChristian Yelich	MIL	499	100.0%	57.1%

First delivered strike%: The share of first delivered pitches that are strikes or put in play. Turns with no delivered pitch are excluded. Unfinished turns that had a pitch are included. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Understanding First Delivered Pitch Strike Rate

Formula: 100 × first-pitch strikes ÷ first 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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.