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First-Pitch Strikes 2018

First delivered pitches that are called strikes, missed, fouled or put in play. 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 / First-Pitch Strikes / 2018

Trea Turner

WSH

462

Season leader

First-Pitch Strikes2018 season
#	Player	Team	First strikes
1	T. TurnerTrea Turner	WSH	462
2	N. CastellanosNick Castellanos	DET	443
3	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	ATL	434
4	M. SemienMarcus Semien	OAK	430
5	J. BáezJavier Báez	CHC	429
6	F. FreemanFreddie Freeman	ATL	426
7	J. PerazaJosé Peraza	CIN	424
8	C. BlackmonCharlie Blackmon	COL	419
9	W. MerrifieldWhit Merrifield	KC	418
10	E. InciarteEnder Inciarte	ATL	417
11	F. LindorFrancisco Lindor	CLE	416
12	C. HernándezCésar Hernández	PHI	413
13	F. GalvisFreddy Galvis	SD	410
14	P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	AZ	408
15	J. AltuveJose Altuve	HOU	406
16	I. DesmondIan Desmond	COL	405
17	A. JonesAdam Jones	BAL	404
18	Y. SánchezYolmer Sánchez	CWS	404
19	J. LowrieJed Lowrie	OAK	403
20	K. DavisKhris Davis	OAK	403
21	M. AndujarMiguel Andujar	NYY	402
22	G. StantonGiancarlo Stanton	NYY	402
23	N. MarkakisNick Markakis	ATL	401
24	M. MachadoManny Machado	LAD	399
25	B. HarperBryce Harper	WSH	399
26	M. HanigerMitch Haniger	SEA	398
27	A. RosarioAmed Rosario	NYM	398
28	Y. MoncadaYoán Moncada	CWS	398
29	T. StoryTrevor Story	COL	397
30	C. SantanaCarlos Santana	PHI	395
31	C. YelichChristian Yelich	MIL	394
32	S. GennettScooter Gennett	CIN	394
33	T. ManciniTrey Mancini	BAL	394
34	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	COL	393
35	S. PiscottyStephen Piscotty	OAK	393
36	S. CastroStarlin Castro	MIA	391
37	B. AndersonBrian Anderson	MIA	390
38	E. EscobarEduardo Escobar	AZ	389
39	S. ChooShin-Soo Choo	TEX	387
40	J. MartinezJ.D. Martinez	BOS	386
41	J. SeguraJean Segura	SEA	386
42	T. AndersonTim Anderson	CWS	386
43	M. OzunaMarcell Ozuna	STL	385
44	S. MarteStarling Marte	PIT	385
45	O. HerreraOdúbel Herrera	PHI	384
46	A. BregmanAlex Bregman	HOU	382
47	A. McCutchenAndrew McCutchen	NYY	382
48	E. HosmerEric Hosmer	SD	382
49	D. Strange-GordonDee Strange-Gordon	SEA	381
50	D. PeraltaDavid Peralta	AZ	379

First strikes: First delivered pitches that are called strikes, missed, fouled or put in play. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Understanding First-Pitch 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.