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First-Pitch Strikes 2021

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.

No. 1 / First-Pitch Strikes / 2021

Bo Bichette

TOR

446

Season leader

First-Pitch Strikes2021 season
#	Player	Team	First strikes
1	B. BichetteBo Bichette	TOR	446
2	V. Guerrero Jr.Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	438
3	D. FletcherDavid Fletcher	LAA	436
4	W. MerrifieldWhit Merrifield	KC	435
5	M. SemienMarcus Semien	TOR	431
6	T. TurnerTrea Turner	LAD	430
7	J. AltuveJose Altuve	HOU	430
8	S. PerezSalvador Perez	KC	430
9	M. HanigerMitch Haniger	SEA	429
10	A. RileyAustin Riley	ATL	420
11	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	ATL	419
12	R. DeversRafael Devers	BOS	416
13	D. LeMahieuDJ LeMahieu	NYY	415
14	J. CrawfordJ.P. Crawford	SEA	411
15	I. Kiner-FalefaIsiah Kiner-Falefa	TEX	409
16	J. AbreuJosé Abreu	CWS	409
17	D. SwansonDansby Swanson	ATL	401
18	A. FrazierAdam Frazier	SD	400
19	C. MullinsCedric Mullins	BAL	399
20	F. FreemanFreddie Freeman	ATL	398
21	J. MartinezJ.D. Martinez	BOS	398
22	J. SchoopJonathan Schoop	DET	398
23	T. EdmanTommy Edman	STL	392
24	C. HernándezCésar Hernández	CWS	390
25	P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	STL	388
26	M. MachadoManny Machado	SD	388
27	J. CronenworthJake Cronenworth	SD	388
28	R. McMahonRyan McMahon	COL	388
29	K. SeagerKyle Seager	SEA	388
30	R. MountcastleRyan Mountcastle	BAL	387
31	J. PolancoJorge Polanco	MIN	384
32	J. CandelarioJeimer Candelario	DET	382
33	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	STL	382
34	B. LoweBrandon Lowe	TB	382
35	A. GarcíaAdolis García	TEX	382
36	H. RenfroeHunter Renfroe	BOS	381
37	N. LoweNathaniel Lowe	TEX	379
38	T. FranceTy France	SEA	377
39	T. HernándezTeoscar Hernández	TOR	376
40	A. JudgeAaron Judge	NYY	376
41	C. SantanaCarlos Santana	KC	376
42	P. AlonsoPete Alonso	NYM	374
43	T. StoryTrevor Story	COL	373
44	M. StrawMyles Straw	CLE	372
45	M. ChapmanMatt Chapman	OAK	372
46	C. CorreaCarlos Correa	HOU	369
47	N. CruzNelson Cruz	TB	368
48	B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds	PIT	367
49	A. RosarioAmed Rosario	CLE	366
50	D. CarlsonDylan Carlson	STL	365

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, 5:03 PM UTC.