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First-Pitch Strikes 2026

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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.

No. 1 / First-Pitch Strikes / 2026

Zach Neto

LAA

458

Season leader

First-Pitch Strikes2026 season
#	Player	Team	First strikes
1	Z. NetoZach Neto	LAA	458
2	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	453
3	J. WalkerJordan Walker	STL	451
4	B. BichetteBo Bichette	NYM	447
5	B. ReynoldsBryan Reynolds	PIT	444
6	I. HerreraIván Herrera	STL	443
7	M. BuschMichael Busch	CHC	441
8	Y. DíazYandy Díaz	TB	436
9	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	CHC	433
10	J. ArandaJonathan Aranda	TB	432
11	P. AlonsoPete Alonso	BAL	431
12	J. MerrillJackson Merrill	SD	430
13	S. StewartSal Stewart	CIN	430
14	B. HarperBryce Harper	PHI	430
15	F. Tatis Jr.Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	427
16	G. HendersonGunnar Henderson	BAL	426
17	M. MachadoManny Machado	SD	423
18	T. TurnerTrea Turner	PHI	423
19	C. AbramsCJ Abrams	WSH	421
20	J. RodríguezJulio Rodríguez	SEA	420
21	C. SimpsonChandler Simpson	TB	419
22	M. VargasMiguel Vargas	CWS	418
23	A. BurlesonAlec Burleson	STL	418
24	O. LopezOtto Lopez	MIA	417
25	C. MontgomeryColson Montgomery	CWS	416
26	D. LileDaylen Lile	WSH	416
27	O. AlbiesOzzie Albies	ATL	416
28	A. BregmanAlex Bregman	CHC	414
29	E. ClementErnie Clement	TOR	413
30	R. ArozarenaRandy Arozarena	SEA	409
31	J. McCarthyJake McCarthy	COL	409
32	S. PerezSalvador Perez	KC	409
33	B. TurangBrice Turang	MIL	408
34	B. NimmoBrandon Nimmo	TEX	407
35	L. ArraezLuis Arraez	PHI	406
36	E. DuranEzequiel Duran	TEX	405
37	M. OlsonMatt Olson	ATL	405
38	J. AdellJo Adell	CLE	404
39	B. LeeBrooks Lee	MIN	403
40	A. RileyAustin Riley	ATL	400
41	M. Harris IIMichael Harris II	ATL	399
42	B. LoweBrandon Lowe	PIT	397
43	J. NaylorJosh Naylor	SEA	396
44	W. AbreuWilyer Abreu	BOS	395
45	J. BurgerJake Burger	TEX	395
46	C. YoungCole Young	SEA	395
47	G. PerdomoGeraldo Perdomo	AZ	394
48	T. RumfieldTJ Rumfield	COL	394
49	B. RiceBen Rice	NYY	392
50	K. SchwarberKyle Schwarber	PHI	392

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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.