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First Delivered Pitches 2019

The first pitch actually thrown during each turn at bat. Turns with no delivered pitch are excluded, including automatic intentional walks. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

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, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.

No. 1 / First Delivered Pitches / 2019
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Season leader
First Delivered Pitches2019 season
#PlayerTeamFirst pitches
1M. SemienOAK747
2W. MerrifieldKC732
3J. VillarBAL715
4R. Acuña Jr.ATL714
5M. BettsBOS706
6J. PolancoMIN705
7R. HoskinsPHI703
8O. AlbiesATL701
9E. EscobarAZ699
10X. BogaertsBOS698
11R. DeversBOS695
12J. AbreuCWS690
13A. BregmanHOU689
14P. AlonsoNYM689
15F. FreemanATL685
16C. SantanaCLE682
17P. GoldschmidtSTL681
18J. SolerKC680
19T. ManciniBAL678
20S. CastroMIA676
21B. HarperPHI674
22M. ChapmanOAK670
23E. HosmerSD665
24N. CastellanosCHC664
25C. HernándezPHI664
26P. DeJongSTL663
27M. MachadoSD662
28E. SuárezCIN661
29T. StoryCOL659
30S. ChooTEX659
31J. DonaldsonATL659
32J. SotoWSH657
33A. RosarioNYM656
34A. EatonWSH656
35D. LeMahieuNYY655
36N. ArenadoCOL655
37D. FletcherLAA654
38T. PhamTB652
39J. MartinezBOS650
40E. AndrusTEX650
41C. BellingerLAD647
42F. LindorCLE647
43M. ConfortoNYM644
44K. PillarSF643
45A. RendonWSH641
46M. BrantleyHOU635
47C. BlackmonCOL633
48K. BryantCHC633
49A. GordonKC631
50Y. GrandalMIL631
First pitches
The first pitch actually thrown during each turn at bat. Turns with no delivered pitch are excluded, including automatic intentional walks. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Understanding First Delivered Pitches

The first pitch actually thrown during each turn at bat. Turns with no delivered pitch are excluded, including automatic intentional walks. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

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, 4:58 PM UTC.