No. 1 / First Delivered Pitches / 2023
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First Delivered Pitches 2023
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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.
- 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, 5:21 PM UTC.