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Pitches with Usable Locations 2018

Delivered pitches that can be classified inside or outside the strike zone. An umpire call is not used to guess location. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage. For 2018 through 2024, MLBDB estimates pitch locations inside or outside the zone using recorded coordinates and batter zone heights. From 2025, MLB's recorded zone labels are used. These locations do not describe the umpire's call.

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.

Pitches with Usable Locations2018 season
#PlayerTeamLocated pitches
1C. HernándezPHI2997
2J. RamírezCLE2943
3G. StantonNYY2934
4T. TurnerWSH2920
5R. HoskinsPHI2904
6P. GoldschmidtAZ2898
7A. McCutchenNYY2886
8F. LindorCLE2876
9B. HarperWSH2872
10M. SemienOAK2870
11M. CarpenterSTL2844
12M. OlsonOAK2826
13A. BregmanHOU2816
14N. MarkakisATL2793
15C. SantanaPHI2780
16S. ChooTEX2767
17J. LowrieOAK2727
18W. MerrifieldKC2723
19C. BlackmonCOL2716
20M. HanigerSEA2711
21J. CandelarioDET2673
22Y. MoncadaCWS2667
23F. FreemanATL2655
24M. ConfortoNYM2643
25B. AndersonMIA2636
26Y. SánchezCWS2619
27C. BellingerLAD2596
28N. ArenadoCOL2590
29B. DozierLAD2584
30B. GardnerNYY2578
31A. BenintendiBOS2573
32M. BettsBOS2572
33T. StoryCOL2545
34M. TroutLAA2541
35M. ChapmanOAK2531
36F. GalvisSD2531
37C. YelichMIL2528
38J. UptonLAA2525
39M. MachadoLAD2523
40E. HosmerSD2516
41J. MartinezBOS2514
42T. ManciniBAL2508
43K. DavisOAK2504
44G. SpringerHOU2495
45J. VottoCIN2492
46K. SeagerSEA2486
47A. HicksNYY2484
48L. CainMIL2449
49J. SmoakTOR2439
50N. CastellanosDET2437
Located pitches
Delivered pitches that can be classified inside or outside the strike zone. An umpire call is not used to guess location. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage. For 2018 through 2024, MLBDB estimates pitch locations inside or outside the zone using recorded coordinates and batter zone heights. From 2025, MLB's recorded zone labels are used. These locations do not describe the umpire's call.

Understanding Pitches with Usable Locations

Delivered pitches that can be classified inside or outside the strike zone. An umpire call is not used to guess location. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage. For 2018 through 2024, MLBDB estimates pitch locations inside or outside the zone using recorded coordinates and batter zone heights. From 2025, MLB's recorded zone labels are used. These locations do not describe the umpire's call.

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.