Player stats

Four-seam fastball: Usage 2020

The percentage of all delivered pitches recorded as this type. Pitches with unknown types stay in the total. These percentages describe the recorded labels, so check type coverage. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Season

At least 100 pitches of this type in this season. Recorded pitch types. Usage divides by all delivered pitches, including unknown types. Speed is in mph, spin in rpm and extension in feet. Averages use measured pitches only. Whiffs divide misses by swings. Data through December 31, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Four-seam fastball: Usage / 2020

Jake McGee

LAD

96.4%

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Usage2020 season
#	Player	Team	FF pitches	Type coverage	FF %
1	J. McGeeJake McGee	LAD	320	100.0%	96.4%
2	S. DoolittleSean Doolittle	WSH	104	100.0%	81.9%
3	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	SD	257	100.0%	79.6%
4	C. FergusonCaleb Ferguson	LAD	241	100.0%	79.3%
5	H. HarveyHunter Harvey	BAL	113	100.0%	77.9%
6	B. TaylorBlake Taylor	HOU	261	100.0%	76.5%
7	D. HudsonDaniel Hudson	WSH	287	100.0%	75.9%
8	C. BaragarCaleb Baragar	SF	260	100.0%	74.5%
9	E. SwansonErik Swanson	SEA	110	100.0%	73.8%
10	C. GreenChad Green	NYY	313	100.0%	73.6%
11	D. HernándezDarwinzon Hernández	BOS	128	100.0%	72.7%
12	A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman	NYY	144	100.0%	72.4%
13	B. SmithBurch Smith	OAK	110	100.0%	71.9%
14	R. RodríguezRichard Rodríguez	PIT	281	99.7%	71.7%
15	B. SuterBrent Suter	MIL	369	100.0%	71.5%
16	K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	WSH	295	100.0%	70.4%
17	L. HendriksLiam Hendriks	OAK	260	100.0%	70.3%
18	E. ParedesEnoli Paredes	HOU	247	100.0%	68.2%
19	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	MIL	206	100.0%	68.2%
20	T. RosenthalTrevor Rosenthal	SD	257	100.0%	67.5%
21	J. StaumontJosh Staumont	KC	314	100.0%	66.5%
22	C. HeuerCodi Heuer	CWS	246	100.0%	65.8%
23	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	MIL	364	100.0%	65.8%
24	J. GuerraJavy Guerra	WSH	187	100.0%	65.4%
25	J. SoriaJoakim Soria	OAK	246	100.0%	65.3%
26	J. GerberJoey Gerber	SEA	152	100.0%	65.2%
27	E. PhillipsEvan Phillips	BAL	185	100.0%	65.1%
28	R. RossoRamón Rosso	PHI	126	100.0%	64.9%
29	M. GivensMychal Givens	COL	269	100.0%	64.8%
30	L. PatiñoLuis Patiño	SD	226	100.0%	64.8%
31	T. BergenTravis Bergen	AZ	113	100.0%	64.2%
32	N. MargeviciusNick Margevicius	SEA	436	100.0%	64.2%
33	N. AndersonNick Anderson	TB	152	100.0%	64.1%
34	T. WidenerTaylor Widener	AZ	233	100.0%	64.0%
35	R. StockRobert Stock	BOS	162	100.0%	64.0%
36	C. KnebelCorey Knebel	MIL	168	100.0%	63.9%
37	T. GottTrevor Gott	SF	138	100.0%	63.6%
38	R. GarcíaRony García	DET	248	100.0%	63.1%
39	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	560	100.0%	63.0%
40	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	SD	228	100.0%	62.3%
41	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	CHC	187	100.0%	62.3%
42	J. WeemsJordan Weems	OAK	138	100.0%	62.2%
43	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	242	100.0%	62.2%
44	K. AkinKeegan Akin	BAL	310	100.0%	62.0%
45	T. MatzekTyler Matzek	ATL	299	100.0%	61.9%
46	C. EstévezCarlos Estévez	COL	268	100.0%	61.5%
47	D. Ponce de LeonDaniel Ponce de Leon	STL	395	100.0%	61.1%
48	E. DíazEdwin Díaz	NYM	294	100.0%	60.9%
49	T. RaineyTanner Rainey	WSH	182	100.0%	60.9%
50	A. VothAustin Voth	WSH	545	100.0%	60.9%

FF %: The percentage of all delivered pitches recorded as this type. Pitches with unknown types stay in the total. These percentages describe the recorded labels, so check type coverage. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Understanding Four-seam fastball: Usage

Formula: 100 × pitches of this recorded type ÷ all delivered pitches

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

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 9, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.