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Four-seam fastball: Misses per Swing 2019

The percentage of swings that miss. Caught foul tips count as misses; ordinary fouls count as contact. N/A means no swings or an unclear pitch result. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Season

At least 100 swings at this type of pitch 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, 2019. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Four-seam fastball: Misses per Swing / 2019

José Quijada

MIA

38.4%

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Misses per Swing2019 season
#	Player	Team	FF swings	Type coverage	FF whiff%
1	J. QuijadaJosé Quijada	MIA	219	100.0%	38.4%
2	B. WorkmanBrandon Workman	BOS	154	100.0%	37.7%
3	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	918	99.9%	37.6%
4	D. HernándezDarwinzon Hernández	BOS	215	100.0%	37.2%
5	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	TB	379	100.0%	35.9%
6	K. YatesKirby Yates	SD	279	100.0%	34.8%
7	E. DíazEdwin Díaz	NYM	353	99.9%	34.8%
8	H. SantiagoHéctor Santiago	CWS	186	99.7%	34.4%
9	C. PocheColin Poche	TB	432	99.9%	34.3%
10	G. ReyesGerardo Reyes	SD	147	100.0%	34.0%
11	H. NerisHéctor Neris	PHI	121	99.9%	33.9%
12	P. BáezPedro Báez	LAD	302	98.1%	33.8%
13	O. DrakeOliver Drake	TB	188	100.0%	33.5%
14	A. BriceAustin Brice	MIA	135	100.0%	33.3%
15	T. MayTrevor May	MIN	367	100.0%	32.4%
16	E. PhillipsEvan Phillips	BAL	164	100.0%	32.3%
17	N. RamirezNoé Ramirez	LAA	147	98.5%	32.0%
18	M. GivensMychal Givens	BAL	406	100.0%	32.0%
19	S. ArmstrongShawn Armstrong	BAL	333	100.0%	31.2%
20	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	839	94.0%	31.0%
21	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	MIN	855	100.0%	30.5%
22	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	963	96.7%	30.5%
23	C. EstévezCarlos Estévez	COL	431	100.0%	30.4%
24	T. DuffeyTyler Duffey	MIN	291	99.8%	30.2%
25	M. ClevingerMike Clevinger	CLE	494	100.0%	30.0%
26	T. RaineyTanner Rainey	WSH	283	100.0%	30.0%
27	M. BarnesMatt Barnes	BOS	266	100.0%	29.7%
28	N. AndersonNick Anderson	TB	392	100.0%	29.6%
29	S. LugoSeth Lugo	NYM	210	99.9%	29.5%
30	S. DomínguezSeranthony Domínguez	PHI	132	100.0%	29.5%
31	J. JamesJosh James	HOU	356	99.1%	29.5%
32	D. HernandezDavid Hernandez	CIN	112	98.6%	29.5%
33	J. AdamJason Adam	TOR	136	99.7%	29.4%
34	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	330	100.0%	29.4%
35	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	MIL	664	100.0%	29.4%
36	A. HouserAdrian Houser	MIL	246	100.0%	29.3%
37	N. RamírezNeil Ramírez	TOR	140	100.0%	29.3%
38	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	BOS	603	100.0%	29.2%
39	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	367	100.0%	29.2%
40	L. HendriksLiam Hendriks	OAK	477	97.3%	29.1%
41	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	CIN	141	97.2%	29.1%
42	D. PomeranzDrew Pomeranz	MIL	533	99.3%	29.1%
43	R. HillRich Hill	LAD	228	100.0%	28.9%
44	C. MortonCharlie Morton	TB	474	100.0%	28.9%
45	J. WaguespackJacob Waguespack	TOR	225	100.0%	28.9%
46	J. DiekmanJake Diekman	OAK	258	100.0%	28.7%
47	C. SaleChris Sale	BOS	417	100.0%	28.5%
48	D. Ponce de LeonDaniel Ponce de Leon	STL	323	100.0%	28.2%
49	C. GreenChad Green	NYY	537	99.9%	28.1%
50	B. SuterBrent Suter	MIL	100	100.0%	28.0%

FF whiff%: The percentage of swings that miss. Caught foul tips count as misses; ordinary fouls count as contact. N/A means no swings or an unclear pitch result. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Understanding Four-seam fastball: Misses per Swing

The percentage of swings that miss. Caught foul tips count as misses; ordinary fouls count as contact. N/A means no swings or an unclear pitch result. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Formula: 100 × missed swings ÷ swings at this pitch type

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, 10:19 AM UTC.