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Opponents' First Delivered Pitch Strike Rate 2019

The share of first delivered pitches that are strikes or put in play. Turns with no delivered pitch are excluded. Unfinished turns that had a pitch are included. These describe hitters facing this pitcher. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Season

At least 100 first delivered pitches in this season. 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 / Opponents' First Delivered Pitch Strike Rate / 2019

Austin Pruitt

74.0%

Season leader

Opponents' First Delivered Pitch Strike Rate2019 season
#	Player	Team	First pitches	Zone coverage	First delivered strike%
1	A. PruittAustin Pruitt	TB	192	100.0%	74.0%
2	C. MartinChris Martin	ATL	218	99.8%	73.4%
3	T. MiloneTommy Milone	SEA	453	95.4%	71.7%
4	C. PaddackChris Paddack	SD	567	100.0%	71.4%
5	C. StashakCody Stashak	MIN	104	99.5%	71.2%
6	C. BettisChad Bettis	COL	285	100.0%	70.9%
7	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	692	100.0%	70.4%
8	M. BumgarnerMadison Bumgarner	SF	845	99.8%	69.5%
9	T. WatsonTony Watson	SF	229	100.0%	69.4%
10	C. GreenChad Green	NYY	296	99.9%	68.9%
11	L. PerdomoLuis Perdomo	SD	298	99.7%	68.8%
12	M. BowmanMatt Bowman	CIN	134	97.9%	68.7%
13	M. TanakaMasahiro Tanaka	NYY	760	100.0%	68.7%
14	Z. EflinZach Eflin	PHI	701	100.0%	68.6%
15	T. RogersTaylor Rogers	MIN	276	97.7%	68.5%
16	R. StriplingRoss Stripling	LAD	372	99.9%	68.3%
17	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	556	96.7%	68.3%
18	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	157	100.0%	68.2%
19	K. JansenKenley Jansen	LAD	263	98.2%	68.1%
20	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	TB	210	99.9%	68.1%
21	M. MorinMike Morin	PHI	210	99.0%	68.1%
22	K. HerreraKelvin Herrera	CWS	229	99.9%	68.1%
23	N. VincentNick Vincent	PHI	194	99.5%	68.0%
24	M. ShoemakerMatt Shoemaker	TOR	109	100.0%	67.9%
25	C. GearrinCory Gearrin	NYY	240	97.8%	67.9%
26	C. DevenskiChris Devenski	HOU	299	100.0%	67.9%
27	N. AndersonNick Anderson	TB	261	100.0%	67.8%
28	D. PriceDavid Price	BOS	459	100.0%	67.8%
29	M. StrahmMatt Strahm	SD	485	100.0%	67.8%
30	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	767	100.0%	67.8%
31	B. SnellBlake Snell	TB	443	100.0%	67.7%
32	T. DuffeyTyler Duffey	MIN	237	100.0%	67.5%
33	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	334	100.0%	67.4%
34	B. HandBrad Hand	CLE	239	100.0%	67.4%
35	S. DoolittleSean Doolittle	WSH	258	99.9%	67.4%
36	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	HOU	810	100.0%	67.3%
37	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	709	96.4%	67.3%
38	W. LeBlancWade LeBlanc	SEA	532	100.0%	67.3%
39	A. WoodAlex Wood	CIN	153	100.0%	67.3%
40	C. IrvinCole Irvin	PHI	180	100.0%	67.2%
41	A. MillsAlec Mills	CHC	152	100.0%	67.1%
42	N. RamírezNeil Ramírez	TOR	112	100.0%	67.0%
43	W. LockettWalker Lockett	NYM	103	100.0%	67.0%
44	J. JiménezJoe Jiménez	DET	257	100.0%	66.9%
45	F. HernándezFélix Hernández	SEA	326	100.0%	66.9%
46	J. BrebbiaJohn Brebbia	STL	301	99.7%	66.8%
47	J. WebbJacob Webb	ATL	132	100.0%	66.7%
48	L. HendriksLiam Hendriks	OAK	327	97.3%	66.7%
49	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	730	99.7%	66.6%
50	A. CimberAdam Cimber	CLE	242	100.0%	66.5%

First delivered strike%: The share of first delivered pitches that are strikes or put in play. Turns with no delivered pitch are excluded. Unfinished turns that had a pitch are included. These describe hitters facing this pitcher. MLBDB counts delivered pitches, including bunts. Missing results show N/A; zone rates require at least 95% location coverage.

Understanding Opponents' First Delivered Pitch Strike Rate

Formula: 100 × first-pitch strikes ÷ first 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 11, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.