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Opponents' First-Pitch Strikes 2018

First delivered pitches that are called strikes, missed, fouled or put in play. 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

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.

No. 1 / Opponents' First-Pitch Strikes / 2018

Aaron Nola

PHI

577

Season leader

Opponents' First-Pitch Strikes2018 season
#	Player	Team	First strikes
1	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	577
2	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	574
3	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	572
4	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	569
5	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	AZ	562
6	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	555
7	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	540
8	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	538
9	C. KluberCorey Kluber	CLE	533
10	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	529
11	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	528
12	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	526
13	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	HOU	525
14	M. ClevingerMike Clevinger	CLE	520
15	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	AZ	515
16	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	514
17	M. LeakeMike Leake	SEA	511
18	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	510
19	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	508
20	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	500
21	J. ShieldsJames Shields	CWS	495
22	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	488
23	C. HamelsCole Hamels	CHC	484
24	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	CHC	483
25	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	480
26	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	COL	479
27	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	MIN	476
28	J. JunisJakob Junis	KC	476
29	Z. GodleyZack Godley	AZ	476
30	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	474
31	J. GrayJon Gray	COL	470
32	D. BundyDylan Bundy	BAL	466
33	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	MIL	465
34	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	462
35	T. RoarkTanner Roark	WSH	461
36	C. KershawClayton Kershaw	LAD	459
37	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	ATL	459
38	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	457
39	D. HollandDerek Holland	SF	457
40	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	455
41	D. PriceDavid Price	BOS	451
42	J. ArrietaJake Arrieta	PHI	451
43	J. HappJ.A. Happ	NYY	446
44	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	ATL	443
45	J. TeheranJulio Teheran	ATL	442
46	A. WoodAlex Wood	LAD	440
47	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	437
48	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	PHI	437
49	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	435
50	M. TanakaMasahiro Tanaka	NYY	433

First strikes: First delivered pitches that are called strikes, missed, fouled or put in play. 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-Pitch Strikes

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.