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Opponents' First-Pitch Strikes 2026

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 September 27, 2026. Data refreshed Oct 11, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Opponents' First-Pitch Strikes / 2026

Sandy Alcantara

MIA

567

Season leader

Opponents' First-Pitch Strikes2026 season
#	Player	Team	First strikes
1	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	567
2	C. SánchezCristopher Sánchez	PHI	563
3	M. WachaMichael Wacha	KC	529
4	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	502
5	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	502
6	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	AZ	502
7	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	494
8	T. RogersTrevor Rogers	BAL	487
9	M. KingMichael King	SD	485
10	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	485
11	R. DetmersReid Detmers	LAA	483
12	B. WooBryan Woo	SEA	482
13	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	478
14	S. BazShane Baz	BAL	477
15	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	CHC	475
16	N. MartinezNick Martinez	TB	473
17	C. SchlittlerCam Schlittler	NYY	471
18	G. WilliamsGavin Williams	CLE	471
19	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	DET	468
20	T. BradleyTaj Bradley	MIN	462
21	S. BurkeSean Burke	CWS	460
22	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	PHI	459
23	B. AshcraftBraxton Ashcraft	PIT	456
24	P. MessickParker Messick	CLE	452
25	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	TB	451
26	N. McLeanNolan McLean	NYM	446
27	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	443
28	F. GriffinFoster Griffin	CLE	443
29	P. SkenesPaul Skenes	PIT	441
30	J. MisiorowskiJacob Misiorowski	MIL	441
31	C. CavalliCade Cavalli	WSH	441
32	N. CameronNoah Cameron	KC	441
33	J. SorianoJosé Soriano	TOR	441
34	B. YoungBrandon Young	BAL	437
35	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	437
36	M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	TEX	429
37	T. SkubalTarik Skubal	LAD	429
38	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	428
39	S. GraySonny Gray	BOS	428
40	A. KayAnthony Kay	CWS	428
41	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	SD	427
42	D. CeaseDylan Cease	TOR	426
43	P. LambertPeter Lambert	HOU	426
44	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	TB	426
45	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	425
46	J. deGromJacob deGrom	TEX	424
47	B. SingerBrady Singer	CIN	423
48	W. WarrenWill Warren	NYY	423
49	A. PallanteAndre Pallante	STL	422
50	C. SaleChris Sale	ATL	421

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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.