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Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls 2020

Balls estimated toward the opposite side: right field for right-handed hitters, or left field for left-handed hitters. For pitchers, these are balls hit against them. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.

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All players with a recorded value; no minimum workload filter. Data through December 31, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls / 2020

Lance Lynn

TEX

Season leader

Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls2020 season
#	Player	Team	Oppo balls
1	L. LynnLance Lynn	TEX	57
2	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	57
3	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	57
4	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	56
5	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	55
6	A. CivaleAaron Civale	CLE	55
7	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	52
8	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	50
9	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	HOU	50
10	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	48
11	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	48
12	D. DuffyDanny Duffy	KC	48
13	A. VothAustin Voth	WSH	48
14	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	47
15	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	46
16	M. PérezMartín Pérez	BOS	45
17	Z. DaviesZach Davies	SD	44
18	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	44
19	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	44
20	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	44
21	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	NYM	44
22	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	PIT	44
23	D. LametDinelson Lamet	SD	43
24	C. BassittChris Bassitt	OAK	43
25	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	43
26	B. SingerBrady Singer	KC	43
27	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	AZ	43
28	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CIN	42
29	P. LópezPablo López	MIA	42
30	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	42
31	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	42
32	A. MillsAlec Mills	CHC	42
33	A. HouserAdrian Houser	MIL	42
34	J. LylesJordan Lyles	TEX	42
35	Z. PlesacZach Plesac	CLE	41
36	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	41
37	S. TurnbullSpencer Turnbull	DET	41
38	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	40
39	D. MayDustin May	LAD	40
40	A. SánchezAníbal Sánchez	WSH	40
41	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	40
42	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	39
43	B. KellerBrad Keller	KC	39
44	H. Jin RyuHyun Jin Ryu	TOR	39
45	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	39
46	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	39
47	C. PaddackChris Paddack	SD	39
48	T. RoarkTanner Roark	TOR	39
49	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	CWS	38
50	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	38

Oppo balls: Balls estimated toward the opposite side: right field for right-handed hitters, or left field for left-handed hitters. For pitchers, these are balls hit against them. MLBDB estimates direction from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on that play.

Understanding Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls

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, 12:21 PM UTC.