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Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls 2021

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls / 2021

Cole Irvin

OAK

158

Season leader

Opponents' Estimated Opposite-Field Balls2021 season
#	Player	Team	Oppo balls
1	C. IrvinCole Irvin	OAK	158
2	C. FlexenChris Flexen	SEA	155
3	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	147
4	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	147
5	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	145
6	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	144
7	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	140
8	J. HappJ.A. Happ	STL	139
9	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	SF	138
10	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	HOU	135
11	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	130
12	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	129
13	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	NYM	127
14	S. MatzSteven Matz	TOR	126
15	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	123
16	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	123
17	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	122
18	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	121
19	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	120
20	C. BassittChris Bassitt	OAK	119
21	A. DeSclafaniAnthony DeSclafani	SF	119
22	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	117
23	H. Jin RyuHyun Jin Ryu	TOR	117
24	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	117
25	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	116
26	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	OAK	116
27	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	114
28	J. LylesJordan Lyles	TEX	114
29	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	113
30	R. RayRobbie Ray	TOR	112
31	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	112
32	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	SEA	112
33	M. HarveyMatt Harvey	BAL	111
34	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	110
35	L. LynnLance Lynn	CWS	108
36	C. MizeCasey Mize	DET	108
37	M. BumgarnerMadison Bumgarner	AZ	108
38	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	BOS	108
39	B. KellerBrad Keller	KC	108
40	M. FriedMax Fried	ATL	107
41	W. MileyWade Miley	CIN	107
42	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	NYY	107
43	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	LAD	105
44	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	BOS	105
45	C. QuantrillCal Quantrill	CLE	104
46	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	104
47	L. McCullers Jr.Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	103
48	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	103
49	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	NYY	102
50	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	101

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, 12:22 PM UTC.