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Opponents' Contact Outside the Zone 2021

Swings that touch a pitch outside the zone, including fouls and bunts. 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. For 2018 through 2024, MLBDB estimates pitch locations inside or outside the zone using recorded coordinates and batter zone heights. From 2025, MLB's recorded zone labels are used. These locations do not describe the umpire's call.

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, 2021. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Opponents' Contact Outside the Zone / 2021

Kyle Hendricks

CHC

334

Season leader

Opponents' Contact Outside the Zone2021 season
#	Player	Team	Outside contact
1	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	334
2	W. MileyWade Miley	CIN	310
3	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	304
4	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	300
5	D. KeuchelDallas Keuchel	CWS	292
6	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	SEA	287
7	R. YarbroughRyan Yarbrough	TB	281
8	C. FlexenChris Flexen	SEA	279
9	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	277
10	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	275
11	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	PHI	275
12	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	274
13	C. IrvinCole Irvin	OAK	267
14	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	266
15	H. Jin RyuHyun Jin Ryu	TOR	266
16	J. HappJ.A. Happ	STL	264
17	A. WainwrightAdam Wainwright	STL	263
18	M. MinorMike Minor	KC	262
19	B. WoodruffBrandon Woodruff	MIL	261
20	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	260
21	J. LesterJon Lester	STL	257
22	J. UríasJulio Urías	LAD	252
23	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	LAD	247
24	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	246
25	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	246
26	J. LylesJordan Lyles	TEX	245
27	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	BOS	244
28	Z. DaviesZach Davies	CHC	244
29	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	HOU	242
30	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	NYY	238
31	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	SF	237
32	M. StromanMarcus Stroman	NYM	231
33	M. GonzalesMarco Gonzales	SEA	231
34	A. HouserAdrian Houser	MIL	230
35	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	NYY	230
36	C. QuantrillCal Quantrill	CLE	227
37	J. FlemingJosh Fleming	TB	227
38	J. MusgroveJoe Musgrove	SD	219
39	S. ManaeaSean Manaea	OAK	218
40	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	216
41	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	212
42	J. MeansJohn Means	BAL	209
43	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	NYM	207
44	R. RayRobbie Ray	TOR	204
45	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	204
46	L. LynnLance Lynn	CWS	203
47	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	200
48	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CWS	200
49	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	NYY	198
50	E. FeddeErick Fedde	WSH	198

Outside contact: Swings that touch a pitch outside the zone, including fouls and bunts. 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. For 2018 through 2024, MLBDB estimates pitch locations inside or outside the zone using recorded coordinates and batter zone heights. From 2025, MLB's recorded zone labels are used. These locations do not describe the umpire's call.

Understanding Opponents' Contact Outside the Zone

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, 5:03 PM UTC.