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Opponents' Contact Outside the Zone 2026

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

No. 1 / Opponents' Contact Outside the Zone / 2026

Merrill Kelly

334

Season leader

Opponents' Contact Outside the Zone2026 season
#	Player	Team	Outside contact
1	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	334
2	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	TB	329
3	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	MIA	326
4	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	AZ	322
5	A. KayAnthony Kay	CWS	317
6	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	CHC	314
7	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	306
8	C. SchlittlerCam Schlittler	NYY	301
9	M. KingMichael King	SD	299
10	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	299
11	P. MessickParker Messick	CLE	293
12	C. SánchezCristopher Sánchez	PHI	289
13	S. ImanagaShota Imanaga	CHC	289
14	F. GriffinFoster Griffin	CLE	289
15	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	SEA	288
16	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	284
17	L. RouppLanden Roupp	SF	283
18	P. SkenesPaul Skenes	PIT	278
19	M. WachaMichael Wacha	KC	276
20	D. CeaseDylan Cease	TOR	274
21	T. RogersTrevor Rogers	BAL	273
22	S. BurkeSean Burke	CWS	272
23	J. SorianoJosé Soriano	TOR	272
24	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	DET	270
25	M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	TEX	270
26	R. SuarezRanger Suarez	BOS	270
27	E. PérezEury Pérez	MIA	269
28	B. YoungBrandon Young	BAL	267
29	M. McGreevyMichael McGreevy	STL	264
30	W. WarrenWill Warren	NYY	264
31	P. LambertPeter Lambert	HOU	263
32	R. RayRobbie Ray	SD	263
33	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	257
34	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	CLE	257
35	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	254
36	J. SpringsJeffrey Springs	ATH	254
37	N. MartinezNick Martinez	TB	254
38	N. McLeanNolan McLean	NYM	252
39	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	CIN	250
40	B. WooBryan Woo	SEA	250
41	S. BazShane Baz	BAL	250
42	N. CameronNoah Cameron	KC	247
43	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	TB	245
44	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler	SD	240
45	B. ChandlerBubba Chandler	PIT	240
46	C. SaleChris Sale	ATL	239
47	R. DetmersReid Detmers	LAA	237
48	G. WilliamsGavin Williams	CLE	236
49	S. GraySonny Gray	BOS	236
50	S. LugoSeth Lugo	KC	235

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 Oct 11, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.