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Opponents' Pitches Outside the Zone 2023

Delivered pitches classified outside the strike zone. 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, 2023. Data refreshed Sep 11, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Opponents' Pitches Outside the Zone / 2023

Blake Snell

1912

Season leader

Opponents' Pitches Outside the Zone2023 season
#	Player	Team	Outside pitches
1	B. SnellBlake Snell	SD	1912
2	D. CeaseDylan Cease	CWS	1800
3	C. BurnesCorbin Burnes	MIL	1681
4	Z. GallenZac Gallen	AZ	1667
5	G. ColeGerrit Cole	NYY	1661
6	L. LynnLance Lynn	LAD	1661
7	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CLE	1643
8	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	TOR	1636
9	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	SEA	1629
10	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	BAL	1624
11	L. WebbLogan Webb	SF	1603
12	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	1593
13	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	1582
14	J. LuzardoJesús Luzardo	MIA	1573
15	C. MortonCharlie Morton	ATL	1562
16	J. GrayJosiah Gray	WSH	1545
17	J. OviedoJohan Oviedo	PIT	1545
18	B. ElderBryce Elder	ATL	1542
19	C. JavierCristian Javier	HOU	1541
20	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	PHI	1538
21	K. SengaKodai Senga	NYM	1537
22	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	AZ	1530
23	P. LópezPablo López	MIN	1525
24	J. MontgomeryJordan Montgomery	TEX	1517
25	S. StriderSpencer Strider	ATL	1511
26	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	WSH	1508
27	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	TOR	1501
28	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	MIL	1495
29	C. BassittChris Bassitt	TOR	1489
30	J. LylesJordan Lyles	KC	1474
31	D. KremerDean Kremer	BAL	1468
32	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	HOU	1465
33	M. KellerMitch Keller	PIT	1446
34	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	1444
35	S. GraySonny Gray	MIN	1430
36	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	BAL	1417
37	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	WSH	1407
38	J. SearsJP Sears	OAK	1404
39	Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi	TOR	1386
40	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	TEX	1386
41	P. SandovalPatrick Sandoval	LAA	1374
42	B. BelloBrayan Bello	BOS	1371
43	H. BrownHunter Brown	HOU	1365
44	L. GilbertLogan Gilbert	SEA	1361
45	D. DunningDane Dunning	TEX	1346
46	M. KopechMichael Kopech	CWS	1338
47	A. CobbAlex Cobb	SF	1337
48	K. BradishKyle Bradish	BAL	1336
49	C. SchmidtClarke Schmidt	NYY	1334
50	K. WaldichukKen Waldichuk	OAK	1331

Outside pitches: Delivered pitches classified outside the strike zone. 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' Pitches 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, 5:21 PM UTC.